Radio World NewsBytes: Don’t Take Fundraising for Granted; GOP FCC Scheduled Launch

Radio World NewsBytes Editor – Brett Moss Radio World Editor in Chief – Paul McLane   BTC Looks to Expand Data Network The Broadcasters Traffic Consortium sells data delivery capacity to third parties, using member stations' HD Radio and analog RDS-TMC subchannels, and returns revenue to its member stations. We asked President Paul Brenner about the business in the eBook "HD Radio and the Case for ROI." Read it here Top Stories - 1/11/17 Don't Take Fundraising for Granted In his latest Community Broadcaster piece, Ernesto Aguilar reminds NCE broadcasters not to take their contributors for granted and to show some imagination in fundraising campaigns. FCC to Vote on Public File Item at First GOP-Led Meeting On the agenda for the first FCC meeting led by Republican appointees is elimination of local public file obligations. News & Technology WORKBENCH: Good Ideas From the Field AUTOMOBILE: 2018 Toyota Camry Debuts With Entune 3.0 NRB: Wildmon and Criswell Selected for NRB Hall of Fame PEOPLE: iHeartMedia Announces Personnel Changes in Orlando OFF THE BEATEN PATH: Welcome, 2017 WHO'S BUYING WHAT: Russian Radio Chooses Lawo Around the Industry Which Phones Can Play FM Radio? (Slash Gear) It's a good question. Here's a list. Proposed WUMD Sale Hits Sour Note (Herald News) Some listeners and staffers are not happy with the proposed sale of the Massachusetts station to Rhode Island Public Radio. Why SoundCloud Is Likely Look to Be Acquired (Fortune) The financial window might be closing on the streamer. The Headphone Jack's Going Away (Mashable) First Apple, now Android phone makers may be looking at doing away with the 3.5 mm jack. SCCC Radio Station on the Air (New Jersey Herald) A work in progress, Sussex County Community College's WRSK(LP) has teams out checking its pattern and personnel building studios. Calendar of Events SPERDVAC Old-Time Radio Convention Jan. 20–21 Orleans Hotel & Casino Las Vegas Wisconsin Broadcasters Association Winter Conference Jan. 25 Madison Concourse Hotel Madison, Wis. South Carolina Broadcasters Association Winter Conference Jan. 26 Columbia, S.C. European Radio Show/Salon de la Radio Jan. 29–31 Paris North American Broadcasters Association Annual General Assembly Feb. 15 Washington For a full list of upcoming events visit the Radio World calendar page.

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