Radio World NewsBytes: Inside the Super Bowl; Migrate AM Class Ds to FM

Make Noise About Noise AM solutions are the hot topic right now. "Enforcing Part 15 regs for wideband noise generators ('unintentional radiators') isn't practical or within the budget of the commission," argues one reader in response to a frequent suggestion. Comment yourself about AM revitalization to radioworld@nbmedia.com. Top Stories - 02.05.14 Inside WestwoodOne at the Super Bowl Take a behind-the-scenes look at its radio operations at the big game on Sunday. They supplied the radio feed for hundreds of stations and international audiences as well. REC Networks Offers Migration Roadmap Michi Eyre Bradley has put together a package of AM revitalization reforms including a proposal to migrate AM Class D stations to a new FM band at 76–88 MHz. News & Technology BUSINESS: Mobile Stream Listening Skyrockets COMMENTARY: Return MW to What It Was Born to Do PEOPLE: Three Hires for Beasley Digital Initiatives SALES: Live365, AdsWizz Team Up for Digital Content AES: Headphone Roulette SMARTPHONES: NextRadio — "We Need to Work Harder" Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Welcome to Radiotopia (Neiman Journalism Lab) PRX, also known as the Public Radio Exchange, has developed Radiotopia, a podcast network. The idea is to warehouse and promote podcasts from a variety of sources and make them available to others. Equipment Theft North Little Rock, Ark. It's been brought to our attention that an Orban Optimod processor, Broadcast Electronics RDS generator and a DaySequerra modulation monitor were recently stolen from a North Little Rock, Ark., radio station. The local police have issued this Be On the Look Out (BOLO). Around the Industry Why Cleveland Radio Sucks (Cleveland Scene) An in-depth look at the Cleveland radio scene, repetitive playlists, corporate consolidation and so forth. What about the big rock hole and "87.7 Cleveland Sound"? WXOU Best College Radio Station Three-peat (Oakland Post) Oakland University's WXOU(FM) has snagged the Michigan Association of Broadcasters Best College Radio Station Award for the third year in a row. Cue — "We Are the Champions." The Secret of the Pips (BBC) We're not talking about Gladys Knight's Pips, but rather the BBC hourly tones. EBU Counts Down to World Radio Day (EBU) The European broadcasting group says it will engage in a raft of activities involving public service broadcasters and other international and professional associations celebrating World Radio Day, Feb. 13. Calendar of Events Orlando HamCation Feb. 7-9 Central Florida Fairgrounds Orlando, Fla. 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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