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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
Inside the April 25 issue of Radio World
Featuring an investigation of iHeart’s Chapter 11 filing, the FCC’s new approach to pirate radio operators and more
Randy Stine explores the implications of iHeartMedia’s Chapter 11 filing, and lawyers from the Pillsbury firm write about the FCC’s new hardline approach to pirate radio operators and what it really means. We also share excerpts from FCC Chairman Ajit Pai’s address to the NAB Show earlier this month.
TRENDS IN TECHNOLOGY
Radio Automation Grows With the Times
Twenty years ago, as consolidation among radio companies was running rampant, automation systems became even more important. Radio companies were promising new efficiencies, and automation provided one way to achieve that. Most manufacturers that work in this space have developed at least several generations of new systems since, with dramatically more power and functionality.
21st CENTURY PD
Is There Life After 55 for Radio?
“As of 2018, 90.6 million Americans are now over the age of 55 — 28 percent of the population. Most are Baby Boomers who have been passionate about radio throughout their lives. They are adopting new audio technologies but at a slower rate than younger people. They’re not stuck in the past, but some observers might say radio is,” Dave Beasing argues in his latest column.
ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
With Video, Do What You Already Do Best: Tell Stories
Remembering Maj. James Andrew White, Radio Pioneer
If You’re a Professional, Look Sharp, Be Sharp
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Today’s graph, plotting the SESC sunspot number, the…
Today’s graph, plotting the SESC sunspot number, the 10.7cm Radio Flux, and the Estimated Planetary A Index, for the last 30 days.
The numbers are:
Date | Sunspots | 10.7-cm Flux | Ap ========================================== 2018/04/24 | 19 | 73 | 5
2018/04/23 | 22 | 74 | 6
2018/04/22 | 20 | 76 | 5
2018/04/21 | 34 | 77 | 12
2018/04/20 | 14 | 73 | 47
2018/04/19 | 14 | 71 | 3
2018/04/18 | 0 | 71 | 6
2018/04/17 | 0 | 69 | 4
2018/04/16 | 0 | 69 | 3
2018/04/15 | 0 | 71 | 6
2018/04/14 | 11 | 70 | 6
2018/04/13 | 14 | 70 | 9
2018/04/12 | 13 | 70 | 9
2018/04/11 | 0 | 68 | 14
2018/04/10 | 0 | 69 | 18
2018/04/09 | 0 | 69 | 11
2018/04/08 | 0 | 68 | 5
2018/04/07 | 0 | 67 | 5
2018/04/06 | 0 | 67 | 4
2018/04/05 | 0 | 66 | 9
2018/04/04 | 0 | 69 | 5
2018/04/03 | 0 | 68 | 4
2018/04/02 | 0 | 68 | 5
2018/04/01 | 0 | 69 | 5
2018/03/31 | 12 | 69 | 7
2018/03/30 | 11 | 69 | 5
2018/03/29 | 0 | 69 | 4
2018/03/28 | 0 | 69 | 3
2018/03/27 | 0 | 68 | 9
For complete live data and images visit http://SunSpotWatch.com
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Check out the stunning view of our Sun in action, as seen during the last five years with the Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXN-MdoGM9g
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Dial Report and Ad-ID Seek to Standardize Radio Spot Tracking
Collaboration is intended to “illustrate the effectiveness” of radio ads
TagStation subsidiary Dial Report said it is collaborating with Ad-ID to establish tracking standards for the radio industry.
“It is clear that the radio industry would benefit from having the same tracking standards that the TV and digital industries enjoy today,” said Dial Report Senior Vice President of Revenue Generation Lisa Pike in an announcement. TagStation is part of Emmis Communications but is seeking to build a data-based ecosystem to serve the broader radio industry, in part built around user data collected via its NextRadio app.
Ad-ID Executive Director Harold Geller said the collaboration is intended to “illustrate the effectiveness” of radio ads through spot tracking.
According to the announcement, spot tracking provides insight into how radio drives consumer action and correlates this information to “when the spot aired, what stations it played on” and listeners’ behavioral and demographic information. The addition of Ad-ID codes will help to fill in gaps in information previously left by “antiquated advertising asset codes within station trafficking,” the companies said.
“The first and most valuable step in our data attribution process is to verify that all spots, across our entire network of broadcasters, belonging to a brand are identified correctly,” said Dial Report Senior Vice President of Product Development Ben Husmann. “Dial Report uses the Ad-ID API to fill in the blanks and expand spot metadata to include accurate and complete information such as advertiser, product, copy points and more. It’s particularly helpful when we need specifics on multiple creative from one brand.”
TagStation describes Dial Report as a first-party data platform measuring radio performance. Ad-ID is an ad industry joint venture of the American Association of Advertising Agencies (“4As”) and the Association of National Advertisers.
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Did you know? Here’s a space weather and radio…
Did you know? Here’s a space weather and radio propagation educational tidbit – from http://SunSpotWatch.com – at 14:00 UTC on 2018-04-25:
X-ray flares are classified by x-ray brightness in wavelength range 1 to 8 Angstroms. Three main categories for X-ray flares: ‘C’ ’M’ and ‘X’; C-class=minor,X-class=major.
X-class flares are big! A flare that is measured in the X-class range is a major event that could trigger planet-wide radio blackouts. An X-class flare could also cause a long-lasting radiation storm and proton event. The effect on the ionosphere may last many hours, when the flare is extremely powerful.
M-class flares are medium-sized; they can cause brief radio blackouts (lasting mere minutes, or a few hours). Minor radiation storms sometimes follow an M-class flare.
By the way, a Polar Cap Absorption (PCA) Event is caused by the radiation storms triggered by flares, and the bigger the flare, the more intense the PCA may become.
Compared to X- and M-class events, C-class flares are small. They have a minor effect on the ionosphere, and therefore on radio communications are not so terribly affected.
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