FM radio channel for livestock management

October 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Engineers have developed a wireless network of radio transmitters that can track people moving behind solid walls. The system could help police, firefighters and others nab intruders, and rescue hostages, fire victims and elderly people.

September 7th, 2009 Anti-Chavez TV station faces possible shutdownCARACAS, Venezuela — The government said Monday a leading TV channel aligned with Venezuela's opposition could lose its broadcast license for allegedly airing a viewer's text message calling for a coup and the assassination of President Hugo Chavez. Diosdado Cabello, president of the telecommunications commission, said authorities will also ask prosecutors for a criminal probe to determine whether the owners of Globovision should face trial for allegedly trying to incite rebellion.

September 7th, 2009 NEW DELHI - People protested and raised slogans against a TV channel Monday when it cancelled auditions for one of its music programmes, police said. The channel was conducting auditions at Kamani auditorium here and had made arrangements for around 400 people only.

August 5th, 2009 WideOrbit buys Google radio businessSAN FRANCISCO — Google Inc. has found a buyer for its abandoned radio advertising business.

August 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has signed up with IT@School ViCTERS, India's first dedicated educational TV channel, to allow Indian students access to more than 200 hours of its educational programmes. The agreement will offer schools and students in India the opportunity to see, among others, the popular German programme Mouse TV.

August 1st, 2009 Venezuelan regulators to pull 34 radio concessionsCARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelan regulators revoked the broadcast rights of 34 radio stations on Friday, deepening a rift between President Hugo Chavez's government and the private media. Diosdado Cabello, who heads Venezuela's telecommunications regulatory agency, said some of the broadcasters failed to update their registrations or let their concessions expire, while others held licenses granted to an operator who is now deceased.

July 10th, 2009 SHIMLA - Himachal Pradesh Friday got its first private radio station with the launch of Reliance's BIG FM station. The station was launched by Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal.

July 4th, 2009 Venezuelan official: Radio licenses to be revokedCARACAS, Venezuela — The head of Venezuela's telecommunications regulatory agency said Friday that 240 radio stations will have their licenses revoked for failing to update their registrations with the government. A total of 86 AM radio stations and 154 FM stations have failed to turn in required documents, which will lead to the "recovery of all those concessions by the state," said Diosdado Cabello, who heads the telecommunications agency.

June 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new study has indicated that sport hunters are depleting lion and cougar populations in the United States and Africa. The study was led by Craig Packer, a University of Minnesota professor and renowned authority on lion behavior, who worked with an international team of conservationists.

June 12th, 2009 Chavez: Gov't may shutter critical TV channelCARACAS, Venezuela — President Hugo Chavez threatened to close down an opposition-sided news network, saying the defiant Globovision channel's days on the airwaves will be numbered if its directors don't stand down. Chavez on Thursday urged executives at Globovision "to reflect" upon the TV channel's tough anti-government stance — or else the station "won't be on the airwaves much longer." The socialist leader has threatened Globovision before, demanding sanctions against the channel for its alleged violation of broadcast regulations.

April 29th, 2009 Al Roker adding Weather Channel show to his dayNEW YORK — The Weather Channel is forecasting Al Roker will join the network as host of a new morning program. Roker, who remains the weathercaster on NBC's "Today" show, will be on the air an hour earlier each weekday for the Weather Channel's "Wake Up With Al." The network says the show will originate from New York and Atlanta, where Roker's co-host, Weather Channel meteorologist Stephanie Abrams, is based.

April 29th, 2009 Tony Bennett wants pay for artists on radioWASHINGTON — Singer Tony Bennett says it's a crime that performers don't get paid by radio stations when their music is broadcast. He says, "The radios don't want to give up one penny." The Grammy winner's comments came Tuesday evening at a private gathering of invited guests and lawmakers, including Sens.

April 23rd, 2009 BET plans a channel to target older black viewersNEW YORK — BET, the leading network tailored for black teens and young adults, will be joined by a new channel aimed at an older black audience. Named Centric, it's scheduled to debut in October.

April 22nd, 2009 Earth on TV: New channel offers views of EarthENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Planet Earth, you're on the air.

April 20th, 2009 'Idol' documentary to air on Gospel Music ChannelLOS ANGELES — The Gospel Music Channel will shine the spotlight on "American Idol." Filmmaker David Lewis' "From Idol to Inspiration" will premiere Thursday before the Gospel Music Association's 40th annual Dove Awards telecast. The one-hour documentary explores the effect of the Fox network singing competition on Christian music.