Radio World NewsBytes: Study Says Patent Trolls Costing Billions; WLS CE Retires

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 - 08.05.13 Study: Nuisance Patent Litigation Costs Consumers Billions A recent study from the Manhattan Institute's Trial Lawyers Inc. project says that patent troll litigation is costing upwards of tens of billions of dollars in costs, redirected funds and lost innovation. Software patent litigation is particularly abused. Ed Glab Calls It a Day at WLS After more than 40 years at Chicago's well-known WLS(AM/FM), chief engineer Ed Glab is retiring. Randy J. Stine has the story. Sponsored: Shift Happens HD Radio delay is around eight seconds, but things drift. Just a few frames are enough to be detectable. 25-Seven's Precision Delay keeps HD Radio and analog signals in sync using mod monitor data. Learn more… News & Technology ROYALTIES: Say It Ain't so, Flo — The Turtles Sue SiriusXM BUSINESS: Entercom Re-Ups With Arbitron BUSINESS: Matrix Works With Equity Firm to Expand BBG: Senate Confirms Three for Broadcasting Board of Governors EVENTS: TAB's Meetup Features Tech and Regulatory Updates PROGRAMMING: Dial Global to Distribute Barclays Premier League Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment First With Wheatstone Baseband192 All-Digital Chain (Radio) Connect 2 Media & Entertainment features a mix of tech content, conversation and curation. Here: Northern Lights' KTWN(FM) in Minneapolis became the first to broadcast from an all-digital air chain using Wheatstone Baseband192 technology. Around the Industry Kidd Kraddick Team Returns to Airwaves (KXAS-TV) Kellie Rasberry, Big Al Mac, J-Si Chavez and Jenna Owens, Kidd Kraddick's on-air team, are returning to the air to keep the show going — at least for a little while. New York Radio's Z-100 Turns 30 (N.Y. Daily News) The songs and DJs may change but the format doesn't. New York's top 40 specialist, WHTZ(FM), continues to ride the top of the ratings charts — for three decades — and still going strong. New Jacksonville FM Station Commits to Positivity (WJXT-TV) A soon-to-be-on air Jacksonville, Fla., station plans a significant digital presence. It also plans to have a positive message of hope, community events and smooth, classic R&B and no bad rappers. N.Z. Radio Station Must Apologize (News.com.au) New Zealand's Broadcasting Standards Authority put its foot down and said that Cruise FM Waikato must apologize to some local district council members and another radio station, all of whom it had "insulted." 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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