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TOP STORIES
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09-02-2004
RADIO DOWN IN JULY 3%, THANKS TO 15% SLUMP IN NATIONAL BIZ
Radio ad sales have been up-and-down this year; and that trend
continued in July.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5762

09-01-2004
ARBITRON REORGANIZES MARKETING, SALES OF U.S. MEDIA SERVICES
Arbitron Inc. is realigning its U.S. Media Services organization to
strengthen its marketing capabilities and to improve its support of
current and future customers.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5756

09-01-2004
MAGO TO LEAVE FCC FOR NAB LEGAL POST
Jane Mago, an FCC veteran of 26 years, is leaving the commission to
become NAB's senior vice president and general counsel.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5757


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08-31-2004
INTEREP: RADIO CAN CASH IN ON WIRELESS BOOM
In 2003, telecom/wireless advertising was the fourth largest category
for national radio, according to Competitive Media Reporting.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5750

08-30-2004
COULD AM NIGHTTIME IBOC BE DELAYED BY BORDER CONCERNS?
Some Canadian broadcasters are worried about potential interference
to their analog AM and FM broadcasts along border areas and beyond as
more U.S. stations go digital.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5742

08-30-2004
BARRON'S, FORBES THINK RADIO IS ON THE ROPES
Many predictions that radio is dead have been made over the years and
now Barron's and Forbes are the latest to espouse that view.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5743


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08-30-2004
COPPS PUSHES FOR MORE CONVENTION COVERAGE
FCC Commissioner Michael Copps is taking up the chairman's challenge
to broadcasters earlier this year to air more political coverage.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5744


BUSINESS
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09-02-2004
MEDIA MONITORS HAS ABC DEAL
Yet another station program monitoring deal for Media Monitors.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5763

08-30-2004
BUSTOS MEDIA PAYS $21 MILLION FOR KTTA, KEJC
Bustos Media said the company would acquire Aztec Media Inc. and Maya
Media, LLC, which own KTTA(FM) in Sacramento and KEJC(FM) in Modesto
for $21.7 million.
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08-27-2004
FINANCIAL GURUS, RADIO EXECUTIVES LOOK INTO STATION PURCHASE
STRATEGIES
The Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP annual broadcast finance
info session at The NAB Radio Show will feature financial analysts
and radio executives.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5741


FCC/REGULATORY
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08-31-2004
FISHER TO JOIN MEDIA BUREAU
Kenneth Ferree, chief of the FCC's Media Bureau has named Rebecca
Fisher as the Bureau's new special advisor on Media Relations.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5755

08-30-2004
LARGE, SMALL, COMMERCIAL, NON-COMMERCIAL STATIONS OPPOSE MANDATORY
PROGRAM RECORDING, RETENTION
Commercial and noncommercial stations are uniting against the FCC's
proposed rules for mandatory content recording and retention.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5746

08-27-2004
NAB TO FCC: MANDATORY RECORDINGS AREN'T NECESSARY TO PROSECUTE
INDECENCY
NAB has told the FCC that rules to require stations to keep program
recordings for a specified amount of time are "unnecessary, vastly
overbroad and burdensome." In comments filed with the agency, NAB
says the commission is able to enforce its broadcast indecency rules
without the recording requirement.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5738

08-27-2004
APPLICATIONS DUE FOR AM AUCTION
First it was FM, now it's AM, an auction for new frequencies, that
is.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5739


TECHNOLOGY
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09-02-2004
MIDDLE ATLANTIC ENJOYS CLEAR CHANNEL BUSINESS
Also on the Who's Buying What beat: Middle Atlantic Products said
Clear Channel Radio has purchased "hundreds" of its MRK-4431 and
MRK-4436 model racks as it installs new digital audio systems in its
radio stations.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5765

09-01-2004
SIRIUS, XM AVAILABLE ON MOST AUDIS
Audio is offering Sirius Satellite Radio as a factory-installed
option on the 2005 Audi A8, TT Coupe and TT Roadster.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5760

08-31-2004
WORLDDAB, KOREA TO DEMO DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA BROADCASTING AT IBC
The WorldDAB Forum, a group that markets the Eurkea-147 technology,
is inviting attendees of the upcoming IBC in Amsterdam to see what it
says is the first European demonstration of Digital Multimedia
Broadcasting for television.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5754

08-30-2004
ABC PERSONALITIES TO HOST LABOR DAY SPECIALS ON ABC NEWS RADIO
ABC News Radio will offer two one-hour specials over Labor Day
weekend, Sept. 2 through Sept. 6: "Myths, Lies and Downright
Stupidity with ABC's John Stossel" and "Back to School - The ABC
News/Court TV Safety Challenge 2004," hosted by ABC News Senior Legal
Correspondent Cynthia McFadden.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5748


PROGRAMMING
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09-02-2004
SESSIONS IN NEW YORK FOCUS ON RADIO SALES
The Radio Advertising Bureau will hold a Focus On Radio Series for
advertisers and agencies in New York as part of Advertising Week,
Sept. 20-24.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5766

09-01-2004
XM DEBUTS 'PUBLIC RADIO CHANNEL'
XM Satellite Radio launched the XM Public Radio channel (XM Channel
133) Sept. 1.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5761

08-31-2004
INFINITY ROCKS THE VOTE WITH ONE-DAY REGISTRATION EVENT
On Tuesday, Sept. 14, Infinity Broadcasting's 185 radio stations will
participate in "Infinity Registers America - Your Voice Counts," a
one-day event designed to encourage citizens to register for the
upcoming presidential election.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5751

08-31-2004
SIRIUS, CSTV CREATE COLLEGE SPORTS RADIO CHANNEL
Sirius Satellite Radio is reaching out to the Wolverines, Buckeyes
and Cyclones in its college football game line up.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5752

08-31-2004
XM ADDS 2ND NASCAR CHANNEL
XM Satellite Radio is adding a second NASCAR channel to its lineup.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5753

08-30-2004
WNYC TURNS 80
New York Public Radio, WNYC, kicks off its month-long 80th
anniversary celebration on Monday, Sept. 13.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5749

08-27-2004
NBA DUNKS LIVE LOCKER ROOM RADIO
The National Basketball Association is trying to reduce the amount of
live radio interviews in locker rooms.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5740


PRODUCTS
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09-02-2004
MIDWEST INSTALLS WHEATSTONE IN MADISON
From our Who's Buying What page: Midwest Family Broadcasting Group
will use Wheatstone audio networking for a facility in Madison, Wis.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5764

09-01-2004
AXIA ADDS ROUTER SELECTOR TO AUDIO NODE SUITE
Axia Audio released its Router Selector node, a router control device
suitable for the Axia IP-Audio networking system.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5758

09-01-2004
HASSELBACH ASSUMES ROLE OF CSMO AT NETWORK ELECTRONICS
Hans Hasselbach was appointed to the position of chief sales and
marketing officer at Network Electronics ASA, effective immediately.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5759

08-30-2004
ENCO OPENS WEST COAST TECH SUPPORT OFFICE
Southfield, Mich.-based digital audio systems provider Enco Systems
has opened a technical support office in California.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5745



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