Radio World Newsbytes

Radio World NewsBytes

Brett Moss - NewsBytes Editor

Paul McLane - Editor in Chief

Send Us Your Vegas Pix
We want your Vegas photos! No not that kind of photo. But grab that selfie stick and show us what you and your colleagues look like as you visit booths, play with new radio products and enjoy the NAB Show. That stuff, at least, doesn’t have to stay in Vegas!

TOP STORIES - 4/24/17

Change, Choice and Principles Guide Broadcasters, Smith Says
Read Gordon Smith’s opening remarks at the NAB Show.

“You Are What Drives This Industry Forward”
Matheny delivers BEITC keynote, praises engineers.

NAB Asks for Rulemaking on FM Translator Interference
Association wants to “facilitate the efficient disposition of interference complaints against translators”

McLane Speaks at Nautel User Group
Here’s the transcript of remarks by Radio World’s editor in chief to the NUG about trends at the show.

NEWS & TECHNOLOGY

NAB SHOW: Broadcast Has a Place in Car of the Future

NAB SHOW: DAB+ Web Integration in Focus

REGULATORY: Garziglia Sees Main Studio Rule as “Easy Target” for Elimination

PEOPLE: ERI Adds Radio Account Manager for the Western Region

ADS: Nielsen Chooses Gracenote IDs as Measurement Standard

WHO’S BUYING WHAT: WZFL Joins MaxxCasting Club

AROUND THE INDUSTRY

Pai Plans Digital Diversity Empowerment Committee (B&C)
“The committee could help the FCC promote diversity in the communications industry by assisting in the establishment of an incubator program and could identify ways to combat digital redlining.”

Broadcasters Urged to Give VR a Whirl (B&C)
Cool tech stuff at NAB from beyond the boundaries of radio.

Pilot Innovation Challenge Has Big Cash Prize (NAB Pilot)
The NAB tech arm published its “challenged question.” In addition to prize money, the winner will present at NAB Futures in Palo Alto, Calif., have access to industry experts and demonstrate their idea at next year’s spring show.

Spin The Black Circle: Turntable Sales Up 16% (TWICE)
Everything old is new again (again).

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

NAB Show
April 22–27
Las Vegas

Society of Broadcast Engineers Spring Membership Meeting
April 25
Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas

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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