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From Radio Magazine Radio magazine's annual Salary Survey is now in progress. The survey only takes a few moments and is completely confidential. Help your colleagues while providing valuable information about industry salaries. Results will be published in an upcoming issue of Radio magazine and at radiomagonline.com. More» KBEM-FM: Revitalizing a Station, Reviving a School Housed in a north side neighborhood of Minneapolis, a station and its host high school both see opportunities to grow and improve. Engineer Michael Jamnick tells the story of the station's journey through significant technological upgrades. More» Sponsored Links For 40 years, ESE has been meeting the Precision Time and Signal Distribution needs of the Broadcast Industry. Product families include GPS based Master Clocks , Audio & Video Distribution Amplifiers , Analog & Digital Displays, NTP Time Servers and Frequency Standards . For further product information please contact us at 310-322-2136. Convention News NRSC to Celebrate 35th Anniversary at Radio Show A breakfast reception to recognize the 35th anniversary of the formation of the National Radio Systems Committee will take place Sept. 11 at the 2014 Radio Show in Indianapolis, Ind. The NRSC was formed by the National Association of Broadcasters and the Consumer Electronics Association through its precursor organization the Electronic Industries Association. More» DRM at Upcoming SET Conference in Sao Paulo SET is the largest Latin American trade show dedicated to broadcasting and new media with over 100 exhibitors over more than 10 thousand square meters. More» NAB CEO Gordon Smith to Keynote Conclave Learning Conference National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President/CEO Gordon Smith will deliver a keynote address at the 39th annual Conclave Learning Conference on November 15, 2014 at 9 a.m. The Learning Conference, being held at the Crown Plaza Hotel Airport in Minneapolis, is presented in partnership with the Minnesota Broadcasters Association (MBA). More» Sponsored Links The economical, easy-to-use Pilot console offers a simple "learning curve" for novice operators while providing a suite of controls that experienced operators will appreciate. Available in multiples of 6 faders (up to 18), the Pilot leverages the power of JetStream AoIP Audio Networking for maximum operational flexibility. For more information, visit www.logitekaudio.com. News NuVoodoo Study: Listener Satisfaction Higher for Broadcast Radio than Pandora The company interviewed nearly 1100 respondents, ages 14-54, in all PPM markets to update insights on the relationship between broadcast radio and streamer Pandora. More» Intelsat Celebrates 50 Years Intelsat has celebrated its 50th anniversary of providing telecommunications and video content distribution infrastructure for businesses, organizations and governments around the world. More» Report says DAB+ Requires FM Shutdown to Succeed "Without the success of DAB+ there will be no FM shutdown; conversely, without a definite FM shutdown date, there can be no success for DAB+." That is the basic conclusion of a new report on DAB+ and FM in Switzerland. More» EBU Details Technology of Visual Radio Project More details have come to light as to the methods to be used in the EBU's upcoming 'Visual Radio Project' that will showcase new technology during the upcoming European Athletics Championships. More» Pilot Recounts Brush with Guy Wire Earlier this month, a small plane that was spraying a field accidentally flew too close to the guy wire of a tower in that field and clipped a wing. The pilot recounts his experience. More» Sponsored Links More Digital. More Radio. AudioScience's ASI8921/ 8821-5500 series tuner cards offer the most digital radio capabilites: 4 or 8 tuners for analog FM, HD-Radio FM or DAB/DAB+. Record streams in PCM, MPEG-1 layer2 and MP3, while capturing all associated PAD data. MRX multi-rate recording allows each stream to be sampled at it's own rate. Need more digital radio? Add up to 8 cards in one system. For information, call AudioScience at +1-302-324-5333, goto www.audioscience.com or email us at salesasi@audioscience.com. Business The Giant Pixel Launches Antenna Radio App Startup studio The Giant Pixel Corporation is launching the Antenna Radio app for iOS; an updated version of the app will be available on August 28th. Antenna delivers a "quick listening" audio experience, offering active listeners a personalized stream of curated talk, news, informational and entertainment-based content. This app marks yet another entry into the field of disruptive technologies designed to give listeners more options for how they consume content. More» T-Mobile, Verizon Join Other Carriers in 'Throttling' of Heavy LTE Users Recently, T-Mobile began slowing down cellular data connections for some of its customers, according to the Washington Post. T-Mobile's new policy is that unlimited data plan holders that continually upload webcam videos, or that engage in peer-to-peer file-sharing, will be 'throttled' after a series of warnings. More» StreamOn Now Uses Limelight's 'Orchestrate' CDN and Cloud Storage Limelight Networks announced that StreamOn has deployed the Limelight 'Orchestrate' CDN and Cloud storage Platform, providing lower latency, higher capacity and availability to StreamOn customers. More» Clear Channel's AuDiO Incorporates Nielsen Data Clear Channel Media and Entertainment's Audience Delivery Optimizer now incorporates Nielsen's radio audience measurement data to enhance its ability to identify key voter segments. This marks the first time that the Portable People Meter currency data has been combined with specific public voter information. More» Manufacturers Consortium Members Will Exhibit DRM Transmission Equipment at IBC 2014 The 2014 IBC (Amsterdam—September 11-16) will be attended by thousands of Broadcasters, and the DRM Consortium will be well represented. DRM news has compiled some of the offerings from the most well-known manufacturers in the field. More» Merging Technologies to Show Product Enhancements at IBC2014 Merging Technology has launched its latest Networked Audio range of interfaces. Hapi has been shipping in increasing numbers. In a step to enhance the practicality of both Hapi and Horus, Merging will show a new AD and DA combination board that will double the quantity of analog I/O available on the units. More» Sponsored Links Meet the new GV Series, the culmination of years of Nautel digital/analog transmission innovation. Nautel's field-proven, high-power FM architecture is mated with the industry's most advanced RF technologies and Nautel's award-winning control system to set a new standard for digital performance, efficiency, serviceability and unmatched functionality. Learn more at Nautel.com/GV Products Digigram to Introduce New PCIe Sound Card IP-based solution provider Digigram will feature its LX-MADI PCI Express sound card at IBC2014. Digigram designed this latest in the company's range of sound cards for broadcast applications to provide low-latency performance and reliable multichannel synchronous audio PC connectivity in high-density audio production and automation applications. More» TC Electronic Announces System 6000 Integration with Editors TC Electronic launches a complete integration solution for its System 6000. The System 6000 Integrator plug-in allows users to save and reload the complete settings of their System 6000 as part of virtually any DAW or NLE project via the existing Ethernet connection. More» From the Radio magazine Calendar FCC Dateline This Week in Radio History August 17, 1982 First audio CDs are manufactured (a recording of Richard Strauss' Alpine Symphony) August 18, 1937 FCC issues first FM construction permit to W1XOJ, Boston. Station signs on in 1941 as WGTR. Conferences and Conventions Excellence in Journalism 2014 Sep 4 - 6 Nashville, TN 2014 Radio Show Sep 10 - 12 Indianapolis Madison Broadcaster's Clinic October 21 - 23 Madison, Wisc. Ohio Broadcast Engineering Conference October 30 Columbus, Ohio More radio industry events

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