Working with wireless carriers 

Myth: You can solicit communication carriers to lease space on your tower. Reality: Only if your tower is in a desirable location.

Dayton's voice of the arts gets a clearer voice 

The genesis of this project was an opportunity to relocate and upgrade WDPR's transmitter site from a deteriorating leased tower that was only 200-feet tall, to the local PBS affiliate's 1,500-foot tower.

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Find out the main reasons why people don't subscribe to satellite radio.

Intraplex Netxpress 

Migrating from T1 circuits to an IP-based system is an adventure that, until recently, was not for the faint-hearted.

Sign Off 

Broadband-enabled hotels to triple.

Wit Easi-8 

Network-based communications in a remote control system provide a variety of configuration options.

IBOC Installations 

While stations transition to HD Radio, there are several decisions that need to be made that relate to generating the digital signal.

Top tower maintenance tips 

James Ruedlinger, a staff engineer in ERI's Structural Division, shares his observations of the top ten maintenance problems he encounters when working on towers.

The vertical challenge 

As broadcasters rush to prepare for adoption of the new standard, the time is ripe to step back to consider the state of the radio tower industry and the effect Revision G will have on it.

Transmission lines 

While they seem simple enough, transmission lines are actually very complex in nature. Their size, length and type are all important considerations when designing an RF system.

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