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2001 Regulatory Fees
May 1, 2001,
By Harry Martin
The raids also revealed that the stations, at first, did not have proper EAS equipment and that while the equipment was eventually ordered, it was never 
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Ups and downs
May 1, 2001,
By Skip Pizzi, contributing editor
Radio has been resilient enough to recover from every downturn it has experienced with an even higher subsequent peak. This time around, the bounce will
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The new action hero
Apr 1, 2001,
Chriss Scherer, editor chriss_scherer@intertec.com
When Michael Powell was appointed FCC chairman earlier this year, the Commission was already under fire from several sides. Many people thought that Kennard's
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Streaming decision appealed
Apr 1, 2001,
By Harry Martin
In January, the NAB and several broadcast groups sued the U.S. Registrar of Copyrights, seeking to overturn the Copyright Office's final rule that radio
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Mutual impedance
Apr 1, 2001,
By John Battison, P.E., technical editor, RF
Matters of impedance are deeply significant in radio engineering. In audio, with lower frequencies, the actual component values are generally considerably
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Bringing the show to you
Mar 1, 2001,
Chriss Scherer, editor
Here we are again, getting ready for another NAB convention. Whether you attend the show or not, this annual event influences you and your broadcast operation
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EEO rules invalidated
Mar 1, 2001,
By Harry Martin
In a unanimous decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the EEO rules that became effective in April
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Building an intranet
Mar 1, 2001,
By Kevin McNamara, CNE
Most stations are using the Web as a means to communicate with listeners and as a means to extend marketing efforts. Many companies are using Web technology
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Antenna basics
Mar 1, 2001,
By John Battison, P.E., technical editor, RF
The author Gertrude Stein once said a rose is a rose, is a rose is a rose. Maybe an antenna is an antenna, is an antenna also applies, but an AM antenna
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Accelerated aging
Mar 1, 2001,
By Skip Pizzi, contributing editor
Working the clicks without the bricks has proven dangerous, and only those with the most patient pools of venture capital have survived. Recently, while
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The face of digital
Feb 1, 2001,
Chriss Scherer, editor
I had a chance to attend the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January. I normally don't attend this convention, but since I was there for an
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AM tower installation
Feb 1, 2001,
By John Battison, P.E., technical editor, RF
If you have the good fortune to be responsible for the installation of a directional AM station, you will find that there are many important details that
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Duopoly rule revisions proposed
Feb 1, 2001,
By Harry Martin
The FCC has begun a rulemaking proceeding to revise the definition of radio market and/or the method of counting the number of stations in a market for
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One year later
Jan 1, 2001,
By Chriss Scherer, editor
Almost one year after it was initially created, LPFM has been reduced to a sliver of its original idea. The matter has raised both strong support and
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Frequently asked auction questions
Jan 1, 2001,
By Harry Martin
The FCC has begun the process of awarding 359 FM radio station licenses at open auction. Here is a list of frequently-asked questions, and their answers,
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How to stream
Jan 1, 2001,
By Chuck Leavens
As the Internet continues to play a larger and larger role in our lives, the role of the radio station must change to suit the times. With the introduction
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Parasitic radiators
Jan 1, 2001,
By John Battison, P.E., CPBE, technical editor, RF
In the October 2000 issue of BE Radio, this column discussed parasitics and touched on several aspects of parasitic reradiation that are of concern to
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Reality check
Jan 1, 2001,
By Skip Pizzi, contributing editor
On the PC side, new codec upgrades for streaming media players will improve audio quality at lower bit-rates. Any demarcation point in time makes us think
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Facing change
Dec 1, 2000,
Chriss Scherer
Radio tends to favor a conservative approach. Once the innovator in RF technology and audio, radio now follows the lead of other industries. On the eve
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Care of transmission lines
Dec 1, 2000,
John Battison
Most radio engineers will agree that after the antenna and ground system, transmission lines are probably the most neglected item. For both AM and FM,
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The computing future
Dec 1, 2000,
Kevin McNamara
It's always fun to write about the future of technology because it permits us to combine reality with imagination. It has been said that the best way
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Focus on enforcement
Dec 1, 2000,
Harry Martin
The Chief of the FCC Enforcement Bureau recently reminded all licensees that a renewed rule-enforcement effort at has been undertaken in the last 12 months
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Two-channel microphone preamplifier
Dec 1, 2000,
BE RADIO STAFF
Neumann/True Systems [C] True Systems P2 Digital: This two-channel 24-bit/96kHz microphone preamplifier was modeled after the True Systems Precision 8
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Streaming audio basics
Nov 1, 2000,
Kevin McNamara
At one time, streaming audio or video required that you feed a signal through a codec that was attached to a dedicated digital telephone connection that
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Bits are bucks
Nov 1, 2000,
Chriss Scherer
The push to digital facilities continues almost every-where. For radio, this not only includes RF transmission but also transmission via other means.
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