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The Society of Broadcast Engineers has opened voting in the annual election of national officers and half of its board of directors. President Ted Hand will conclude his second term this fall. Vice President Kevin Trueblood is the only candidate to succeed him. There is also one candidate each for vice-president and secretary, but the election for treasurer is contested, and 10 candidates are running for six available director seats. Voting ends Aug. 13. The slate of candidates is posted on the society website. Members should have received a unique link by email. Those who opted out of electronic voting will receive a ballot in the mail. Below you can watch an installment of the SBE WEBxtra program via YouTube that features comments by the candidates. The post Voting Is Open in SBE National Elections appeared first on Radio World. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

In these letters to the editor, the authors respond to the story “NOAA Weather Radios Have a Crucial Role to Play.” Radio World welcomes letters to the editor on this or any story. Email radioworld@futurenet.com. Don’t Overcomplicate It Thank you, Ms. Abbott, for your support of NOAA Weather Radio (NWR). Fifty years ago, President Gerald Ford designated NWR “America’s Official Federal Warning System,” a title it still holds. Because the system is paid for and operated by the federal government, it costs county emergency managers nothing to utilize it. Every emergency manager should push NWR on the county EMA website. Kerr County, Texas, is considering spending millions on outdoor sirens when NWR transmitter WWF90 sits right in Kerrville and broadcasts throughout the county. If Kerr County would encourage citizens to use weather radios in every home, school, business, camp and RV park, they could alert everyone at zero added… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

Across generations and continents, FM DXers embrace open-source tools to tune into distant signals. Nick Langan reports. Also, regional trade show season picks up beginning in August in the United States. We have the lowdown on seven notable conferences. Draw.io is a tool that may be very helpful to your work in radio engineering. John Bisset explains. William Harrison creates a USB hub in a Decora panel for a DIY project. And readers tell us they loved Mark Krieger’s memory piece about a transmitter building on Snowville Road in Brecksville, Ohio. Read it here. The post Read the July 16, 2025 Issue of Radio World appeared first on Radio World. ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

From the Radio World “Who’s Buying What” page: In Scotland, City of Glasgow College is using the Capitol IP 12 console from AEQ to boost its technical training. The school has two campuses with approximately 27,000 students. Founded in 2010, it is the largest technical college in the country. It encompasses the former Central College, Glasgow Metropolitan College and Glasgow College of Nautical Studies.  The school has a student-operated radio station, called City Radio. A City of Glasgow College student uses the AEQ Capitol IP 12 console. City of Glasgow College’s technical staff sought upgrades, beginning with the renovation of its main training studio, which is part of the school’s television, radio and broadcasting and creative industries program. Students can engage in practical application of broadcasting there through its on-air radio module. The newly installed AEQ Capitol IP 12 mixing console acts as the hub for all production in the studio. The… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.

Bert Goldman Red Apple Media, the parent company of WABC(AM) in New York and WLIR-FM on Long Island, has hired Bert Goldman as its chief technology officer. Owner and CEO John Catsimatidis said the company plans to increase its investment in radio, and called Goldman “an engineering specialist with insights that will bolster our growth strategy as we identify properties for our expansion.” Red Apple noted that Goldman has five decades of radio engineering experience with “a wealth of information on improving facility coverage and value, all facets of radio station construction, and Federal Communications Commission rules and policies.” Goldman worked with WABC(AM) in New York when he was with ABC/Disney. He has held corporate engineering roles with ABC/Disney Radio Division, Nationwide Communications and Shamrock Broadcasting, among others. [Read more People News] “At ABC/Disney, he provided engineering oversight for over 100 ABC O&Os, ESPN, Radio Disney stations, and the ABC Radio Network,” Red… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.