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TOP STORIES
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06-03-2004
SBE TO HONOR FELLOWS
The board of directors for the Society of Broadcast Engineers
announced Edward B. Bench, CPBE, and Vincent A. Lopez, CEV, CBNT had
been elected fellows.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5306

06-03-2004
RUCK, RABELL RECOVERING
Broadcast engineer Bill Ruck was hit by a car in Athens, Greece,
recently while on site for Olympics-related work.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5307

06-03-2004
"DUDE, WHAT WAS THAT NOISE?": INDIANA TOWER KNOCKED DOWN BY VANDALS
Oh, the lengths to which some people will go for air conditioning.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5312


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06-02-2004
POWELL: GET SECURITY TALKS BEYOND 'BITS OF PAPER'
Get beyond "bits of paper to working initiatives." That's what FCC
Chairman Michael Powell wants from broadcasters and other industry
people working on plans to keep stations on the air or to recover
quickly after a natural disaster or further terrorist attack.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5302

06-02-2004
EAS IS BROKEN - THANKS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, BROADCASTERS SAY
In a new slant on the off-repeated "EAS is broken" theme, executives
for the Texas and Florida associations of broadcasters say that
although broadcasters, for the most part, have installed
federally-mandated emergency alerting equipment, local governments
don't consistently know how to use it in times of emergency.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5304

06-02-2004
CLEAR CHANNEL, OTHERS DISPUTE MINOT STORY
Ann Arnold, executive director of the Texas Association of
Broadcasters, sought to correct a story that has been held out by
regulators as an example of the failure of EAS and the dangers of
media consolidation.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5305


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06-01-2004
KARMAZIN RESIGNS FROM VIACOM; REDSTONE TO LEAVE IN 3 YEARS; MOONVES
GETS INFINITY OVERSIGHT
Mel Karmazin has resigned as president and chief operating officer of
Viacom Corp. In a statement, Karmazin said, "After more than 20 years
with the company, for personal and professional reasons, I have
decided to leave Viacom and pursue other challenges.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5289

06-01-2004
SEND US YOUR DIGITAL COMMENTS
Is your company filing comments with the FCC in its current
proceedings about IBOC or the so-called "broadcast flag for radio"?
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5296

05-28-2004
AMERICOM FINED $10,000 FOR RF VIOLATIONS
The FCC fined the licensee of KWNZ(FM), Carson City, Nevada $10,000
for exceeding the permissible RF limits at unfenced areas at its
transmitter site.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5281


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+ Have you commented about IBOC to the FCC? Now's your chance.

+ Inside NPR's new ContentDepot system.

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+ Neil Glassman offers a modest proposal to improve the NAB
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Radio World also wishes to send a hearty thank you this week to the
many veterans among our readers, and salute the men and women who
liberated Europe in an invasion that began 60 years ago this Sunday.


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BUSINESS
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06-03-2004
SESAC NAMES PRESIDENT/CEO
After nine years with the performing rights organization, Patrick
Collins was promoted to president and CEO of SESAC.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5308

06-02-2004
FORBES SEES 'EVOLUTIONARY SPURT' FOR RADIO
Radio is going through an "evolutionary spurt," so says Forbes.com.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5301

06-01-2004
WORLD CAFé VENUE NAMES MANAGERS
In October you'll actually be able to eat in the World Cafe.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5290

05-28-2004
N.J. STATIONS REACH ACROSS RIVERS
New Jersey broadcasters are reaching out - across the Hudson and
Delaware Rivers, in fact.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5288


FCC/REGULATORY
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06-03-2004
CHURCH FINED FOR TOWER FENCING VIOLATIONS
The FCC has upheld a fine of $13,600 for Greenwood Acres Baptist
Church for failing to maintain a locked fence around the tower at
KASO(AM), Minden, La., and failing to maintain a public inspection
file.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5310

06-02-2004
MEET THE 'COOL STUFF' WINNERS: THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
Bravo to the Federal Communications Commission for taking a higher
profile with a big booth in the Radio/Audio hall - an idea of Deputy
Bureau Chief of the Wireless Bureau Jerry Vaughan - and kudos to NAB
for providing the space.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5300

06-02-2004
REPORTERS: DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT ANTHRAX IS?
Reporters should be hitting the books to research anthrax and other
types of possible weapons terrorists can use against populations.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5303

05-28-2004
FCC BEGINS EEO AUDITS
The FCC has began mailing its Equal Employment Opportunity audit
letters to randomly selected radio and TV stations and multi-channel
video program distributors.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5282


TECHNOLOGY
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06-03-2004
WAMU TO CELEBRATE HD RADIO
American University's WAMU(FM), Washington is preparing for a big
bash Tuesday to celebrate going digital.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5311

06-02-2004
'SPLIT-LEVEL' COMBINING SAID TO REDUCE FM POWER COSTS
Harris says it is getting a lot of interest from FM clients in its
new HD Radio combining method.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5297

06-02-2004
W.VA. STATION PUTS 128 QAM ON ITS STL
An AM station in Morgantown, W.Va., is running twin uncompressed 44.1
kHz audio streams on 950 MHz aural STL in less than 500 kHz of
bandwidth using 128 QAM, according to supplier Moseley Broadcasting.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5298


PROGRAMMING
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06-03-2004
NPR TO EXPAND NEWS STAFF
Despite downsizing by broadcast news outlets, here's a media outlet
that is adding newspeople.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5309

06-01-2004
WNYC RADIO PLEDGE DRIVE EXCEEDS GOAL
WNYC(AM-FM), New York Public Radio, made more money than expected in
its spring pledge drive - to the tune of more than $1.15 million -
exceeding its million-dollar goal.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5294

06-01-2004
AP NAMES MEYER TO REPLACE LEBRECHT
Lisa Meyer was named AP Broadcast's national security reporter,
responsible for covering the Pentagon, State Department, Office of
Homeland Security and other security-related beats.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5295

05-28-2004
PETERSON MURDER TRIAL PREVIEW ON ABC RADIO
ABC News Radio plans three holiday specials this Memorial Day
weekend, available for broadcast through Monday, May 31.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5283

05-28-2004
SPORTING NEWS RENEWS CONTRACT WITH LONGTIME HOST
Call him the Godfather of Sports Radio.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5284

05-28-2004
DC STATION, PAPA JOHN'S RAISE MONEY FOR MISSING KIDS FOUNDATION
In an effort to commemorate National Missing Children's Day on May
25, Washington-D.C.-based radio station DC101's "Elliot in the
Morning" show and the Papa John's pizza chain raised money for the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children through a local
appearance where Elliot and DC101 staffers sold Papa John's pizza,
drinks and station merchandise to supporters.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5285


PRODUCTS
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06-03-2004
MEET THE 'COOL STUFF' WINNERS: DAWNCO HANDYMETER-SAT
This analyzer will help you find satellites and aim dishes, even when
there are no analog channels.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5313

06-03-2004
MEET THE 'COOL STUFF' WINNERS: ENCO SYSTEMS GUARDIEN INDECENCY SYSTEM
What if you could install an automatic system that monitored your
bleeeeeep program material, and bleeped, muted or reversed specific
offending words?
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5314

06-03-2004
MEET THE 'COOL STUFF' WINNERS: ELECTRONICS RESEARCH INC. DUAL-INPUT
SIDE-MOUNT FM ANTENNA
Analog and digital from the same elements, and no STA required.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5315

06-03-2004
SADIE RELEASES PORTABLE EDITING SYSTEMS
SADiE has debuted two portable USB 2.0-connected editing systems.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5316

06-02-2004
MEET THE 'COOL STUFF' WINNERS: COMREX STAC STUDIO TELEPHONE ACCESS
CENTER
Talk shows have been around for a while - all the more reason to
update the paradigm for talk management products.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5299

06-01-2004
VERMONT PUBLIC RADIO CHOOSES NEUMANN MODEL
From the Who's Buying What page of Radio World: Neumann said Vermont
Public Radio has standardized with a dozen Neumann BCM 104 broadcast
mics for the five-station statewide network.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5291

06-01-2004
MEET THE 'COOL STUFF' WINNERS: BURK TECHNOLOGY ARC-16 WEB INTERFACE
The ARC-16 Web Interface integrates TCP/IP with the ARC-16, allowing
broadcasters to control remote sites from their Web browser.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5292

06-01-2004
MEET THE 'COOL STUFF' WINNERS: HENRY ENGINEERING STUDIODRIVE
INTEGRATED PC STUDIO SYSTEM
Hank Landsberg's latest is a comprehensive audio system that turns a
PC equipped with a sound card into a self-contained studio.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5293

05-28-2004
MEET THE 'COOL STUFF' WINNERS: D&M PROFESSIONAL MARANTZ PROFESSIONAL
PMD670 PORTABLE COMPACT FLASH M
Face it: radio reporters don't exactly get a huge batch of new pro
field recorders to choose from every spring.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5286

05-28-2004
MEET THE 'COOL STUFF' WINNERS: BROADCAST TOOLS DMS-III DIGITAL
MONITOR & SWITCHER
Here's a company that knows how to make a problem-solver.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5287



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