Business and Law
IPAWS Guidelines for Coronavirus Shared by FEMA
Insights into when, how emergency alerts can be sent out through IPAWS
Michael Balderston
Business and Law
FCC Bars Visitors from Facilities Due to Coronavirus
Office of Managing Director may grant special permission for those with operational necessity
NAB Show
LVCC Takes Precautions Against Coronavirus
The 2020 NAB Show is scheduled to take place in Las Vegas April 18–22
NAB Show
FCC’s Pai to Speak at 2020 NAB Show
Pai will take part in a keynote conversation with NAB’s Gordon Smith
Products
NAB Sneak Peek: Connect’s Kybio to Launch as SaaS
Monitoring and control software will be offered with a monthly subscription
Headlines
Sprockit Reveals First Group of Startups for 2020 NAB Show
Selected companies will exhibit at annual conference and other engagements throughout the year.
Headlines
NPR Says LPTV Stations Are ‘Misusing’ FM Radio Services
Wants FCC to put an end to Franken FM stations
Headlines
PILOT’s Tech Internship Grants Open To Interested Stations
Would help NAB members offer paid engineering internships for summer 2020.
Tech and Gear
AFCCE, IEEE-BTS and NTA Dole Out Spring 2020 Scholarships
Nine students to receive scholarships totaling $29,000
Tech and Gear
FCC Accepting Applicants for Honors Engineer Program
One-year career development program open to recent and upcoming graduates
More Show News
Starks: Tech Advancing People’s Lives, But Caution Still Needed
The emergence of 5G likely to help efforts to improve network and data security
Headlines
Xperi Announces $3B Merger With TiVo
Xperi is known in the radio biz as the parent company of HD Radio,...
Business and Law
NAB, Content Companies See Protection of C-Band Services as “Critical”
Backs FCC’s initial plans and commits to working on smooth transition
Global
Lincs FM Group Updates Studios With AEQ, Dante AoIP Tech
Six new studios now feature AEQ Dante consoles
Business and Law
SBE Creates New Chapter in Florida Panhandle
Chapter 106 serves the Panhandle as well as portions of Alabama and Georgia
Business and Law
FCC Reveals 60-Day Grace Period for IPAWS Update
The quick turnaround for a recent update had many EAS participants worried
Show News
Radio TechCon Unveils Attendee Deals, Additional Sessions
Ticket packages and travel funds announced to attend Nov. 25 conference
Headlines
SBE Sets 2019–2020 Committee Chairs
All were approved by the SBE Board of Directors at the organization’s annual meeting
Business and Law
Updated IPAWS Certificate Released For DASDEC, OneNet
Users of Digital Alert Systems DASDEC and OneNet devices need to upload new certificate...
NAB Show
NAB Accepting Nominations for 2020 Technology Awards
Winners will be recognized at the 2020 NAB Show in Las Vegas
People News
GatesAir Taps Graham Lay for MEA Region
Based in Dubai, he joins the company as Regional Sales Manager for MEA
Business and Law
70-Year-Old Antenna Site Rules Up for Debate by FCC
Latest NPRM part of commission’s stated efforts to modernize media rules
Global
DABcast Designed to Simplify DAB+ Implementation
Covers functionalities from studio to broadcasting the signal
More Show News
Cavell, Layer Feted at 2019 IEEE BTS Symposium
Awards given for outstanding engineering and best presentation from 2018 event
Global
ASBU To Host DAB+ Workshop in Tunisia
Second workshop on WorldDAB’s radio technology held in the country this year
Business and Law
NAB’s Pilot Announces Spring 2020 Internship Grant Winners
Selected stations will receive funds to offer paid internships to undergrads
Business and Law
NAB Believes FCC’s EEO Rules Can Be “Streamlined”
While supporting diversity in broadcast, organization says current EEO rules are intrusive
News and Business
BMW Vehicles Now Feature RadioDNS
SPI standard now available in cars in Europe and North America.
Business and Law
WBU Warns C-Band Reallocation Could “Compromise” Broadcasters
Organization says talk of reallocating spectrum for 5G does not reflect realities of global...
Business and Law
NAB’s Pilot Seeking Proposals For AI-Inspired Innovation Challenge
Selected winners will receive funding to build a prototype of their design
People News
Nautel Names Joe Cheong Asia Pacific Sales Manager
Most recently worked at NCS in Singapore
Business and Law
NAB’s McFadden Warns Against Negotiating Available C-Band Spectrum
Says ignoring the facts on the right amount of C-band spectrum could disrupt broadcaster’s...
People News
Wayne Pecena Elected as SBE President
Andrea Cummis, Kevin Trueblood and Ted Hand round out the newly elected officers
NAB Show
NAB Show 2020 BEIT Conference Accepting Paper Proposals
Seeking papers on topics that will drive future of radio, TV and media technology
Business and Law
AM Levied Forfeiture of $25,000 Following Procedural “Shenanigans”
FCC originally proposed forfeiture due to tower violations
Business and Law
Pai Seeks to Modernize FCC Processes With New Proposals
The commission continues to make paperless push with online and more streamlined rules
Headlines
Georgia Association of Broadcasters Announce 2019 Engineering Award Winners
James Gay, Tom Giglio and Bob Helbush are the trio of honorees
Headlines
Digital Alert Systems Releases Guide for National EAS Test
The mandatory test is scheduled to take place on the afternoon of Aug. 7
Business and Law
FCC Accepting Late Filings of ETRS Form One
Original deadline was Wednesday, July 3