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Today’s Top Insight 9/2/20

FCC Releases Guidance on Requests for Fee Flexibility

Here’s what you need to know about asking for a waiver, reduction, deferral or installment plan on those 2020 regulatory fees that are due soon.

News & Technology 

ABA Webinar Offers C-Band Advice

Remember that unforeseen situations with your satellite system could exhaust the lump sum. 

Letter: We Already Had a Carrington-Style Event

The 1972 solar storm was in the same basic order of magnitude. 

User Report: Barix Brings Jacket Radio to Texas Community

School sets up internet radio station that becomes sports hub.

Shure AD3 Plug-On Handles Multiple Duties

School sets up internet radio station that becomes sports hub.

Workbench

Build This XLR Cable Tester

Use it to text XLR-connected cables for proper wiring and polarity.

Around the Industry

Fire Threatens to Knock Central Valley Broadcasters Off Air (Visalia Times Delta) 

Fast moving forest fire approaches transmitters and towers.

Magic Part Ways With Longtime Radio Broadcasters (Orlando Sentinel)

More fallout from a chaotic season, Orlando Magic radio announcers Dennis Neumann, Richie Adubato and Joey Colon will not be back with the team for the 2020–21 season. 

Opinion: Today’s Pop Music Is Killing the Genre (The Courier)

Critic at college issues age-old music criticism.

Radio Station SWR Uses AI to Let Users to “Shuffle” Live Songs (Music Ally)

The German public broadcaster gives online listeners an option to play PD.

Calendar of Events

SEPTEMBER

IBC Showcase, Sept. 8–11 

IBC2020, [CANCELLED] Sept. 11–15, RAI Amsterdam, Amsterdam

Radio Show, [CANCELLED] Sept. 13–16, Omni Nashville, Nashville

ABA Engineering Webinar, Sept. 15 

ABA Engineering Academy Radio Engineering 101, Sept. 21–25

Society of Broadcasting Engineers Virtual National Meeting, Sept. 22–23

OCTOBER

Radio Show Radio Week, Oct. 5–9

Radio Mercury Awards, Oct. 6, Sony Hall, New York

WBA Broadcasters Clinic, [CHANGED TO VIRTUAL EVENT] Oct. 13–15

Podcast Day by Radiodays Europe, Oct. 26, The Mermaid London, London

CABSAT, Oct. 26-28, Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai

National Student Electronic Media Convention, Oct. 28–30

For more events see Radio World’s Calendar.