Radio World NewsBytes: Nielsen Acquisition of Arbitron Approved; EAS Common Sense

Digital Radio Around the World This new, free eBook focuses on radio's transition to digital outside the United States. Filled with history, explanations, tips and other useful info, it's a must-have. Sign up here. Top Stories - 02.28.14 FTC Clears Last Remaining Hurdle to Nielsen-Arbitron Deal The agency has signed off on the acquisition. It is likely that Nielsen will have to sell some of the cross-platform technology that Arbitron was developing. Common Sense Matters With EAS From the latest issue of Radio World, Tom McGinley talks with EAS expert Clay Freinwald about EAS requirements for broadcasters along with the latest in equipment and technology. News & Technology BUSINESS: ASCAP Talks Reform in Washington TECHNOLOGY: Free Wi-Fi From Outer Space SALES: Nielsen Draws Link Between Listening, Buying Behavior PHONE: Samsung Integrates RadioDNS Hybrid Radio AWARDS: Upcoming Deadline for APRE Award Nominations PROGRAMMING: Mets Stay With ESPN Deportes Nueva York Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Tower Maintenance: The Best Investment You Can Kevin McNamara makes the case for an active and aggressive tower maintenance program. It's of the "pay now or pay later" approach. Around the Industry App Allows Smartphones to Play Radio (The Tennesseean) The NextRadio app receives attention. Radio Station Celebrates a Decade (Elkin Tribune) The community came out to salute WIFM(FM) on its 10th anniversary. The locally-owned Elkin, N.C., talk and sports station is community-oriented. St. Paul's Jim Lange Dies at 81 (StarTribune) Before he was a famed game show host, Lange was a radio and TV host of some renown in the Twin Cities area. This piece provides more than just the obligatory skimpy references to his early radio career. FCC Gives Nod to Santiam Canyon FM Station (Statesman-Journal) We continue to follow local coverage of LPFM successes: In Mill City, Ore., on the Pacific Coast, an LPFM has been approved. The station's organizers say that KYAC will focus on arts of the Santiam Canyon area. Calendar of Events Wisconsin Broadcasters Assoc. Student Seminar March 1 Middleton, Wis. ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium March 4–7 Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Great Lakes Broadcasting Conference & Expo March 11–12 The Lansing Center Lansing, Mich. Deadline to enter New York Festivals World's Best Radio Programs contest March 19 Online Radio Days Europe March 23–25 Dublin For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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