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An AEQ Capitol IP console is at the center of Radio Super W’s main studio.

From the Radio World “Who’s Buying What” page: As part of an upgrade from analog to digital, Radio Super W in Ecuador has equipped a new on-air facility with an AEQ Capitol IP console and Orban Optimod 5500i processor.

“Radio Super W started in 2000 as the dream of businessman Walter Hernán Ocampo, who wanted to bring modernity to La Concordia, his hometown in Ecuador,” AEQ wrote in a project summary.

“Nowadays this radio continues to broadcast content for the benefit of the community, always trying to innovate as technology advances, and offering outstanding programs such as ‘Café-W’ or ‘W-Noticias’ both of which are star programs of the station, and much loved by its audience.”

The CTO of Radio W is Isaac Ocampo.

Users and sellers of equipment are welcome to send announcements for “Who’s Buying What” to radioworld@futurenet.com.

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Spotify Technology S.A. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a company described as a “global leader in digital audiobook distribution.”

Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.

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Two legendary three-letter stations are among the recipients of the 2021 NAB Marconi Radio Awards.

KYW(AM) in Philadelphia was named the Major-Market Station of the Year and WSB(AM) Atlanta was honored as Legendary Station of the Year.

Other notable recipients include Rickey Smiley as Network/Syndicated Personality and “We Need to Talk” from WGTS(FM) in Washington for Best Radio Podcast.

The National Association of Broadcasters announced the recipients during a virtual event that’s now available on demand. The program was started in 1989 and is named after inventor and Nobel Prize winner Guglielmo Marconi.

The winners are below.

Legendary Station of the Year
WSB-AM, Atlanta, Ga. AC Station of the Year
WTMX-FM, Chicago, Ill. Legendary Manager of the Year
Ben Downs, Bryan Broadcasting Best Radio Podcast of the Year
“We Need to Talk,” WGTS-FM, Washington, D.C. Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year
Rickey Smiley, Reach Media, Inc. CHR Station of the Year
KNDE-FM, College Station, Texas Major Market Personality of the Year
The Musers – Dunham, Miller & Keith,
KTCK-AM, Dallas, Texas Classic Hits Station of the Year
WCBS-FM, New York, N.Y. Large Market Personality of the Year
Ann Kelly, WDUV-FM, Tampa Bay, Fla. College Station of the Year
WPSC-FM, William Patterson University, Wayne, N.J. Medium Market Personality of the Year
Dan Potter, KRMG-FM, Tulsa, Okla. Country Station of the Year
WYCD-FM, Detroit, Mich. Small Market Personality of the Year
Frito and Katy, KNDE-FM, College Station, Texas News/Talk Station of the Year
WTOP-FM, Washington, D.C. Major Market Station of the Year
KYW-AM, Philadelphia, Pa. Religious Station of the Year
WGTS-FM, Washington, D.C. Large Market Station of the Year
KTMY-FM, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minn. Rock Station of the Year
KLOS-FM, Los Angeles, Calif. Medium Market Station of the Year
KRMG-FM, Tulsa, Okla. Spanish Language Station of the Year
KLLI-FM, Los Angeles, Calif. Small Market Station of the Year
WTAW-AM, College Station, Texas Sports Station of the Year
KTCK-AM, Dallas, Texas Urban Station of the Year
WEDR-FM, Miami, Fla.

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The E.W. Scripps Co. has created a position of VP of Emerging Products. And, the person holding the role will be responsible for Local Media digital “thought leadership,” vision, strategy, development and execution of non-linear opportunities for Scripps’ 61 television stations in 41 markets.

Taking the job? The former product, programmatic and data leader for Cox Media Group.

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It may have been Public Radio Music Day on November 10, but today and on most days, the majority of NPR Member stations attract listeners for their progressive-leaning news and talk programs, including Morning Edition and All Things Considered. 

No wonder, then, that NPR would offer research in partnership with Edison Research that puts a magnifying glass on “the continued increased consumption of spoken word audio in the U.S. and the drivers behind the growth.”

NPR, naturally, is one of those drivers.

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NEW YORK — In 2019 while still under the ownership of The E.W. Scripps Co., Triton partnered up with an audio advertising company that built a Creative Management Platform specifically for radio and online spots.

It was a sign of confidence in New York-based Frequency, which relies on data from a variety of third party providers — such as location, weather, time, device type and content that’s being listened to — to build personalized audio ads.

Now, Frequency is getting an infusion of Dollorydoos, if you will, as one of Australia’s largest radio broadcasting companies is now a minority investor.

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As RBR+TVBR reported earlier this week,  the 12-year-old Coalition for Innovative Media Measurement (CIMM) will be getting new leadership within the first three months of 2022 as its CEO and Managing Director is retiring.

Ahead of her farewell, she’ll be co-hosting a special update webinar “on the four main building blocks of converged TV measurement that are needed to advance new solutions for complete cross-platform video measurement.”

It is an hourlong session scheduled for 1pm Eastern featuring Jane Clarke, who will soon depart CIMM; Alan Wolk, Co-Founder and Lead Analyst at TVREV; and Jon Watts, Executive Director at Project X Institute.

They will provide an overview on the development of TV “Census-like” data; digital census data; cross-media panel or Linked TV & Digital panels; and ID resolution.

The webinar bears the title Demystifying Converged TV Measurement: The Four Building Blocks, and begins with an introduction from Clarke. Wolk and Watts will then share their insight on which companies are in each building block and those companies working to assemble all of the building blocks.

Questions will be taken following their discussion.

To register, please click here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_k-dQ77cBRkW7dPy0tF_voQ. 

Helwin Leach, Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)

A German broadcaster is being recognized for his support and promotion of the DAB+ standard.

Helwin Lesch of Bavarian public broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR) was named the 2021 recipient of the WorldDAB Award for Outstanding Service. The award was presented at the online WorldDAB General Assembly meeting on Nov. 8.

Lesch has been a pivotal figure in promoting DAB+ across Europe, the organization said, having served for several years on the WorldDAB steering board. He is a founding member of the European Digital Radio Alliance and serves on the executive board of Digital Radio Platform e.V.

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“I am honored and at the same time grateful for the great support I have received from my colleagues in Germany and on the WorldDAB steering board over many years,” said Lesch. “Together we have indeed achieved a lot for DAB. Digital radio will help to ensure that radio continues to play an important role for people in the future and provides a common information base for discussions in our society.”

Lesch joined BR in 2002 and has been in his current role — head of the main distribution and controlling department of the BR production and technology directorate — since 2015. During his time at BR he also served as director of the main program distribution department and as director of the main planning and technology department.

Prior to joining BR, Lesch worked with the Bavarian Regulatory Authority for Commercial Broadcasting as a specialist consultant while simultaneously working as a signatory at the media company Bayerische Medien-Servicegesellschaft mbH.

Even though Lesch said he is no longer an active member of the WorldDAB Steering Board, he plans to continue to devote his energy to digital radio.

As a global industry forum responsible for defining and promoting DAB digital radio, WorldDAB provides professional broadcasters with knowledge and expertise on implementing broadcast digital radio.

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Until now, listeners of Educational Media Foundation’s KLOVE Christian Contemporary network had two choices — an FM signal to the far north, near the border with Arizona; or a metro signal that sees its Primm, Nev., based tower boosted with a 70-watt signal off Arden Peak. Still, reaching much of metropolitan Las Vegas was a challenge.

Now, EMF is doing something about it, by swapping that far north FM for an FM translator with a transmitter just five kilometers west of the home of the NAB Show.

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iHeartMedia named Howard Greiner as the next area president for the Albany, N.Y., area, which also includes Poughkeepsie and Sussex, N.J.

He succeeds Kristen Delaney, who retires at the end of December. She has held that position for more than a decade.

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The Albany region encompasses 17 stations in the three markets. Greiner will report to Dan Lankford, division president for iHeartMedia Community Markets.

Greiner has led his own consulting firm, and spent 18 years with Buntin Out-Of-Home Media, where he most recently was president/COO.

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