{"id":7369,"date":"2013-11-11T10:06:25","date_gmt":"2013-11-11T14:06:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/?p=7369"},"modified":"2023-03-29T14:01:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-29T18:01:13","slug":"a-few-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.engineeringradio.us\/blog\/2013\/11\/a-few-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"A few updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

UPDATE:<\/strong> I notice that Radio World has a little star rating system on their articles. According to the rating, twenty-one people think I suck… That is okay, but when I started looking around at all of the other articles on the website, I noticed most have but one or two votes.\u00a0 It seems odd to me that my little opinion piece would have so many negative votes, especially in light of the e-mails, phone calls, and personal interactions I have received supporting my position.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Perhaps a few of you could run over there, read the article then objectively decide what you think… Here is the link: AM Efforts Should Include Tech Solutions <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am deeply immersed in all things networking, yet again. I regret the sparse posts, but there are a few things of note:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. It appears the WYFR shortwave site in Okeechobee has been sold to the operators of WRMI (Radio Miami International).\u00a0 This is a good turn of events for shortwave broadcasting.\u00a0 WRMI was programmed mostly to the Caribbean and was difficult to hear in these parts.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Nielsen Radio, formerly Arbitron, says it will increase the sample size for the PPM<\/a> program.\u00a0 This is good, larger sample size means better accuracy and fewer extrapolation-related errors and strange rating spikes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. I published a commentary in Radio World Commentary: AM Efforts Should Include Tech Solutions<\/em><\/a>. What do you think? Should the industry be looking at something other than HD Radio?<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  4. Then, from across the pond there is this: