Thursday, April 4thRiver Spirit Casino in Tulsa Oklahoma is proud that we have the second-most-attended Broadcasters Convention (after Texas) amongst all 50 States. Our commitment to excellent sessions, student enhancement, and great hospitality have earned us your TRUST, for which we are grateful. For details and registration for this year’s convention, visit the Convention page.…

Since 1990, all broadcasters have benefitted from the “Manufacturers Exemption on Sales Tax” for items used to produce their signals. This includes all capital equipment in your transmission chain, and especially the electricity your transmitter(s) uses. Most of you are taking advantage of the equipment exemption of sales tax, but more of you must also…

SB302 (Video Streaming Sports)Passage of this bill ensured our local broadcasters will not be excluded from covering regular season H.S. Sporting events. The bill was authored by Senator Bill Coleman in the Senate and Representative Chris Kannady in the House. Please make a point to thank them both. Unanimous support of our Congressional Delegation in…

The last three to five years have seen unprecedented changes to the media eco-system and many wonder, “How will Broadcasting compete against this wave of technology?” While it is undeniable that we face significant challenges, we also have gained tremendous opportunities and we must take advantage of those to thrive going forward. A few thoughts…

Why Local Broadcasting Is Still the Most Dominant Medium   By Will Payne, OAB Chairman, Payne Radio Group As Broadcasters near the century mark of “Public Service” to our communities, we should reflect on why we are so critical to society and why we will continue to thrive in a very fluid media landscape. 1920…

The following advisory from our FCC attorney David Oxenford relates to the FCC’s use of the C Band earth stations. Many of you currently have C Band satellite dishes that you use to download programming. While to date you have not been required to license these dishes, the FCC is doing a survey to find…