Radio World NewsBytes: Public File NPRM; Linking Hands and Bands

What's Next for HD Radio 2015 We conclude the year with a free eBook seeking to answer that question. Would more stations benefit by moving past –14 dBc? How does the NextRadio app integrate with HD Radio? Is the "digital on translator" play for you? Might we see all-digital on the AM band? What, exactly, would we be asking the AM transmitter to do? Top Stories - 12.19.14 Moving Radio Public Files Online Takes Next Step The FCC has voted to open a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to expand online public file obligations to broadcast radio, satellite radio, satellite TV and cable operators. Linking Hands and Bands Ruxandra Obreja, chairwoman of Digital Radio Mondiale, asks the salient question, "If digital is so advantageous, then why is the digitization of radio broadcasting taking such a long time to establish itself across the globe?" And she offers some answers. News & Technology FCC: Redskins Win! BLOG: Redskins Debate Not for FCC to Settle OFF THE BEATEN PATH: The Holiday Spirit APP: AppYourCar Debuts PROGRAMMING: MPR Snags DuPont Award PROGRAMMING: WWO News Debuts FREE SOFTWARE: Herb Goldberg Devices Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment I Got the Music in Me Fred Jacobs worries that music played on the radio isn't as sexy as that played by streamers and satellite. Radio's competitors have stolen its magic. "A CHRISTMAS CAROL" BROADCASTS Saturday: "A Christmas Carol": The Radio Show Sunday: "A Christmas Carol" Recorded From Live Performances Campbell's Playhouse (On Demand — Mercury Theatre) "A Christmas Carol" 2014 Presentation (On Demand — BBC Radio) Around the Industry "Serial" 1 — Podcast Ends, Host Says, "I Wish I Knew" As the first season of the podcast "Serial" winds down, and funds have been raised for a second season, what are the plans to keep the momentum going? "Serial" 2 — Internet Gives a Collective Shriek (Poynter) The first season of the breakout podcast series has ended and... BlackBerry Goes Retro With Classic (TWICE) Can the way forward (for corporate survival) for the once-pioneering smartphone company be looking backward? Christmas Radio Net Wide variety of Christmas tunes — country to jazz to traditional. A Circuit (or Two) for Christmas (IEEE) In the never-ending crusade to get young girls interested in electrical engineering, can this clever scrapbook-style approach to beginner electronics project kits perhaps entice them? Calendar of Events SBE Certification Exam Application Deadline For local chapters exams Feb. 6–16, 2015 Dec. 31 International CES Jan. 6–9 Las Vegas EBU Production Technology Seminar 2015 Jan. 27–29 Geneva, Switzerland SC Broadcasters Association Winter Conference & Broadcast Exhibition Jan. 29–30 Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center Columbia, S.C. SBE Local Chapter Certification Exams Feb. 6–16 For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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