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- FCC Moves Vacant Western Michigan Allocation Up the FM Band
In March, Cumulus Media cancelled the license of 97.5 WLAW(FM) in Whitehall, Mich. If that particular Class A allocation were to return to western Michigan’s airwaves, it will do so on a new frequency. An engineering review by the Federal Communications Commission’s Audio Division revealed that the allotment faced several short-spacing conflicts: co-channel WKLT(FM) in Kalkaska at 101 miles, WJIM(FM) in Lansing at 111 miles and third-adjacent WLAV(FM) in Grand Rapids at 42 miles. But staff analysis also found that a Class A on 99.5 can be allotted to Whitehall consistent with its minimum distance separation rules, provided a site restriction is placed eight miles northwest of the community. As a result, the division has moved the vacant allocation to that channel. The filing window for 99.5 at Whitehall will not open immediately, the division said. Instead, the FCC will announce the application window in a subsequent order. WLAW(AM/FM)’s former tower site was one of the leases Cumulus sought to shed as part of its prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. Cumulus then filed for the FM’s cancellation on March 18. In a separate action, the Audio Division deleted the vacant Class A allotment on 105.5 FM in Selmer, Tenn., which it had proposed earlier this year, as we reported. The division proposed the deletion on its own accord after an engineering analysis determined the allotment was short-spaced to co-channel WVNA(FM) in Muscle Shoals, Ala. Selmer will continue to receive local service from WDTM(AM), WXKV(FM) and WWGM(FM), the commission noted. [Do you receive the Radio World SmartBrief newsletter each weekday morning? We invite you to sign up here.] The post FCC Moves Vacant Western Michigan Allocation Up the FM Band appeared first on Radio World. [TheTopNews] Read More.1 day ago - Best of Show: RFE Smart Link
Maria Iencarelli, Elena Rando, Elena Ditadi and Vittorio Pontieri This series features products that won the Radio World Best of Show Award at the 2026 IBC Show. Winners were chosen for their innovation, feature set, cost efficiency and performance in serving the industry. RFE Smart Link is an integrated remote site management solution that evolves passive monitoring into active, autonomous edge control. The system acts as an intelligent “local brain” installed at remote transmission sites, integrating Davicom’s Cortex 360 unit. It operates on an industrial Linux-based platform with electromagnetic and electrostatic discharge (EM/ESD) immunity across extreme temperature ranges. Smart Link independently executes operational logic, manages site emergencies and triggers physical I/O automation even during network blackouts. The core technical architecture is based around the Cortex 360 unit, which features high-resolution analog inputs, digital inputs, status lines and programmable virtual gates and logic schedulers. “This hardware design provides a highly flexible layout allowing for completely tailor-made automations customized to the specific functional requirements of any broadcast facility,” RFE says. Then the operational algorithms and control logic embedded within Smart Link are designed by RFE. Its software integration layer unifies RFE primary transmission equipment with third-party site infrastructure, including auxiliary sensors, generator controllers and climate hardware, into a centralized ecosystem. The platform performs real-time environmental sensing and automated site climate control to safeguard transmission hardware. By tracking shelter ambient temperature and humidity levels, it automatically alternates dual air conditioning units on a scheduled six-hour cycle to equalize mechanical wear and extend equipment operational lifespan. In the event of extreme heat spikes, the system overrides routine duty scheduling to engage both cooling units simultaneously, preventing thermal shutdown and keeping rack-mounted transmitters within thermal operating limits. For power management and signal continuity, Smart Link provides continuous tracking of AC mains voltage, UPS batteries and backup diesel generator status. It interfaces with RFE’s DSDE-RF redundancy controllers to manage automated or manual switching across 1+1 transmitter configurations (TX-A and TX-B), executing high-speed changeovers during primary transmitter or RF power stage failures to maintain uninterrupted signal delivery. Network integration and remote management are maintained via a built-in web server supporting industrial protocols including SNMP (v1, v2c, v3), ModBus RTU/TCP and secure HTTP/HTTPS. Users can monitor site telemetry, manually trigger General Purpose Relays (GPIO), view historical log data and reconfigure site logic remotely using web browsers or dedicated iOS and Android mobile apps. Info: www.rfebroadcast.com/products/rfe-smart-link/ The post Best… [TheTopNews] Read More.1 day ago - Wendy’s markets to “elder EMO” listeners with commissioned playlist
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In March, Cumulus Media cancelled the license of 97.5 WLAW(FM) in Whitehall, Mich. If that particular Class A allocation were to return to western Michigan’s airwaves, it will do so on a new frequency. An engineering review by the Federal Communications Commission’s Audio Division revealed that the allotment faced several short-spacing conflicts: co-channel WKLT(FM) in Kalkaska at 101 miles, WJIM(FM) in Lansing at 111 miles and third-adjacent WLAV(FM) in Grand Rapids at 42 miles. But staff analysis also found that a Class A on 99.5 can be allotted to Whitehall consistent with its minimum distance separation rules, provided a site restriction is placed eight miles northwest of the community. As a result, the division has moved the vacant allocation to that channel. The filing window for 99.5 at Whitehall will not open immediately, the division said. Instead, the FCC will announce the application window in a subsequent order. WLAW(AM/FM)’s former tower site was one of the leases Cumulus sought to shed as part of its prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan. Cumulus then filed for the FM’s cancellation on March 18. In a separate action, the Audio Division deleted the vacant Class A allotment on 105.5 FM in Selmer, Tenn., which it had proposed earlier this year, as we reported. The division proposed the deletion on its own accord after an engineering analysis determined the allotment was short-spaced to co-channel WVNA(FM) in Muscle Shoals, Ala. Selmer will continue to receive local service from WDTM(AM), WXKV(FM) and WWGM(FM), the commission noted. [Do you receive the Radio World SmartBrief newsletter each weekday morning? We invite you to sign up here.] The post FCC Moves Vacant Western Michigan Allocation Up the FM Band appeared first on Radio World. [TheTopNews] Read More.
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Maria Iencarelli, Elena Rando, Elena Ditadi and Vittorio Pontieri This series features products that won the Radio World Best of Show Award at the 2026 IBC Show. Winners were chosen for their innovation, feature set, cost efficiency and performance in serving the industry. RFE Smart Link is an integrated remote site management solution that evolves passive monitoring into active, autonomous edge control. The system acts as an intelligent “local brain” installed at remote transmission sites, integrating Davicom’s Cortex 360 unit. It operates on an industrial Linux-based platform with electromagnetic and electrostatic discharge (EM/ESD) immunity across extreme temperature ranges. Smart Link independently executes operational logic, manages site emergencies and triggers physical I/O automation even during network blackouts. The core technical architecture is based around the Cortex 360 unit, which features high-resolution analog inputs, digital inputs, status lines and programmable virtual gates and logic schedulers. “This hardware design provides a highly flexible layout allowing for completely tailor-made automations customized to the specific functional requirements of any broadcast facility,” RFE says. Then the operational algorithms and control logic embedded within Smart Link are designed by RFE. Its software integration layer unifies RFE primary transmission equipment with third-party site infrastructure, including auxiliary sensors, generator controllers and climate hardware, into a centralized ecosystem. The platform performs real-time environmental sensing and automated site climate control to safeguard transmission hardware. By tracking shelter ambient temperature and humidity levels, it automatically alternates dual air conditioning units on a scheduled six-hour cycle to equalize mechanical wear and extend equipment operational lifespan. In the event of extreme heat spikes, the system overrides routine duty scheduling to engage both cooling units simultaneously, preventing thermal shutdown and keeping rack-mounted transmitters within thermal operating limits. For power management and signal continuity, Smart Link provides continuous tracking of AC mains voltage, UPS batteries and backup diesel generator status. It interfaces with RFE’s DSDE-RF redundancy controllers to manage automated or manual switching across 1+1 transmitter configurations (TX-A and TX-B), executing high-speed changeovers during primary transmitter or RF power stage failures to maintain uninterrupted signal delivery. Network integration and remote management are maintained via a built-in web server supporting industrial protocols including SNMP (v1, v2c, v3), ModBus RTU/TCP and secure HTTP/HTTPS. Users can monitor site telemetry, manually trigger General Purpose Relays (GPIO), view historical log data and reconfigure site logic remotely using web browsers or dedicated iOS and Android mobile apps. Info: www.rfebroadcast.com/products/rfe-smart-link/ The post Best… [TheTopNews] Read More.
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