Radio World NewsBytes: 2017 Local Ad Revenue Projection; GM, IBM Team on Car AI

Radio World NewsBytes Editor – Brett Moss Radio World Editor in Chief – Paul McLane   Top Stories - 10/26/16 BIA/Kelsey: U.S. Local Ad Revenues to Reach $148.8B in 2017 Forecast is for growth of 2.4%; research company also thinks online/digital local ad share will exceed the share of print media by 2018. GM and IBM Introduce OnStar Go Platform They call it the auto industry's first cognitive mobility platform; iHeartRadio is among the early participants. So What Is Community Radio Anyway? Ernesto Aguilar asks the question and provides an answer. News & Technology BUSINESS: Pandora Reports Q3 Net Loss BUSINESS: Angottis Sell Four Including 50 kW WAZY(FM) ADS: Spotify Takes Plunge Into Programmatic NEWS: LPFM Wins Right to Broadcast as "Woodstock 104" SBE: 2016 National Meeting Hits Ohio PEOPLE: Kerkan Returns to Crawford ASSOCIATIONS: NATE's Wireless Industry Network Program Around the Industry Spotify Remains Resolute on Keeping Free Tier (CNET) Executives for the audio streamer have no plans to eliminate the free tier. Radio Ratings Make a Comeback (KELO-TV) Two group owners are in a ratings war in Sioux Falls, S.D. Canadian Broadcast Revenues Fall (Marketing) The report on our neighbors to the north shows broadcast TV down but radio holding mostly its own, though AM has a slow leak. WENK of Union City Announces Sale of Stations (WPSD-TV) A small group of radio stations in northeastern Tennessee and southern Kentucky were sold by WENK of Union City Inc. to Forever Communications. Next Stop, Public Radio (Boston.com) Frank Oglesby was known as the voice of Boston's mass transit system and he's now embarking on the public radio career he always wanted. Calendar of Events 47th Annual Caribbean Broadcasters Union General Assembly Oct. 24–27 Hotel Nacional Havana Society of Broadcast Engineers National Meeting Held in association with the Ohio Broadcast Engineering Conference Oct. 26–27 Greater Columbus Convention Center Columbus, Ohio Ohio Broadcast Engineering Conference Oct. 27 Greater Columbus Convention Center Columbus, Ohio World Audio Drama Day Oct. 30 Western Association of Broadcasters Convention Nov. 6–8 Calgary, Alberta RDS2 Info Day Nov. 8 Maison de la Radio — Radio France Paris For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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