Radio World NewsBytes: From Belgium to LA; Lapidus Says Think Local

Radio World NewsBytes Editor – Brett Moss Radio World Editor in Chief – Paul McLane   Got a Comment? DISQUS! Post your opinions about any Radio World story using the DISQUS commenting tool. Just scroll down to the bottom of any story on the Radio World website. Top Stories - 7/5/16 Belgium's Qmusic Airs Live From LA Moving to Los Angeles from Belgium, Peter Verhoeven works for Belgium's Qmusic beaming back a radio show with a video element. Radio Stations, "Licensed to Serve" Mark Lapidus reminds radio station managers that, like politics, all radio is local. News & Technology PHOTO OF THE WEEK: Time Has Come Today FCC: "Chutzpah" Case Again Rejected by Commission WASHINGTON: NAB Files FCC FOIA PEOPLE: Goodheart Departs FCC PEOPLE: iHeartMedia Invests in Banks OFF THE BEATEN PATH: The Wide World of Information Around the Industry Keillor Says Goodbye to "Prairie Home Companion" (CNN) The end of an era. Group Reaches Deal on KPLU Independence (Current) The fate of KPLU(FM) in Seattle has apparently been settled as the community group seeking to purchase the station has reached a final agreement with Pacific Lutheran College to make the station an independent noncomm. Radio Station to Add FM Signal (Ottawa Herald) KOFO(AM) of Ottawa, Kan., will soon also be KOFO(FM), courtesy of an FM translator. Longtime Sports Talk Host "Dr. B" Haskew Dies (Chattanoogan) An eastern Tennessee radio icon for WGOW(FM), Gary Haskew passed away on July 4 at 74. Radio Station Going Off the Air (Hastings Tribune) KFKX(FM) at Hastings College in Hastings, Neb., is the victim of changing student interests. From Our Advertisers: Building a smarter social media experience New technology options aim to streamline social media curation for the radio industry. Read More » Calendar of Events Podcast Movement July 6–8 Hyatt Regency Chicago Chicago The Conclave 41 July 13–15 Crowne Plaza Hotel MSP Airport/Mall of America Bloomington, Minn. Arkansas Broadcasters Association 2016 Annual Convention July 14–15 DoubleTree Little Rock Hotel Little Rock, Ark. IP Fundamentals for Broadcast Seminar July 23 Alabama Association of Broadcasters Engineering Academy Hoover, Ala. Inaugural WWLS Bob Barry, Jr. Memorial Golf Classic Aug. 8 The Greens Country Club Oklahoma City, Okla. Texas Association of Broadcasters 63rd Annual Convention & Trade Show Aug. 10–11 Renaissance Austin Hotel Austin, Texas Nebraska Broadcasters Association 2016 Annual Convention Aug. 16–17 Embassy Suites Lincoln, Neb. For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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