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Listen to the latest radio broadcast industry news and information from the Radio Technology Leader, Radio magazine. Radio Currents Podcast for August 18, 2008Radio Currents for Aug 18, 2008: The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: The AES is preparing for its 125th convention with broadcast audio events; Comic Wonder is looking for the funniest air talent; Beasley Broadcast honors several of its own managers; Axia, Wheatstone and Stream Guys announce significant deals; Loud Technologies hires James Stewart as COO; and Clear-Com adds Bob Romero as global customer operations director.... Radio Currents Podcast for August 11, 2008Radio Currents for Aug 11, 2008: The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: The Society of Broadcast Engineers announces the winners of its 2007 National Awards, which includes Radio magazine; FEMA says it will adopt CAP in the first quarter of 2009, starting the countdown clock for broadcasters; Representative Joe Barton introduces House legislation that would overhaul the FCC; Prism Sound moves to the former Sadie headquarters; Russ Berger is elected president of the NCAC; and Howard Mullinack moves to Wheatstone.... Radio Currents Podcast for August 3, 2008Radio Currents for Aug 4, 2008: The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: The AES Convention plans convention workshops, high-profile event sites are offerd to the FCC for white spaces testing, Clear Channel and Westwood One makes deals in traffic data, Lightner Electronics promotes Nate Johnson, Nautel hires two senior operations managers, and Axia releases new software for its Audio Nodes.... Radio Currents Podcast for July 28, 2008Radio Currents for July 28, 2008: The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: The CAP Advisory Council is established, XM and Sirius work with the FCC to correct outstanding rule violations, Clear Channel stockholders give the go-ahead for a merger with Bain Capital Partners and Thomas H. Lee Partners, and Coby introduces the first cordless HD Radio receiver.... Radio Currents for July 21, 2008Radio Currents for July 21, 2008: The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: The NAB Marconi Radio Award finalists are announced, the National Radio Hall of Fame announces its class of 2008, the Michigan Broadcasting Hall of Fame announces its honorees, FCC Commissioners Martin and Adelstein say they'll approve the sat radio merger with conditions, Liquid Compass signs Greater Media, and McIntosh Laboratory introduces a HD Radio tuner module.... Radio Currents for July 14, 2008Radio Currents for July 14, 2008: The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: Larry Cervon dies at age 86, HD Radio receivers break the $100 price barrier, Arbitron offers the PPM VIP Service, The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issues a patent to Media Monitors, Foneshow hires Bourke for business development, and Radio Shack recalls power supplies.... Radio Currents for July 7, 2008Radio Currents for July 7, 2008: The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: The SBE petitions for EAS backhaul spectrum; The House subcommittee on Courts, Internet and Intellectual Property passes a bill for radio stations to pay artist royalties; Broadcast Electronics promotes Raul Hun to regional sales manager, Latin America; Ptek hires Ernie Belanger as VP of sales; and Air America Media names Bennett Zier as its CEO.... Radio Currents for June 30, 2008Radio Currents for June 30, 2008: The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: The Broadcaster Traffic Consortium adds three companies to its roster, Paravel Systems becomes an Axia partner, Yangaroo integrates its service with Imediatouch, Triton Radio Networks acquires Jones Media Group, and the father of FM and TV stereo passes.... Radio Currents for June 23, 2008Radio Currents for June 23, 2008: The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: The first authorized HD Radio stations sign on from Mexico near the U.S. border, FCC Chairman Kevin Martin says he supports the satellite radio merger, Steve Newberry is elected chairman of the NAB Radio Board, Arbitron recommits to its PPM rollout despite protests from Spanish broadcasters, and Westwood One completes a further step in a $100 million sale to the Gores Group.... Radio Currents for June 16, 2008The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: John Strawn and Valerie Tyler are tapped as cochairs of the 125th Audio Engineering Society Convention, Bill Prendergast has been named director of engineering for Entercom Buffalo, Gavin Haverstick is promoted at Auralex Acoustics, and the 25-Seven ATM finds a home in small market stations.... Radio Currents for June 9, 2008The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: The SBE launches the SBE Internships Online, the NAB seeks nominations for the NAB HD Radio Multicast Award, NATE continues to promote tower safety, Neutrik gets serious on thwarting counterfeiting, AEQ and Audemat join sales efforts on specific projects, and the NRSC publishes NRSC-5-B.... Radio Currents for June 2, 2008The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: The FCC updates the Public and Broadacsting for stations, The FCC develops a computer program to identify available commercial FM spectrum, APT adds SIP and SDP support to its IP codecs, XM and Sirius continue their merger plans, and John Brown is promoted to a corporate spot at Beasley.... Radio Currents for May 26, 2008The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: The FCC holds an FCC summit on May 19, Dannager Audio Works closes its doors for business, Clear Channel works with Reciva for streaming, Mexico authorizes HD Radio for its northern-most stations, and Cornelius Gould, Fred Schuth and Bill Sutton all get new jobs.... Radio Currents for May 19, 2008The technology, business, people and product news of the radio broadcast industry for the week: The Senate opposes adoption of radio performance fees, the Senate also seeks to overturn the FCC cross-ownership rule changes, The NABEF launches an online career center, Linear Acoustic is now a part of Telos, and Joe Stack joins DSI RF Systems.... Radio Podcast: Rainville Speaks on IPAWSOn May 14, 2008, the Homeland Security Emergency Communications, Preparedness and Response Subcommittee, a subcommittee of the House Committee on Homeland Security, heard from witnesses to provide an update on the status of the process to update the nation's emergency warning system. Retired Maj. Gen. Martha T. Rainville, assistant administrator of national continuity programs for the Federal Emergency Management Agency, was one of the witnesses at the hearing.... | |||||
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