Radio World NewsBytes: Radio Revs Soft; FCC Updates Contest Rules

Most Popular Stories Among the most popular articles of the past couple of weeks: ·  “No Local Radio History Is Too Small” ·  Clear Channel Satellite Services to Close ·  Cheap, Easy Remotes Via Internet ·  SBE Chapter 37 Visits Hubbard’s Wheaton Transmission Site Find the list at any time on the Radio World home page. Top Stories - 11.21.14 Q3 Radio Revenue Off 2% Experts have been predicting radio revenues would essentially be flat for 2014 and a new report from the Radio Advertising Bureau backs up that premise. FCC Moves to Bring Contest Rules Out of the '70s With a unanimous vote, the agency issued a rulemaking to update the broadcast contest rules to allow for posting radio contest rules on the Web. News & Technology OFF THE BEATEN PATH: Looking at LPFM — The Third PEOPLE: WAMU's Holt Announces Pending Retirement PEOPLE: Cumulus Ups Davis to Newly Created Position COMMUNITY: MIW Program Seeks Mentee Candidates AWARDS: Country Broadcasters Honor Smulyan PROGRAMMING: TuneIn Expands College Hoops Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Android Auto Is Great, But Automakers Are Holding It Back Chris Ziegler for The Verge takes the Android Auto app for a spin. He likes it but … Around the Industry Net Neutrality: Looking Like Feb. for FCC (Multichannel News) The Internet debate is complex so it's no surprise that it is not on the Dec. 11 FCC meeting agenda. In fact, several complex topics are being pushed well into next year. Police Search for Cell Tower Copper Thieves (WINK-TV) In southwest Florida one or more copper thieves are targeting cellphone towers. Local Crime Stoppers and police are on the case. Delivering Good News 24 Hours a Day (Augusta Chronicle) Clarence Barinowski was a feed salesman in Georgia for many years but what he really wanted to do was start a Christian radio station. His wish came true in the 1980s with deregulation and now he runs a network of over a dozen stations. New Haven LPFM Will Focus on Community (FortWayne.com) Just call the Fort Wayne, Ind., area LPFM central… Calendar of Events ABA Engineering Academy Seminar: The Art of Live Audio Mixing Dec. 13 (Change of Location) ABA Engineering Academy Training Center Hoover, Ala. SBE Certification Exam Application Deadline For local chapters exams Feb. 6–16, 2015 Dec. 31 International CES Jan. 6–9 Las Vegas SC Broadcasters Association Winter Conference & Broadcast Exhibition Jan. 29–30 Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center Columbia, S.C. For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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