The National Association of Broadcasters Board of Directors met this week for its regularly scheduled winter board meeting. And while 2012 is poised to be a year the NAB spends a lot of time on Television spectrum issues, several radio issues were discussed at the meeting. The challenge of what will happen to the AM dial has been a major topic for discussion lately and board members heard a report from Chief Technololgy Officer Kevin Gage (pictured) regarding an AM engineering study that was conducted.

The future of the AM band has become a concern for many broadcasters as consumers migrate more and more to their phones, tablets and crowded dashboards for crystal clear sounding content. Even broadcasters are moving away from the static sound of the AM band, flipping - or at least simulcasting - their news and sports products to FM dial where it's become fact they can pick up younger listeners and the sound quality is much better. READ MORE

At last month's CES, three technologies showed significant progress: connected TV, smart TV and TV Everywhere. It's likely the three will converge. If so, they’ll arrive in one massive wave that could completely disrupt the way people watch TV — and threaten the way broadcasters do business. Broadcasters must figure out how to catch the wave.

By Arthur Greenwald

LG’s cracker-thin 55-inch OLED screen was gorgeous. So was Samsung’s super-sharp 4K Ultra High Def set. But the consensus at the 2012 International Consumer Electronics Show was “no breakthrough video products.” You could almost hear broadcasters breathe a sigh of relief.

Not so fast. While no single Next Big Thing was poised to threaten traditional television, three technologies showed significant progress: connected TV, smart TV and TV Everywhere. What's more, it's likely the three will converge. If so, they’ll arrive in one massive wave that could completely disrupt the way people watch TV — and threaten the way broadcasters do business. READ MORE