Radio World NewsBytes: ShakeOut!; Digital: Catch All or Step by Step?

Radio World NewsBytes Editor – Brett Moss Radio World Editor in Chief – Paul McLane   Are Tubes Dead? "Tube technology is still the most efficient, cost-effective approach to high-power shortwave transmission where quick frequency changes are made over a wide frequency range. However, in AM and FM systems over all power ranges, solid-state has become the preferred technology as it has evolved to be more cost-effective, more fault-tolerant and offers higher performance than tubes," says Nautel's Chuck Kelly in our new trends story about transmitters. Read it here and post your own comments. Top Stories - 11/30/16 Metadata Test Is Part of Quake Drill California's annual earthquake drill in October had a side benefit — it gave six public radio stations a chance to test emergency metadata capabilities and make preparations to help launch the Public Radio Satellite System's MetaPub service. Digital: Catch All or Step by Step? DRM's Ruxandra Obreja sees digital radio as constantly evolving and capable of adapting to different needs and challenges. News & Technology PHOTO OF THE WEEK: This Man Loves His Job FCC: Rosenworcel Could Still Get Confirmation Vote BUSINESS: NTi Audio Announces Corporate Reorganization PEOPLE: Radio One Names Charnock to Digital Leadership EVENTS: APRE Announces Scholarships to Attend 2017 PREC RECOGNITION: BFA to Award Cox's Bill Hoffman Around the Industry Layton Added to Trump FCC Team (B&C) Another American Enterprise Institute scholar onboard. Why Community Radio Risks Irrelevance (Radio Survivor) Paul Riismandel asks whether the operators of LPFMs understand how the use of media is changing. WBHM 90.3 FM Names New GM (AL.com) Chuck Holmes leaves NPR in Washington for the Birmingham, Ala., station. Gernsback Invented VR Goggles 50 Years to Soon (IEEE) The famed sci-fi publisher actually demoed his idea of "teleyeglasses" decades ago. Technology once again plays catch-up to Gernsback. How Wisconsin Invented Public Radio (Urban Milwaukee) Digging into the history books back to 1917. Calendar of Events Government Video Expo Dec. 7–8 Walter Washington Convention Center Washington SPERDVAC Old-Time Radio Convention Jan. 20–21 Orleans Hotel & Casino Las Vegas Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Winter Conference Jan. 25 Madison Concourse Hotel Madison, Wis. South Carolina Broadcasters Association Winter Conference Jan. 26 Columbia, S.C. European Radio Show/Salon de la Radio Jan. 29–31 Paris For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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