Radio World NewsBytes: New Regs for AM Towers; What’s Next for Sprint���s FM Smartphones?

Radio World on Your iPad and iPhone It's free for print subscribers. Radio World's iPad version is sponsored by BSI and is available at the AppStore. Top Stories - 08.19.13 AM Tower Protection Strengthened The FCC has updated rules governing construction near AM towers, along with approving "moment method" computer modeling to demonstrate that certain AM directional antennas perform as authorized. What's Next for Stations and the FM Chip? Now that Sprint has announced the availability of FM chips in two models of its HTC smartphones, stations, including large group owners, will begin to promote the product. Eight More Arbitron PPM Markets Get MRC Okay The ratings company announced that eight more Portable People Meter markets have been accredited by the Media Rating Council. News & Technology AUTO: SiriusXM to Get More Involved in Telematics BUSINESS: Digital Bright Spot of Flat Q2 Revenue BUSINESS: PodcastOne Fine-Tunes Ad Delivery With Abacast BLOG: Aug. 20 Is National Radio Day LETTERS: FEMA Is Broken WEB: New NPR.org Demonstrates Digital Investment WHO'S BUYING WHAT: KVIL Among New Omnia.11 Users Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Facebook's Trillion-Edge Graph-Processing Engine (GigaOm) Connect 2 Media & Entertainment features a mix of tech content, conversation and curation. Here: Facebook is working with an open source tool, Giraph, to handle some of its big jobs. You too could use this tool. Around the Industry NATE Safety Bulletin (National Association of Tower Erectors) As a reminder, the National Association of Tower Erectors is issuing a safety bulletin to its members. "NATE reminds our member companies and their employees to remain vigilant and dedicated to safe operating practices at all times." Will iTunes Radio Shake Up Music Streaming? (Time) Just how displacing will Apple's soon-to-be-launched iTunes Radio music streaming service be? Should Pandora, Spotify, et al, be worried? Nonprofits Take to the Air (Moyers & Co.) A writer for Moyer's & Co. says of the coming LPFM window, "Thousands of nonprofits across the United States are preparing to take advantage of what could wind up as the largest expansion of community radio in the nation's history." WFIU Restores Metropolitan Opera (The Republic) Bloomington, Ind.'s WFIU(FM) got an earful when it dropped the weekly program, "The Metropolitan Opera." So it has announced a return. The fat lady will continue to sing. Calendar of Events Excellence in Journalism 2013 conference Aug. 24-26 Anahaim, Calif. IP Networking for Broadcast Engineers Aug. 30, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. (PST) NBC Universal, Los Angeles International Radio Festival Sept. 8 Zurich NextRad.io conference Sept. 9 London IBC2013 Sept. 12–17 RAI Amsterdam For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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