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IN THE February 4, 2010 ISSUE
Higher Power IBOC
FCC Approves FM IBOC Power Increase
WLHR Tower Falls, Sabotage Suspected
Tieline Adds Enhanced Apt-x to IP Codecs
Sales Call
FCC Commissioners Copps, Clyburn and Baker to Speak at 2010 NAB Show
OMT Technologies Releases Imediatouch V4
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Higher Power IBOC

Now that the proposed IBOC power increase has been approved by the FCC, initial plans to budget for transmission facility upgrades can be made.

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News
FCC Approves FM IBOC Power Increase

The ruling establishes the procedures for stations to increase power levels by up to 10dB.

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Arbitron, Eton Donate Solar-powered Radios to Haiti

1,000 radios are to be distributed to the troubled nation.

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Industry
Ice Fells GAP Tower in Lawton, OK

It's believed that as the accumulated ice began to fall from the tower, the tower itself began to shake and brought itself down.

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WLHR Tower Falls, Sabotage Suspected

It is believed that one of the guy wires for the 284' tower was cut.

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Business
Tieline Adds Enhanced Apt-x to IP Codecs

APTX licenses its Enhanced Apt-x audio codec to nearly every broadcast OEM equipment manufacturer.

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Sales Call

The Citadel Broadcasting stations in Knoxville, TN, will use the Paperless Production Order system from Vcreative, International Datacasting Corporation is working with the Canadian Department of National Defence, the Newtek Tricaster is being used by the Steve Harvey Morning Show, Telos, Omnia and Axia have made sales across the country, Netia has provided archiving and automation systems to several projects in the Middle East, and Localeze has signed an agreement with Regent Communications.

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People
FCC Commissioners Copps, Clyburn and Baker to Speak at 2010 NAB Show

The April 13 session will discuss spectrum management, media ownership and developments in digital media.

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TC Group Americas Adds Strassberg as VP Sales

Steve Strassberg has operated Strassberg Associates in NY since 1990.

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Hendrie to Keynote NAB Show Radio Luncheon

Phil Hendrie, whose career also includes television and motion pictures, will demonstrate the role of radio as an entertainment platform.

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Middle Atlantic Appoints Decker as Director of Customer and Sales Resources

Craig Decker has 15 years of experience in sales for Middle Atlantic.

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Products
OMT Technologies Releases Imediatouch V4

A new GUI, updates to voice tracking and an improved search function are among the new features.

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Audio Precision Releases Updated APx Software Update

The latest audio analyzer software update adds support for customized report layouts in MS Word, analysis of WAV audio files and Dolby True HD decoders with several new measurements and UI improvements.

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From the Radio Magazine Calendar
This Week in Radio History

Feb 1, 1949
45 rpm discs are introduced by RCA Victor

Feb 2, 1982
Intel intros 80286 processor

Feb 2, 2009
WODS-FM Boston launches 1,000th HD Radio multicast stream.

Feb 3, 1927
President Calvin Coolidge signs Public Law 632, the Radio Act of 1927, to create the Federal Radio Commission

Feb 5, 1916
Alexanderson successfully tests multiple tuned antenna

Feb 6, 1929
RCA Victor formed.

Feb 7, 1915
First train-to-station radio message, Binghamton, NY

Feb 7, 1958
Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) is formed

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Conferences and Conventions

NRB 2010
Feb 27 - Mar 2
Nashville

CMA/CBI Spring College Media Convention
Mar 16 - 18
New York

Public Radio Engineering Conference
Apr 8 - 10
Las Vegas

2010 NAB Show
Apr 12- 15
Las Vegas

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