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NRSC Approves Digital Radio Standard The group has approved an IBOC standard for the United States and called it NRSC-5. Dolby Pro Logic II Approved for HD Radio Dolby Pro Logic II decoders are already installed in many car audio systems and AN receivers. Stull Promoted to VP of Ibinuity Find the mic goes monthly! With his new title of vice president of broadcast business development, Stull will continue to drive the licensing and Since 1998,Radiomagazine has placed our mic icon conversion of HD Radio stations and commercialization of on each cover ofRadiomagazine. At the end of broadcast equipment. the year we have held a sweepstakes asking you to find all of them and enter to win prizes. McConnell Rejoins the Harris Team To make it more fun, we're going monthly. Each month, tell us where you think the mic icon He returns as district sales manager of the western region is placed on that issue's cover and you could win after three years with SAS. a prize courtesy of Transaudio Group. 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And when a For complete rules, go to beradio.com. convention approaches, use the NAB Insider and NAB Radio Update to prepare for the show.Subscribe to any of them today for the latest radio technology headlines. 6 May 2005 RailloAnnuazIne www.beradio.com Smallprocessors, Big sound The DSPX and DSPXtrabringyou major market performance without breaking th bank WWI AC 19141112 g CUP 4 a Saner -- NM" a - CUP COP T. - 1" 1-0 fir w 1 1 I I I -I ...., t 1 ? I I f 9 - .. OW X. .*.I.- . I. 7 V *4 it V * ..,.. !? .0 e sV* -1,5S ...: V 0 - It Ite *S IP . wa f e e IP Nig AGC te 4 V -4 ee 40 e V itIMANCE a O WI UM MID IMPMON LOW MO ISM NMI L L ROVER AB AGC PP.00ESS MB AtX BAND 3 atBAND 1 :T** Attack De,:av Gate kr.: lave aBAND 2 is NM a4 - 7 RTR vow! BAND it! I tot 'MB LIMITER r7vreft- SAM I .Iff". SAND 2 Ratio EMU www.bwbroadcast.com Viewpoint Three for the show ow that NAB2005 is behind us, our atten- ready. Call it Tomorrow Radio,Supplemental Audio Chan- tion turns to the post -show impressions. nel or Supplemental Program Service, it provides an FM While our next issue will cover many of the station the ability to transmit multiple program streams via details from the convention, the timing for a single carrier. Fortunately,the term multichannel-which the May issue allows me the chance to was too easily confused with surround-sound-has been share some brief thoughts from the elec- dropped. Stations see multicasting as a new source of tronic media bonanza. In general, three revenue, adding value to the HD Radio system. terms can summarize most of the discus- While surround has some interest behind it, many see it sion I heard at the convention. as a special feature instead of something that will drive IBOC. Terrestrial digital radio continues IBOC acceptance. For some stations, surround may be a to be a hot topic. For the past few years,the full-time offering. For many,) believe that multicasting will Ibiquity HD Radio system has been the be the norm, with special programs and features dedicated system getting all the attention from the to the use of surround. exhibitors and in the sessions. However, The third term forconvention buzz is not surround.While HD Radio is not the only IBOC technology. the subject was raised many times, it's because of the Digital Radio Mondiale (DRM) has been special nature for its use that I don't see it as a convention gaining interest, and it's now common to buzzword. In addition, stations are already capable of see transmitters with the ability to work creating an additional mono orstereo program stream, but with the system. There are some who producing, storing and routing surround information is a would rather adopt DRM than HD Radio for new concept that is just beginning to be recognized. In fact, AM in the United States, but Ibiquity has the right afterthe convention, a certain unmoderated e-mail list lead currently. Technology adoption can (which is little more than a chat room anymore) devoted be fickle, so it's still something to watch.