Fellow radio friends,
The release below my sig lines was distributed to staff at all of the
publications last night.
I do not yet know whether my column will continue in any form, but if does not,
it is my intention to remain in print somewhere each month. Thanks to all you
who have supported my efforts and responded to my columns and feature articles
over the past five and a half years.
--
-Rob de Santos, K8RKD
Horizons Columnist
PopComm Magazine
Twitter: @shuttleman58
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NEWS RELEASE
CQ to Realign Publications, Launch New "CQ Plus" Digital Supplement
Hicksville, NY (December 23, 2013) -- CQ Communications, Inc. today
announced plans to realign its roster of publications and to launch an exciting
new online supplement to its flagship magazine, CQ Amateur Radio.
"The hobby radio market is changing," said CQ Communications President and
Publisher Dick Ross, K2MGA, "and we are changing what we do and how we do it in
order to continue providing leadership to all segments of the radio hobby." CQ
Communications is currently the only publisher in the United States serving the
broad radio hobby, from broadcast band DXing to amateur radio moonbounce and
satellite communications. CQ itself has been amateur radio's leading independent
voice for seven decades.
Effective with the February 2014 issue of CQ, said Ross, content from the
magazine's three sister publications, Popular Communications, CQ VHF and
WorldRadio Online, will be incorporated into CQ's digital edition as a
supplement to be called "CQ Plus." With this change, hobby radio enthusiasts of
all types will be able to go to a single source - CQ - for articles on the
broader aspects of hobby radio, from shortwave listening and scanner monitoring
to personal two-way services and Internet radio, as well as amateur radio.
Richard Fisher, KI6SN, currently Editor of both Popular Communications and
WorldRadio Online, will be Editor of CQ Plus.
"Our primary audience is ham radio operators," explained Ross, "but very
few hams began their radio involvement as amateurs. Most of us started out as
shortwave listeners, broadcast band DXers, CBers or scanning enthusiasts. Many
continue to be involved in many different aspects of the radio hobby in addition
to amateur radio.
"By consolidating four specialized publications into one," Ross continued,
"we will be better able to keep these multidimensional readers informed on all
aspects of the radio hobby while simultaneously exposing those who are not hams
to all the excitement and opportunities that amateur radio has to offer. We see
this as a win-win for all of our readers and our advertisers, who will now be
able to reach a wider and more diverse audience."
The expanded material will be an integral part of the digital edition of
CQ, and will be included as part of a standard digital subscription. Each
month's digital edition will simply continue beyond where the print edition
ends, offering supplemental material on all aspects of hobby radio communication
and will include selected columns carried over from the other magazines. The
added digital content will make full use of the multimedia opportunities
presented by digital publications.
Current subscriptions to Popular Communications, CQ VHF and WorldRadio
Online will be converted to CQ subscriptions - and receive CQ Plus at no
additional charge! Details will be posted on each magazine website.
There's no need to wait to see the great variety of articles that will be
featured each month in the new CQ and CQ Plus. A preview of the February issue's
Table of Contents is available on the CQ website at <http://bit.ly/19mzbOK>.
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[email protected] | <http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com>
http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com
25 Newbridge Road
Hicksville, NY 11801
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