RADIO CURRENTS A Penton Media Publication May 14, 2009 To view this on the Web go to http://enews.penton.com/enews/beradio/v/638 NEWS --House Judiciary Committee Approves Radio Performance Fee This bill will remove the exemption from paying a copyright performance fee on music that terrestrial radio stations currently enjoy. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/currents/news/house-judiciary-committee-approves-radio-performance-fee-0513/ --First MoM AM Applications Granted WKOX and WRCA are among the first stations to be licensed under the new rules. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/transmission/antennas/mom-am-application-granted-0511/index.html --Roginska Named 127th AES Convention Chair AES President (and three time Convention Chairman) Jim Anderson invited Agnieszka Roginska to serve as the papers co-chairman for the 123rd AES Convention in 2007. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/convention_news/aes/roginska-names-aes-convention-chair-0513/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT V-Soft Communications http://www.v-soft.com/ has served the industry with RF communications-broadcast engineering software and engineering consulting for more than 25 years. Find out more why our software and services have become today's standard for professional quality. Predict Radio Frequency Interference: Probe 4 http://www.v-soft.com/probe FM Allocations: FM Commander http://www.v-soft.com/FMCommander/ AM Groundwave & Skywave Allocation Studies: AM-Pro 2 http://www.v-soft.com/am/ Doug Vernier Telecommunications Consultants http://www.v-soft.com/web/services.html ---------------------------------------- BUSINESS --BIA Survey: Radio Online Revenue to Grow through 2013 11 billion local online advertising money spent in 2008, as reported by BIA subsidiary the Kelsey Group. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/currents/bia-online-revenue-grow-2013-0508/ --Clear Channel Radio Opens New York Performance Space The 5,500 square-foot, street-level performance space will serve as the live performance home for Clear Channel Radio's New York-based radio stations. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/currents/business/clear-channel-radio-opens-new-york-performance-space-0513/ --Wit Closes Business The company shipped its first Easi-8 unit in 2005. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/currents/wit-closes-business-0511/ --Sales Call * Ten radio stations have recently launched new websites as part of the Media Span online network. * The Performance Racing Network (PRN) and Foneshow have launched an exclusive program called PRN Monday Morning Race Recap. * Marketron has signed its 1000th terrestrial radio station to Marketron Exchange. * Genesis Communications has signed an agreement with Radiolicious to stream its radio stations on Iphone and Ipod Touch devices. * International Datacasting Corporation has been selected by SES Americom-New Skies to provide equipment to customers who will upgrade to DVB-S2 platform offerings via its IP Sys IP trunking service. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/currents/sales-call-050709/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT APT's Award-Winning New IP Audio Codec The new WorldCast Equinox http://www.aptx.com/content.asp?page=283&site=1 delivers unprecedented reliability & redundancy for a low-cost, stereo IP audio codec. With broadcast grade audio and APT's acclaimed management software, the WorldCast Equinox is the most professional & affordable choice for broadcasters throughout the US and beyond. More Information http://www.aptx.com/content.asp?page=283&site=1 Request a Quote mailto:info@aptcodecs.com?subject=Equinox%20Quote%20Request ---------------------------------------- RELOCATION --V-Soft Communications Moves to New Offices On May 18, V-Soft Communications will move to its new offices in the 401 Main building in downtown Cedar Falls. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/currents/business/vsoft-communications-moves-new-offices-0513/ PEOPLE --Emmis Communications Promotes Four at Corporate Office Scott Enright, Paul Brenner,Traci Thomson and Ian Arnold have all been promoted. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/currents/emmis-communications-promotes-home-office-0511/ --Stream the World Adds Bernardi to Board David Bernardi is a venture partner at Propulsion Ventures, a managing partner in ID Capital and the head of technology for Telesystem. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/currents/stream-world-adds-bernardi-board-0512/ --Bill Ashley Dies Bill Ashley of Bradley Broadcast passed away May 7 after a 14-month battle with pancreatic cancer. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/currents/bill-ashley-dies-0507/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Our speedy ASI564x linear PCI Express series gives you up to 4 stereo analog and 4 AES/EBU inputs/outputs (depending on model). SoundGuard surge protection, +24dBu analog levels, and SSX surround sound, too. http://www.audioscience.com ---------------------------------------- INTERNET WATCH --Last.fm Updates Music Player Users can create multi-genre stations by mixing music tags -- "80s" and "Soundtrack," or "French," "60s" and "Female" for example -- to fine-tune their music channel. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/currents/lastfm-updates-music-player-0507/ PRODUCTS --Tascam Updates 202 Cassette to 202mkV The new model designation for the rackmountable professional cassette now adds a return to zero function and A-B repeat. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/studio_audio/recording/tascam-updates-cassette-mkv-0512/ --Middle Atlantic Updates Racktools Software The software allows users to export a complete drawing to Autocad. In addition, Racktools 3.5 supports shapes for user-defined equipment. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/currents/middle-atlantic-updates-racktools-software-0507/ ---------------------------------------- ADVERTISEMENT Logitek's cost-effective IP audio solutions http://www.logitekaudio.com/jetstream_mini.html give you the flexibility you need for audio routing, distribution and mixing for about a third of the price you've come to expect. Call (800) 231-5870 or click for information http://www.logitekaudio.com. ---------------------------------------- FROM THE RADIO MAGAZINE CALENDAR --FCC Dateline June 1 is the deadline for submission of biennial ownership reports by radio stations in Arizona, DC, Idaho, Maryland, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. June 1 is the deadline for radio stations in Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming with more than 10 full-time employees to electronically file their Broadcast EEO Mid-Term Reports (Form 397) with the FCC. June 1 is the deadline for radio stations licensed in the following states to place their annual EEO Reports in their public files: Arizona, DC, Idaho, Maryland, Michigan, New Mexico, Nevada, Ohio, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/fcc/filing-fees-moment-method-modeling-phone-calls/#dateline --SBE Certification Exams Application Deadline: Jun 5 Exam Date: Aug 7 - 17 Exam Location: local chapter To view the full article go to: http://www.sbe.org/cert_index.php --This Week in Radio History May 11, 1998 Lucent Digital Radio created May 12, 1908 Stubblefield granted patent for wireless telephone May 12, 1941 Konrad Zuse displays the Z3 program-controlled (freely programmable) computer May 15, 2001 XM Satellite Radio completes satellite system To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/features/radio_today_radio_history/?smte=wl#may CONFERENCES AND CONVENTIONS WBA Summer Conference (http://www.wi-broadcasters.org/) Jun 17 Madison, WI Latin America Broadcast Show '09 (http://www.labs09.com/) Jul 8 - 10 Miami NE Broadcasters Association Convention, Engineering Sessions (http://www.ne-ba.org/) Aug 13 Omaha, NE NAB Radio Show 2009 (http://www.nabradioshow.com/) Sep 23 - 25 Philadelphia MORE FROM RADIO MAGAZINE --Find the Mic Winner for April Congratulations to Keith Johnson of Shelby Broadcasting, Gaffney, SC. His name was drawn from the correct entries in the April Find the Mic Sweepstakes. He has won a Heil PR20 from Heil Sound. The mic icon replaced the letter R on the right headphone cup. The May issue is in your mailbox now, so look for the mic icon on the cover and you could be the next winner. To view the full article go to: http://radiomagonline.com/mag/findmic_2009_rules ---------------------------------------- The 2009 Radio magazine Pick Hits The top 15 new products unveiled at the 2009 NAB Show as selected by the Radio magazine Pick Hits panel http://radiomagonline.com/currents/radio-magazine-pick-hits-nab-show-0423/ The 2009 NAB Show Photo Blog See what happened at the convention in the Radio magazine Photo Blog. http://radiomagonline.com/nab/photoblog2009/ Talkback: The Blog What's happening in radio and what does it mean? 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