Know the New AM Protection Rules; Cumulus Tower Site Sales

Nominate Your New Product Manufacturers: Do you have a new product to tell the industry about? Don't forget to nominate it for the 2015 NewBay Media Best of Show Awards. All nominees also will be covered in the post-show Program Guide. See last year's winners here. Top Stories - 03.03.15 New AM Protection Rules – What's the Impact? Gary Keener goes over rules that took effect early last year concerning new towers or possible modification of standing towers. The rules were designed to protect AM patterns. Tower Site Sales to Help Cumulus Pay Down Debt The prospective sale of valuable tower sites in Los Angeles and the Washington suburbs could help Cumulus Media whittle down its debt load, Chairman and President Lou Dickey told Wall Street analysts. News & Technology BUSINESS: Hubbard Closes on Omni Sale NAB EXHIBITOR VIEWPOINT: Hank Landsberg, Henry Engineering PEOPLE: Cumulus Promotes Two Midwesterners PROGRAMMING: Piolín Expands to 40 Stations WHO'S BUYING WHAT: Broadcast Australia Opts for Nautel NAB SNEAK PEEK: Media Assist Offers Cross-Platform Capacity Around the Industry NAB to FCC: Save Our Translators (B&C) The broadcasters association worries that various spectrum repacking schemes will swallow TV translators. Why Agencies Are Bullish on Spotify (Digiday) The Internet audio streamer is getting attention thanks to its subscriber growth, feature list and a positive attitude towards advertising. Radio Pioneer Shirk Signs Off (IBJ) An Indianapolis radio legend, Bill Shirk retires after four decades of doing … about everything … I Want a President Who'll Dump the FCC (American Thinker) Christopher Chantrill questions the practice and performance of "independent agencies," arguing that such like the FCC are inevitably captured by the governmental bureaucracy and therefore should be abolished. Calendar of Events The Mobile World Congress March 2–5 Barcelona, Spain Australian Broadcasting Summit March 3–4 Sydney ABU Digital Broadcasting Symposium March 3–6 Hotel Istana Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia IBS International Conference March 6–8 New York Alabama Broadcasters Engineering Academy Radio Advanced Class March 9–11 ABA Training Center Hoover, Alabama For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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