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IN THE October 29, 2009 ISSUE
Unanimous FCC Vote Launches Net Neutrality initiative
Society of Broadcast Engineers Appoints 2010 Committee Chairs
FCC Embraces Open Information Online
Monroe Electronics and Digital Alert Systems Merge
Sales Call
Don Markley Dies
Randall Mays to Step Down as Clear Channel CFO
Jim Godfrey Joins Jampro Sales Staff
News
Unanimous FCC Vote Launches Net Neutrality initiative

The rules, opposed by the majority of Republicans in Congress, will prohibit all broadband providers from favoring or discriminating against certain kinds of Internet traffic.

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Society of Broadcast Engineers Appoints 2010 Committee Chairs

The committee chairmen lead many of the society's activities.

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FCC Embraces Open Information Online

In the past, FCC proceedings and actions have been obscured in a difficult-to-navigate Web site with little public notice of postings.

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AWRT Creates Two New Student Chapters

The newest student-led chapters are located in Atlanta, GA and State College, PA.

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Business
Monroe Electronics and Digital Alert Systems Merge

DAS becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of Monroe.

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Wide Orbit Expands Operations into Asia Pacific Region

The company has appointed Neil Hamilton as the director of Asia Pacific Operations to run the new office.

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Sales Call

Harris has sold nine DMB 670 transmitters to VDL, Advanced Broadcast Solutions (ABS) recently completed video production facilities at 950 KJR, RTP has successfully deployed Dalet Radio Suite HD, Broadcast Warehouse has helped First Response assemble an emergency transmitter kit, and WNYC taps Viewcast for streaming.

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People
Don Markley Dies

The consulting engineer and founder of D.L. Markley and Associates was 73.

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Randall Mays to Step Down as Clear Channel CFO

A company memo from Mark Mays made the announcement.

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Jim Godfrey Joins Jampro Sales Staff

Godfrey's previous broadcast experience included work with Tieline and Marti.

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Internet Watch
Daylight Saving Time Ends

Spring ahead, fall back. It's time to fall back to Standard Time the morning of Nov. 1. The change on the clcok made us think about unusual clocks, and we found a few at the link above.

Have you found some interesting online clocks? Tell us about them at radio@RadioMagOnline.com.

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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 27, 1920
KDKA granted broadcast license

Oct 30, 1745
Invention of the Leyden jar (the first capacitor) by Dean Ewald Jurgen von Kleist of the Cathedral of Cammin

Oct 30, 1938
Radio Mercury Theater performs The War of the Worlds; panics listeners

Nov 1, 1926
NBC begins operations

Nov 1, 1987
Microsoft releases Windows 2.0

Nov 1, 2006
NPR launches Content Depot

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Conferences and Conventions

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

SBE39 Tampa Technical Conference
Nov 12
Tampa, FL

NATE 15th Annual Conference and Expo
Feb 15 - 18
Lake Buena Vista, FL

Have an event to add? E-mail radio@radiomagonline.com


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