Radio World NewsBytes: Mobile Security; Engineers Under 40: Jason McKenna

Radio World NewsBytes Editor – Brett Moss Radio World Editor in Chief – Paul McLane   Upcoming IPAWS Webinar Change There's an updated link for the May 12 IPAWS webinar concerning the June regional test. Updated information is available here. Top Stories - 5/10/16 You Have the Power. Use It or Lose It! Is your station too big to care about the birthday or wedding anniversary of a listener? Mark Lapidus warns to proceed at your own risk if you think so. Engineers Under 40: Jason McKenna "Sharpen your IT skills and think outside of the box." So says Jason McKenna of CBS Radio in Boston. Third in our new series about radio technologists in their 20s and 30s. News & Technology WASHINGTON: FCC, FTC Investigating Mobile Device Security BUSINESS: Beasley Buys Two Translators, One CP LPFM: Board Problems Trip Up CP NEWS: Wichita Engineer, WWII Veteran Koch Passes Away OFF THE BEATEN PATH: Making Waves PROGRAMMING: NPR to Premiere "Code Switch" Podcast Around the Industry VRTIFY to Demo Music-Focused VR Platform (Multichannel) Aiming at two technology buzzwords, a company is combining virtual reality and streaming music. Oklahoma Station Hit by Tornado (KXII-TV) The building housing Keystone Broadcasting's KHKC(FM) in Atoka, Okla., suffered damage from a passing tornado on Monday. No one was injured. Q100 Flagged for Nielsen "Distortion" Effort (AJC.com) Atlanta's WWWQ(FM) is in some hot water over a contest and alleged attempts to lure Nielsen Portable People Meter participants. Sounding Board WWUH Fundraiser (West Hartford News) A long-running folk music concert is teaming up with WWUH(FM), University of Hartford in Connecticut. Calendar of Events Nordic Media Festival May 11–13 Bergen, Norway AES Brasil Expo 2016 May 16–19 São Paulo 16th Non-Commvention May 18–20 WXPN/World Cafe Live Philadelphia Dayton Hamvention May 20–22 Hara Arena Complex Dayton, Ohio Media Finance Focus 2016 May 23–25 Sheraton Downtown Denver Denver Asia Media Summit May 24–26 Incheon, Korea KOBA May 24–27 Seoul, Korea Vermont Association of Broadcasters Annual Convention May 25 Capitol Plaza Hotel and Conference Center Montpelier, Vt. For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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