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Radio World NewsBytes

Brett Moss - NewsBytes Editor

Paul McLane - Editor in Chief

Revitalization & Interference
"The band needs far fewer stations — not more power on more stations, which is a recipe for massive jamming." That’s what one reader posted about Mark Fowler’s commentary. Post your own.

TOP STORIES - 5/4/17

Debt Burden Grows at iHeartMedia
The earnings report for the first time included statements of risk disclosures and a warning as to the company’s ability to continue as a going concern over the next 12 months.

At $1.8 Million, Hubbard Translator Purchase Tops the Heap
Phoenix-area translator brings a pretty penny.

NEWS & TECHNOLOGY

FCC: O’Rielly Considers the Agency’s Future and Its Purpose

NAB SHOW: Nautel HD Multicast+ at NAB Show (Watch Video)

DIGITAL RADIO: Netherlands Continues DAB+ Expansion

PEOPLE: Beasley Adds Burgess as Consultant

LETTERS: There’s Nothing Like a Marti

PRODUCTS: Moseley Intros Topanga

AROUND THE INDUSTRY

KGOU, NPR Channels Are “Thought Radio,” Not Just “Talk Radio” (Norman Transcript)
A visit with head of the University of Oklahoma’s KGOU.

A Fixture for 85 Years, Entercom Tower Set to Come Down (Shawnee Mission Post)
A new elementary school planned for the spot.

Imus Ranch in New Mexico Headed for the Auction Block (N.Y. Post)
A ranch used by the nationally syndicated radio show host is being auctioned off after it failed to sell. Imus hosted sick children and occasionally broadcast his show from the location.

Podcast #89 – How to Preserve Radio History (Radio Survivor)
Catch up with Laura Schnitker’s presentation on preservation and archiving work and more.

Radio, TV Pioneer Rogelio Botello Rios Dies (The Monitor)
“I consider Rogelio probably one of the first-rate, legendary, disc jockeys the [Rio Grande] Valley has ever produced.”

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

13th Annual Arizona Broadcasters Association AZ AMBER Alert Golf Classic
May 5
Biltmore Golf Resort
Phoenix

62nd Annual Convention of the Vermont Association of Broadcasters
May 17
Capitol Plaza Hotel and Conference Center
Montpelier, Vt.

Dayton Hamvention
May 19–21
Xenia, Ohio

BroadcastAsia 2017
May 23–25
Singapore

WyoHamCon 2017
May 26–28
Cody, Wyo.

For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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