Time Change Is Coming Up 

A reminder that Daylight Saving Time will end for many North American readers this weekend. It’s time to “fall back.” It may have implications for any internal systems that don’t adjust automatically. It’s also a great time to replace batteries in smoke detectors and other gear.

This Week’s Top Stories

FCC Approves All-Digital Option for AM

Will allow HD Radio MA-3 mode, but the uptake outlook is unclear.

Constructing the First “Real” Radio Station 

A look at the technical side of 1920 KDKA.

Takeaways From the AM Digital Order 

Some immediate reaction and notes about what the FCC did and didn’t do.

LPFM Station Faces $25,000 FCC Penalty

FCC says WJUP was over power at wrong location with no EAS and didn’t provide timely access.

Alabama TV Tower Accident Results in One Death, Two Rescues

Workers became trapped 1,300 feet in the air.

Co-locating an AM With a Cellular Tower

A paper by Jim Dalke and Stephen Lockwood tells how KARR is doing it.

CEOs Look Beyond Pandemic

Three see some bright linings despite revenue drops and business uncertainty.

iHeartMedia to Acquire Podcast Company Voxnest

According to iHeart CEO, the acquisition will accelerate the growth of its podcasting platform.

Also Popular

Does Your Site Have Good Bones?

Pay attention even to small things for the health of your site.

No to Digital AM

A new complicated format is not needed but digital tools can help improve analog AM.

What Happens When Lightning Hits? A Case Study

KRJM in northwestern Minnesota knows the answer to the question.

Radio Broadcasting Becomes a Reality: KDKA on Nov. 2, 1920

Here’s how KDKA became the medium’s standard bearer 100 years ago.

Calendar of Events

OCTOBER

The Next Big Thing: A Media Tour, various dates and locations in October–November

National Student Electronic Media Convention, Oct. 28–30

NOVEMBER

WorldDAB General Assembly 2020, Nov. 3

CABSAT Virtual, Nov. 9–10

RadioAsia, [Cancelled] Nov. 9–11, Bali, Indonesia

ABU General Assembly & Associated Meetings, Nov. 16–Dec. 17

Radio TechCon, Nov. 30

For more events see Radio World’s Calendar.