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FCC Commissioner Pai to Speak at 2012 Radio Show Session

WASHINGTON, DC -- The National Association of Broadcasters announced today that FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai will speak at the Radio Show on Wednesday, September 19 in Dallas. The event is produced by NAB and the Radio Advertising Bureau.

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Kevin Cuddihy Joins NAB Television Board

WASHINGTON -- Kevin Cuddihy, president of the Univision Television Group at Univision Communications, Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America, joins the NAB Television Board effective immediately, NAB announced today. Cuddihy assumes the seat of Univision's Executive Vice President and General Counsel Doug Kranwinkle.

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NAB Announces Record Attendance at Small Market Television Exchange

WASHINGTON -- NAB today announced a record attendance of 600 registered participants at the Small Market Television Exchange, which started yesterday (Sept. 13) and ends tomorrow (Sept. 15) in Nashville. This year's attendance betters last year's total of 520 attendees, which was the previous all-time high for the event.

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Bob Fant of MetroPCS Joins Panel at 2012 Radio Show Advertiser Luncheon

Bob Fant, staff vice president, Advertising and Brand Development at MetroPCS has been confirmed as a participant in the previously announced Radio Show Advertiser Luncheon.

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NABEF Announces 2012 Freedom of Speech Winners

The NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) and the Broadcast Education Association (BEA) are proud to announce today, on Constitution Day, the winners of the annual Freedom of Speech public service announcement (PSA) competition for college communications students. The first-place winners in the radio and television categories will be recognized during the Excellence in Journalism, Student Union event at the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) National Journalism Conference in Fort Lauderdale.

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NRSC Adopts New Guideline on RDS Usage, Updates AM Standards

DALLAS, TX – The National Radio Systems Committee (NRSC) today adopted a new NRSC Guideline that focuses on recommendations for broadcasters and receiver manufacturers in the use of the Radio Data System (RDS) data broadcasting technology. NRSC-G300, RDS Usage Guideline was adopted by the Radio Broadcasting Data System (RBDS) Subcommittee, chaired by Dan Mansergh, Director of Engineering, KQED Public Radio, San Francisco, CA. Approximately sixty pages in length, G300 includes sections focusing on select features of RDS, using RDS for program associated data, and an Annex listing providers of RDS-based data services. Service providers may request inclusion in this Annex by submitting a form which is also included in the new Guideline.

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