Radio World NewsBytes: Easing Translator Limits for AMs; CBS-Entercom Aftereffects

Radio World NewsBytes   Brett Moss - NewsBytes Editor Paul McLane - Editor in Chief     We Want Your Comments! Feeling strongly about an issue? Have a comment about something you read? Let us know. Send a letter to the editor to radioworld@nbmedia.com or post a comment below any article at radioworld.com.   TOP STORIES - 02/02/17     FCC Will Vote on Easing Translator Site Limits for AMs Draft order is part of Pai's pilot project on transparency.   What Radio Will Look Like After the CBS Radio–Entercom Merger A new radio industry power will be created, though some stations will have to be sold.   Stop Faulting Us for Internet Recruiting, Broadcasters Say NAB and others tell the FCC that existing recruitment rules are an outdated burden.   NEWS & TECHNOLOGY     BUSINESS: CBS to Sell Radio Assets to Entercom FCC: Pai to Test Publishing Item Texts Before Votes BLOG: Some Regulatory Reform Is Just Common Sense TECHNOLOGY: Pilot Says FM Chip Is Making Progress HD RADIO: BTC Looks to Expand Data Network   AROUND THE INDUSTRY     Meet Joshua Johnson, Diane Rehm's Successor (Washington Post) Big shoes to fill but he's just getting started.   Amateur Radio Operators Gather in Central Park (East Bay Times) In Fremont, Calif., local hams put on a demonstration.   Catholic Radio Station Comes to Woodward (Woodward News) KFPP(FM) in the Oklahoma city was made possible by a trio of parishioners.   Women Drive Rickenbackers on America's First Radio Tour (The Old Motor) Relive a 1922 cross-country tour promoting the newfangled concept of radios in cars.   Student Station Rocks With Vinyl Record Show (Hometown Life) WSDP(FM) at Salem High School in Canton, Mich., holds an annual vinyl record sale to raise funds.   CALENDAR OF EVENTS     North American Broadcasters Association Annual General Meeting Feb. 15 Washington North American Broadcasters Association Future of Radio and Audio Symposium Feb. 16 Washington NATE Unite 2017 Feb. 27–Mar. 2 Fort Worth, Texas NRB 2017 International Christian Media Convention & Exposition Feb. 27–Mar. 2 Orlando World Center Marriott Orlando, Fla. Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Student Seminar March 4 Michigan Association of Broadcasters Great Lakes Broadcasters Conference March 7/8 Lansing, MI Lux Radio Theater — "It's a Wonderful Life" March 11 Pantages Theater — Long Beach Veterans Hospital Long Beach, Calif. For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page. News & Business Tech & Gear Columns & Views Global Show News Resource Center   Advertise Contact Us Subscribe       ©2017 NewBay Media, LLC

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