Paul McLane

Editorial Director, Broadcast Video Group at TV Technology

Editor-in-Chief at Radio World

Journalist, actor, uncle, broadcast guy

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Crawford Stops All-Digital Service on Birmingham AM

1 week ago | radioworld.com | Paul McLane

Crawford Stops All-Digital Service on Birmingham AM The company cites programming, not technical, reasons After operating its AM station WYDE in Birmingham, Ala., in all-digital HD Radio mode for 19 months, Crawford Broadcasting has turned the station’s hybrid (analog-plus-digital) mode back on. As far as I know, this leaves Hubbard’s WWFD in Maryland as the only all-digital AM station in the United States.
“DJ Paz” Must Pay $2.4 Million Pirate Penalty, FCC Rules

3 weeks ago | radioworld.com | Paul McLane

“DJ Paz” Must Pay $2.4 Million Pirate Penalty, FCC Rules Commission says he has been one of the “most egregious” radio pirates An image from the YouTube channel of DJ Paz Touche Douce from 2022. A longtime operator of an unlicensed radio station in Florida has failed to convince the FCC to reduce his fine of almost $2.4 million. Fabrice Polynice, also known as DJ Paz, had asked the commission to reduce his pirate radio penalty, saying he can’t afford to pay.
Audacy Commends KMOX for Tornado Coverage

1 month ago | radioworld.com | Paul McLane

Audacy is saluting the work of its stations KMOX(AM/FM) in covering last week’s huge tornado in St. Louis. The tornado took at least five lives in the city and damaged thousands of properties. Kyle HammerPart of its story is how the engineering department got the FM signal back on the air after the station was knocked off. Chief Engineer Kyle Hammer has only been working at the cluster for a few months, after moving from Minnesota.
The “Second Wave” of IP Audio Infrastructure Is Here

1 month ago | radioworld.com | Paul McLane

A current Radio World ebook explores trends in the development of consoles and mixers. Johan Boqvist’s title at Lawo is “product evangelist, audio infrastructure.” He is part of its product management team for audio products and solutions and has experience at Swedish Radio, the Audio Engineering Society and the European Broadcasting Union. Radio World: What do you consider to be the most important trend in console design.
Conservative Groups Push Carr to Lift Ownership Caps

1 month ago | radioworld.com | Paul McLane

Conservative Groups Push Carr to Lift Ownership Caps Broadcasters could “better achieve the scale and efficiencies necessary to compete” Approximately 20 conservative groups have written to the FCC urging repeal of its media ownership regulations.
A Peek Ahead to NAB ’26

1 month ago | radioworld.com | Paul McLane

With the spring NAB Show in the books, organizers are already looking ahead to next year’s event. An important change is in the works. Approximately 100 radio and TV technology exhibitors will be brought together in a dedicated area of the show floor of the Las Vegas Convention Center, called the TV & Radio Headquarters, just inside a new front entrance to the freshly renovated Central Hall.
Zyclone Promises Flat Broadband Performance

1 month ago | radioworld.com | Paul McLane

Progressive Concepts of Streamwood, Ill., has introduced a new circularly polarized, broadband FM antenna called the Zyclone. We asked company founder Eric Hoppe about it. This interview is part of our “Supply Side” series. Radio World: There are antennas on the market in this niche. What sets this one apart from those? Eric Hoppe: This model is made of high-grade stainless steel and has a very flat frequency response all the way across the FM broadcast band.
Trump Actions "Could Collapse Our Nation's Public Media System"

1 month ago | radioworld.com | Paul McLane

In the opinion of the leader of one local public radio organization, the actions of the Trump administration “could collapse our nation’s public media system.”Steve Swenson, president/CEO of Nashville Public Radio, in an email to supporters, reacted in part to the executive order issued on Thursday that seeks to stop the Corporation for Public Broadcasting from providing funding to NPR and PBS.
Trump Orders CPB to Stop Funding NPR and PBS

1 month ago | radioworld.com | Paul McLane

Trump Orders CPB to Stop Funding NPR and PBS CPB signals defiance, says it is not subject to an executive order President Trump has ordered the federal government to stop funding National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, setting up a potentially historic test of presidential authority. The Corporation for Public Broadcasting immediately responded by saying that it is not a federal executive agency subject to the president’s authority.
Consoles Must Integrate Well to Maximize ROI

1 month ago | radioworld.com | Paul McLane

Peter Howarth is account manager, special markets and business coordinator for the U.S. sales office of AEQ. He answered questions from me for the Radio World ebook “Trends in Radio Consoles 2025.”Radio World: Our theme is trends in console design, Peter. What do you consider the most important to mention? Peter Howarth: The automation of workflows.