Radio World NewsBytes: Skotdal on AM Critical Hours; New A-T Broadcast Microphone

Best of Show Deadline Ahead Nominations are due from exhibitors on April 1 in the NewBay Media "Best of Show" Awards at NAB. Top Stories - 3/24/16 Skotdal: Critical Hours, Receiver Mandates of Prime Importance Radio World continues our coverage of the flood of opinions being registered at the FCC about the future of the AM radio broadcast band and its occupants. Schenectady Shortwave Transmitters, 1941 John Schneider has the story of General Electric's powerful shortwave transmission projects. From the pages of Radio World. News & Technology RIAA: Music Streaming Up, Downloads Down in 2015 DIGITAL RADIO: DRM Readies for April General Assembly NAB SHOW: Woodruff to Receive Distinguished Service Award HISTORY: National Recording Registry Announces Latest Additions PRODUCT EVAL: A-T BP40 — Big New On-Air Sound NAB SNEAK PEEK: What's the Frequency, ESE? NAB SNEAK PEEK: Ecreso to Show New 10 kW Transmitter Around the Industry Time to Stick to the Facts and Find the Right Answer (NAB) NAB Associate General Counsel Patrick McFadden has choice words for the FCC and its spectrum repacking plans. Record Industry Continues Its War on Free Music (Forbes) Mathew Ingram asks why the RIAA can't simply accept the fact that the media consumption world has changed and adapt to the new model. Washington's WAMU Restructures Newsroom (Current) The public radio station has an ambitious plan to "triple" the current size of its newsroom operations. Old Radio Tower Falls (WTOC-TV) If a radio tower falls in the forest and no one is around to hear … In rural eastern Georgia part of a radio tower fell damaging a deserted structure and temporarily closing a nearby state highway. Joe Garagiola Passes Away at 90 (Sporting News) An ex-baseball player turned broadcaster, Garagiola got his start with KMOX(AM) broadcasting the games of his hometown (and former) team, the St. Louis Cardinals. From Our Advertisers: Guide to Virtualized Radio Automation Virtualization is being adapted as a key driver of radio station automation. This guide offers best practices and insights from industry leaders who have put it to use. Read More » Calendar of Events CCBN March 24–26 Beijing ABA Engineering Academy Understanding Digital Audio/Video Seminar April 7 Hoover, Ala. COPEAM Annual Conference and General Assembly April 7–9 Ajaccio, Corsica International Radio Festival April 7–10 Milan FT Digital Media 2016 April 12–13 London Public Radio Engineering Conference April 14–15 Las Vegas For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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