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Radio Currents Online - Sep 26 - Oct 2, 2005 Sep 26, 2005 9:21 AM Radio technology news updated as it happens. Click here to view the Currents Online archive. Click here to receive the Currents Online Weekly E-mail. News
AES Launches Katrina Relief Effort
A special AES-KAREs desk has been established in the show registration area. Donations can also be made via the AES-KAREs website at www.aes.org/info/aes-kares The AES-KAREs effort has gained the support from several other industry associations, including NARAS, SPARS, NAPRS and PAMA. Funds raised at the convention will be administered as a Katrina Victim Specific Account established by NERF (Nashville Engineer Relief Fund), a non-profit charitable corporation. A KARE committee is being established to collect applications for assistance and to disburse these funds to affected audio professionals. Information will also be available at the AES-KAREs desk in the registration area at the Jacob Javits Center during the convention.
Yahoo, OMD Study: Youth Prefer the Internet over Radio
Today's youth can customize and personalize many parts of their lives, including individual playlists on MP3 players, personalized skins and wallpapers on programs and devices. The study shows that they will actively seek, modify or create their own tailored products and services. The study showed that as advertising channels become more personal, receptivity to seeing or hearing advertising through that channel decreases. Advertising in traditional media is generally considered more acceptable to youth than advertising in new media channels. However, receptivity to advertising via "their" media (established media), vs. "our" media (the Web) vs. "my" medium (personal devices) varies considerably by country. In some countries, receptivity to advertising in new media is higher than receptivity to advertising in some traditional media outlets. Sixty-three percent of Indian youth agree that it is okay to see advertising on websites, while only 51 percent found advertising acceptable on outdoor signs, movie theaters or radio. OMD notes that a key finding from this study is today's youth can fit as much as 44 hours of activities in one day through multitasking. Their ability to perform three tasks simultaneously allows them to potentially increase their media consumption during an average day. Traditional media (TV, radio and print) are still heavily used by this group, serving vital but increasingly niche functions. Traditional media are often pushed to background status in the media-meshing hierarchy. In each country, the Internet or mobile phone ranked highest for the most essential media to youth. There are two notable findings in the survey: While young people are increasingly turning to the Internet for content and functions traditionally served by other media outlets, they are still active users of TV, radio, magazines and newspapers. TV serves as a mechanism for escape and entertainment. It is frequently on in the background, and must-see shows are popular topics of conversation. For comedy, TV is the most popular medium, cited by almost 50 percent of youth, while for fashion, magazines are the clear choice. Radio, given the importance of music to young people, is a popular outlet. It helps introduce youth to new artists and creates common bonds with peers around popular songs. The two-phased market research study included qualitative focus groups and in-home ethnographies, as well as a quantitative online survey. The qualitative phase, conducted by TRU (Teenage Research Unlimited) consisted of 16 focus groups and 15 in-home ethnographies in six countries. The research sessions were conducted in Chicago, Mexico City, London, Berlin, Seoul and Shanghai. Participants represented teens aged 15 to 18 and young adults aged 20 to 22. Focus group and ethnography discussions centered on youth values, attitudes toward and usage of different media, and the role of digital media in their lives. The quantitative online survey, conducted by Ipsos, included a total of 5,334 respondents aged 13 to 24. Surveys were collected in July and August 2005. The sample was drawn from the Ipsos online panel and partner global online panels. Respondents represented Internet users in urban markets around the world. The survey contained questions regarding technology ownership and usage, traditional and digital media usage, media choices, receptivity toward advertising channels, and overall attitudes and values.
WWNO-FM of New Orleans Returns to the Air
The staff of WWNO evacuated the area Sunday, Aug. 28, as Hurricane Katrina approached New Orleans. During the storm, the WWNO transmitter facility suffered a loss of nearly 200 feet of transmission line delivering audio to the antenna. Once the WWNO staffers were located and accounted for, General Manager Chuck Miller and his team made calls to National Public Radio and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to seek support of WWNO's restoration. Greg Scherring of CPB suggested a satellite downlink to restore programming. Miller approached Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta about using a radio studio and delivery of the signal via a PBS uplink from Atlanta to New Orleans. Georgia Public Radio officials agreed to welcome WWNO to their studios until the station is able to return to its location on the UNO campus.
Several Radio Events Planned for AES
There will also be a Surround Sound for Digital Radio panel, chaired by Herb Squire of DSI on Saturday Oct. 8 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The panel will examine station implementation of and listener reactions to this increasingly popular format. Participants include: Geir Skaadem of Neural Audio; Stephan Geyersberger of Fraunhaufer; SRS CTO Alan Kraemer; Frank Foti of Telos-Omnia; XM Radio's Tony Massielo; Noel McKenna of Audio Processing Technology; Steve Lyman of Dolby Labs and Mike Pappas from KUVO FM (Colorado). Demos are being coordinated. Two Tutorials are also scheduled for the convention: On Monday Oct. 10 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. is Mixing A Live Broadcast In Surround, demonstrated by Mike Pappas, and Designing A Broadcast Facility for 5.1, by Radio magazine Editor Chriss Scherer, Mike Pappas and other industry leaders is on Monday, Oct. 10 from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Broadcast Symposium to be Held in October
Wednesday, Oct. 12, will be a full day of Mobile and Multimedia Broadcasting papers, followed by an evening session on Technical Regulatory Issues. On Thursday Oct. 13, the technical program features sessions on Audio Broadcasting and DTV System Performance and Measurements. Friday, Oct. 14, features Satellite Broadcasting and Distributed DTV Transmission technical sessions, concluding with a panel discussion on Distributed Transmission. The Friday program also features the annual Broadcast Technology Society awards luncheon. For more information or to register for the broadcast symposium visit www.ieee.org/organizations/society/bt/sympo.html. Early registration discounts are available through Oct. 1, 2005.
Live Audio Drama to be Held During AES
Brown is one of the most influential producers in radio history. He has produced more than 30,000 shows over a span of 65 years. A member of the Radio Hall of Fame, he is also the recipient of The American Broadcast Pioneer and the Peabody Awards.
Study Shows Need for On-air, Online Integration
The study also found 28 percent of 18-29 year olds say they download music monthly. Only 14 percent say they are purchasing MP3 or electronic music files online on a monthly basis. Most likely file sharing makes up for the activity gap. The study also confirmed that listeners access radio station across multiple platforms with 40 percent of 18-29 year olds (vs. 28 percent of those 30 or older) listening to streaming music from radio station weekly. "This was a massive study that shows pretty clearly that while radio is still a primary medium for most consumers, other new media forms are changing the way that users, especially younger audiences, relate to radio," says Mark Zagorski, CMO of study sponsor Mediaspan.
Marconi Award Winners Announced
Business
Promo Only, Destiny Media Partner
IDC Intends to Purchase Profline
APT to Demo 5.1/Stereo Wireless Link at AES
The Worldnet Oslo can send as many as 24 low-latency audio channels over T1, E1 or IP networks. In this demonstration, APT will highlight the sonic quality, cascade resistance and low latency of its Enhanced Apt-x coding algorithm. The source of the surround sound will be a music surround sound DVD player equipped with six discrete audio outputs (left and right, surround left and right, center and LFE) located in the APT booth. The six discrete channels will be input to a Worldnet Oslo and then beamed from a rooftop antenna at the Javits Center to a receiving point at the top of the Empire State building. There, a second Worldnet Oslo will decode the discrete surround channels. The decoded audio will then be looped back into the second Oslo's inputs to be re-encoded and returned to the Javits Center. Listeners will then hear discrete surround after two encode/decode cycles and a round-trip from Javits to Empire and back. In addition to the surround sound demo, WPLJ-FM will feed its live broadcast audio from the primary transmitter site at Empire into additional inputs on the Oslo, and this audio will be available for monitoring at the APT booth.
Promo Only Partners with OMT for Digital Distribution
Promo only is a secure media, digital delivery system created by technology partner Destiny Media Technologies. The system locks the distributed tracks and allows labels to specifically authorize their content to a unique user. Imediatouch is an integrated suit of software that provides radio stations and non-traditional audio broadcasters with a digital delivery and automation solution.
Brazil Station Transmits an HD Radio Signal
Anatel, the Brazilian communications regulation agency, is expected to announce on Sept. 26 that broadcasters in that country will be free to install digital radio broadcasting systems.
Harris, Neural Host Live 5.1 Broadcast
Powered by Neural Audio, the Harris Neustar 5225 Downmix and Upmix is a platform-agnostic appliance employing Neural's proprietary 2-D downmixing and N-channel rendering technologies. The 5225 allows for capture, creation, storage, editing, mixing, monitoring and transmission of 5.1 and stereo content within a common stereo infrastructure. Its offers backward and forward compatibility to allow analog, digital, lossy, linear, stereo and 5.1 content to interoperate within the existing stereo broadcast environment.
CPB Helps Stations Convert to HD Radio
CPB, a private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress in 1967, is the steward of the federal government's investment in public broadcasting. It helps support the operations of more than 1,000 locally owned and operated public TV and radio stations nationwide, and is the largest single source of funding for research, technology and program development for public radio, TV and related online services.
Promo Only Hits 3,800 User Milestone
People
ATI Group Promotes Reed to Sales and Marketing Manager
Reed, who joined ATI in January 2003, holds a degree in Business Administration. She has 15 years of experience in various multi-level sales and marketing administration. Reed's most recent post prior to joining ATI was as marketing manager for BPS Industries, a telecommunications supplier. In this new position, Reed will be responsible for all phases of sales and marketing administration, including monitoring and evaluating designated activity by the sales team, overseeing the development and delivery of goals and objectives by the sales team; coordinating operational issues to and from the sales team; coordination of marketing administration and new business development including annual advertising and tradeshow plans; identification of market opportunities for new customers and products; and, the continuous fostering of existing customer relationships at an executive level. Products
Dice Unveils After-market HD Radio Integration
"Customers can now enjoy true CD quality digital broadcast in their existing vehicle's audio system," said Jim Lucas, vice president of sales for Dice.
DK Displays New Software at AES
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