 RAIN 11/05: FCC GREENLIGHTS "WHITE SPACE"; ELECTION TRAFFIC SURGE FOR CBS RADIO ONLINE ·Nov 5, 11:05 AM FCC CLEARS WHITE SPACE FOR WIRELESS BROADBAND The FCC voted unanimously on Tuesday to allow the unlicensed use of unused spectrum, or “white space,” for wireless broadband. Some broadcasters (including the NAB) argued that allowing unlicensed devices on vacant radio airwaves will cause interference with TV signals or wireless microphones. Read more from MediaPost here.
CBS RADIO REPORTS ELECTION DAY ONLINE LISTENING, TRAFFIC BUMPCBS Radio says nine major-market news radio sites experienced an average 66% increase in online listening yesterday over their normal Tuesday traffic, while page views were up 55% and visits up 43%. The Los Angeles properties in particular seemed to benefit, with KFWB-AM’s streaming up 170% and KNX-AM page views up 266% and site visits up 202%.
The other seven stations in the panel include: WBBM-AM/Chicago, WCBS-AM and WINS-AM in New York, KYW-AM and WPHT-AM in Philadelphia, WBZ-AM/Boston and KCBS-AM/San Francisco. FONESHOW CHIEF: RADIO IS IN CONTENT BUSINESSFoneShow CEO Erik Schwartz tells the New York Daily News (here) that, “Radio has to stop thinking it is in the broadcasting business and realize it’s the content business.” He stresses that stations must focus on the content that’s unique — like talk personalities, sports teams they have the coverage rights to, etc. “If you play music, you can’t just play songs. An iPod does that. You need personality,” he told the paper. FoneShow delivers news and talk audio content to mobile phones.
FATHER OF iPOD LEAVES APPLETony Fadell, chief of iPod development and “father of the iPod” has left Apple. Mark Papermaster, an IBM executive, will replace him. Wired notes (here) that this shift could mean a focus on “music blogs, radio stations, music networks and search engines.” Papermaster is a chip expert who “could help Apple shift from portable music to connected music.”share: del.icio.us.  Reddit  Digg  Yahoo  Wink  Windows  Google  Newsvine 
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