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IN THE April 14, 2011 ISSUE
The Radio magazine Pick Hits of the 2011 NAB Show
NAB Announces Crystal Radio Award Winners
2011 NAB Show Attendance: 92,708
Alaska Public Radio Tests AM Transmitter Efficiency with Harris Support
Axia Debuts Livewire Limitless License
Sales Call
Kelly, Lebermann and Thomas Elected SBE Fellows
Sage Digital Endec Completes CAP Conformity Assessment
This Just In
The Radio magazine Pick Hits of the 2011 NAB Show

The Radio magazine Pick Hits panel selects the top 15 new products introduced at the convention.

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NAB Announces Crystal Radio Award Winners

Since 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards have recognized radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community service.

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2011 NAB Show Attendance: 92,708

Attendance is up more than 4,600 from 2010.

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News
NAB CEO Gordon Smith Delivers Keynote Address at 2011 NAB Show

Smith notes, "The state of broadcasting is more forward-looking than it has been in two decades."

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NRSC Adopts Updated RBDS Standard

Notably, this new version includes support for the latest RadioText+ technology, some new Program Type (PTY) codes, and a new optional method for Program Information (PI) code generation.

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Sennheiser, Monster Cable and Others Help Thwart Trademark Piracy

Crackdowns occur in the UK and China.

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Industry
Alaska Public Radio Tests AM Transmitter Efficiency with Harris Support

The tests will use Adaptive Carrier Control technology to reduce power consumption.

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2011 NAB Show Photo Blog

See our pics from the 2011 NAB Show!

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Triton Digital Media Webcast Metrics Achieves Media Rating Council Accreditation

The system's data collection methodology, metrics, presentation and reports have been validated for compliance with MRC standards.

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Business
Axia Debuts Livewire Limitless License

The flat-fee license is an alternative to the existing per-unit licensing structure already in place.

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Comlabs Acquires ViaRadio

Comlabs already offers Emnet for emergency alerting via satellite. ViaRadio adds RDS-based alerting to the offering.

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Orban Licenses MPEG Surround from Fraunhofer

Fraunhofer's MPEG Surround audio streaming technology in Orban encoders allows broadcasters to deliver bandwidth-efficient surround Internet radio services.

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Liquid Compass Partners with AdsWizz and Ad Large Media for Streaming Ad Sales

The combined new service will integrate ad serving and ad sales capability into the Liquid Compass streaming delivery platform.

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Sales Call

Several military bases install Vocal Booth products, International Datacasting reports sales from NAB, Radio Toscana and the Anhui Radio and Television Center have taken delivery from Studer.

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People
Kelly, Lebermann and Thomas Elected SBE Fellows

Charles Kelly, Arthur Lebermann and Barry Thomas have been elevated to the SBE's highest membership honor.

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General Cable adds two to Gepco International Sales Team

Jeff Peters will serve as director, business development, while Lance Thompson will be regional sales manager for the northeast.

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Jack Hoeppner Dies

He suffered a heart attack on April 2.

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Radio magazine's Erin Shipps Receives INKY Award

Shipps received the Unsung Behind the Scenes Hero award for media covering the radio industry.

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Products
Sage Digital Endec Completes CAP Conformity Assessment

The CA program verifies alert and warning products conform to the FEMA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS) requirements for the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP).

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Dalet Radio Suite HD Integrates Axia Livewire Networking

This new integration lets Dalet Radio Suite users send studio-grade audio directly to Axia AoIP networks via their network interface cards.

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Fraunhofer Launches HE-AAC Decoder Verification Program

The tool allows HE-AAC decoder developers verify the audio quality of the implementation.

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From the Radio Magazine Calendar
This Week in Radio History

April 16, 2005
NRSC adopts NRSC-4 (United States RBDS) and NRSC-5 (United Sates IBOC) standards

April 17, 1934
WLW licensed to operate at 500kW

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Conferences and Conventions
Conferences and Conventions


130th AES Convention
May 13 - 16
London

IBC 2011
Sep 8 - 13
Amsterdam Radio Show
Sep 14 - 16
Chicago

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