Radio World NewsBytes: Station Donations Hailed; Geo-Fencing Talks Break Down

It's That Time of Year "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!" Got an unusual holiday promotion at your station? Share it with us. Top Stories - 11.24.14 Geo-Fencing Settlement Talks Break Down Here's an update in that interesting technology case we've told you about, in which a broadcast owner is hoping to self-limit the reach of its online streams to shield itself from royalties. Why I Heart iHeartRadio Former FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate is vice-chair of the Minority Media and Telecommunications Council. In this guest commentary she sets out the benefits of recent corporate station donations. News & Technology BUSINESS: Fiat to Offer Its First HD Radio BUSINESS: Cumulus Names Exec Producer of "Nash Nights Live" APPS: Yo Now Features iHeartRadio PEOPLE: Media Services Group Adds Cate PROGRAMMING: Rangers, Bengals Sign Radio Deals COMMUNITY: Bobby Bones Helps St. Jude Today on Connect 2 Media & Entertainment Transmitter Site Cleanup (Radio) "After the first couple of visits, you start to notice some things that appear to be…shall we say…out of place." Doug Irwin continues the tale. Around the Industry Spectrum Clearing Target, Bid Reserves FCC Agenda (TV Technology) Potential bid prices, a spectrum clearing target, final channel assignments and other logistics of the Spectrum Incentive Auction will be put to vote next month when the FCC considers a Public Notice seeking comment on the finer points of the auction. Australian Broadcasting Corp. Slashes Jobs, Radio (ClickOnDetroit/CNNMoney) Australia's national broadcaster is funded mainly by the government; that doesn't keep it free of financial pressures. Here's What Happens When an FCC Commissioner Tries to Do a Reddit AMA (Daily Dot) "Redditors tend to downvote people and opinions they don't like, and Reddit treats sufficiently downvoted content as likely offensive or spam." 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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