Radio World NewsBytes: Sprint and NextRadio Prepare; AM Relief Agenda

Seek a Layered Network Design Approach Wayne Pecena, Texas A&M: "Networking is often focused on 'hooking things up.' [But] I am a proponent of a segmented or layered network design approach." Learn more about audio over IP in radio. Top Stories - 07.03.14 Sprint Includes NextRadio in Storm Prep As a hurricane motors up the East Coast, Sprint is mobilizing its emergency wireless services and reminding users of the NextRadio app, which should work, even if cellphone service is knocked out. Observers Hope This Is Year for AM Relief Will the second half of 2014 see movement on AM reform at the FCC? From the latest Radio World, Randy J. Stine takes a look at the pressing revitalizing AM agenda. News & Technology BUSINESS: Bott Announces Oklahoma Station Launch AUTO: New Alpine AVN Systems Include HD Radio NAB: NABEF Congratulates 2014 BLT Grads LPFM: WHAV's Big Plans PROGRAMMING: WowBiz Has AM Revitalization Suggestion PRODUCTS: AKG Adds to Project Studio Mics Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Voxx Shipping Universal Tablet System for Cars (TWICE) If radio broadcasters are worried about the connected car, or are looking forward to it, because they think that radio always rules the car, note this gadget: a tablet dock. The dock enables tablets to compete for the attention of car passengers. Around the Industry Atlanta NPR Station Slams GPB-WRAS Deal (Decaturish.com) Public Broadcasting Atlanta is none too happy with Georgia Public Broadcasting's deal to take over a large portion of WRAS(FM)'s daytime air. PBA's head said the deal was a "waste of Georgia's tax dollars" and that "GPB desires to cut into PBA's Atlanta community fundraising." Brother of Intern Presses for Abuse Bill (Edmonton Journal) The Canadian government is looking at a bill to regulate unpaid internships after a radio station intern died in a car collision caused by lack of sleep. The intern had worked two straight shifts at the station. A "Newsstand" No Longer (Hartford Magazine) CRIS Radio for the Blind has expanded its mission and its methods. Its old self-description as a "talking newsstand" no longer holds. Station Funding Approved by CISD Board (Cleveland Advocate) The school board in the Houston area suburb of Cleveland is putting their money where their mouth is and funding its recently FCC-approved LPFM project. The district already has an operating television station and boasts grads working in TV and film. Calendar of Events Joburg Radio Days July 2–4 Johannesburg, South Africa ABA Radio Engineering Class July 14–18 Hoover, Ala. 305 Broadcast Summit Miami 2014 July 17–19 Miami, Fl. ARRL National Centennial Convention July 17–19 Hartford, Conn. For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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