Radio World NewsBytes: SBE Urges AM Regulatory Relief

Speak Your Mind "People do not listen to radio because of its modulation type." Readers like this one are commenting on RW's website like never before. That's because Radio World covers the news stories and opinions that matter to you, the radio/media professional. Post your own thoughts about any story. Top Stories - 01.31.14 AM Deserves "Urgent Regulatory Relief," Engineers Say The Society of Broadcast Engineers is glad the FCC wants to do something about the country's AM band problems. One big area of focus for the SBE is RF interference. FCC Process Reform Group Has 100+ Suggestions The working group on reforming how the FCC does its business has developed a number of recommendations, including removing unneeded and obsolete regulations. News & Technology FCC: More LPFM CPs Granted DIGITAL RADIO: Poland Plans Digital Switchover MYSTERY: Spy "Numbers Stations" Still Baffle, Enthrall PROGRAMMING: Zack and Jim Go to Afghanistan PRODUCTS: Java-ectomy PRODUCTS: APT Offers New Oslo Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Could Facebook's Paper News App Use Video Ads? (ME) Can a new app, Paper, make Facebook users happier and at ease with story curation? Can it make money as well? Around the Industry Video Fails to Kill the Radio Star (BBC) Radio has survived a number of technological onslaughts, the Beeb recounts. It discovers the Next Radio app and sees something of a counterattack in the making. De Blasio Debuts on Hot 97 (N.Y. Times) The new New York City mayor chose hip-hop station WQHT(FM) to make his mayoral chat debut. According to the writer, De Blasio faced more aggressive questioning than Bloomberg usually did on another station. Monroe Man Buying Janesville Radio Stations (GazetteXtra) In Southern Wisconsin, Monroe-based small broadcaster Scott Thompson enlarges his empire by purchasing two stations in nearby Janesville — an FM rocker and a sports talk AM. He plans to make the AM more local news-oriented. Historic Core Radio Towers Get Makeover (DT News) A pair of old radio towers on a building in downtown Los Angeles have been refurbished and saved from demolition. KRKD(AM) hasn't been on air in decades but its towers were something of a landmark. Calendar of Events Salon de la Radio Feb. 9–11 Paris ABA Radio Engineering Class Feb. 10–14 Hoover, Ala. Digital Radio Summit Feb. 12 European Broadcasters Union Geneva National Religious Broadcasters Convention Feb. 22–25 Nashville For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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