FCC Field Office Options; Is Radio Ready for Linux?

FM Sunset? Tell Us About It We've been reporting since 2011 on Norway's plans for digital radio; and now the country appears ready to actually turn off FM. What do you think this means, if anything, for the future of radio? Post your comment here. Top Stories - 04.23.15 Consultants Presented FCC With Range of Field Office Options More details are emerging about the FCC's proposal to close many of its Enforcement Bureau field offices. Is Radio Ready for Ubuntu? Tom Vernon digs into the IT world and asks if radio stations are ready for (free) Linux software. News & Technology BUSINESS: Pico Digital Eyes IDC WASHINGTON: NAB Makes Top 10 of Q1 Lobbying Spending INTERNATIONAL: BBC Attracts Large Audience in Somalia PEOPLE: Entercom Adds Sacramento VP/Market Manager PROGRAMMING: Nash Rewinds With Kingsley WHO'S BUYING WHAT: Univision Unites on WideOrbit PRODUCTS: Justin-Time for Inovonics Around the Industry New Bill Would Tie Retrans to Performance Payment (B&C) Reps. Marsha Blackburn and Anna Eshoo have reintroduced a bill that would stipulate that owners of both TV and radio stations could not seek retrans payments for their TV stations unless those co-owned radio stations paid a performance fee for music airplay. Battle Over Royalty Rates Headed to Federal Court (N.Y. Post) Next week a panel of three federal judges appointed by the Library of Congress will hear statements made by big-name digital radio players from Pandora to iHeart Radio and Liberty Media's Sirius. FCC Transparency Bills Released in House (The Hill) This week the House Energy and Commerce Committee released three draft bills aimed at making the Federal Communications Commission more transparent. Getting Beyond "Public Radio Voice" (NiemanLab) The question of the radio voice continues. Calendar of Events FT Digital Media Conference April 28–29 London Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Convention May 3–4 Hershey Hotel Hershey, Pa. 138 AES Convention May 7–10 Warsaw, Poland Arizona Broadcasters Association AZ AMBER Alert Golf Classic May 8 Camelback Golf Club Scottsdale, Ariz. Alabama Broadcasters Engineering Academy Art of Live Audio Mixing (Montgomery) May 9 ABA Training Center Hoover, Alabama For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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