Radio World NewsBytes: EAS Test in March; SBE HD Radio Webinar

NAB Show Previews Exhibiting at the NAB Show? Be a part of our preview issues of Radio World, Radio World International and TV Technology. Tell us about your products and services on our online form, which only takes a few minutes to complete. Deadline is February 9. Top Stories - 02.05.15 Next EAS Regional Test Planned for March FEMA's Integrated Public Alert & Warning System Program Management Office is planning another regional test leading up to the next national test of the Emergency Alerting System. The likely theater for the March 18 test will be the Midwest. SBE Webinar: Correct HD/FM Signal Configuration Is Crucial iHeartMedia Senior Operations Engineer Alan Jurison conducted a webinar earlier this week on HD Radio. News & Technology BUSINESS: Listener Driven Radio Interactive Now "Futuri Media" APPS: Journal Broadcast Launches Radio League App TALKBACK: Readers Have Their Say PROGRAMMING: WEPN Extends Knicks and Rangers PROGRAMMING: Westwood One Expands CNBC Reports PRODUCTS: AEQ Intros New Automation System Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Report: Apple in Talks About OTT-TV Service Uh-oh. Is the consumer electronics giant — and taste-maker — about to cause another tectonic shift? Or is it yet another false start? Around the Industry D.C.'s Take on Title II, Take III (Multichannel News) John Eggerton has a roundup of comments from various players concerning the proposed imposition of Title II on Internet access. Spotify Cancels Russia Launch (The Irish Times) Russians will be without access to Internet streamer Spotify for the time being. According to the company, politics, legal uncertainty and recent economic troubles in the country are to blame. Phillies Dumped by Affiliate (NJ.com) The Philadelphia Phillies' Harrisburg, Pa., affiliate, WHGB(AM/FM), is switching teams, literally. They're going to become a Washington Nationals affiliate. It doesn't hurt that the Nats are predicted to be a playoff team while the Phils occupy the cellar. Oh, and Harrisburg is the home of the Nats Double A affiliate too. Northside High Launches Online Radio (Acadiana Advocate) A high school in Lafayette, La., has started an online radio station for its students as part of a broadcast/journalism program. It's a dry run for a planned LPFM, starting in the summer or fall. Calendar of Events SBE Local Chapter Certification Exams Feb. 6–16 Salon de la Radio Feb. 8–10 Paris, France EBU Radio Week 2015 Feb. 9–13 Geneva, Switzerland EBU Digital Radio Summit Feb. 11 Geneva, Switzerland Alabama Broadcasters Engineering Academy Radio Broadcast Engineering Class Feb. 16–20 ABA Training Center Hoover, Ala. For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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