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Radio World NewsBytes

Brett Moss - NewsBytes Editor

Paul McLane - Editor in Chief

Memorial Day: Not Just About Mattress Sales
“For as long as Memorial Day in the United States has been the widely acknowledged unofficial start of the summer season, Americans have been complaining that the holiday isn't celebrated the way it's supposed to be to be.” Read a reflection on the evolution of the holiday’s meaning from Time.

TOP STORIES - 5/29/17

Nick Leggett, N3NL: A Personal Remembrance
LPFM advocate and friend Don Schellhardt remembers his friend, Nick Leggett.

More Than Just a “Reading” Service
The Metropolitan Washington Ear shows there’s more to a radio reading service than merely reading.

NEWS & TECHNOLOGY

REGULATORY: NATE Praises FCC’s O’Rielly on Tower Marking Stance

BUSINESS: Otto Radio Signs Several Content Agreements

INTERNATIONAL: Chileans Depend on Radio

LETTERS: Readers Value Their Right to Repair

PEOPLE: iHeart Names Two Digital Program Directors

NAB: Bon Jovi Earns NABEF Service to America Leadership Award

AROUND THE INDUSTRY

Touchscreens Speak Louder Than Words (TWICE)
Why voice control may not be the future of smart home after all.

Dan Snyder Guts His Sports Radio Portfolio (Washington City Paper)
Football team owner dismantles most of his Washington-area sports radio network at what looks to be a big financial loss.

Attention Tech and Entertainment Writers: Enough Already! (Jacobs Media Strategies)
Fred Jacobs has grown … tired of the predictable story lines describing radio as “boring” and behind these tech-oriented times.

Pirate Radio Goes Legit in Britain (Palisades Hudson Financial)
When the rebels become the establishment …

WHAT'S ON THE PR WIRE?

Nautel Schedules Summer Webinar Series

The transmitter company has a new slate of tech-oriented webinars for the summer hitting topics such as their new HD Multicast+ Importer/Exporter, HD Single-Frequency Networks, how NOT to blow things up at the facility and more.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

International Association of Audio Information Services Conference (IAAIS)
June 1–3
Doubletree Hilton, Downtown Jacksonville
Jacksonville, Fla.

SEA-PAC 2017
June 2–4
Seaside Convention Center
Seaside, Ore.

ABA Engineering Academy Advanced Radio Broadcast Engineering Class
June 5–9
Hoover, Ala.

IEEE International Symposium on Broadband Multimedia Systems and Broadcasting
June 7–9
Cagliari, Italy

Ham-Com 2017
June 9–10
Irving Convention Center
Irving, Texas

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

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