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Diversions Buy/Sell Site Search Contact About Home News Current News Items Quick Takes The Lunch Gathering Manufacturers’ News BDR Spotlight This Week BDR Picture Page Dana’s Daily Deals Good Stuff to Know BDR Download Page Articles Audio Audio Codecs Audio Processing Broadcast Consoles Microphones Streaming Audio Theory & Practice Transmitter Site Antennas Ground Systems Monitoring Site Operations Towers Transmitters Business Contract Engineering Management & Operations Trade Show Reports Observing the Broadcast Industry FCC Matters Latest EAS News EAS Articles Answering EAS Questions FCC Enforcement Watch FCC Rules & Regulations Station Inspections Pure Tech How Stuff Works Maintenance Shift Off Duty Solutions & Tech Tips Test Gear & Tools Profiles Operations People and Obits Broadcast History Broadcast Station Histories Company Profiles Checking it Out Design & Construction Management Op Ed and Letters Out In The Field Studio Issues IT Administration IT Software Solutions In the Trenches Engineering Follies Richard Haskey’s: The Worst I’ve Ever Seen! War Stories Silly Business When the FCC Calls What’s Wrong with This Picture? Manufacturers & Vendors The Full List Antennas & Mounts Audio Processors and codecs Automation Systems Consoles EAS Gear Internet Services Music and Content Sources Rep Firms RF Systems Satellite Services Streaming Services Test & Monitoring Towers Transmitters Services Consulting Engineers Contract/Project Engineers Equipment Repair Frequency Measurement Legal NRSC Station Brokers Towers & Ground Systems Support Equipment Repair Disaster Recovery Help Factory Updates Good Stuff to Know Tech Tips Tutorials & Web Seminars Quick Help Resources FCC FM Inspection Checklist FCC AM Inspection Checklist FCC Media Bureau Hotlinks FCC People Finder FCCinfo.com Radio History (oldradio.com) Broadcasters’ Forums Software Manuals Ham Info & Other Useful URLs Bookshelf Where Are They Now? Diversions Buy/Sell Site Search Contact About ... edited by Barry Mishkind - the Eclectic EngineerHome News Current News Items Manufacturers’ News Good Stuff to Know Quick Takes BDR Spotlight Dana’s Daily Deals The Lunch Gathering BDR Download Page This Week BDR Picture Page Articles Audio Audio Codecs Audio Processing Audio Theory & Practice Broadcast Consoles Microphones Streaming FCC Matters Latest EAS News EAS Articles Answering EAS Questions FCC Enforcement Watch Station Inspections FCC Rules & Regulations Operations Checking it Out Design & Construction Management Out In The Field Studio Issues Transmitter Site Antennas Ground Systems Monitoring Site Operations Towers Transmitters Pure Tech How Stuff Works Maintenance Shift Off Duty Solutions & Tech Tips Test Gear & Tools IT IT Administration Software Solutions Business Contract Engineering Management & Operations Trade Show Reports Op Ed and Letters Observing the Broadcast Industry Profiles People and Obits Broadcast History Broadcast Station Histories Company Profiles War Stories Engineering Follies In the Trenches Silly Business Richard Haskey’s: The Worst I’ve Ever Seen! 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Diversions Buy/Sell Site Search Contact About The BDR is Celebrating Our 15th Year of Dedicated Support for Broadcasters The wait is over! sage releases update 96 The BDR is now in its 15th year. Thanks for your support! New FEMA certificate updates available to download Dana’s Daily Deals – worth a look! Some help in finding hard to find transmitter parts – Radio History by the Bay ~ Barry Mishkind Living In A Time of AI and ChatGPT ~ Dana Puopolo WCCO – A Good Start Meets A Setback ~ Mark Durenberger JOIN The Lunch Gathering Thursday @ 2pm EST The Latest News Broadcast Items of Import Dana’s Daily Deals Find some real bargains Kapton Tape Can Save The Day ~ Ron Schacht Really Communicating With Managers ~ Dana Puopolo The YI Dome Guard Security Cam ~ Barry Mishkind The Latest Podcast from our Thursday Gathering Latest EAS News Information and Alert News FCC Enforcement Watch some current EB citations This Week’s Newsletter Greetings from your broadcast friends out on the Desert… This is BDR Newsletter 769, Volume 15, #41 for May 8, 2024 Here are some things you might want to know about: WHEN A DA WAS NEW It was 92 years ago that an idea to solve a problem set the stage for a lot of what we see today. Somewhat more recently, it set us off on a traipse in Clearwater to find some real roots of radio broadcasting . FORM 395-B FILED FOR REINSTATEMENT The FCC has published a Public Notice regarding the Fourth Report and Order and Order on Reconsideration in the Federal Register, with the effective date of June 3, 2024. Still to be determined: the OMB must approve of any new or changed information collection before compliance will be required. Another Public Notice will be issued when this is completed. CANADIAN ALERT READY TODAY Today is the day for the Canadian semi-annual national test. If you are in Canada (or monitoring the Alert Ready System) you should have gotten the test today. A SOLID STL OPTION No matter how much time and effort you put into getting great audio in and out of the Control Room, your Studio-Transmitter-Link can sometimes end up defeating a lot of your work – especially if you have some older gear in the audio chain. GatesAir Intraplex...