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IN THE October 22, 2009 ISSUE
AES Calls 127th Convention a Success
NAB Crystal Radio Awards Entry Opens for 2009
Ibiquity Taps Atmel AVR Microcontrollers HD Radio Reference Design Platforms
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Comrex Appoints Godfrey for Latin America
Livio Brands Internet Radio with NPR
News
AES Calls 127th Convention a Success

The 129th AES Convention will be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Nov. 4-7, 2010.

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Local Community Radio Act Passes Subcommittee, Heads to House

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce voted unanimously on Oct. 15, 2009.

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FCC Updates ECFS

The FCC has upgraded and enhanced the ECFS and will present the changes at a public forum at FCC headquarters on Oct. 23.

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It's not Dyslexia, RTNDA becomes RTDNA

The Radio Television News Directors Foundation becomes the Radio Television Digital News Foundation.

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Industry
NAB Crystal Radio Awards Entry Opens for 2009

The entry deadline is Feb. 2, 2010. The finalists will be announced March 15, 2010.

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Performance Rights Act Passes Senate Committee

If signed into law, the bill will require terrestrial broadcasters to pay a performance fee on music played over the air.

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Talkback: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Are you simply maintaining the status quo, or are you part of the effort to prepare for tomorrow?

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Business
Ibiquity Taps Atmel AVR Microcontrollers HD Radio Reference Design Platforms

The AVR Xmega and AVR32 processor families are used in a number of HD Radio designs for user interface and control functions.

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Sales Call

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    People
    Comrex Appoints Godfrey for Latin America

    Jim Godfrey has more than 20 years of experience in broadcast equipment sales.

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    Nash Named Full Compass President

    Mark Nash was one of Full Compass' initial hires more than 25 years ago, and he has grown with the company ever since.

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    Thorsteinson to Retire from Harris

    Harris has begun searching both internal and external candidates for his successor.

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    RTW Appoints Striegel as Head of Research and Development

    Joerg Striegel joins RTW from Hewlett Packard and Agilent Technologies where he served for more than six years as research and development project manager

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    Livio Brands Internet Radio with NPR

    The unit provides access to all Internet radio stations, but adds an exclusive menu for NPR stations and programs.

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    From the Radio Magazine Calendar
    FCC Dateline

    The FCC has indefinitely suspended the previously-announced Nov. 1 deadline for submission of biennial ownership reports for commercial radio stations in all states and territories. Licensees will have a minimum of 30 days to prepare and file their reports once OMB approves the new Form 323.

    For noncommercial radio stations in Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island, their biennial ownership report deadline is Dec. 1.

    Dec. 1 is the deadline for radio stations in Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island to electronically file their Broadcast EEO Mid-Term Reports (Form 397) with the FCC.

    Dec. 1 is the deadline for radio stations licensed in the following states to place their annual EEO Reports in their public files: Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont and Rhode Island.

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    This Week in Radio History

    Oct 23, 2001
    Apple introduces Ipod (and eight years later adds an FM radio)

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    Conferences and Conventions

    Indiana Broadcasters Association Annual Engineer Workshop
    Oct 27 - 28
    Indianapolis

    7th Annual Ohio Broadcast Engineering Conference
    Nov 10
    Columbus, OH


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