Is the Public File Necessary?; Tom King — NAB Achievement Award

Tower Folks Huddle NATE Unite has gotten underway in Orlando. Here's our roundup of what's going on this week. Top Stories - 02.24.15 Why Do We Need Public Files, Anyway? Richard Hayes thinks the public file is an idea whose time has passed. He argues that most radio stations are no longer sources of news and political information and that the keeping of the file uses up resources at small stations. Tom King, Ray Conover to Receive Engineering Awards At the upcoming NAB Show the Kintronic Labs president will receive the 2015 NAB Radio Engineering Achievement Award. Conover, a consultant to Hubbard Radio, will be awarded the Service to Broadcast Award. News & Technology WASHINGTON: NAB, Broadcasters, Focus on Congress BUSINESS: Wireless Tower Safety Alliance Launched BUSINESS: Salem Changes Name EVENTS: Taylor to Give Session at BEA2015 PEOPLE: Joe Clayton to Retire From Dish Network WHO'S BUYING WHAT: Zhaoqing Radio Adds Studer Desks Around the Industry Pai, O'Rielly to FCC: Delay Title II Vote (Multichannel News) The two FCC commissioners have asked for a delay of the planned Thursday vote and to publicly release the draft order to be voted on. "With the future of the entire Internet at stake, it is imperative that the FCC get this right," they said in a joint statement. Limbaugh's Problem: How the Internet Changed Talk Radio (Time) Brian Rosenwald argues that the constant attention of Internet activists might eventually force talk radio personalities such as Rush Limbaugh to move to an Internet-only model of program distribution. Woodstock Stations in War of Words (Daily Freeman) WDST(FM), "Radio Woodstock," in Woodstock, N.Y., feels it owns the name "Woodstock" when it comes to radio so it was none-too-happy when the town-owned LPFM, WIOF, started calling itself "Woodstock 104." HD Radio Alters Minnesota Airwaves (St. Cloud Times) The ups and downs of HD Radio in Minnesota over the last decade are examined. Calendar of Events National Religious Broadcasters Convention Feb. 23–26 Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center Nashville, Tenn. NATE Unite 2015 Feb. 23–26 Orlando, Fla. The Mobile World Congress Mar. 2–5 Barcelona, Spain Australian Broadcasting Summit Mar. 3–4 Sydney ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium March 3–6 Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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