The NAB Pulse August 11, 2008

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NAB Radio Show to Feature FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein
NAB announced today that Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein will speak during The NAB Radio Show®, held September 17-19 in Austin, Texas. A veteran of Washington, D.C., Commissioner Adelstein is expected to address a number of regulatory issues facing radio broadcasters, including the FCC's localism proceeding, HD Radio and low-power FM.
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FCC Releases XM/Sirius Merger Order Detailing Conditions
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) last week released the text of its Order approving the merger of Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. and XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. While the FCC concluded that the merger would violate its rule against one satellite radio licensee controlling both licenses and it found that, absent the voluntary commitments offered by Sirius and XM and other merger conditions designed to mitigate the harms, the merger would likely harm consumers and diversity, it refused to stop the merger from going forward.
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Radio Show Session Spotlight: Real PPM Panelists Tell All
Uncover the differences between what Portable People Meter (PPM) panelists say they listen to compared with their actual listening behavior as measured by PPM, and discover what it means for radio during "Real PPM Panelists Tell All," presented by Coleman Insights at The NAB Radio Show.
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More Radio News

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New Coordinates for PSA Satellite Feed
NAB's monthly public service announcement satellite feed coordinates are changing. The new coordinates will be C-Band, Galaxy 25, Transponder C15, 97 degrees West, Downlink Frequency 4000 V, Audio: 6.2/6.8. The next feed will take place on Friday, August 15 from 11:30 a.m. - 12 p.m. (ET). For more information or to order a free dub of the feed, contact NAB at publicservice@nab.org or call (202) 429-5448.

Satellite Coordination Schedule Available
Our partners at the Association of Maximum Service Television (MSTV) have made available the latest schedule for satellite broadcast DTV coordination, available here. The schedule lists all markets through February 2009.

NAB Small Market Television Exchange
The NAB Small Market Television Exchange will be held from September 25 - 27 in Phoenix, Ariz. Maximizing your own potential - and the potential of those around you - is key to success and a strong bottom line. The program focuses on issues such as health care advertising, mobile and Internet sales opportunities, cable and promotional money makers from ad categories such as auto, furniture, pharmaceutical, fast food and tourism. In 2008, advertisers are looking for exactly what they were looking for in 1988 and in 1908. They want a measurable return on investment. Read More >

In Brief

NAB Files Supreme Court Brief on Indecency
On Friday, August 8, NAB filed a "friend of the court" brief with the Supreme Court in the fleeting expletive indecency case. NAB's brief focused on the practical effects on broadcasters of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) recent arbitrary and inconsistent indecency decisions. The brief discussed the problems created by the FCC's unpredictable indecency enforcement policies, especially with regard to the airing of live programming including news. Given the Commission's failure to follow clear and consistent standards in applying its indecency policies, as required by the First Amendment, NAB explained that broadcasters have engaged in self-censorship of non-indecent content to try to protect themselves from FCC investigations and the potential imposition of fines or other penalties. Oral argument in this case - the first time the Supreme Court has addressed broadcast indecency regulation since 1978 - will be on November 4, 2008.

NAB Members Can Now Pay Dues Online
As of August 1, NAB radio and television members can pay membership dues online through the NAB Web site. Use your NAB Agreement ID (found on your dues invoice) to login to: http://www.nab.org/membershipDues. Payment options are: Visa, American Express and MasterCard. Once you complete the short payment form, a receipt will be emailed. If you have any trouble locating your NAB Agreement ID please contact your respective membership department: Radio: (202) 429-5400 or Television: (202) 429-5347.

Sign up for NAB's Fall Satellite Uplink Operators Training Seminar
Whether you are a satellite uplink operator, engineer or a technical manager, NAB's Satellite Uplink Operators Training Course is for you. This four-day course is designed to instruct students in the proper technical and operational practices for successful interference-free satellite transmissions. The course will be offered September 29 to October 2, 2008, at NAB's headquarters in Washington D.C. For more information call Cheryl Coleridge at (202) 429-5346 or click here to access the Satellite Seminar Web site.

The 2008 NAB Legal Calendar is available here.

Correction: In the August 4 edition of The NAB Pulse, we reported that the 135 southeastern stations participating in the August 2, 2008, DTV roadblock aired a half-hour educational program following the 30-second PSA. While many of the stations did air a half-hour program, not all stations did.