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TOP STORIES
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09-09-2004
KLOTZ DIGITAL AMERICA RESTRUCTURES
Klotz Digital America will either sell or close its Graham-Patten
products division in Grass Lake, Calif., by mid-October and move its
digital broadcast division from California to a facility outside of
Atlanta.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5787

09-09-2004
NAB ADDS RADIO E-NEWSLETTER
Radio's been getting plenty of negative headlines this year, most
recently in publications like Forbes and Barron's.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5790

09-08-2004
FREEZE IMPOSED ON MAJOR RADIO FILINGS
Because the forms you'd need to build or sell a station are no longer
valid.
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09-07-2004
SIRIUS PASSES 600,000 SUBSCRIBERS
Sirius Satellite Radio says it passed the 600,000 subscriber mark
over the Labor Day weekend and expects to reach 1 million paying
customers by year-end.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5775

09-03-2004
COURT UPHOLDS NEW RADIO MARKET DEFINITION
The Philadelphia Appeals Court is allowing the FCC to go ahead with
its plan to change the radio market definition to Arbitron Radio
Metros - one of several ownership rules passed by the commission but
stayed pending appeals by several broadcast groups and citizen's
groups.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5767


BUSINESS
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09-09-2004
BBC MAY SELL OFF WORLDWIDE DIVISION, INCLUDING BBC AMERICA
The Financial Times reports that the BBC has invited big names - Time
Warner, Bertelsmann and Walt Disney - to discuss possible bids for
BBC Worldwide, its commercial sales and publishing arm.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5792


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09-09-2004
GROWTH PLANS AT 'THE SHACK'
Radio Shack wants to "reinvigorate" its retail experience.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5793

09-09-2004
BMP GETS MORE MONEY FOR HISPANIC PURCHASES
Border Media Partners said it has a commitment for $85 million in
capital from an investor group led by Vestar Capital Partners.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5797

09-09-2004
BEASLEY PROMOTES MONAHAN TO VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES
Beasley Broadcasting, a large- and mid-size market broadcaster,
promoted Heather Monahan to the vice president of sales.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5798


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09-07-2004
ELECTION, STATION FINANCING TOPICS FOR NABOB SHOW
NABOB's show gets underway Wednesday (Sept. 8) in Washington.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5777

09-07-2004
ANDREW RAISES PRICE ON HELIAX
The price of Andrew Corp.'s popular Heliax transmission line
increased Monday, Sept. 6.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5781

09-03-2004
HAPPY LABOR DAY FROM RADIO WORLD
Our offices will be closed for business on Monday Sept. 6.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5774


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FCC/REGULATORY
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09-08-2004
FCC CRACKING DOWN ON DEBTORS
They're calling it the "red light rule." Beginning Oct. 1, any
individual or company that owes money to the FCC won't be getting a
license or any other service from the agency until the debt is paid.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5784

09-08-2004
RELIGIOUS PIRATE BUSTED
The Rev. Yvon Louis appealed an earlier FCC fine of $10,000 for
operating a station without a license.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5785

09-07-2004
FCC TO SOLICIT APPLICATIONS FOR COMMERCIAL OPERATOR LICENSING EXAM
MANAGERS
In 1993, the FCC privatized exams for Commercial Radio Operators'
licenses, including the General Radiotelephone Operator's License and
First, Second and Third Class Radio Telegraph Operator's
Certificates.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5780

09-03-2004
LPFM TV SPECIAL TO AIR SEPT. 26
"LPFM: The People's Choice," a documentary set to premiere on NBC-TV
stations Sept. 26, chronicles the history of LPFM.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5773


TECHNOLOGY
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09-09-2004
KAHN BASHES WOR'S IBOC; RAY DISPUTES CLAIMS
Leonard Kahn, who is working on an alternative to AM IBOC technology
called Cam-D, says recent nighttime tests between WLW and WOR show
that high-power stations would interfere with each other and wipe out
some skywave reception if they went digital using HD Radio
technology.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5788

09-09-2004
BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT GROWS
A report adopted by the FCC on broadband deployment says the U.S. is
making what the agency claims is "substantial progress" in getting
advanced data services to more people.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5789

09-09-2004
SIRIUS HAS LOGITEK PACKAGE; IMPLEMENTS DELAY
Logitek said it recently sold a package of equipment to Sirius
Satellite Network in New York, including four Logitek Audio Engines
with a combination of analog and digital I/O cards and three Remora
consoles.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5796

09-07-2004
DRM TO INTRODUCE CONSUMER PRODUCTS AT IBC
Attendees of a convention in Amsterdam this month will get a look and
a listen at new consumer products for use with the Digital Radio
Mondiale system.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5776

09-07-2004
BEHR SPEAKS ON INTERFERENCE
A recent panel at a convention in Mexico focused on cross-border AM
interference.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5778

09-03-2004
NAUTEL SCHEDULES HD RADIO SEMINAR AT THE RADIO SHOW
Nautel is holding an HD Radio seminar at the NAB Radio in San Diego.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5771


PROGRAMMING
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09-09-2004
ARBITRON ADDS MARKETS; NASSAU, MENDOTA TO BENEFIT
Add several cities to your list of markets rated by Arbitron.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5791

09-09-2004
NEW HEALTH NETWORK TRIES NOT TO BE SO GRIM
Luminar Media Corp., a health and wellness media firm in Canada, is
starting four weekend shows on the Health Radio Network, hoping to
cash in on consumers' interest in health broadcasting.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5794

09-08-2004
XM BEEFS UP COLLEGE SPORTS
By adding Big Ten Conference football and men's and women's
basketball games to its college sports line-up.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5786

09-07-2004
MILLER IS NEW PROGRESSIVE TALK HOST
Calling herself a "left-wing wacko," comedian Stephanie Miller is on
the air and seeking to exploit current interest in progressive talk.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5779

09-07-2004
ABC NEWS RADIO TAPS CANTU, STONE
Richard Cantu, formerly of WBBM(AM) in Chicago, and Alex Stone,
formerly of KOA(AM) in Denver, joined ABC News Radio.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5782

09-03-2004
STORYCORPS SESSIONS TO BECOME WEEKLY NPR FEATURE
Beginning Monday, Sept. 21, stories told by everyday New Yorkers in
the StoryCorps recording booth located in Grand Central Station will
become a regular feature on WNYC(AM), New York Public Radio during
its local broadcast of NPR's "Morning Edition." In each segment,
creator of StoryCorps Dave Isay will introduce one or two excerpts of
stories recorded at the StoryCorps booth, a freestanding soundproof
recording studio that opened in Oct. 2003 and is located in Grand
Central Terminal.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5772


PRODUCTS
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09-09-2004
LOGGER SYSTEM IS ON SALE
Digital Jukebox is offering $100 off its multi-station audio logger.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5795

09-09-2004
TASCAM'S VL-S21 SPEAKER SYSTEM FEATURES NXT DRIVER
Tascam debuted its VL-S21 monitoring system, a satellite speaker
system that pairs two thin speakers with a powered subwoofer for home
recording and multimedia use.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5799

09-03-2004
APT LICENSES GENESYS
Codec maker APT said it signed a licensing agreement with Genesys
Technologies to put the apt-X algorithm into Genesys system software.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5768

09-03-2004
MAX MEDIA OPTS FOR WICKS TRAFFIC
Wicks Broadcast Solutions said Max Media, based in Virginia Beach,
Va., will use Wicks' DeltaFlex 4 Broadcast Management system at its
32 radio stations.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5769

09-03-2004
ROAD READY DEBUTS MODIFIED DJ CASE
Road Ready Cases redesigned and made available its RRCDJ digital
turntable case, which the company says is intended for DJs.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5770



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