Radio World NewsBytes: Rice Wants a Second Chance; Wheeler Cites LPFM Success

Best of Show Awards Over the next few weeks Radio World will profile its Best of Show winners from the recent NAB Show. Paul McLane explains what best of Show means and how the awards were determined. Top Stories - 05.27.14 Judge to Determine if Rice Can Be a Licensee Years ago Michael Rice got into severe legal trouble and was effectively banned from owning and operating radio stations. He's back, and better, he says. He wants to buy an FM translator. The FCC is skeptical. Wheeler Cites LPFM Progress The FCC chairman says the commission must look back, into history, in order to move forward. At its June 13 monthly open meeting, the commission plans an update "on the continuing efforts to launch new and diverse voices to the American public via increased access" to LPFMs. News & Technology BUSINESS: WBUH Fired Up on Cape Cod BUSINESS: Air War in Atlanta INTERNATIONAL: BBC World Service Keeps Thailand Informed BBG: McCue Stepping Down From Board SALES: Ad Agencies Project Ad Buying Rising This Quarter PROGRAMMING: PRI Introduces SoundWorks From PRI Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment The Next Generation of Online Games (Develop) A mysterious London-based game developer, Improbable, wants to develop gaming technology that will make games as big as the world that its players inhabit. Around the Industry UCLA's Radio Voice to Retire (L.A. Times) Chris Roberts has been doing Bruins football and basketball since 1992. He's won numerous regional broadcast awards. He's going to hang up his mic after the 2014–15 season. Connecticut Ham Hero (ARRL) Radio amateur Keith Mutch, KB1RBI, of Torrington, Conn., spotted a canoeist in distress at Ocean Beach and used his handheld transceiver to contact the local Coast Guard to affect a rescue. Mutch also corralled the canoeist's dog which had swum to shore when the canoe capsized. New Marion Station Starts Tuesday (Marion Star) Marion, Ohio's LPFM, WWGH, is on the air. The first show featured a U.S. senator, the state's lieutenant governor, former "Good Morning America" host David Hartman and Jayne Meadows. Not a bad start for an LPFM. Turning Waste Heat Into Energy (IEEE) An interesting technology used with batteries might make it possible to turn waste heat into usable energy. Suddenly that toasty transmitter becomes potentially more useful. Calendar of Events 39th Annual Community Radio Conference May 28–31 Reston, Va. Applications Due for Aug. 8–18 SBE Certification Exams June 6 Local Chapters SEA-PAC June 6–8 Seaside, Ore. Ham-Com June 13–14 Plano, Texas For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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