Radio World NewsBytes: DAS Responds on EAS; What Is a Connected Car?

Radio World International, July 2013 Check out new radio studios in Hilversum, Netherlands, read about the radio pirates of yore and today, or learn how a small station in the Central African Republic tries to persuade renegade soldiers to give up their arms and come home. It's all available in the latest digital edition of Radio World International. Read it here. Top Stories - 07.10.13 DAS Calls 'New' EAS Reports Old News The EAS encoder/decoder manufacturer says that recent reports of hacking vulnerabilities in its units are out of date with software updates completed months earlier. 'Connected' Car Means Different Things Mitch Bainwol, president and CEO of the automobile lobbying group Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, recently testified before a hearing of the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee covering advanced vehicle technology and its implications. Here are some radio-relevant excerpts. News & Technology FCC: Incomplete Public Inspection Files Trip Up Western Slope ROYALTIES: SoundExchange Distributes $149 Million in Q2 FM DIAL: New LPFM, FM Translator Dust-Up RADIO SHOW: Digital Dash to Get Look-See in Orlando WHO'S BUYING WHAT: Studer Strikes a Deal With Radio-Canada PRODUCTS: Pultec, Millennia Plug-ins From Universal Audio Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Detroit Studio Destined for Destruction? (Pro Sound News) Connect 2 Media & Entertainment features a mix of tech content, conversation and curation relevant to your job in media and entertainment. You're sure to find something fascinating every time you visit. Here: The building that houses United Sound Systems, a Detroit music scene centerpiece for decades, may be in the way of highway expansion. What's to be done? Around the Industry MMTC Wants Broadcasters to 'Afflict the Comfortable' (B&C) Broadcasting & Cable's John Eggerton is attending the Minority Media and Telecommunications Access to Capital conference in Washington this week. MMTC President David Honig had some interesting things to say. Who's Hiring Radio for News? (jacoBlog) Fred Jacobs looks at a recent Gallup Poll that said not many people depend on radio as a source of news. He says that one problem, for radio, is that radio doesn't offer much in the way of news content. How Pandora Became Music's Big Villain (The Verge) Despite its best efforts the Internet music service has made few friends, other than its millions of users. The music business, artists, politicians, cultural gadflies, other music services, etc. attack the company relentlessly, invoking its name as a bogeyman. Can the ship be righted? Radio Collection on Display at Museum (Radio Survivor) Jennifer Waits stumbles upon a collection of vintage and collectible radios at the San Francisco History Museum. Calendar of Events SBE Webinar — RF Safety Course July 24, 1:30 p.m.–4:45 p.m. (EST) Online 2013 NABJ Convention and Career Fair July 31–Aug. 4 Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center Kissimmee, Fla. ABA Engineering Academy Radio Broadcast Engineering Classes Aug. 5–9 Hoover, Ala. Tennessee Assoc. of Broadcasters 65th Annual Conference Aug. 6–7 Murfreesboro, Tenn. SBE Certification Exams Aug. 9–19 (Deadline June 1, 2013) Local Chapters For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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