Radio Currents - August 11th, 2016

 

Radio Currents Editor: Emily Reigart Radio Technical Editor: Doug Irwin Have You Taken Our Salary Survey? The 2016 radio engineer job survey is online and ready for your anonymous responses. The results of the survey will be aggregated in the October issue. More» Tech, Business & Regulation Ford Adds Dual Receivers for FM and HD in Several 2017 Models It's great to see an automaker acknowledging the continuing importance of radio. More» Don't Forget to Submit Your Comments The FCC is asking whether or not there's a noise floor problem. Read the SBE's position here. Today (Aug. 11) is the deadline. File your comments here under docket number 16-191. New Tower Safety Standard Completed NATE helped American National Standards Institute and American Society of Safety Engineers to develop the new standard. More» Sponsored Links For more than 45 years, ESE has been meeting the Precision Time and Signal Distribution needs of the Broadcast Industry. Product families include GPS based Master Clocks, Audio & Video Distribution Amplifiers, Analog & Digital Displays, NTP Time Servers and Frequency Standards. For further product information please contact us at 310-322-2136 or email us at ese@ese-web.com. Omnia.11 V3.0 Now Available Provides platform for G-Force Engine Plug-In and Perfect Declipper Plug-Ins. More» The Trade Desk Adds Audio to “Omnichannel” Offerings Announces new integration with Trition Digital's a2x ad exchange, AdsWizz and Spotify. More» Listen to Rio 2016 Coverage Via TuneIn Stream Westwood One's audio for the Games via this app. More» Larry Estrin AESEF Scholarship Fund Created Scholarship will be handed out annually to grad students, with preference given to those who have shown a “dedicated commitment to audio engineering.” More» New Benefit Added for AES Members All levels will now have access to the AES E-Library. More» Sponsored Links BDI's audio products offer smart audio management solutions whether you need AES3, analog L/R or FM Composite Base band I/O. Our Audio Toolbox series provide the ultimate in automatic/manual audio management. The AES-402, AES-403 and AES-404 audio switchers are simple and cost effective switching/distribution solutions. Contact BDI at: (914) 737-5032 email: sales@broadcast-devices.com. From Radio magazine & NewBay Media The August Issue Is Available Online We also share our annual Product Source supplement, which highlights cool new gear and broadcast services. More» Consistent Lifelong Learning Radio magazine includes not only a variety of topics and authors, but articles aimed at engineers in different stages of their careers and with different degrees of interest in technology. More» Sponsored Links Web-Enabled SiteStreamer Monitors for AM, FM, and HD. SiteStreamers are great confidence monitors for remote transmitter sites. Monitor remote sites from any PC, Tablet, or SmartPhone. Tune-in and listen to your remote station over the Internet and sequentially monitor up to six pre-set stations. Alarms & notifications via email, SMS & SNMP. INOmini 635 FM SiteStreamer is the first of its kind – being a Web-enabled FM receiver for remote signal monitoring. NOW - two new models to the SiteStreamer Family: INOmini 637 AM SiteStreamer INOmini 638 HD SiteStreamer www.inovonicsbroadcast.com sales@inovonicsbroadcast.com Today in Radio History Aug. 11, 1942 Actress Hedy Lamarr (Hedy Kiesler Markey) and composer George Anthiel receive U.S. patent for spread-spectrum-frequency-hopping system Aug. 12, 1877 Edison invents phonograph Aug. 12, 1902 Fessenden granted patent for hot-wire barretter Aug. 12, 1960 USA launches Echo 1, first communications satellite Aug. 12, 1981 IBM introduces PC with MS-DOS Aug. 13, 1912 Radio Act of 1912, titled An Act to Regulate Radio Communication, is approved Aug. 14, 1967 UK government's The Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Act comes into force, closing down most offshore radio stations. Aug. 15, 1794 First semaphore-telegraph announces victory of France over Austria Aug. 17, 1982 First audio CDs are manufactured (a recording of Richard Strauss' Alpine Symphony) Sponsored Links More Digital. More Radio. AudioScience's ASI8921/ 8821-5500 series tuner cards offer the most digital radio capabilites: 4 or 8 tuners for analog FM, HD-Radio FM or DAB/DAB+. Record streams in PCM, MPEG-1 layer2 and MP3, while capturing all associated PAD data. MRX multi-rate recording allows each stream to be sampled at it's own rate. Need more digital radio? Add up to 8 cards in one system. For information, call AudioScience at +1-302-324-5333, go to www.audioscience.com or email us at salesasi@audioscience.com. From the Calendar SBE Certification Exams Aug. 5–15, Local chapters Nebraska Broadcasters Association 2016 Annual Convention Aug. 16–17, Lincoln, Neb. Alabama Broadcasters Association Summer Convention Aug. 19-20, Birmingham, Ala. National Radio Day Aug. 20, nationwide

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