Low-Watt LPFM Push; Pesky IT Network Issues

Catch the Latest in Audio Processing What are the leading audio processor manufacturers thinking about? What magic new features are coming soon to a processor near you? Radio World asked five audio processing gurus about the state of the processing art and more in our latest eBook, Audio Processing for Radio 2013. Top Stories - 08.29.13 Advocates Press FCC on Lower-Watt LPFMs Let the Cities In, a low-power FM advocacy group that wants the FCC to license lower-watt stations, has not given up in its quest to receive commission approval for LPFMs under 100 watts, especially those at 10 watts or lower. Those Pesky Network Speed Issues Writer Stephen Poole calls these, "things the average broadcast engineer needs to know." Yet they aren't traditional engineering but rather IT network performance issues. From the latest Radio World Engineering Extra. News & Technology COMMUNITY: Broadcasters Donate $6.9 Million in Airtime for PSAs BUSINESS: Dimension PR Adds Clients SBE: Snelson Elected SBE President PEOPLE: Harris Broadcast Chooses Foreman PEOPLE: WBGO Promotes Jackson to VP of Content PROGRAMMING: 'The Breakfast Club' to Be Syndicated Daily PRODUCTS: Custom Consoles Debuts EditOne Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Internet Radio's Profit Challenges (Connect 2 Media & Ent.) Connect 2 Media & Entertainment features a mix of tech content, conversation and curation. Here: Internet radio is hot topic but is it a profitable endeavor? A report from a research firm indicates that it's easier to talk about profit than generate it. Around the Industry Talker's Move to WOR Could Start Shift (N.Y. Daily News) Rush Limbaugh's now-official move to WOR(AM) on Jan. 1 could be the first in a series of dominoes that reshape the New York talk radio scene, the paper says. Opinions Sought on Station Before October Deadline (The Current) Retirees and other citizens in Sun City Center, Fla., are kicking around the idea of filing an FCC application to start their own LPFM. One involved is a former radio broadcaster. WASU Moves into Beasley Media Complex (Appalachian Today) Thanks to a very large donation, WASU(FM) at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C., has new facilities in purpose-built radio broadcast facilities. Radio Station Lifts Ban on Abortion Clinic Ads (mySA) Clear Channel has approved the sales and airing of abortion clinic ads at a Wichita, Kan., station. The decision reversed one from last month banning the ads. Calendar of Events IP Networking for Broadcast Engineers Aug. 30, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (PST) NBC Universal, Los Angeles International Radio Festival Sept. 8 Zurich NextRad.io conference Sept. 9 London IBC2013 Sept. 12–17 RAI Amsterdam Applications Due for Nov. 1-11 SBE Certification Exams Sept. 13 Local Chapters Public Radio Programming Conference Sept. 17–19 Hyatt Regency Hotel Atlanta For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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