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How pandemic evacuations created openings for pubcasters to build new studios
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Disruption and dislocation allowed some public media stations to plan — and even finish — upgrades to their headquarters.
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Disruption and dislocation allowed some public media stations to plan — and even finish — upgrades to their headquarters.
“There are no roads to here, so the only way you get in is by airplane or ship, or if you have a snow machine,” says Pierre Lonewolf, chief engineer of KOTZ in Kotzebue, Alaska.
At the NAB Show, broadcast tech companies rolled out FM boosters that enable “zonecasting” and previewed the next-generation capabilities they’re developing for HD Radio.
The hybrid conference aims to draw new staffers to public radio with scholarships for more than a dozen engineers.
Mohn’s $1,000 donations to all of NPR’s member stations are netting him a sizable mug collection.
An FCC loophole is causing problems for stations that want to join marketwide launches of the new broadcast technology.
“As viewers and set manufacturers and datacasting companies see this moving into the largest television market in the country … that’s going to make people pay more attention to the NextGen transition,” said Bob Feinberg, VP of business development.
Pizzi’s consulting position with PMVG is actually a return to a group he played a role in forming.
“Our goal as a nonprofit is to make enriching digital resources available to as many people as possible even if they don’t have broadband,” said Information Equity Initiative CEO Erik Langner.