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The OAB Education Foundation Scholarship Selection Committee announces the following recipients of our 2020-21 scholarships: Monique Bonds, Langston University Bailey Holland, University of Central Oklahoma Ashley Jones, University of Central Oklahoma Malley Jones, Oklahoma State University Kyle Tangco, University of Central Oklahoma Grace Whitten, University of Oklahoma They will be recognized at the…
Read MoreThe OAB Education Foundation congratulates Desiree Hill, University of Central Oklahoma, on her selection as the 2020 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…
Read MoreThe 2020 OAB Convention will be at the beautiful and exciting River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa, April 2-3! We have a great line-up of sessions and speakers.
Read MoreThe OAB will again arrange for radio broadcast lines and space reservations at the sites of the State High School Basketball Championships on the weekends of March 5-7 and 12-14. Use of the lines must be scheduled through the OAB. Click here to request lines and space. Please be prepared to use your cell phone or…
Read MoreThe 2019 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.
Read MoreThe Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters Elects Lee Anderson and Chris Lincoln into the Hall of Fame
The OAB Board of Directors recently elected Programmer, Air-Talent, and Owner-Manager Lee Anderson, along with Sports Director, Play-by-Play Announcer and Network Television Entrepreneur Chris Lincoln. Lee Anderson Programmer, Air-Talent, Owner-Manager, Community Servant Since 1965, Lee Anderson has been the driving force for Radio in McAlester. Lee has been the award-winning morning host of KNED-AM and…
Read MoreUpcoming Events
February 17--Deadline to apply for OAB Education Foundation Scholarships and Faculty Fellowship.
March 6--OAB Convention Registration Deadline.
April 2-3, 2020--Annual OAB Convention, River Spirit Casino and Resort, Tulsa.
News You Can Use
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
- March Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters—Children’s Television Reports, Lowest Unit Rate Windows, EEO Audit Responses, AM Revitalization Comments, License Renewal Preparation and More 02/24/2020
- FCC Adopts Strict Processing Policies on Requests for Modification of TV Markets for Cable and Satellite Carriage 02/21/2020
- Litigation Continues as Court Rejects GMR Motion to Dismiss RMLC Lawsuit – and RMLC’s Request to Dismiss GMR Claims 02/18/2020
- FCC Issues First EEO Audit of 2020 Targeting 320 Radio and Television Stations – Reviewing the Basics of the FCC’s EEO Rules 02/07/2020
- Quick Thoughts on a Few Political Broadcasting Legal Issues to Survive the Primary Season 02/05/2020
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 Show Welcome Event to Feature Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai 02/26/2020Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai and National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) President and CEO Gordon Smith will participate in a keynote conversation Monday, April 20 during the NAB Show Welcome event at 9:00 a.m. on the Main Stage in the North Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center.
- Television Network Affiliate Groups to Hold Meetings at 2020 NAB Show 02/25/2020The boards of directors of ABC, CBS, NBC & FOX Television will meet at NAB Show.
- NAB Unveils Election Toolkit for Stations’ Political Coverage 02/21/2020WASHINGTON, D.C. – The National Association of Broadcasters today announced the launch of its 2020 Election Toolkit, a print and online resource to help local broadcast radio and television stations with their news coverage of the 2020 presidential, congressional and local elections.
Radio Advertising Bureau
- Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring RAB Senior Leadership Staff with their Topics of Focus for 2020 12/18/2019As Erica Farber, President & CEO of the RAB, was preparing for the last podcast of the year, she began thinking about specific areas of personal focus on for the new year. She posed this topic to our senior leadership team at the RAB and, in this podcast, she shares their thoughts with you.Radio Advertising Bureau
- Radio on Main Street Podcast – Back by Popular Demand – Steve Passwaiter 12/11/2019This week we are bringing back one of the best of the year podcasts. With the election season heating up we didn’t want you to miss this one. In this edition, Erica Farber, President and CEO of the RAB speaks with Steve Passwaiter, VP & GM at Kantar Media/CMAG where he has oversight of the […]Radio Advertising Bureau