Radio World NewsBytes: Geo-Fencing Court Battle Heats Up; Auto Ad Dollars Going Digital

Another Blog on the Fire Dot-Radio. LPFM. EAS headaches. Those topics and more have been playing out lately on the Radio World blog. Top Stories - 11.05.14 Geo-Fencing Court Battle Heats Up A streaming royalty lawsuit brought by a Virginia broadcaster is being watched as a potential precedent that could dramatically overhaul royalty payments that radio stations pay for webcasting their on-air signals. Auto Ad Dollars Going More Digital For decades, car and truck ads have been hefty advertisers for radio. Those days are gone, according to a new study from Borrell Associates. News & Technology PHOTO: Scary Radio BUSINESS: Milwaukee Stations Change Hands PEOPLE: iHeartRadio Taps New CTO PEOPLE: Jody Evans Named New PRPD Leader AWARDS: GRHOF Names 2014 Career Achievement Inductees WHO'S BUYING WHAT: Estonian Broadcaster Chooses Studer Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Audio Division Calls a Spade a Spades Writing in the CommLawBlog, Harry Martin has a bone to pick with the FCC and its policy on moving translators. Around the Industry GOP Win Means Big Change for Senate Commerce (B&C) There will be a few new names that broadcasters will hear when it comes to broadcast issues on Capitol Hill. Sen. Rockefeller retired and Sen. Pryor was defeated. Their committee replacements will not be known for many weeks. SoundCloud Signs Licensing Deal With Warner Music (N.Y. Times) The Internet audio streamer has signed a deal with Warner Music Goup, one of the largest rights holders. It's the first major deal for SoundCloud but probably not the last. How the Patriots Game Is Played On-the-Air (boston.com) Here's a look at the booth personalities for the Patriots [football] Radio Network radio operation and what they do on game day. Emory & Henry's WEHC Goes Solar (WCYB-TV) The college in southwestern Virginia has installed solar panels to help power its radio station's transmitter. Calendar of Events ITU-R, SG-6, WP6A, 6B & 6C Meetings Nov. 10–21 Geneva, Switzerland Americas Spectrum Management Conference Nov. 12–13 Washington SATCON Conference Nov. 12–13 New York SBE 39 Broadcaster’s Technology Symposium Nov. 13 The Nielsen Company Oldsmar, Florida For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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