Radio Sharks – The Digital Radio Recorder

TiVo and other digital video recorders or DVRs have been around since 1999. But Digital Radio Recorders, or DRRs?

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Two Way Radios : A Beginner’s Guide

A two-way radio is a device which transmits and receives voice signals through the air. They work somewhat like a telephone, but since they do not require a central network they can be used anywhere! With two way radios, two or more people can have a discussion no matter where they are — sometimes while they are miles apart! Another common name for a two-way radio is a “walkie talkie”.

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The Financial Shackles Holding Community Radio Back

I know that I have written about the thorny issue of community radio funding in the past but here we go again… The financial structure that Community radio stations have to operate under is very unfair, I suspect tough financial times are making community radio licensees more aware of the issue generally too. OFCOM needs to sit up and take notice of this fact and start looking at how they can level the playing field for the struggling Community Radio sector. OFCOM is the body that regulates the medium of radio across the UK and as such implements the law in relation to this. The Community Radio Order 2004 is the source of the restrictions on funding in Community Radio and it would seem that these restrictions were put in place (in part at least) so as not to adversely affect the revenue of other stations in any one particular area. While this may have been judged to be reasonable by lawmakers in 2004 it does not take account a number of fundamental issues in 2011.

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A Beginners Guide to CB Radio – Don’t Sabotage Your Experience Before It Begins

Citizens band radio or more commonly called “cb radio” offers many type’s of radio experiences for such as small number of legal to use channelized radio frequencies. As an example you man want a c.b. In your car or in your home. Perhaps you might have a business reason, you may be interested in starting a new hobby, whatever it may be.

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Planning Your Radio PSA – From Production to Packaging – A Producer’s Checklist

“The Broadcast Age began about 75 years ago when KDKA, America’s first commercial radio station signed on in Pittsburgh, PA.,” says Rick Ducey, Senior V.P. for Research at the National Association of Broadcasters. “This created a whole new experience for the audience which began relating to people on radio as trusted friends,” he observes.

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