It’s hard to believe that 31 years ago, yes back in 1974, I did my very first radio news accounts for WFIL, WIBG and WIP radio, providing sports reports about the Philadelphia Wings when I was only 14. Back then those recordings were called beepers because the “beep” had to be played when you were being recorded by law, all due to wiretap regulations. Little did I know that it would take 31 years for my return to real “AM” radio. Well technology has changed, but in many ways, the song remains the same. I still do reports remotely, now using Skype, or VoIP phones, fed into the mixing boards, but the business of broadcasting has clearly changed.
Wireless Broadband From the Sky
Tom Keating, back from his Disney adventures has a post about an interesting Satellite delivered broadband service. If it works, I wonder what the cost will be. Like Tom, I’d enjoy trying it out. Looking over the provider’s web site, it seems their technology is battle tested. I just wonder how much R&D went into … Read more