Radio World NewsBytes: RADAR Finds More Radio Listeners; Dickey Passes Away

"Now THIS Is Cool!" So says one Radio World reader about the LPFM overlay for Google Earth we told you about last week. Post your own comments here. Top Stories - 12.02.13 RADAR Says Radio Reaches 241.8 Million During Average The latest Nielsen RADAR national radio listening report shows the medium reaches 700,000 more weekly listeners now compared to this time last year. Lew Dickey Sr. Passes at 86 Patriarch of the Cumulus Media family died over the Thanksgiving holiday. News & Technology FCC: Eight California Licenses Expire LPFM: CCB — 2,000 LPFMs by Early 2014? PEOPLE: IDC Announces New Exec Team CES 2014: CEA's Shapiro to Interview Wheeler APPS: SiriusXM Tuner Gets Album-Art Display MULTIPLATFORM: CMT and Clear Channel Enter Partnership WHO'S BUYING WHAT: Audioarts Makes Console Sales Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment 'Doctor Who' 50th Sets Ratings Marks (Multichannel News) BBC America reported that an eagerly anticipated special episode of the venerable "Dr. Who," that aired over the holiday weekend, blew the TARDIS doors off previous BBCA ratings records. Around the Industry Musicians Hoping Pandora Will Join Royalty-Fee Cause (The Hill) Battling for higher royalty payments from radio stations, musicians are lobbying former rival Pandora to join their cause. Radio Station Licenses Sought (N.H. Union Leader) Community activists, religious groups, local fire departments and former broadcasters are among the folks who have gotten in line to pick up licenses for more than a dozen new radio stations in New Hampshire. Mike Huckabee Radio Show Ending (Politico) The Cumulus Media-syndicated programming is coming to an end, Huckabee announced. The last show will be Dec. 12. Private Sector Should Manage Government Spectrum (B&C) A Washington-based think tank has published a suggestion that the government can improve management of the RF spectrum by delegating that management to the folks who know how to do it — the private sector. Calendar of Events VAB Hall of Fame Banquet Dec. 7 Burlington, Vt. Applications Due for Feb. 7–17, 2014 SBE Certification Exams Dec. 31 Local Chapters Consumer Telematics Show Jan. 6 Las Vegas 2014 International CES Jan. 7–10 Las Vegas For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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