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AM
Band Revitalization is the Focus of Session at 2013 NAB Show
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Donate
a Door Prize for the HAM Reception at the 2013 NAB Show
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One of
the "go-to" events at the 2013 NAB Show is the Amateur
Radio Operator's Reception (called the "HAM" reception)
which is open to all NAB Show attendees. This year's event
is being held on Wednesday, April 10 from 6-8 p.m. in Ballroom
B of the Las Vegas Hotel and Casino (formerly the Las Vegas
Hilton). Sponsored by Broadcast
Supply Worldwide, Heil
Sound, Ltd., and Turner
Engineering, this event also relies upon the generosity
of dozens of companies and individuals who donate door prizes
which are then raffled off during the event (you must be present
to win).
If you
would like to contribute to the evening's festivities by donating
a door prize, please contact Katy Armstrong at NAB (karmstrong@nab.org).
All prize donors will be recognized in a scrolling video display
at the event and in the NAB Radio and TV TechCheck
newsletters published just preceding the event. Prizes can
be of any size and value but should be selected to appeal
to technically inclined individuals who have a passion for
their craft. Last year, prizes valued at over $14,000 were
donated and raffled off before an enthusiastic crowd of over
700 NAB Show attendees!
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One of the highlights
of this year’s NAB Show (April 6-11 in Las Vegas, Nev.) promises
to be the AM Band Revitalization Panel, a “crossover”
session that is part of both the Broadcast Engineering Conference
and Broadcast Management Conference at the Show.
A subject of
growing interest throughout the industry, the session will include
the unique element of a sitting FCC Commissioner as its moderator.
Commissioner
Ajit V. Pai will moderate the panel of AM radio leaders, which
includes both engineering and policy experts. They will explore
the options for revitalizing the AM band while maintaining emphasis
on local programming.
It is well known that AM radio is at a crossroads, as broadcasters
explore routes for revitalizing AM service while continuing to provide
the popular, local programming that listeners have treasured for
decades. A number of technical and regulatory options are under
consideration today, including FM translators, all-digital IBOC,
and other solutions.
Joining Commissioner Pai onstage to discuss these options are a
number of experts with deep experience in the AM band, including
Ben Downs, Vice President and General Manager of Bryan Broadcasting,
Diane Warren, Founder and President of BouceOLOGY, Inc., Glynn Walden,
Senior Vice President of Engineering at CBS Radio, John Garziglia,
Member of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP, and Melodie
Virtue, Owner at Garvey Schubert Barer.
The panel will
take place on Monday, April 8, 2013, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m., in the
North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center (Rooms N231/233).
It will be immediately
followed by a report on recently conducted Field Testing of All-Digital
AM IBOC by David Layer, Senior Director of Advanced Engineering
at NAB. The session will conclude with presentation of a paper by
Hal Kneller of Nautel entitled New Life for AM with Digital Transmission
(A Look at the Options).
All of the above
sessions are open to NAB Show attendees with a Conference Flex Pass
or SMARTPass.
A complete list
of 67th Broadcast Engineering Conference Sessions at the 2013 NAB
Show is available here.
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