Is the traditional radio studio over?
The BBC set the format for broadcast studio design, but times are changing, and broadcasters are trying to find out what works
Breaking News
Radio TechCon discusses power cuts, neurodivergence, and more
This year’s Radio TechCon both unnerved and inspired attendees
Skewering the news with sound technology
The award-winning BBC topical comedy, The Skewer, uses experimental digital audio mixing techniques to give a different slant on current events
The coming of digital
While changes in broadcast technology up until the 1980s brought improvements in quality and reach, the impacts of digital have been truly revolutionary
Marconi, microphones and tape
From the early days of broadcasting, two technologies emerged that would form the backbone of modern radio: microphones and tape ribbon
