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TOP STORIES
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05-06-2004
FIRE DESTROYS PART OF SENNHEISER IRELAND PLANT
A Sennheiser headphone production facility in Tullamore, Ireland was
damaged by fire.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5179

05-06-2004
XM SAYS FIRST QUARTER WAS 'STRONG,' BUT IT CONTINUES TO LOSE MONEY
XM Satellite said quarterly revenue surpassed fixed expenses for the
first time.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5178

05-04-2004
CORRECTION: BAYLISS
An earlier news item here reported incorrectly that the Bayliss
Scholarship Fund had raised more than a quarter of a million dollars
at this year's Radio Roast in New York.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5166


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04-30-2004
WORK IS COMPLETE ON TIMES SQUARE MASTER ANTENNA
Shively Labs said work is done on the new master FM antenna system
atop the Conde Nast Building at 4 Times Square in New York City.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5145


BUSINESS
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05-06-2004
BALSYS SIGNS AXIA INTEGRATION DEAL
Axia Audio signed Balsys Technology Group Inc. as an authorized
integrator of its broadcast products.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5181

05-06-2004
ATI APPOINTS REGIONAL REP
John B. Anthony-Metro Reps was named by ATI - Audio Technologies Inc.
as a sales representative for New York City and several counties in
the nearby New Jersey, New York and Connecticut area.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5182


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05-06-2004
SIRIUS ADDS EXECUTIVES
Sirius Satellite Radio appointed Scott Greenstein as president of
entertainment and sports, and James Meyer as president of operations
and sales.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5185

05-05-2004
TRAFFIC GUILD SIGNS SECOND BROADCAST ASSOCIATION PACT
The Maryland, District of Columbia and Delaware Broadcasters
Association said it reached an agreement with the Traffic Directors
Guild of America to provide each station or cluster in that area with
a one-year guild membership.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5169

05-05-2004
MULTICULTURAL USES IMEDIATOUCH IN N.Y.
From the Who's Buying What page of Radio World: OMT Inc. said it
sold and delivered an iMediaTouch automation product suite to
MultiCultural Radio Broadcasting for use in its New York
headquarters.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5172

05-03-2004
BEASLEY Q1 NET REVENUE INCREASES 6.3%
Beasley Broadcast Group, Inc. says first quarter net revenues
increased 6.3% to $26.1 million from $24.5 million in the same period
of 2003.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5157

05-03-2004
COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO CREATES APPLIED TECHNOLOGY JOB
Colorado Public Radio today has created a position as vice president
of applied technology.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5160

05-03-2004
MMTC 'ACCESS TO CAPITAL CONFERENCE' SET FOR JULY
The Minority Media and Telecom Council presents its second "Annual
Access to Capital Conference" July 19-20 in Washington.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5161

04-30-2004
SUSQUEHANNA BEGINS ACCOUNTABILITY INITIATIVE
See spot run. But did it?
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5146

04-30-2004
NYC PUBCASTER HAS SUCCESSFUL PLEDGE DRIVE
New York City public station WFUV(FM) set a sation fundraising record
for its semi-annual on-air membership pledge drive to raise funds for
station essentials, such as equipment and programming costs.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5148

04-30-2004
WILSON LEAVES HARRIS
At the tail end of the NAB spring show, Harris revealed that a
senior-level broadcast executive is leaving the company.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5151

04-30-2004
AIR AMERICA FINISHES ROCKY MONTH
Not the best opening month for a radio network.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5152

04-30-2004
SIRIUS: MARKET SHARE 44%
Sirius Satellite Radio says its retail market share rose to 44
percent in March, according to data compiled by market information
company The NPD Group.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5154


FCC/REGULATORY
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05-06-2004
COMMENT DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR FM AUCTION
The FCC's Wireless Bureau has extended the comment deadline for FM
Auction 37 by just over a week.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5184

05-05-2004
STEVENS TO HEAD SENATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE
Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain will give up his Commerce
Committee Chair at the end of this year but expects to remain on the
committee.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5173

05-05-2004
FCC SEEKS COMMENT ON WAYS TO FURTHER BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT, FORMS TASK
FORCE
The FCC has created a task force to identify potential changes in
wireless broadband policies that will help the deployment of wireless
broadband services.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5175

05-04-2004
CLEAR CHANNEL STATION FINED $10,000 FOR TOWER PAINTING VIOLATIONS
The FCC fined Clear Channel $10,000 for not repainting the tower for
WOUR(FM), Utica, N.Y. During an inspection in 2002, a field agent
said the paint was chipped and faded, affecting the structure's
visibility.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5163

04-30-2004
FIRST BROADCASTING PROPOSES CHANGES TO SPEED UP STATION MODS
First Broadcasting Investment Partners, LLC has asked the FCC to
consider rule changes to speed up and make more efficient the AM and
FM modification process.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5147

04-30-2004
RTNDA ASKS FCC TO RECONSIDER INDECENCY RULING
The Radio-Television News Directors Association says a recent
indecency ruling by the FCC unconstitutionally limits the ability of
broadcast journalists to provide accurate and insightful reporting to
the public.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5150

04-30-2004
MIAMI DJS RAISING PENNIES FOR PRANK CALL TO CASTRO
Two Miami DJs fined by the FCC for not telling Cuban President and
dictator Fidel Castro he was on the air before a call began are
running a contest to collect pocket change.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5153


TECHNOLOGY
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05-06-2004
BE HD RADIO TRANSMISSION GEAR INSTALLED AT BOSTON PUBCASTER WUMB
Boston's "Folk Radio", WUMB(FM), went on the air with Broadcast
Electronics' FMi-106 HD Radio transmitter in March, making it the
first public station in New England to go digital, according to
Ibiquity Digital Corp. The installation was completed in
four-and-a-half hours.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5186

05-05-2004
DUAL TO SELL XM-COMPATIBLE HEAD UNITS
Dual Electronics will offer Dual car stereo products that are
compatible with XM Satellite Radio.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5174

05-04-2004
BMW, MINI OWNERS OFFERED SIRIUS FOR UNDER $400
New car buyers of the BMW 3 Series and X5, Mini Cooper and Cooper S,
will be offered an installed Sirius receiver kit for a list price of
$395, plus installation.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5164

05-04-2004
DRM TESTS SLATED FOR BANGKOK
The Digital Radio Mondiale technology will be tested in Thailand.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5165

05-04-2004
NTIA STUDY SHOWS BPL INTERFERENCE POTENTIAL
The NTIA released Phase 1 of its analysis of interference from
broadband access over power line (BPL) technology, according to a
report by Radio World's sister publication TV Technology.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5167

05-03-2004
TBK, TI DELIVER QUAD-BAND EUREKA-147 DAB MODULE
South Korean manufacturer TBK Electronics has developed a module for
Eureka-147 digital radio that features reception for four radio
bands, AM, FM and two digital frequencies.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5158

05-03-2004
SIRIUS AVAILABLE IN-DASH ON NEW CHRYSLER, DODGE VEHICLES
The Chrysler Group's 2005 Chrysler 300 and Dodge Magnum will feature
Sirius Satellite Radio as a factory-installed option, with an
included one-year subscription, for $195 manufacturer's suggested
retail price.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5159

05-03-2004
AUDIO QUALITY TO BE DEBATED IN AES PANEL
"Does Quality Matter, or Has the iPod Defeated the Listening Room?"
That's the title of an Audio Engineering Society panel discussion set
for New York on Wednesday, May 12.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5162

04-30-2004
EVENTIDE, BGS SNAG NASSAU PROFANITY ORDER
From the Who's Buying What page of Radio World: Eventide said 20
BD500 broadcast obscenity delays were purchased through Broadcasters
General Store by Nassau Broadcasting Partners, which recently
acquired 33 New England-area stations.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5149


PROGRAMMING
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05-06-2004
ABC RADIO TO END DONALDSON'S SHOW
"Hold on, Mr. Donaldson..."
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5180

05-05-2004
IMUS AND WFAN TO HOST ANNUAL RADIOTHON
Break out your checkbook and a large mug of espresso.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5170

05-05-2004
KASEM HONORED BY CLEAR CHANNEL
Clear Channel has presented its first Lifetime Achievement Award to
countdown pioneer Casey Kasem, the man it recently replaced as host
of "American Top 40." Kasem went on the air with his first countdown
on Independence Day 1970, and is the youngest person to be inducted
into the Radio Hall of Fame.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5171

05-05-2004
NABEF REVEALS SERVICE TO AMERICA AWARD WINNERS
The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation has
revealed the winners for its 6th annual Service to America Awards.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5176

05-04-2004
LIVE365 HONORS ITS STATIONS
The Live365 Internet radio network hosted a "Broadcaster Summit"
weekend.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5168

04-30-2004
BOB EDWARDS FINISHES UP WITH OSGOOD INTERVIEW
There was no last-minute change of heart at NPR headquarters, so Bob
Edwards has finished his stint as the only regular host NPR's
"Morning Edition" has ever had.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5155

04-30-2004
BERDIS OF 'DICK & BERT' RECEIVES SALES HONOR
The Radio-Mercury Awards will honor Bert Berdis with a Lifetime
Achievement Award for work in the radio advertising creative field.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5156


PRODUCTS
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05-06-2004
DIGIGRAM RELEASES VERSION TWO OF ITS LCM220 SOUND CARD
Digigram said it has upgraded and replaced its LCM220 sound card,
debuting its LCM220v2 with 2/2 balanced analog I/Os at the AES Europe
show in Berlin.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5183



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