OAB Awards

The results are in. Congratulations to our winning stations, and thanks to everyone who entered!

Outstanding Achievement Awards, Personality of the Year, Radio Station of the Year, and TV Best of Show will be presented at the annual OAB Awards Dinner on Friday, March 19, 2010, at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City. The awards banquet is part of the annual OAB Convention. Registration packets were mailed to member stations in January. Go here for more information.

 

 

OAB Hall of Fame

The OAB Board of Directors voted three new members into the OAB Hall of Fame: Ed Birchall, Oklahoma Television Personality; Oral Roberts, Evangelist, Broadcaster, and Educator; and Harold Wright, Radio Executive and Civic Leader. Click here for bios of the inductees.

The OAB Hall of Fame Award is the highest honor bestowed upon an individual by the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters. Recipients of the OAB Hall of Fame Award are individuals who have attained positions of national prominence in the industry or its allied fields, or have been major contributors to the growth and welfare of radio and television in Oklahoma or nationally, and have been exemplary stewards of broadcasting.

THall of Fame banquet will be held on Thursday, March 18, 2010, at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City. Ticket information may be obtained by calling the OAB office at (405) 848-0771 or email Nancy Struby.

 

 

24/7 On-Line Training available to all OAB Members in 2010

The OAB is very pleased to supply all OAB members with a Comprehensive On-Line training system delivered by Local Broadcast Sales Inc. This 24/7 on-line training system is state of the art and is provided at no charge to OAB member stations. We believe you will find this training system to be very effective and available to all of your staff 24 hours a day.

The next presentation will be Thursday, February 4th, at 12:00pm. The topic will be Selling Against Cable, presented by Rob Russo. Go here for a preview of this seminar. To create your LocalBroadcastSales account, please e-mail Nancy Struby for an access code.

 

OAB Annual Convention
Thursday & Friday, March 18 & 19, 2010

Skirvin Hotel, Oklahoma City

The historic Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City will host the 2010 OAB Convention, and we think it'll be our best convention yet! Click here for more information, including rates and reservations for the Skirvin.

 

 

Legal & Regulatory Updates

Timely advice from OAB's Legal Advisors at Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP. Check this space often for updates!

Broadcast Law Blog: Keeping you Up-To-Date with the Broadcasting Industry

Closed Captioning Update

 

 

Alternative Broadcast Inspections

Check your ABI certificate! Is it time to renew? Protect your station from random FCC inspections by scheduling or renewing an alternative broadcast inspection. Click here for request forms.