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Join us along with broadcasters from Kansas, Indiana, and Montana for a no-charge Political Advertising Webinar on Wednesday, January 22, at 10:00am. The next ten months may be the most active political advertising period in our country’s history – with the Democratic Presidential primaries and caucuses featuring billionaires willing to spend hundreds of millions of…
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Read MoreJoin us as we honor the best work of 2019 by Oklahoma’s radio and television broadcasters! The 2019 Outstanding Achievement Awards will be presented during our Annual Convention on Friday, April 3, 2020, at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa. Entry packets were mailed to member stations on November 14, or you can go here for…
Read MoreOklahoma Broadcasters lost a legend this week. James R. “Bob” Brewer passed away on Tuesday, November 5. Please join us in remembering our Hall of Fame member and broadcasting pioneer.
Read MoreThe Appeals Court ruling regarding FCC Ownership rules was delivered this week. In it the Court overturned the FCC’s 2017 decision and policies. Follow this link for more information on the decision from OAB Legal Counsel David Oxenford.
Read MoreThe due date for your FCC Regulatory fees has been extended to 11:59 PM September 27, 2019. Go here for a copy of the Mass Media Filing Guide for information about this year’s fee structure and the payment process. You may also contact the Commission’s Financial Operations Help Desk with inquiries at (877) 480-3201, Option 6 or…
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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
- Lowest Unit Charge Windows Open in About 30 States and Territories – Reviewing A Broadcaster’s Political Advertising Obligations 01/18/2020
- FCC Consent Decree Requires $1,130,000 Payment to Settle Issues About Monitoring Tower Lights – Are You Doing What’s Required? 01/16/2020
- Facebook Not Fact-Checking Candidate Ads – Looking at the Contrast Between Online Political Ads and Those Running on Broadcast and Cable 01/13/2020
- PIRATE Act Passes Senate, and Now on to the President for Signature – Provides for Big Fines and Enforcement Sweeps in Big Markets 01/10/2020
- A Broadcaster’s 2020 Regulatory Calendar – Looking at Some of the Important Dates for the Year Ahead 01/09/2020
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
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National Association of Broadcasters
- Carty-Sipp, Donilon, Johnson Earn EVP Stripes at NAB 01/16/2020WASHINGTON, DC – NAB senior vice presidents April Carty-Sipp, Shawn Donilon and Trish Johnson have each been promoted to the position of executive vice president in charge of respective departments at the National Association of Broadcasters, NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith announced today.
- NAB COO Chris Ornelas Hired as Beasley Media Group General Counsel; NAB Government Relations Head Curtis LeGeyt Promoted to NAB COO 01/16/2020WASHINGTON, DC – NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith announced today that NAB Chief Operating Officer Chris Ornelas will be departing the organization Feb. 1 to become general counsel for Beasley Media Group, where he will oversee all legal matters for the multiplatform media company, including its 64 radio stations. Ornelas will be replaced by […]
- Testimony of Diane Sutter at House Communications Subcommittee Hearing on Media Marketplace Diversity 01/15/2020WASHINGTON, D.C. – ShootingStar Inc. President and CEO Diane Sutter, creator of the NAB Leadership Foundation's Broadcast Leadership Training program, testified this morning at a House Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on media marketplace diversity.
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