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TOP STORIES
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06-17-2004
WCBS(FM) PD STEPS DOWN AFTER 23-YEAR RUN
Joe McCoy, a 23-year veteran of Infinity-owned WCBS(FM), New York, is
stepping down as program director.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5383

06-17-2004
WILLIS MUST SURRENDER LICENSES
If you accumulate thousands of dollars worth of unpaid fees to the
commission, you can lose your stations.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5386

06-16-2004
FRITTS TO STEP DOWN BY APRIL 2006
After more than two decades, the NAB will have a new president soon.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5375


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06-16-2004
NAB URGES FCC TO COMPLETE DIGITAL RADIO RULES
NAB has asked the FCC to move forward with permanent authorization of
IBOC, including allowing nighttime operation on AM, so AM service
"can become a truly vibrant" service.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5379

06-16-2004
HOME RECORDING GROUP BESEECHES FCC NOT TO 'STRANGLE DIGITAL RADIO'
The Home Recording Rights Coalition sees "no basis whatsoever for the
commission to impair, impede, or impose any technical or legal
restraint on," digital audio broadcasting.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5380

06-15-2004
HARRIS CUTS U.S. BROADCAST WORKFORCE 5%
Harris is eliminating jobs to help contain expenses.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5368


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06-14-2004
PUBLIC SERVICE VALUED AT $9.6 BILLION
Local broadcasters "are the number one provider of public service in
America," Eddie Fritts says; and to back up his contention, the
president/CEO of the NAB released an updated estimate of the value of
public service generated by commercial radio and TV stations.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5362

06-11-2004
CEA CHIEF SCOLDS STATE DEPARTMENT OVER 'VISA DIFFICULTIES'
The sponsor of the largest tradeshow in the United States, the
Consumer Electronics Association, did a survey to find out why even
more people don't come.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5359


BUSINESS
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06-16-2004
FIRST BROADCASTING NAMES RADIO ONE GM AS BUSINESS DIRECTOR
Dallas radio executive George L. Laughlin was named a managing
director of business development for First Broadcasting Investment
Partners, a radio merchant bank.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5377

06-15-2004
AUTOGRAM OWNERS LOOK TO SELL
The owners of Autogram are stepping up their efforts to sell the
35-year-old electronics company.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5369

06-14-2004
XM PASSES 2 MILLION MILEPOST
XM Satellite Radio says it now has more than 2 million subscribers.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5363

06-14-2004
FAIRLIGHT HIRES SSL VETERAN
Fairlight named Stuart DeMarais as worldwide sales and marketing
director.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5366

06-11-2004
BIG SHORTWAVE STATION IN SOUTH CAROLINA SOLD TO LESEA
There's a $2 million price tag for one of the largest privately owned
shortwave radio station in the United States, WSHB in South Carolina,
on the block for some time.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5358


FCC/REGULATORY
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06-17-2004
POWELL, MCCAIN CHALLENGE STATIONS TO AIR MORE ELECTION NEWS
Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., and FCC
Chairman Michael Powell are urging broadcasters to devote more
airtime to election news.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5384

06-17-2004
BROWNBACK CONSIDERS ADDING INDECENCY PROVISION TO DEFENSE BILL
Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kansas, may try to get an indecency amendment
attached to defense legislation being debated in the Senate.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5385

06-16-2004
DIGITAL RADIO, SATELLITE RADIO AND LPFM TOP NAB RADIO BOARD
DISCUSSION
Despite the shortened legislative Congressional calendar due to the
Senate and House races and the Presidential race this year, lawmakers
have focused on several issues affecting broadcasters.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5381

06-15-2004
WBLB GARNERS $8,000 EAS FINE
The FCC fined WBLB(AM), Pulaski, Va. $8,000 for EAS violations.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5371

06-15-2004
FM AUCTION FILING DATES SET
The FCC has released dates for activities leading up to Auction 37
for 290 FM frequencies.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5373

06-11-2004
FREEZE TO BEGIN FOR FM MODIFICATIONS
The FCC will freeze applications for major mods for commercial and
noncom FMs related to the 290 allotments up for auction this fall.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5357


TECHNOLOGY
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06-15-2004
HOGAN NAMED PHILLY PIONEERS PRESIDENT
Frank Hogan is the new president of the Broadcast Pioneers of
Philadelphia.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5372

06-15-2004
EXPERIMENTAL LICENSES GRANTED
The FCC released a list of experimental applications granted in
April.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5374

06-11-2004
READING SERVICES HONOR STARLING
NPR's Mike Starling has been honored by the radio reading services
world.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5361


PROGRAMMING
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06-16-2004
NYT: GUN SHOW TO DEBUT ON SIRIUS
The National Rifle Association intends to debut a daily three-hour
show on Sirius Satellite Radio Thursday.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5382

06-15-2004
NPR FIRMS UP KROC MONEY PLANS
RW Online recently reported that NPR intends to expand its news
division with the interest from the funding it's getting from the
late McDonald's heiress Joan Kroc.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5370

06-14-2004
SUPER BOWL MVP TO PROMOTE SIRIUS
New England Patriots Quarterback Tom Brady has signed on to promote
"NFL Sunday Drive" Lineup on Sirius Satellite Radio.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5364

06-14-2004
DEAN: NATIONAL NEWS ISN'T BETTER THAN LOCAL
"I think the media doesn't understand what its role is in this
country anymore." So said former Vermont governor and presidential
candidate Howard Dean during a panel discussion about political
debates, sponsored by the NAB Education Foundation.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5365

06-14-2004
'GETTING OUT THE VOTE' BROADCAST-STYLE
Clear Channel radio and TV stations "are empowering listeners to
register to vote," with stations directing listeners to their Web
sites and with representatives of the League of Women Voters at Clear
Channel events to sign up voters.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5367


PRODUCTS
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06-16-2004
STUDER ONAIR 500 CONSOLE AVAILABLE IN MODULO FORMAT
Studer has debuted its OnAir 500 Modulo digital mixing console,
saying it is in response to the need for integrating mixing consoles
in custom studio furniture.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5378

06-11-2004
DIGIGRAM IMPLEMENTS SHORT-LENGTH PCI FORMAT
Digigram, which makes PC sound cards for high-end audio applications,
said it has resized three of its sound cards - PCX924v2, PCX22v2 and
VX222v2 - to the compact short-length PCI format.
http://www.rwonline.com/dailynews/one.php?id=5360



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