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In the September 3, 2009 Issue:

• Ad spend drops 15 percent in first half of '09, says Nielsen
• Fire threat to Mount Wilson appears to have diminished
• Media Bureau notice addresses procedures for wildfire stricken stations
• Dates and events you need to know
• Max Media expands Utah Scientific routing switcher, master control

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 Top Story
Ad spend drops 15 percent in first half of '09, says Nielsen

The latest figures from The Nielsen Company reveal that the decline in spot TV ad spending at local stations was greater than the average for all media.

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 Industry News
Fire threat to Mount Wilson appears to have diminished

Fire personnel reportedly feel more comfortable that the facilities on Mount Wilson will remain safe from the wildfire ravaging the Angeles National Forest.

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Lopez, Hogan, Hand, Cummis elected as national SBE officers

Vincent Lopez, Ralph Hogan, Ted Hand and Andrea Cummis have been elected to SBE offices, and six others have won election to the national board of directors.

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 FCC Actions
Media Bureau notice addresses procedures for wildfire stricken stations

The Media Bureau has issued a public notice reminding broadcasters of possible avenues to maintain or resume service in the event the California wildfires disrupt operations and the procedures they should use.

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Commission reports to Congress on kids, content and protection

The FCC Monday released a report put together for Congress on the state of efforts to help parents protect their children from inappropriate media content in a digital age.

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 Dateline
Dates and events you need to know

IBC returns to the RAI Centre in Amsterdam, with the conference running from Sept. 10 - 14, and the exhibition opening on Sept. 11 and closing on Sept. 15.

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 RF Products and Reviews
Max Media expands Utah Scientific routing switcher, master control

The expansion supports HD centralcasting for 12 stations in Montana.

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Nucomm to spotlight upgraded ChannelMaster 7 split box at IBC2009

New features added to the multiband, SD-, HD-capable ChannelMaster 7 series include DVB-S modulation.

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Radio Frequency Systems to unveil new filters, combiners, connectors

The centerpiece of RFS’ IBC2009 exhibit will be a new coaxial combiner bandpass filter line.

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LARCAN to feature new MXi Revive series, In-SiNC software

The new MXi Revive series is an analog/digital mobile emergency 1kW backup transmitter.

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Jampro to show UHF mask/filter combiner, UHF broadband slot antenna

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