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Turn Clocks Back This Weekend A reminder that many readers of this newsletter will "fall back" early Sunday morning when Daylight Saving Time ends. This is a great time to change batteries in smoke detectors as well as station monitoring gear that has battery backup, and to check your emergency supply kit at the transmitter site. (Here's an interesting article about how to cope with the time change.) Top Stories - 10.30.14 NYC Rooftop RF Options Widen A significant portion of the Big Apple's broadcast transmission infrastructure was destroyed with the World Trade Center. We've told you how the newly-completed One World Trade Center aims to bring broadcasters back to lower Manhattan; here we explore the Empire State Building plans to keep broadcasters in Midtown. Next Radio Looks at What's New Get the details on technology demonstrations from the recent Next Radio conference in London. Will Jackson reports. News & Technology LPFM: Miami Will Get a Calvary Chapel Signal BUSINESS: New Pandora CPO Is Former Amazonian PEOPLE: iHeartMedia SF Chooses VP of Sales, New PD MULTIPLATFORM: NPR Music Highlights New Digital Layout PROGRAMMING: Live Poe for Halloween! PRODUCTS: AudioPrecision APx500 Software Upgraded Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Strata Repositions Pandora in Its Media Buying Platform The multiplatform media buying service has removed the audio streamer from the terrestrial radio category. Around the Industry Is DelMarVa on the Public Radio Chopping Block? (Delaware Way) Pete Simon, who has written often about concerns of small-market public stations, blogs here about "a jaded public radio system with have and have-not stations that are on life support." DOT Panel Hears Clash About Calls on Planes (USA Today) The issue of full-time cellular service on planes continues to percolate through government agencies. New Orleans Radio Station Trolls Falcons (NoLa.com) Big Easy sports talker WMTI(FM) is pulling the feathers of Atlanta Falcons fans by starting a #SaveSmitty Twitter campaign to encourage the Falcons to keep their coach, Mike Smith. Smith and the team have not fared well the last few seasons, a good thing for the hometown Saints. Station Flips to Christmas Music Before Halloween (WLKY-TV) There's a winner in the First to Christmas Music Derby — WVEZ(FM) in Louisville, Ky. The SummitMedia property fired up its Christmas music format this week, branding itself "Louisville's original Christmas music station." Calendar of Events Traffic Professionals Day Nov. 3  Traffic Directors Guild of America  RAIN Summit Europe Nov. 4 London WorldDMB General Assembly Nov. 4–5 Crowne Plaza - St Peter's Hotel Rome ITU-R, SG-6, WP6A, 6B & 6C Meetings Nov. 10–21 Geneva, Switzerland Americas Spectrum Management Conference Nov. 12–13 Washington For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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