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2026 Public Radio Engineering Conference - 16/04/2026

Registration PREC 2026

PREC 2026 - April 16 & 17 at the Tuscany Suites Hotel in Las Vegas preceding the NAB Show

The PREC is public radio's annual get-together for engineers, technologists, leaders and creators of all experience levels. Hear sessions and interact with colleagues about the broad array of issues, challenges and ideas facing the public radio and public media technical community.

No increase in price from 2025!

Details:
Registration for the Public Radio Engineering Conference, includes all presentations, meals, and Night Owl session. In person attendance is planned. Our regular rate applies after March 1, 2026.

When:
16 - 17 April 2026

Where:
Tuscany Suites and Casino
255 East Flamingo Road
Las Vegas, NV  89169

EARLYBIRD PRICE (through March 1, 2026)
APRE Members$300
Non-APRE Members$330


Registrants will receive a special rate at the Tuscany Suites Hotel. Details provided soon after your registration is processed.


APRE Engineering Awards Dinner - April 17, 7pm

APRE Members:$110 
APRE Non-Members: $140 


Online Registration for the Public Radio Engineering Conference, includes full online access to the PREC26 Online Conference


Pricing for ONLINE-ONLY REGISTRATION:

Date and Time: April 16-17 2026, 08:00 until 17:00 PT

APRE Members

$150.00

Non APRE Member

$180.00


  


 PREC 2026 Preliminary Session Schedule
PREC 2026 Conference Schedule (preliminary)
  


 


Registration PREC 2026

SUBMIT PREC26 PROPOSAL


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Apply for a Scholarship to attend PREC 2026!

Thanks to generous sponsorship, several scholarships will be available from the Association of Public Radio Engineers for those interested in attending the Public Radio Engineering Conference 2026 in Las Vegas just prior to the NAB Show 2026. Full Scholarships will cover registration and most airfare costs.

Click HERE: Apply for a Scholarship to Attend the PREC


Last Year's 2025 APRE Engineering Awards

Meritorious Service Award Winners:


Honoring two leaders in the public radio system and for their own stations with long and impactful service

Mac Dula, Director of Engineering and Operations, Central Florida Public Media, Orlando, FL 

 

Pierre Lonewolf, Chief Engineer, KOTZ-AM & KINU-FM & TV9, Kotzebue, AK


There will be another opportunity to honor notable engineers and engineering supporters for the 2026 PREC -- Make your nomination with the form on the button 
below!


2026 Engineering Award Nomination Form


 



The Public Radio Engineering Conference is generously supported by:

RF Specialties   Thursday Breakfast
Dielectric  Thursday Lunch 
BSW  Thursday Afternoon Break 
Inrush Services  Night Owl Refreshments
NPR Distribution Services    Friday Breakfast
Inovonics       Friday Morning Break
Optimized Media Group
 Friday Lunch
Orban     Award Banquet Refreshments
American Public Media         Gold Sponsorship
LAWO    Gold Sponsorship
XPERI    Gold Sponsorship
Telos Alliance   Gold Sponsorship
SCMS  Silver Sponsorship
Myriad   Silver Sponsorship
GatesAir  Silver Sponsorship
Wide Orbit    Silver Sponsorship
Enco                                        Session Captioning 
Nautel  Conference Gift Bags
   

 

Thursday Breakfast Sponsor

   

Thursday Lunch Sponsor



Thursday Afternoon Break
Broadcast Supply West

Thursday Night Owl Sponsor
INRUSH Broadcast Services

Friday Breakfast Sponsor


Friday Morning Break

Inovonics Broadast

Friday Lunch Sponsor
Optimized Media Group

Dinner Libations Sponsor


Gold Sponsors:  
  
       
Xperi                 
         
    Telos Alliance 2026    

Silver Sponsors:
 SCMS 2026      Myriad 

WideOrbit Logo-Cropped

PREC Bag Sponsor:

Nautel 2024 logo

Conference Captioning Sponsor:
Enco Logo



APRE Officers and Board of Directors, April 2026
President Scott Hanley WZUM, Pittsburgh Public Media
Vice President  Bill Dahlstrom  Minnesota Public Radio / American Public Media
Secretary  Darrell McCalla  WBHM, Birmingham
Treasurer David Antoine Broadcast/Audio/Media Systems Engineer
Board Member  Bruce Wahl Consultant
Board Member  Bill Bennett Enco
Board Member Ralph Hogan Past President, IEEE Broadcast Technology Society 
Board Member  William Harrison  WETA-FM
Board Member Douglas Bevington  NPR Distribution Services