What’s the Most Important Trend in Codecs?

“Redundancy, backup and failover. With more facilities being managed by fewer people, there is a huge need for systems to be able to recover from outages without human intervention.” Read what engineers like Eric Fitch of Entercom are saying about codec trends.

Today’s Top Insight 8/11/20

High School Station Stays on the Air, Minus Its Students

WMSS is licensed to Middletown Area School District in central Pennsylvania. Q&A with GM John Wilsbach on how things are going.

News & Technology

FCC Eliminates Radio Duplication Rule for Both AM and FM Bands

The decision to include the FM band in the mix drew ire from two FCC commissioners.

Doug Williams Dies, Was Longtime Oklahoma Broadcaster

Station owner and air talent was also a former chair of the NAB Radio Board.

K-Love Station in Mass. Adds Maxxcasting

Hops onto the existing synchronized booster system of Cumulus station WXLO.

Digital Radio

Commentary: Use DRM on India’s FM Band

The chair of the India chapter of the DRM Consortium says the ecosystem for DRM digital receivers has evolved in India, from domestic chipset development to receiver design and production.

Around the Industry

Broadcasters Take Last-Ditch Stand Against FCC Fees (B+C)

Stations invoke pandemic, tick off reasons agency is off-base.

Can ESPN Radio Push the Format Forward by Doing Less? (Barrett Sports Media)

Will shorter shows, and more of them, win the day?

What Pat O’Day Meant to Seattle (Seattle Times)

For most of the 1960s, the most powerful single person in the Puget Sound rock’n roll scene — inside stories of his time with Jimi Hendrix, the Ventures and Wayne Newton.

How to Tune Into the Fortnite Radio Station (PC Gamer)

Another popular game offers in-game “radio stations” to provide additional entertainment.

Calendar of Events

AUGUST

Nebraska Broadcasters Association Annual Convention, [CANCELLED] Aug. 11–12, Lincoln, Neb.

Racism, COVID & Climate: Media Activism + Duty in an Election Year Webinar, National Federation of Community Broadcasters, Aug. 12

Alabama Broadcasters Association Convention, [CANCELLED] Aug. 14–15, Birmingham, Ala.

Alabama Broadcasters Association Engineering Webinar, Aug. 18

SEPTEMBER

IBC2020, [CANCELLED] Sept. 11–15, RAI Amsterdam, Amsterdam

Radio Show, [CANCELLED] Sept. 13–16, Omni Nashville, Nashville

ABA Engineering Academy Radio Engineering 101, Sept. 21–25

Society of Broadcasting Engineers Virtual National Meeting, Sept. 22–23

For more events see Radio World’s Calendar.