{"id":42729,"date":"2020-04-26T08:32:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T12:32:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/?p=42729"},"modified":"2020-04-26T08:32:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T12:32:31","slug":"got-some-extra-time-to-read-subscribe-to-the-spectrum-monitor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swling.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/got-some-extra-time-to-read-subscribe-to-the-spectrum-monitor\/","title":{"rendered":"Got some extra time to read? Subscribe to The Spectrum Monitor!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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While most of us across the planet are sheltering at home<\/a> due to the C-19 pandemic, we have a little extra time to catch up on reading.<\/p>\n

I subscribe to (and write features for) a number of radio publications, but the best bargain on the planet must be The Spectrum Monitor Magazine (TSM)<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Issues of TSM are a mere $2 each if you purchase an annual subscription ($24). Don’t care for an annual subscription? You can buy issues \u00e1 la carte<\/em>–preview an issue on the TSM website<\/a> then purchase it for $3.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As a writer, I love TSM because 1.) they cover an impressive variety of radio topics and 2.) there is no real word limit on articles. I can take my readers on a truly deep-dive into a review or topic and not have to worry that portions will be cut to meet page margins for print. As long as content is relevant and informative, TSM keeps it.<\/p>\n

In addition, TSM is published as a PDF which means it can be read with any<\/em> computing device–desktops, laptops, tablets, eReaders, and smart phones. There’s no need to load a proprietary publisher app–it’s a truly portable electronic issue. PDFs are also the easiest of all formats to print at home if you want to archive a paper copy of an article or entire issue.<\/p>\n

If you haven’t subscribed to TSM before, you may be especially interested in their annual archives. I recently discovered you can purchase an entire year<\/em> of archived issues for $12<\/strong><\/em>…that’s only $1 per issue!<\/p>\n

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Check out the annual archives in the left sidebar of the TSM website<\/a>.\u00a0 When you click on a year, you can browse an index of all topics and features before making your purchase. The $12 price is valid for the 2014-2017 years.<\/p>\n

TSM Publisher and Managing Editor, Ken Reitz (KS4ZR), has done a fabulous job collecting a group of writers who are not only experts in their respective fields, but are effective writers as well. These two qualities do not always go hand-in-hand.<\/p>\n

At $24 ($2\/issue) per year,<\/a> I think TSM is one of the best radio bargains out there. While you’re sheltering at home, why not explore the full spectrum of radio via TSM?<\/p>\n

Click here to visit The Spectrum Monitor<\/em>.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Not sure why this happens, but this is certainly the case with the Spectrum Monitor magazine (TSM). I'm long overdue to properly pitch TSM\u00a0to my readers, which I feel is\u00a0an absolute bargain\u00a0at just $24 per year. Why? 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