Radio World NewsBytes: Clear Channel Grows Engineers; Ownership Report Extension

August Radio World International Digital Edition The latest issue of Radio World International hosts stories on how iTunes Radio will impact Internet radio; 20 years of media freedom in Poland; consoles, mixers and routers Buyers Guide and more. Read the digital edition here. Top Stories - 08.07.13 Clear Channel Mentors Engineering Managers Responding to a decline in the number of engineers choosing to go into radio broadcasting, coupled with a spike in those retiring or close to leaving the industry, the broadcaster has created a development program for market engineering management. Broadcasters Get Extension for Ownership Reports The FCC has pushed back the deadline for commercial radio and television stations to file their biennial ownership reports with the commission. The reports were due Nov. 1, but the new deadline is Dec. 2. News & Technology BUSINESS: Pandora Reports 71.2 Million 'Active Listeners' in July APPS: Cox, LDR Partner on Apps PEOPLE: Langmyer Joins Journal Broadcast Group INTERNET: New Streamer — iNetRadio PROGRAMMING: Radionomy Connects Music Festivals and Fans WHO'S BUYING WHAT: Logitek Receives Orders Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment The Mission to Archive the Sounds of U.S. Space Flight (Mix) Connect 2 Media & Entertainment features a mix of tech content, conversation and curation. Here: John Stoll spends his days working with reel-to-reel tape recorders, but he's not at a studio. He's digitizing the audio archives of NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. Around the Industry Tower Talk: Preventing Tower Climber Fatalities (RCRWireless) Todd Schlekeway, executive director for the National Association of Tower Erectors, is interviewed about tower safety. There have been a number of fatal tower accidents recently. Schlekeway speaks to that and other safety issues. Creating DAB on a Shoestring (The Independent) A radio broadcasting engineer recorded a bunch of squawking seagulls, created a cheap DAB transmission multiplex and then measured the results. Could his experiment change the economics of digital radio broadcasting? Radio Days Brings the Past to the Stage (New Times) In Delray Beach, Fla., the Arts Garage Radio Theatre is re-creating a vintage entertainment option, a series of radio plays as they were once performed in the '30s and '40s. High-Tech Ice Cream (CNET) The ice cream of the future is available today. Custom-made right before your eyes, a San Francisco ice cream parlor uses liquid nitrogen, and a very fancy mixer, to whip up super-smooth (it's the liquid nitrogen!) frozen treats. Calendar of Events ABA Engineering Academy Radio Broadcast Engineering Classes Aug. 5–9 Hoover, Ala. Tennessee Assoc. of Broadcasters 65th Annual Conference Aug. 6–7 Murfreesboro, Tenn. Texas Assoc. of Broadcasters Convention Aug. 7-8 Renaissance Austin Hotel SBE Certification Exams Aug. 9–19 (Deadline June 1, 2013) Local Chapters SBE Leadership Development Course Aug. 13–15 Atlanta For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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