Radio World NewsBytes: HD Radio on LPFM?; Radio Scores in Brazil

Whip Out Your Smartphone … and take a photo of yourself or your colleagues in your RF or studio environment. We're looking for pix for our Photo of the Week! Top Stories - 09.04.14 HD Radio on LPFM: Could It Be? Putting HD Radio on an LPFM might seem like a crazy question but LPFM consultant and WDPE(LP) advisor Dan Slentz says it might be crazy like a fox. Brazilian Radio Stations Score Big This summer's FIFA World Cup tournament in Brazil was a major broadcast event for that nation and the entire world. Almost two dozen radio stations were involved in a dozen cities. Follow the story in Radio World International. News & Technology PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Empirical Art COMMUNITY: Tower Family Foundation Debuts Next Week BLOG: Road Tripping Without Radio SALES: SMBs to Increase Share of Local Ad Spend NAB: Burdick Named NABPAC Trustee PRODUCTS: IBC Sneak Peek — BW Highlights New Range, Encore Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Radio's Most Innovative: Radioplayer Do we need another app? In the U.K. major radio broadcasters got together to create an app that served them as a group. Fred Jacobs spoke with one of the developers. AES Reaches Beyond LA Even as free Exhibits-Plus badges and All-Access badges have become available for the AES Convention's return to Los Angeles this fall, the Audio Engineering Society is still working on numerous events and resources offered year round. Around the Industry EBU Proposes Safeguards for Broadcast Spectrum (TV Tech) In a report submitted to the European Commission's High Level Group, the European Broadcasting Union this week expressed concern that spectrum used for broadcasting be protected in light of moves to repurpose portions of the airwaves for wireless broadband. Rdio Aims to Be the Ultimate Spotify-Pandora Hybrid (Quartz) The Internet music streamer is tweaking itself to carve out a profitable niche from which it can take on rivals Pandora and Spotify. Amateur Radio Transponder to Go With Japanese Probe (ARRL) The Hayabusa 2 asteroid probe, to be launched in December, will carry an amateur radio transponder with it. The Shin'en 2 (Abyss 2) will also have WSJT and CW beacons. It was built by students at the Kyushu Institute of Technology. Man Transforms Home into Nonprofit Radio Station (MLive) In Whitehall, Mich., Jim Cox made his broadcast dreams come true by moving his Internet oldies radio station into an LPFM slot. He was joined by a bored, retired on-air broadcaster itching to get back behind the mic. Calendar of Events International Radio Festival Sept. 3–7 Zurich Next Radio Conference 2014 Sept. 8 London, England Public Radio Programming Conference Sept. 9–11 Portland, Oregon Radio Show Sept. 10–12 Indianapolis IBC Sept. 12–16 Amsterdam 137th AES Convention Oct. 9–12 Los Angeles For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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