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The OAB met with FCC Chairman Ajit Pai to give feedback on the TV Repack Issue as well as local radio issues during the chairman’s recent trip to Tulsa. Pictured (l-r) are Vance Harrison, OAB; Will Payne, Payne Radio Group; Trevor Wiseman and David Griffin, Griffin Communications; Chairman Pai; Rob Krier, Griffin Communications.
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The OAB is partnering with the National Association of Broadcasters in asking our stations to use #BroadcastGood across all social media platforms on June 11 to showcase your favorite public service project, volunteer efforts and work to serve diverse communities. To participate: Post a picture, video or text about your station’s charitable and volunteer efforts…
Read MoreThe annual elections of the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters will be held during the Annual Membership Meeting of the Association at 4:00 p.m. on Friday, April 5, 2019, at the Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City. The nominating committee will set forth the following nominees to serve on the Board of Directors: For 3-year board positions: Jon…
Read MoreOn February 27 the Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters, along with 49 other State Broadcast Associations, called on their senators and representatives to discuss issues of importance to the Broadcasting Industry. OAB members Cathy Gunther, Cox Media Tulsa; Roger Harris, Chickasaw Nation Radio; Brent Hensley, KOCO-TV/Hearst TV; Will Payne, Payne Radio Group; and Heston Wright, Wright…
Read MoreThe OAB Education Foundation congratulates Wendy Brunner, Oklahoma City University, on her selection as the 2019 Lisa John Faculty Fellow. The $3,000 Fellowship is a four-week work program at an Oklahoma radio or television station. It provides an opportunity for faculty members at Oklahoma’s broadcast schools to update their skills and develop closer relationships with radio and…
Read MoreThe OAB Education Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee announces the following recipients of our 2019-20 scholarships: Tevis Hillis, University of Oklahoma Amanda Cardoso, Oklahoma City University Lenora LaVictoire, Oklahoma City University Zoe Travers, Oklahoma City University Wade Haugen, Oklahoma State University Olivianna Calmes, Oklahoma Baptist University They will be recognized at the annual Student Day Awards…
Read MoreThe OAB will again arrange for broadcast lines at the sites of the State High School Basketball Championships on the weekends of February 28-March 2 and March 7-9 Use of the lines must be scheduled through the OAB office. The reservation form can be found below. You may also download the form from our website…
Read MoreThe passage of SQ 792 has led to some positive changes in liquor advertising regulations. A new one-sheet has been posted with those updates. Click here and then click on ‘Liquor Advertising’ to expand the one-sheet.
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The 2019 OAB Convention will be at the beautiful and historic Skirvin Hotel in Oklahoma City, April 4-5! We have a great line-up of sessions and speakers.
Read MoreThe 2018 Outstanding Achievement Awards have been judged and the results are here. Congratulations to this year’s winners, and THANK YOU to everyone who entered. Oklahoma broadcasters continue to set high standards for our industry.
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April 2-3, 2020--Annual OAB Convention, River Spirit Casino and Resort, Tulsa.
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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
- Court Overturns Requirement that Prescription Drug Advertisers Include Price Information in TV Ads 07/16/2019
- Actions Taken at July Meeting – FCC Adopts Changes to Children’s Television Rules and to TV MVPD Carriage Election Notices Procedures 07/15/2019
- More Time for Comments on DOJ Review of ASCAP and BMI Consent Decrees – Now Due August 9 07/09/2019
- FCC Highlights State EAS Plans – Is Your Station Doing What It is Supposed to Be Doing? 07/08/2019
- More on CBD – FDA Taking Comments on the Production, Sale and Marketing Through July 16 07/03/2019
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
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National Association of Broadcasters
- 2019 NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists Announced 07/18/2019The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the finalists for the 2019 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, honoring radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting.
- Three Representatives, One Senator Add Bipartisan Support for Local Radio Freedom Act 07/17/2019WASHINGTON, DC -- Three Members of the House of Representatives and one Senator have added their cosponsorship to a resolution opposing "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA), which signals Members of Congress's opposition to any potential legislation that imposes new performance […]
- NAB Statement on FCC Approval of Order Modernizing Children's Programming Rules 07/10/2019WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to today's FCC vote approving a report and order modernizing children’s television programming rules, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton:
Radio Advertising Bureau
- Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring Bill Lynch, General Manager of Momentum Broadcasting 07/17/2019One of radio’s greatest strengths is making a difference in the local marketplace. In this edition, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB speaks with Bill Lynch, General Manager of Momentum Broadcasting which operates four radio stations in Visalia, California. Ranked number 108 in market size, the cluster has a strong local presence and […]Radio Advertising Bureau
- Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring David Halberstam Publisher of the Sports Broadcast Journal Website 07/10/2019On July 1, 1987, WFAN, the first sports talk radio station in the country, debuted in New York City. Thirty-two years later sports radio is alive and well and can be heard in cities across the U.S. The success of the format is centered around the facts that sports are live, they provide excitement, make listeners feel […]Radio Advertising Bureau