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TOP STORIES
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08-12-2004
EMMIS, FCC AGREE: $300,000 TO SETTLE INDECENCY CLAIMS
Emmis and the FCC have entered into a consent decree that settles
outstanding indecency cases against the broadcaster for $300,000.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5654

08-12-2004
EVENT WILL HONOR 'GIANTS OF BROADCASTING'
Todd Storz, James Cox, Ed McLaughlin, Don McNeill and three John
Gamblings are among the radio names on the list of broadcast pioneers
to be honored by a September event.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5658

08-12-2004
NRB CLARIFIES 'WIN AN HDTV' CONTEST
Statement from the National Religious Broadcasters Thursday: "It has
recently come to our attention that the method by which we are
conducting a prize drawing for registrants to NRB 2005 could be
construed by some to be a lottery.
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08-12-2004
DETAILS OF EAS PROPOSED RULEMAKING RELEASED
The FCC has released the text of the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
for the Emergency Alert System.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5661

08-11-2004
LONG-TIME COLLEGE BROADCASTER SELLS TO MPR
After more than 80 years, St. Olaf College is stepping away from
WCAL.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5648

08-11-2004
RALLY SUPPORTS CHOI
Perhaps 7,000 people turned out at the Canadian capital in support of
a Quebec radio station that is to lose its license in an indecency
case.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5650


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08-10-2004
SBE ELECTION UNDERWAY
Ballots are due to SBE by Sept. 9 in elections for its 2004-05 board
and officers.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5642

08-09-2004
COX TO CONVERT 80% OF STATIONS TO HD RADIO
Another Ibiquity investor gets serious about digital radio.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5633

08-09-2004
CANADIAN STATION FIGHTS FOR ITS LICENSE; PROTEST PLANNED
A protest is planned in the Canadian capital Tuesday (Aug. 10) to
spare the license of CHOI(FM).
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5637


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08-09-2004
FCC ASKS APPEALS COURT TO RECONSIDER STAY OF NEW RADIO OWNERSHIP
RULES
The FCC is asking a federal appeals court in Philadelphia to
reconsider its decision last year to stay the commission's new media
ownership rules, which were passed last June.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5641


BUSINESS
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08-12-2004
BROADCAST CONNECTION TAPS ROBERTS AS SALES ENGINEER
Broadcast equipment salesman and broadcaster Dan Roberts has joined
supplier Broadcast Connection as a sales engineer.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5656

08-12-2004
XM REFINANCES BUILDING LOAN
XM Satellite Radio has secured $33 million in financing for its
Washington headquarters, replacing a floating rate loan with a
long-term fixed-rate loan.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5657

08-11-2004
DISNEY REPORTS Q3 NUMBERS
Walt Disney Co. said its earnings per share were up 21% in the third
quarter from the same period last year.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5651

08-11-2004
HARRIS HIRES PR FIRM
Harris has hired Pipeline Communications to act as PR firm for its
radio and TV broadcast businesses.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5652

08-09-2004
AXIA SIGNS BGS
Axia said it has signed Broadcasters General Store as a distributor.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5638

08-06-2004
NABEF AWARDS BROADCAST EXECUTIVE SCHOLARSHIPS
The NAB Education Foundation has awarded ten scholarships to help
women and minorities attend the Broadcast Leadership Training
Program.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5632


FCC/REGULATORY
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08-10-2004
PIRATES FINED IN SEPARATE CASES
Two pirate fines from the commission Tuesday: $10,000 for Michael
Selvanto in Elizabeth, N.J., and $3,000 for Donald Donovan Jackson in
St. Petersburg, Fla. The Selvanto case began in 2002 when FCC agents
investigated complaints he was operating an FM station on 91.9 MHz.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5646

08-09-2004
REGULATORY FEE WINDOW OPENS TUESDAY
The FCC opens the filing window for FY '04 regulatory fees on
Tuesday, Aug. 10.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5635

08-09-2004
WIRELESS BUREAU'S DELACOURT PROMOTED
Scott Delacourt is a new deputy bureau chief in the FCC's Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5636

08-09-2004
FCC ADOPTS NEW APPLICATION FEES
The commission is required to adopt new application fees every two
years.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5640

08-06-2004
SENATORS GO TO BAT FOR ADELSTEIN
Seventeen members of the Senate Commerce Committee, including
Chairman John McCain and Ranking Minority Leader Fritz Hollings have
asked the president to re-nominate FCC Commissioner Jonathan
Adelstein to that post. Adelstein, nominated to fill out the
remainder of Gloria Tristani's term, will need to leave when Congress
adjourns this session unless he receives a recess appointment.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5631


TECHNOLOGY
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08-12-2004
CLEAR CHANNEL RADIO NAMES VP, TECHNOLOGY
Steve Gable was appointed to the position of vice president of
technology for Clear Channel Radio.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5655

08-11-2004
KCSN IS TESTING IBOC BOOSTER IN L.A.
KCSN(FM) has begun testing an HD Radio booster to fill in its 1 mV/m
contour in West Los Angeles.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5649

08-10-2004
WOR TO MOVE STUDIOS DOWNTOWN
Buckley Broadcasting's WOR(AM) in New York plans to move studios and
offices next year to lower Manhattan.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5643

08-10-2004
NEW WORLD RECORD FOR WI-FI
From RW's sister publication TV Technology: What do you think the
maximum link distance is for communication between two consumer-grade
32-milliwatt Orinoco Gold USB Wi-FI adapters? A thousand feet? Maybe
a mile?
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5645

08-09-2004
CPB SEEKS IDEAS FOR RADIO DIGITAL DATA SERVICES
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting is looking for a few good
IBOC data services proposals.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5634

08-06-2004
RUSSOUND ADDS XM OPTION
Russound, manufacturer of a/v products for the residential systems
market, is updating its ST2 Smart Dual tuner.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5630


PROGRAMMING
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08-11-2004
TODD WALLACE STEPS UP WITH INFINITY OLDIES
Infinity Broadcasting named Todd Wallace as VP of oldies programming.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5653

08-10-2004
K-ROCK AIRS 'MASH-UPS,' CITES UNDERGROUND REMIX TREND
And on a side note from the programming end of the radio hallway:
Infinity's WXRK(FM) is debuting a program called "Mash-Up Radio" this
Friday evening Aug. 13.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5644

08-10-2004
TOP CITADEL PROGRAMMER LOGAN TO JOIN XM
A day after leaving Citadel, Eric Logan joins XM Satellite Radio as
executive vice president of programming.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5647


PRODUCTS
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08-12-2004
WXXI USES WHEATSTONE SURFACES
From Radio World's "Who's Buying What" page: Wheatstone said WXXI in
Rochester, N.Y., chose its work surface technology for a project
requiring an integrated audio network for TV and radio broadcasts.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5659

08-09-2004
POWER 105.1 USES AIRCHECK SERVICE
Media Monitors said it inked a deal with WWPR(FM) in New York to
provide the Clear Channel station with its AirCheck spot airplay data
service.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5639



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08-11-2004
LONG-TIME COLLEGE BROADCASTER SELLS TO MPR
After more than 80 years, St. Olaf College is stepping away from
WCAL.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5648

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