Radio World NewsBytes: AM Digital Test Results; Court Issues Diversity Orders

Radio World NewsBytes Editor – Brett Moss Radio World Editor in Chief – Paul McLane   Radio World Post-NAB Webinar Available If you missed Radio World's post-NAB webinar earlier this week, fret not. It can be enjoyed via the miracle of on-demand playback. Just register here. Top Stories - 5/26/16 NAB Tests Address Digital AM Concerns Tom McGinley looks at David Layer's recent NAB Show presentation on AM digital broadcast — promises and concerns. Court Orders FCC to Get Cracking on Diversity Issues "After 12 years of FCC delay, at last a definition that would advance minority broadcast ownership appears to be within reach," says MMTC in reaction. News & Technology NEWS: Retired Engineer Keith Warner Passes Away FCC: Public to Get Round-By-Round Spectrum Auction Updates NAB: Gordon Goes to the Green Mountain INTERNATIONAL: IRF Meets in Milan PEOPLE: NWSA Hires Executive Director RECOGNITION: Voting Begins for National Radio Hall of Fame REJUVENATION: Retrofitting Harris SX Transmitter Displays Around the Industry Radio Station Employee Killed in Parking Lot (KABB-TV) An employee of KRNH(FM) in Kerrville, Texas, was killed early in the early morning in what was described as a "random act of violence." Paul Allen Gives $500K to Seattle's KEXP (GeekWire) The Microsoft billionaire, a long-time supporter of the station, helped a recent fundraising campaign meet its goal. End of Days for KFOR's Bomb Shelter (Lincoln Journal Star) The Lincoln, Neb., AM/FM has an actual Civil Defense bomb shelter built beneath its soon-to-be-abandoned transmitter building and tower. JSU Radio Station to Reach More Listeners (Anniston Star) With the addition of another translator, Jacksonville State University's WLJS(FM) increases its eastern Alabama market. Spinning the Radio Dial at Harvard (Boston Globe) The august school opens a museum exhibit devoted to radio. Calendar of Events BroadcastAsia 2016 May 31–June 3 Marina Bay Sands Singapore National Association of Audio Information Services Convention June 1–4 Westin Forrestal Village Princeton, N.J. National Association of Shortwave Broadcasters Annual Meeting June 2–3 Hampton Inn Vanderbilt West End Nashville, Tenn. New Mexico Broadcasters Association Annual Summer Convention and Golden Mike Awards Recognition Gala June 3 Albuquerque Marriott Albuquerque, N.M. SBE Certification Exam Application Deadline For local chapters exams Aug. 5–15 June 3 For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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