This subject is pretty controversial among the radio industry, and some people still believe that MP3 is better than LOSSLESS codecs like WAV, and FLAC. But let me tell you, it IS NOT… and here’s why. Back in the day, when computers were connected to internet via dial-up, and had tiny hard drives, the preferred and most widely known and supported codec was MP3… A lossy codec developed FOR CONSUMERS. Some radio stations that switched to PC based automation used a higher quality lossy codec, MP2, meant more for professionals at that time. At the time, these codecs were good enough for most stations because they took up the least of limited hard drive space, but the quality wasn’t there. But some people didn’t settle for lossy during the early days of computers. I talked with a good friend who currently works at a station on the southside of Atlanta metro and had previously worked in Atlanta at a few different stations like Cox Media Group’s News/Talker WSB (750 AM) as a board op and...
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