Royalty Bill Responses; LPFM Is ‘Good for Radio’

Announcing the Product Innovation Award Nominees The PIA program recognizes excellence in manufacturing of products that serve TV, professional video and broadcast/online radio companies. Top Stories - 10.01.13 Strong Reactions to Performance Royalty Bill New legislation, same opposition — the National Association of Broadcasters and the National Religious Broadcasters have both reiterated their stances against the recently introduced Free Market Royalty Act. The Future Music Coalition expressed support for the bill. Why LPFM Is Good for Radio From the current issue of Radio World Sanjay Jolly, policy director for the Prometheus Radio Project, lays out the case for more LPFMs. He stresses that thanks to LPFM's "hyper-local" signal, it can serve local and niche audiences better than more powerful stations News & Technology FCC: Agency Winds Down BBG: Core U.S. Overseas Broadcasting Deemed 'Essential' BUSINESS: Stainless to Sell Fabrication Plant APPS: Sprint Releasing New Smartphone With NextRadio App PEOPLE: Beasley Names Charlie McCoy Engineer of the Year PEOPLE: Cumulus Chooses Brown for Atlanta PRODUCTS: Opus Encoder Available Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment An Insider's View of NAB Show by Photographer Adam Shane Connect 2 Media & Entertainment features a mix of tech content, conversation and curation. Here: For nearly a week each April, the Las Vegas Convention Center is transformed into a mini-city. Connect 2 Media & Entertainment challenged its photographer to present a unique perspective. Around the Industry Why Marketers Need to Reevaluate Radio (Ad Age) Marketing executive Benjamin Palmer argues that radio is being underutilized as a medium by advertisers. He points out that it's inexpensive and pervasive — everything an advertiser wants. Pending Legislation Could Cripple Consumer Music Choices (Forbes) Could legislation requiring radio broadcasters to pay royalties on the music they play kill the geese laying the golden eggs? Can a compromise be found that benefits all? Generation Touch Will Redraw Consumer Tech (Tech Crunch) No surprise that today's "kids" are favoring newer devices and technologies but could the increasingly rapid rate of technological development and the adoption of technology-dependent products cause significant problems for creating products that all or most consumers can use? Treasures of the David Sarnoff Collection (IEEE Spectrum) Opening this week at the College of New Jersey is "Innovations That Changed the World," a collection of items from the college's David Sarnoff Collection. Much of the material covers the golden years of RCA radio equipment. Calendar of Events NABOB 37th Annual Fall Broadcast Management Conference 13th Power of Urban Radio Forum Oct. 2–4 Westin City Center Hotel Washington, D.C. Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic Oct. 8–10 Madison, Wis. Broadcast India Oct. 9–11 Mumbai, India IEEE Broadcast Symposium Oct. 9–11 San Diego TechCon2013 Oct. 14 Salford Quays, Greater Manchester, England For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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