Contributors to the 11th Edition

W. Cris Alexander (Chapter 7.13) started his broadcast career in the mid-1970s, working in both radio and television stations before settling into a radio career and coming to work for Crawford Broadcasting Company as Director of Engineering in 1984. In that capacity, he has overseen the growth of the company from six stations to the nationwide entity it is today. While his job deals with every aspect of AM and FM technical facilities and operations, he has a particular love for AM directional antennas. Cris was an active participant in the ad hoc committee from which came the moment method directional antenna proof rules and the new AM antenna protection rules. He is the managing partner of Au Contraire Software, ...

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