By David Layer|June 5, 2017|Blog, NAB Show, Proceedings, Radio|
This year’s NAB Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology Conference (BEITC) featured nearly 100 papers, but only one was chosen as the best. In this blog, we take a brief look at that paper, authored by Philipp [...]
By David Layer|March 14, 2017|Blog, Digital Dash, Radio|
Connected cars, like smartphones, use apps to provide access to a variety of features and capabilities. Also like smartphones, connected cars support a variety of different platforms for supporting apps. For example, Ford vehicles use [...]
By David Layer|July 20, 2016|Blog, Radio|
On Aug. 3, NAB will host a webcast on the connected car and what it means for broadcasting. The discussion will be led by David Layer, senior director, Advanced Engineering, NAB. In this week's Broadcast Blog, [...]
By David Layer|April 4, 2016|Blog, Radio|
As broadcasters increase the use of FM translators for re-broadcast of AM stations as well as HD2 and HD3 multicast channels, many have opted to include Radio Data System (RDS) data subcarriers on these transmissions [...]
By David Layer|March 27, 2016|Blog, Radio|
Audible blending artifacts, caused by timing and level misalignment between the analog and digital versions of the main channel audio signal, are the top complaint from auto manufacturers and consumers regarding the HD Radio listening [...]
By David Layer|October 30, 2015|Blog, Radio|
50th Anniversary of the First FM Master Antenna Commemorated at 139th In today’s radio broadcasting world, it is not uncommon for multiple FM stations to share an antenna system. This arrangement, called a multiplexed [...]
By David Layer|October 2, 2015|Blog, Radio|
Connected Car Panel – More Competition is Coming! Two panels on the “connected car” at this week’s Radio Show (September 30-October 2, 2015, Atlanta, GA) offered attendees an insightful look into what’s coming down [...]
By David Layer|September 3, 2015|Blog, Radio|
DTS to acquire HD Radio developer iBiquity Yesterday the radio industry awoke to a surprise with the announcement that audio solutions company DTS, Inc., is acquiring digital radio pioneer iBiquity Digital Corporation for approximately [...]
By David Layer|July 27, 2015|Blog, Radio, Television|
FCC and Broadcasters Focusing on Field Enforcement Last March the FCC put forth what turned out to be a controversial plan to modernize and reduce the Commission’s field enforcement activities, resulting in significant review [...]
By David Layer|June 15, 2015|Blog, Radio|
RDS2 Demonstrated at 2015 RDS Forum Meeting For nearly three decades the Radio Data System (RDS) digital FM subcarrier has been providing FM broadcasters the ability to transmit a digital data stream to listeners. [...]
