With more than 500 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts conducted, thousands of students have experienced intriguing science and technology lessons -- plus the thrill of speaking with an astronaut who was on the International Space Station

Earlier this week, two more Congressional Representatives -- André Carson (D-IN-7), and C.W. Bill Young (R-FL-10) -- pledged their support for , The Amateur Radio Emergency Communications Enhancement Act of 2009, bringing the total number of cosponsors to 31, (D-TX-18).

Around 5:30 on the morning of October 6, George E. Smith, AA2EJ, of Barnegat, New Jersey, got a phone call that changed his life: He had just found out he had won the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2009 "for

A military institution designed to provide emergency communications has moved to new quarters in the Pentagon. On October 21, John G. Grimes, the former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Networks and Information Integration, cut the ribbon on the new Military

This feature -- including convenient Web links to useful information -- is a concise monthly update of some of the things ARRL is doing on behalf of its members. This installment covers the month of October.

The winner of the QST Cover Plaque Award for October is John E. Portune, W6NBC, for his article "The Quadrifilar Helix as a 2 Meter Base Antenna Station." Congratulations, John! The winner of the QST Cover Plaque award -- given

Earlier this year, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) named 13 men -- including three radio amateurs -- to the Consumer Electronics Hall of Fame. The honorees were inducted last month at CEA's Industry Forum in Phoenix, Arizona. Former ARRL Rocky

The W1AW Frequency Measuring Test (FMT) has taken several different formats over the past few years. This year, we return to the "classic" FMT -- measuring the frequency of an unmodulated carrier. Accurate frequency measurement is required of all hams

ABC is introducing a new feature aimed at encouraging viewers who stream their favorite shows online to make the experience more social.

Lisa Erspamer has been named chief creative officer of OWN: The Oprah Winfrey Network, effective January 2010.

Radio Disney's network for kids, 'tweens and families continued to gain listeners in 2009. The network's ratings, up 11 percent over 2008, reaches 22.2 million listeners 6 and older, and 6.8 million Kids 6-14, according to a Radio Disney analysis

Reader's Digest Association is folding the print version of Purpose Driven Connection, the quarterly Christian-themed magazine it produces with pastor Rick Warren, after paid subscriptions failed to take off.

Digital out-of-home advertising will reach $2.2 billion this year, hitting $3.7 billion by 2013. According to a BIA/Kelsey forecast released Wednesday (Nov. 4), the segment, which includes digital billboards and place-based networks, will grow at an annual rate of 13.5

Weather.com has launched Countdown to Thanksgiving, a new branded entertainment section sponsored by Michelin.

Condé Nast announced that it has hired Susan Plagemann as vp, publisher of Vogue, while expanding publishing director Tom Florio's role.

As layoffs roll out this week across Time Inc.'s three magazine groups, parent Time Warner CEO Jeff Bewkes said the company would promote more sharing of resources across its magazines in the hunt for efficiencies and "continue to take a

One year after NBC Local Media relaunched and reoriented its TV station Web sites with a hyper-local focus, the strategy is paying off. According to figures NBC released Wednesday (Nov. 4), the number of visitors to the 10 Web sites

Amid all the negativity surrounding print, the heads of some rival publishing companies have been privately talking about creating a marketing campaign to promote the medium's positive aspects.

Microsoft's Web portal MSN will on Wednesday (Nov. 4) unveil its most significant redesign in a decade, as the company looks to increase engagement on the property, while spurring more usage of its fledgling search product Bing.

Time Warner's AOL and Time Inc. divisions continue to eat into its bottom line, as the media conglomerate posted third-quarter net income of $661 million, or 55 cents a share, a 38 percent decline versus its year-ago profit of $1.07