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APRE Offers Scholarships for ’22 PREC
Applications due Feb. 11 for April 2022 conference in Las Vegas
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British Government Freezes TV License Fee
Annual U.K. fee funds the BBC, including raising about £654 million for BBC Radio
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NextGen TV Survey Explores Delivery of Emergency Information
Survey illustrates what broadcasters need to do to make ATSC 3.0 emergency alerting compelling...
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IBC2022 Conference Opens Call for Technical Papers
300-word synopses are due by Feb. 9 and can be submitted online
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NATE Unite 2022 Features FCC’s Carr, DISH’s Ergen
Q&A session will be held during Awards Luncheon Feb. 23
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iHeart Takes on Web3 and the Metaverse
Also plans to build a tokenized community for access to events and NFTs
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FCC Ends Broadcaster Filings in CDBS
Commission continues transition to LMS e-filing database
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Russia Continues Campaign to Silence Media, RFE/RL Says
The broadcaster now faces a total of $13.4 million in fines
Business and Law
These Stations Are at Risk of Losing Their Licenses
Renewals were due last fall but not submitted
Manufacturers
Vitec Will Acquire Audix
Oregon facility will become an “Audio R&D Centre of Excellence”
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Broadcasters Again Push Back on Foreign Government ID
NAB and others say rule will bring “imminent, irreparable harm”
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The Optelator Is Discontinued
Popular at transmitter sites, it has protected phone hardlines from lightning strikes
Manufacturers
Banneker Partners Buys Xytech
The purchase enables Xytech to enhance its software solution for facility management
NAB
NAB Tech Experts Look at Innovations for 2022
AI and voice-controlled platforms among emerging technologies
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CTA’s Gary Shapiro: Confirm Gigi Sohn to FCC
Biden this week renominated Sohn as his pick for the fifth FCC commissioner
NAB
PILOT Opens for 2022 Innovation Challenge Applications
Winners to present working prototype at NAB Show
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NAB Crystal Radio Awards Open for Entries
Station winners will be honored during the 2022 NAB Show
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U.K. DAB Multiplexes Renewed to 2035
Acting via legislative order will provide long-term continuity for commercial stations, according to the...
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Premium Audio Entertainment Returns to Homes
While people stayed home during the pandemic, they invested in higher-quality audio systems
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LeGeyt Takes Charge, Names Leadership Team
New NAB leader creates a chief of staff position
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National EAS Test Showed Improvement, FCC Says
But it also reminds stations that are widely monitored to test their EAS equipment...
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Terry Baun Dies at 74
An award-winning engineer, mentor and longtime SBE proponent including twice its president
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The FCC Studies Internet EAS Alerting
But broadcasters worry about technical, regulatory and compliance obstacles
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NAB Announces Plans for NAB Show New York in 2022
It will return to the Javits Center in NYC Oct. 19–20, 2022
Business and Law
FCC Grants iHeart Petition on GMEI Foreign Investment
Says the ruling should help incentivize other investments and benefit U.S. trade policy
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Winners Announced in Spirit of College Radio Awards
Organizers of World College Radio Day salute 10 for their “passion and mission”
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Local Radio Revenue Projected Up 16% This Year
BIA Advisory Services thinks it will continue to grow at a slower pace next...
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WTOP Was Top Biller Again in 2020
BIA Advisory Services releases a tardy top 10 radio revenue chart
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CES 2022 Adds New Health Protocols; Will Offer COVID-19 Tests
The organizers also announced that confirmed exhibitors have surpassed 2,100
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Rosenworcel Opposes Calls to Use FCC to Remove Fox News, Newsmax, Others
Told legislators before confirmation she would not do so
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Would Tower Climbers Quit in Droves Over Vaxx Mandate?
NATE tells OSHA that its member companies are seriously concerned
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Georgia Broadcasters Name 2022 Hall of Fame Inductees
Four individuals will be honored by the Georgia Association of Broadcasters in January
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FCC Asks: Should Legacy EAS Be Redesigned Altogether?
Commission proposes some immediate tweaks for visual accessibility but also raises bigger questions
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Texas Broadcasters Mark 25 Years of ABIP
Alternative inspection program has been a “win–win” for stations, regulators and the public
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Radio Club of America to Recreate 100-Year-Old Transatlantic Test
The 1921 test originated from Connecticut and was heard as far as Western Europe
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Simington: Don’t Turn the Screw on Broadcasters
Commissioner says the next quadrennial review of rules should acknowledge new realities
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Roz Clark Embodies Business Continuity at Cox
Veteran technologist is recipient of the Radio World Excellence in Engineering Award