Translator Rhetoric Escalating; WINS Plans for Pope

What Is the September Equinox? Welcome to spring (for NewsBytes readers south of the Equator, and you know who you are). Top Stories - 09.23.15 Copps, McDowell Back Translator Option for AMs Two former commissioners, one from each party, spoke up today about this issue. Meanwhile, NAB attorneys met last week with FCC staff and said any notion that translators constitute "free spectrum" for AMs is misguided. WINS Plans Pope Coverage Ivan Lee of New York's WINS(AM) lays out the station's plans to cover the pope on his visit to the city. News & Technology FCC: New Contest Rules Spelled Out FCC: After 18-Year Saga, a Firm "No" to Texas Grace ROYALTIES: Pandora Highlights Royalties Paid BUSINESS: NAB Labs Joins 1776 SALES: Rotella Asks, Is Digital Advertising Already Doomed? EVENTS: Garcetti to Address SCBA in October CAMPUS VIEW: Radio Lives! PRODUCTS: Rode Shows XLR Interface for iDevices Around the Industry Sony Brings High-Resolution Audio to the Dash (TWICE) The consumer electronics giant pulls out all the stops with a high-end audio head unit. But … er … it's missing something. Songwriter Decries Streaming Royalties (The Tennesseean) The hit song writer of "All About the Bass" complained to Congressmen about streaming royalties for songwriters. Stations Ponder a "Prairie" Without Keillor (Current) Expected to step down in 2016 and with solid succession plans being laid out, stations are still unsure what "A Prairie Home Companion" without Garrison Keillor will be like. Station Receives National Recognition (Warren Record) WARR(AM), Warrenton, N.C., gets local press after being named a finalist for the National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation 2015 Celebration of Service to America Awards. Yogi Berra Passes Away at 90 (MLB.com) Though not a broadcaster, the legendary baseball player has been an endless source of quotable material for broadcasters for at least seven decades — and will remain so forever. Calendar of Events NFOC 2015 Sept. 23–24 Turning Stone Resort & Casino Verona, N.Y. 2015 Grass Roots Conference Sept. 24–27 The Maetreum of Cybele Palenville, N.Y. RAIN Summit Atlanta Sept. 29 Atlanta Public Radio Program Directors Association Programming Conference Sept. 29–Oct. 1 Omni William Penn Hotel Pittsburgh Radio Show Sept. 30–Oct. 2 Atlanta SBE Certification Exam Application Deadline For local chapters exams Nov. 6–16 Oct. 2 For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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