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| | Convention News | | NextRadio Announces Live Guide
Emmis Communications and TagStation unveil updates to NextRadio smartphone app at RAB/NAB Radio Show. New to the app is a feature called Live Guide; a visual tuning interface that displays local station choices by real-time album art or custom schedule content. This is one of several major improvements to the NextRadio app which will be available to the public in mid-to-late October. More» Radio Show to Stream Select Sessions
Those unable to attend the 2014 edition of the Radio Show in person will now be able to experience some of the sessions, which will be available to live stream online. They will also be archived for later reference. This will be done utilizing Brightcove's Video Cloud online viewing platform. More» |
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| | News | | NATE to Host Live Webinar Sept. 23
The National Association of Tower Engineers will host a live webinar September 23 at 12 noon (PDT). The subject will be compliance for Occupational Safety and Health Adminstration's recordkeeping logs and procedures. Edwin G. Foulke, Jr. will present the webinar. He is the co-chair of the Workplace Safety and Catastrophe Management Practice Group at Fisher & Phillips LLP and former assistant secretary of labor for OSHA, and will examine the recordkeeping pitfalls that employers face. More»
GeoBroadcast Solutions Receives ZoneCasting™ Patent
GeoBroadcast Solutions, LLC (GBS) is the company behind ZoneCasting, a technology that delivers over-the-air, hyper-local advertising to targeted neighborhoods. As of this week, GBS has been granted a patent for ZoneCasting which makes deployment a realistic possibility for the very near future. ZoneCasting's targeted precision delivers unique commercial content simultaneously to many defined zones across a single broadcast market. GBS' proprietary modeling approach is instrumental in enabling targeted advertising capability across multiple in-market zones. More» |
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| | Business | | Mattioni Retires After 40 Years in Radio
Virginia Tech Foundation licensed public radio stations WVTF(FM) and Radio IQ says Program Director Rick Mattioni is retiring after 26 years with the station. This will be effective October 3, and he will be succeeded by Josh Jackson, the current content manager WBGO(FM) in the Newark, N.J./New York City market. Mattioni has spent 40 years of his career in both commercial and public radio broadcasting, the majority of which were with Radio IQ, the five-transmitter/four-translator-station serving Virginia, and WVTF(FM), a four transmitter/10 translator station serving Virginia and North Carolina. More»
FSR Promotes Johnson to Executive Position
Pro AV manufacturer FSR has upped Donnell S. Johnson to marketing manager, FSR President Jan Sandri annnounced, noting that in his new role, he is responsible for creating an initiative for expanding and strengthening the brand on both a corporate and product level. He will oversee the marketing team, as well as all phases of on-site tradeshow management from pre-convention through the completion of the move-out, expand the Web and print content development, manage its SEO campaign with Google Analytics, continue to extend the social media presence and develop concepts with viral potential, and plan and execute a email campaigns. More» |
| | Manufacturers | | Monroe Electronics, Digital Alert Systems Give EAS Help
In support of the upcoming initial FEMA test of the National Periodic Test code of the Emergency Alert System, Monroe Electronics and its subsidiary, Digital Alert Systems, have issued application notes to guide users in the proper configuration of DASDEC and One-Net EAS/CAP encoder-decoder units. FEMA has asked broadcast stations and cable operators in West Virginia to set their CAP/EAS devices to automatically broadcast the NPT alert statewide Sept. 17, 2014, at 2 p.m. EDT. The NPT test will be issued through the FEMA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Internet-based Common Alerting Protocol servers. More»
Omicron Lab Joins Ravenna's Supporter list
Shortly after adding British switch manufacturer ARG to the Ravenna supporter's list, Omicron Lab has also joined the community. The Austrian firm provides precision timing equipment. Omicron Lab's OTMC 100 IEEE 1588/PTP Grandmaster clock with integrated GPS antenna and GPS receiver now utilizes the Ravenna standard. The device is powered over Ethernet and comes with mast-mounting equipment or it can be temporarily mounted on a tripod. A Web-based configuration with integrated online help completes setup. More»
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| | Products | | DirectOut Will Introduce Anna-Lisa at IBC 2014
German interconnectivity and audio transport specialists DirectOut have announced plans to debut a new small, handheld MADI analyser and signal generator equipped with BNC and SFP MADI I/Os at IBC 2014. The company describes Anna-Lisa as "a comprehensive yet compact measurement tool to enable mobile quality control and error tracking for engineers working with MADI out in the field." More» Presonus Bluetooth Speakers Ensure Accuracy
PreSonus Ceres C3.5BT and C4.5BT active speakers deliver sound quality with wireless Bluetooth audio streaming and a front-panel 1/8" stereo input to connect to a tablet. Ceres BT-series speakers have EQ that lets users create a more accurate listening environment and provide a dedicated Sub Out to easily integrate a subwoofer. Energy Conservation mode saves energy when the speakers are not in use. The Ceres C3.5BT and C4.5BT feature 3.5-inch and 4.5-inch Kevlar low frequency transducers, respectively. Both models have 1-inch, low-mass, silk-dome tweeters and 25W Class AB amplification per speaker. More» |
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| | From the Radio magazine Calendar | | FCC Dateline
This Week in Radio History
September 9, 1958
Stereo records and phonographs introduced.
September 11, 2001
Terrorist attack on New York City silences four FM and nine TV stations
September 12, 1958
Kilby and Noyce unveil first integrated circuit
September 12, 2001
XM Satellite Radio begins broadcasting
September 13, 1956
IBM RAMAC 305 computer hard drive (IBM 350 disk storage unit) developed |
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