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TOP STORIES
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08-26-2004
RADIO AD GROWTH SLIM COMPARED TO NEWSPAPERS, TV
Radio advertising was anemic compared to other media for the first
half of this year.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5731

08-26-2004
CHOI STAYS ON AIR WHILE PURSUING APPEAL
A federal court in Canada has ruled that CHOI(FM) in Quebec City may
stay on the air while the station appeals its license revocation.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5732

08-25-2004
ENGINEER DIES IN ACCIDENT AT COLO. TRANSMITTER SITE
The Associated Press reports that 39-year-old Robin Thomas was
electrocuted and killed at a tower site in northern Colorado.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5724


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08-25-2004
RADIO MARTí TAKES TO THE AIR
The United States is broadcasting Radio and TV Martí into Cuba from
military planes, according to a report by Agence France-Presse.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5725

08-25-2004
'WALLY' JOHNSON DEAD AT 84; WAS FCC OFFICIAL, ENGINEERING CONSULTANT
Former FCC engineer Wallace Edward "Wally" Johnson died on Aug. 21
after a prolonged illness, according to a death notice in the
Washington Post. The Tappahannock, Va., resident was 84.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5726

08-25-2004
CONFERENCE PLANNED IN OHIO FOR NOVEMBER
Plans are underway for a second Ohio Broadcast Engineering
Conference.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5729


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08-23-2004
GOT A GOOD TECHNICAL IDEA? CALL NAB
The NAB wants you - and more specifically, what's inside that head of
yours.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5714

08-23-2004
DRIVE HELPS PEOPLE AND PETS IN FLORIDA
Animals and humans were both helped by a recovery drive for victims
of Hurricane Charley.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5715

08-20-2004
INTEREP, CITADEL BURY THE HATCHET
Interep and Citadel have settled their differences.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5707


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BUSINESS
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08-26-2004
LECTROSONICS HIRES WINKLER
U.S. pro audio manufacturer Lectrosonics Inc. appointed industry
veteran Karl Winkler director of business development.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5734


FCC/REGULATORY
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08-24-2004
FLORIDA PIRATES DEFIANT AS NEW FELONY LAW GOES INTO EFFECT
Now we know why we need communications lawyers.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5720

08-23-2004
FCC CREATES SPECTRUM NIRVANA
Care to learn what the commission is doing with anybody's spectrum?
The commission is trying to make it easier to find out.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5718


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08-23-2004
EAS AND STUDIO VIOLATIONS ADD UP TO $12,000 FINE
Playa del Sol, which runs KRCK(FM) in Mecca, Calif., has racked up
$12,000 in fines for not having working EAS equipment, not conducting
the required EAS tests and failing to maintain a main studio.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5719

08-20-2004
NAB TO APPEALS COURT: DON'T LIFT STAY FROM NEW RADIO RULES
NAB is asking the federal appeals court in Philadelphia to deny the
FCC's request to lift the stay from its new radio ownership rules,
part of the new media ownership rules passed by the commission last
June and now blocked from implementation.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5708


TECHNOLOGY
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08-26-2004
XM SUBSCRIBER CREATES, SELLS AUTOMATIC MUSIC DOWNLOAD SOFTWARE
An XM Satellite Radio subscriber from Canada who's also a computer
programmer has written software that allows him to download XM songs
from a PC-based XM software radio into MP3 files or WAV files on his
computer.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5736

08-25-2004
MEDIA MONITORS HAS AIRCHECK DEAL WITH GREATER MEDIA ...
Seems like every week brings news of another deal by radio groups to
sign up for the new breed of verification services.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5727

08-25-2004
.... AND FREQUENCY MEDIA USED IN LATIN AWARDS EVENT
Meanwhile, Frequency Media said association Radio Y Programacion - in
English called the Radio Promo Group - is using electronically
monitored airplay information to help determine the winners of its
Latin radio awards, Premios Radio Y Programacion.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5728

08-25-2004
FOTI TALKS UP 5.1 TO HOLLYWOOD TYPES
Omnia President Frank Foti speaks about 5.1 audio for FM radio at an
upcoming event in Hollywood.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5730

08-24-2004
IBIQUITY CERTIFIES GEN 2 TBK DECODER MODULE FOR HD RADIOS
Ibiquity Digital Corporation and TBK Electronics Corp. have certified
the latest TDK RF module for HD Radio.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5721

08-23-2004
COMPANY TRIES TO UPDATE MOBILE AUDIENCE DATA COLLECTION
Lots of attention today for Navigauge, a startup company.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5713


PROGRAMMING
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08-26-2004
SHOCK JOCK TOM LEYKIS REPORTS ATTACK
The Seattle Times reported an assault on syndicated shock jock Tom
Leykis outside a Seattle bar early Monday morning.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5735

08-26-2004
BEACH VOLLEYBALL GOLD MEDALIST KERRI WALSH HEARD ON SIRIUS 'FACTION'
Sirius Satellite Radio on-air personality Kerri Walsh is now an
Olympic gold medal winner.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5737

08-24-2004
INDUSTRY GREATS TO PRESENT NAB MARCONI AWARDS
The NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show, held Oct. 7 in San Diego,
will feature industry leaders presenting the awards.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5723

08-23-2004
CLEAR CHANNEL EXPANDS PROGRESSIVE TALK
"There are certain local markets where listeners find progressive
talk radio entertaining and informative." With that somewhat
tentative note, Clear Channel Radio said it will introduce a
progressive talk format on two more AM stations, KPOP in San Diego
and WHNE in Ann Arbor, Mich. It also said it plans to announce at
least two more in coming weeks.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5712

08-23-2004
NEWS/TALK THE BIG WINNER IN SPRING, INTEREP SAYS
Interep put out the results of its Spring 2004 radio audience format
share analysis.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5716

08-20-2004
CLEAR CHANNEL AUCTIONS AUTOGRAPHED GUITARS FOR HURRICANE RELIEF
As part of its relief efforts for communities affected by Hurricane
Charley, Clear Channel Radio began auctioning off 43 celebrity-signed
guitars today on www.stormaid.com, featuring signatures from Robert
Plant, George Thorogood, Tom Petty, Sammy Hagar and Kenny Rogers,
among others.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5710

08-20-2004
ESPN RADIO PROMOTES GIANESINI TO SENIOR DIRECTOR, PROGRAMMING
ESPN Radio promoted Pete Gianesini to the position of senior director
of programming, with responsibilities including the daily and overall
content and direction of the network's talk shows.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5711


PRODUCTS
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08-26-2004
STLWARE USES INTERNET FOR REMOTES
In response to the increase in LPFM stations making it to air,
Ohio-based broadcast audio equipment supplier The Digital Juke Box
says it has been asked by broadcasters - from LPFMs to larger
commercial stations - to develop a way to get reliable station audio
from the studio to the transmitter.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5733

08-24-2004
BLAUPUNKT DEBUTS SIRIUS SATELLITE RADIO TUNER FOR CAR AND HOME
Blaupunkt is delivering a plug-and-play Sirius Satellite Radio for
home and auto.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5722

08-23-2004
BLUE SKY'S MEDIADESK SYSTEM USES SATELLITE SPEAKERS, SUBWOOFER
Blue Sky International is promoting MediaDesk, which it describes as
a compact 2.1 monitoring product for critical mixing and monitoring
on the desktop.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5717

08-20-2004
A-T MICS GET OLYMPIC WORKOUT
Audio-Technica said its mics are in use at the Olympics, used by the
Athens Olympic Broadcasting organization, the host broadcaster that
produces distributing audio and video coverage.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5709



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