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For TV stations looking to stay on top of their KidVid reporting, the updated form to be used for the 2020 Children’s Television Programming Report is now available and can be accessed through the FCC’s Licensing and Management System (LMS). Stations can begin to prepare the form, update it during the remainder of the year, saving the information…
Read MoreOn or before October 10, all TV and radio stations must upload to their public file their Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists for the 3rd quarter (July, August, and September). The Quarterly Issues/Programs Lists are a station’s evidence of how it operated in the public interest, demonstrating its treatment of its community’s most significant issues. If you need a refresher on…
Read MoreC-band earth station licensees can elect lump sum reimbursement payments for repacking costs by September 14.
Read MoreThe Radio Music License Committee (RMLC) yesterday announced an agreement with SESAC to extend until the end of 2022 the current rates for the public performance of SESAC music by commercial radio stations. This long and protracted agreement will significantly lower your SESAC music licensing fees, which is great news for broadcasters. For more about…
Read MoreThe OAB lost a remarkable Broadcaster and Community Advocate in Doug Williams on Friday night. Doug was a maverick owner, air talent, and entrepreneur who symbolized the best a local broadcaster can be. His stations in Woodward were always top notch. Services will be at 2:00pm on Wednesday, August 12, at the First United…
Read MoreOn July 3rd, President Trump signed the “PPP Extension Act”, giving potential borrowers until August 8 to apply for PPP loans.
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by Vance Harrison
2019 OAB Annual Convention Overview Thursday-Friday, April 4-5 at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City. 1. Attendance was 711 different…
Read MoreWhy Local Broadcasting Is Still the Most Dominant Medium By Will Payne, OAB Chairman, Payne Radio Group As Broadcasters…
Read MoreThe following advisory from our FCC attorney David Oxenford relates to the FCC’s use of the C Band earth stations.…
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Vance Harrison has been President of the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters since 2007. He has been in the broadcasting business since 1978.
Broadcast Law Blog Updates
- FCC to Lift Freeze on TV Station Technical Improvement Applications 10/30/2020
- Changes to FCC Public Notice Requirements Effective October 30 – New Link Required on Commercial Station Websites 10/29/2020
- November Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: Rulemaking Comments, Hearings on Diversity and a New Commissioner, an FCC Open Meeting and More 10/28/2020
- This Week in Broadcast Regulation: October 17, 2020 to October 23, 2020 10/25/2020
- Congressman Walden Urges Adoption of Broadcast Diversity in Leadership Act – An Incubator Program to Assist New Entrants to Broadcast Ownership 10/23/2020
David Oxenford has been the OAB’s “man in Washington,” answering the association’s FCC hotline for over 20 years, and regularly speaking at OAB events on DC legal issues.
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.
National Association of Broadcasters
- NAB Statement on FCC Approval of Voluntary All-Digital AM Radio Stations Order 10/27/2020WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the approval by the Federal Communications Commission of an order allowing broadcast AM radio stations to voluntarily adopt all-digital transmission, the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith:
- NAB Statement on FCC Approval of Television White Spaces Order 10/27/2020WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the approval by the Federal Communications Commission of an order allowing increased unlicensed wireless operations in television white spaces, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Ann Marie Cumming:
- NAB Statement on Senate Commerce Committee Report on Digital Platforms' Impact on Local Journalism 10/27/2020WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the introduction of a report from Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Maria Cantwell (D-WA) regarding the impact of large digital platforms on the future of local journalism, the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith:
Radio Advertising Bureau
- Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring Three of Radio’s Top Leaders with Insights on Managing Through Change 06/29/2020The one thing we all have in common, no matter what our job title is, what market we work in or who we work for – we all experience change. How we deal with change can determine our success. In this episode of Radio on Main Street, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the Radio Advertising […]Radio Advertising Bureau
- BONUS – Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring More From Our Panel of Research Experts 05/26/2020The responses from our panel of research experts was so good we just had to probe further! In this bonus episode of Radio on Main Street Erica Farber, President and CEO of the Radio Advertising Bureau, posed one last question – “Under the current circumstances, what type of impact do you think research and measurement surveys will have […]Radio Advertising Bureau