Google, Roku Reach Deal on YouTube and YouTube TV
The multi-year agreement ends a dispute between the streaming giants that threatened to remove the YouTube apps from the Roku platform
Gary Wachter Dies, Engineer in Southwest U.S.
Colleagues are remembering Texas-based radio engineer Gary Wachter, who died in November. He was 65. According to his friend and fellow engineer Melissa Hussel, Wachter had carcinoma cancer and died at home. He is survived by his son, Matt, of South Carolina. Wachter was chief engineer of Service Broadcasting in the Dallas/Fort Worth area and […]
Late Form Leads to $3,000 Forfeiture for Auction Winner
All those forms — long and short, pre- and post-auction — must be filed on time when applying for a new construction permit with the Federal Communications Commission. That’s the situation a licensee finds itself in after applying for a new FM broadcast construction permit in Hugo, Colo. ScarboroughRadio LLC took part in the July […]
FCC Forum on Accessibility of Online Video Programming – Looking Beyond the Regulation of Broadcasters
On December 2, 2021, the FCC held a forum on the accessibility of video programming delivered through online platforms (a recording of the event is available on the FCC website, here). What is perhaps most notable about this forum is that it looked at whether the FCC could extend its authority over online platforms to […]
Roz Clark Embodies Business Continuity at Cox
We’re pleased to announce that Roswell Clark is the recipient of Radio World’s Excellence in Engineering Award for 2021–22. Recipients represent the highest ideals of the radio broadcast engineering profession and reflect those ideals through contributions to the industry. Roz Clark is the 18th person we’ve honored. We are recognizing Roz for his accomplishments as […]
Letter: Ham Radio, a Gateway to Broadcast Engineering
I really appreciated the article from Mark Persons on amateur radio (“Alike, but Not Alike: Broadcast vs. Ham Radio”). Unfortunately, as Mark mentioned, with cell phones and the internet, the youth of today can’t be bothered with amateur radio and that poses a problem to get new broadcast engineers. As a kid, I was really […]
Oliver Frenzel Named Lawo’s Business Development Manager
Will work with Lawo’s international team to advance the SMART portfolio
Jim Bohannon Heads to NAB Hall of Fame
Jim Bohannon is headed to the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame. The National Association of Broadcasters said Bohannon will be inducted during the NAB Show in April. If current plans hold, that will be the first in-person spring NAB in three years. Bohannon is host of Westwood One’s syndicated radio talk show, “The Jim Bohannon […]
NEP Group Opens Production Centers in L.A. and New York
The new facilities expand NEP’s global production ecosystem, providing clients innovative, scalable and sustainable broadcast production solutions
Senate Approves Rosenworcel’s Reappointment
Jessica Rosenworcel, now chairwoman of the FCC, is shown at a Senate committee hearing in 2018. Photographer: Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images The first woman to lead the Federal Communications Commission as its chair is Jessica Rosenworcel. She has been reconfirmed to the FCC by the U.S. Senate. CNBC reports the vote was 68 to […]