November 17, 2025

This Week in Amateur Radio

North America's Premiere Amateur Radio News Magazine

Engineer Eyes New Frontier With SDR-Powered LPFM in Colorado

Earlier this month, Radio World reported on the grant of a construction permit for a new LPFM station in Colorado Springs, Colo., which was awarded to the Colorado Society of Wireless and Broadcast Engineering. The 100-watt 107.1 FM application withstood an objection from a licensee of an adjacent-channel translator.

We found the station’s mission, which included the use of an software defined radio-powered transmitter and exploration of open-source HD Radio, intriguing. 

Radio World talked with Vlad Fomitchev, the society’s founder, and asked him for more details. He works in the SDR space at AnySignal and sees nearly untapped potential to introduce young people into the broadcast sphere.

Read more – RadioWorld: https://bit.ly/3YrZf72