In this week’s issue…WBIN cancels local news – New signal for New York’s WQXR - WEEI shifts overnights – NERW Bookshelf: “New York City Radio” By SCOTT FYBUSH *Conventional wisdom says we’re living right now in a time of transformative media change, as established news sources come under siege from newer, more nimble ventures. In [...]
Text and photos by SCOTT FYBUSH Back in April 2011, a family wedding brought your editor across the Atlantic for a delightful weeklong jaunt across Ireland. And while we showed you a few of the (silent) medium-wave sites that we saw on that trip in a later 2011 installment of Site of the Week, we’ve [...]
In this week’s issue…CBC pulls Kitchener-Waterloo local feed – Maritimes FM shuttered – Pats pick Santos replacement – Barnhart back at WROC – Translators vie for slots in Manhattan, Philadelphia – Format flip in Rhode Island By SCOTT FYBUSH *Radio regulation in CANADA can be a funny thing sometimes. Just ask the CBC, which abruptly [...]
Text and photos by SCOTT FYBUSH When we left off last week, we were telling you about the unusual spread of broadcast outlets at the University of Florida in Gainesville: its students operate commercially-licensed WRUF 850 and WRUF-FM 103.7, doing sports and country, respectively, but it also has professionally-run public outlets WUFT-TV and WUFT-FM and [...]
In this week’s issue… Boston stations scramble to cover huge news week – Maine’s Dielectric to exit antenna business – “Breeze” shifts at Jersey shore – Translator applicants make big plans By SCOTT FYBUSH *Let’s get one thing out of the way right at the beginning of this week’s column: if you’re expecting perfect objectivity [...]
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