Nick Langan

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Inovonics "Future-Proofs" Its 677 EAS Receiver

3 days ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

Inovonics announced a firmware upgrade for its 677 EAS Triple Tuner that it bills as flexibility for future, software-based EAS implementations. Firmware revision 1.1.0.0 provides three simultaneous audio streams that “could be ingested by software-based EAS,” Inovonics said. The 677 continues to support DASDEC and Sage EAS hardware.
WMVP(AM) Engineer Explains Its Transmitter Move to Joliet

3 days ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

Monday’s demolition of the nearly century-old three-tower AM array in Downers Grove, Ill., is the latest example of a trend that has become all too familiar. From Maryland to Minneapolis to Chicago — the value of real estate increasingly appears to outweigh the importance of preserving a clear-channel AM skywave pattern. [Related: “In a Challenging Era, AM Stations Still Have Options”]We wondered whether long-range AM signal coverage still matters to today’s media companies.
White House Seeks to Rescind $1.1B for NPR, PBS and Foreign Aid

4 days ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

President Trump has formally asked Congress to rescind $1.1 billion previously approved for NPR, PBS and international aid programs. According to CBS News, the full rescission package seeks to cancel $9.4 billion in previously appropriated funds, aiming to make permanent some of the Department of Government Efficiency’s recent spending reductions. It primarily targets cuts to foreign assistance and major public broadcasting entities.
WMVP’s Downers Grove Towers Come Down After Nearly a Century

5 days ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

The three-tower site in Downers Grove, Ill., formerly used by Chicago’s 1000 WMVP(AM), was dismantled Monday. Drone footage captured by reader Lucas Pacheco in the late morning shows the dramatic takedown. This was a capture of the first tower falling. He said that after the first of the three towers fell, nearby residents began gathering to watch. This next video shows the collapse of the tallest of the three towers, standing at 489 feet.
Australia Broadcasters Unite for Nautel Transmitter Upgrade

5 days ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

From the Radio World “Who’s Buying What” page: In Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, Grant Broadcasters and local community broadcasters have upgraded four stations with Nautel NV5-LT transmitters. Four 56 kW ERP stations on 93.9, 94.7, 95.5 and 96.3 broadcast from a 122-meter (400-foot) tower on Murradoc Hill. Numerous links and radio communications services also use the tower, and it is the major transmission facility for Australia’s Geelong and Surf Coast regions.
FCC Directs Trio of Puerto Rico LPFM Hopefuls to Timeshare

5 days ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

The FCC has sorted out a mutually exclusive group of LPFM applicants in Puerto Rico and directed its three selectees to an involuntary timesharing agreement for their construction permits. There were six different applicants for LPFM CPs filed during the December 2023 window that the commission considered in the MX group. It applied standard tiebreaking procedures to tentatively select:Iglesia Generacion de Fuego, a religious organization based in Caguas.
FCC Officially OKs Asymmetric Digital FM Sidebands

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

The FCC has announced that asymmetric FM HD Radio operation may now be initiated through a simple form notification, paving an easier path for stations to transmit with different digital sideband power levels. Previously, stations using HD Radio had to operate with equal IBOC sideband carriers — unless they received approval through an experimental or special temporary authority.
New Book Explores the Secrets Behind the Perfect Segue

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

There are many ingredients that go into a truly successful radio station — personalities, imaging, community presence and crisp audio quality — just to name a few. But a program director knows a deftly positioned song that fades into another — or a gold cut you haven’t heard in years, scheduled right at 4:45 p.m. on a Friday — keeps listeners coming back. Some might call it magic. Or maybe not, says Robin Prior.
FCC Affirms Wisconsin NCE FM Timeshare

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

A timeshare between two Class B1 noncommercial FM construction permit holders in Wisconsin has been reaffirmed by the FCC, following the denial of an objection filed by one of the parties against the other. The applicants have now been assigned operating hours by the commission after failing to come to an agreement. Following the 2021 filing window, Optima Enrichment Inc. and Waterloo Christian Radio Corp. were part of a mutually exclusive group.
AAT Debuts New End-to-End Service Plan

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Nick Langan

American Amplifier Technologies has announced the launch of its new broadcast transmission service plan. The RF manufacturer said it is a program managed by AAT that is designed to eliminate downtime and reduce costs for radio stations. Through a single service agreement, AAT will take end-to-end responsibility for transmission system performance. Matt Rigdon, AAT’s chief technology officer, said the plan represents a “smarter, more strategic approach” to managing transmission systems.