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- Spotify, BBC, YouTube win in UK podcast listening; audio and video both robust. (Ofcom)
This is Part Two in our coverage of the Audio Listening in the UK report from London-based UK communications regulator Ofcom, 2025 edition. The survey-based study examines audio listening preferences, needs, and expectations. Click for details, and link to Part One. Continue Reading → ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - Best of Show: Inovonics INOmini 645 FM SiteStreamer II
We are featuring the products that won the Radio World Best of Show Award at the 2025 NAB Show. Winners were chosen by a panel of engineers and RW editorial staff for their innovation, feature set, cost efficiency and performance in serving the industry. Information about how the program works can be found in a FAQ here. The INOmini 645 FM SiteStreamer II is the next generation of SiteStreamer web-enabled receivers for remote signal monitoring. Inovonics said this new SiteStreamer picks up where its predecessor left off, with a sensitive SDR-based tuner, improved LCD display, high-quality streaming for multiple remote listeners, improved metering for both off-air and Auxiliary reception, more alarm options and two levels of password protection … just to name a few features. Users can now monitor both off-air radio and aux audio levels simultaneously with meters and select which of the 30 presets to include in the… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - FCC Affirms Wisconsin NCE FM Timeshare
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. Both organizations are located about 30 miles west of Milwaukee and sought to broadcast on 91.5 FM. After the commission applied its usual tiebreaking procedures and denied an informal objection, it directed the applicants to enter a timeshare agreement, as we reported on in December. Waterloo Christian Radio Corporation’s community of license map, from its FCC application. But the commission said the groups did not submit a time-sharing agreement by the Jan. 26 deadline it had set. The… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - Online music listening on par with radio in UK. (Ofcom research)London-based UK communications regulator Ofcom has released the 2025 edition of its Audio listening in the UK report. This survey-based study examines audio listening preferences, needs, and expectations. Continue Reading → ...[TheTopNews] Read More.3 days ago
- AAT Debuts New End-to-End Service Plan
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. He said it is backed by AAT, Shively Labs and SWE Services. Covered components in the agreement include antennas, coaxial lines, filters and combiners. AAT’s EmPower mobile app enables monitoring with real-time data analysis and alerts through push notifications. [Related: “Best of Show: American Amplifier Technologies EmPower”] AAT said it can dispatch SWE Services technicians for on-site repairs. Parts and temporary systems are also included in the agreement. The plan is based on flat-rate monthly pricing. Factors such as… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.3 days ago - Groups Ponder RIS — “Reductions in Stations”
Some cash-strapped broadcast owners are shutting down radio stations at an eye-catching rate. A majority of the signals are on the AM dial, but some FMs have suffered the same fate. Ceasing operations is a drastic move for companies trying to cut costs quickly and in some cases stave off bankruptcy. “Instead of a ‘reduction in workforce,’ consider this a reduction in radio stations,” said one industry observer. Townsquare and Cumulus are among large companies that have shut down underperforming stations. AM stations are often the target because of high utility costs and a general loss of confidence in the AM band. RadioInsight reported in March that Cumulus would shutter about 20 stations that month. A Cumulus spokesperson told Radio World that the moves are part of an ongoing effort to optimize the company’s portfolio and allocate resources effectively across local markets. “We have determined that certain stations are no… ...[TheTopNews] Read More.3 days ago
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