Newsbytes: DRM Transmissions for the Caribbean; Netherlands Celebrates Digital Radio

Radio World International NewsBytes Editor – Marguerite Clark   Got a Comment? DISQUS! Post your opinions about any Radio World story using the DISQUS tool. Just scroll down to the bottom of any story on the Radio World website. Top Stories - Oct. 4, 2016 Quindo Reaches for the Social Element With more than 150 volunteers, Kortrijk, Belgium-based radio station uses radio to help vulnerable kids grow, both professionally and personally. Ofcom Calls U.K. Small-Scale DAB Trials Successful The U.K. regulator says its recently concluded "small-scale DAB" trials demonstrate the new technology works well and suggests there is a notable demand from smaller radio stations as a way to cost-effectively transition to digital. News & Technology CARIBBEAN: First Live DRM Transmissions Planned EVENTS: Radiodays Europe Registration Now Open NETHERLANDS: Holds Third Digital Radio Week ASSOCIATIONS: MNA Taps Co-Chairs for Working Group VIETNAM: GatesAir Provides FM Radio Expansion TECH TIPS: Considerations for Designing an AoIP Network POLAND: Radio Wrocław Kultura Begins Live Video Stream LATIN AMERICA: Claro Sports Covers Games With AEQ U.S.: FCC Streamlines Broadcast Foreign Ownership Vetting PRODUCTS: Orban Introduces Headphone Monitor PRODUCTS: Digispot Upgrades Automation Software Industry Roundup Zee Entertainment Announces Foray Into Radio (Times of India) Calls for 40 Per cent Irish Music Quota on Radio (RTE) Gunmen in Somalia Kill Radio Journalist (Reuters) Kingstons Radio Stations Go Live (The Herald) Archdiocese of Mombasa Launches Radio Tumaini (Radio Vaticana) Calendar of Events Western Association of Broadcasters Convention Nov. 6–8 Calgary, Alberta RDS2 Info Day Nov. 8 Maison de la Radio — Radio France Paris World DAB General Assembly 2016 Nov. 9–10 Vienna Radio TechCon Nov. 28 London 1st Annual African Radio Broadcast Convention and Exhibition Dec. 1–2 Southern Sun Mayfair Hotel Nairobi, Kenya For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page. Got a Story to Tell? Radio World wants to hear about your new facility, engineering initiative or tech tip. Write to rwieditor@nbmedia.com.

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