News

It’s contest time again! Entry packets for the 2020 OAB Outstanding Achievement Awards were emailed to member stations on December 4.… Read More

The eight year license term is coming around again. By February 1, 2021, radio stations in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska will need to file their license renewal applications.

With the public file online, a broadcaster’s activities will be subject to … Read More

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).

On 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

C-band earth station licensees can elect lump sum reimbursement payments for repacking costs by September 14. … Read More

The 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.

The 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 … Read More

On July 3rd, President Trump signed the “PPP Extension Act”, giving potential borrowers until August 8 to apply for PPP loans.… Read More

Back in June we sent all members an updated access letter for essential communications workers from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).

The new guidance references CISA Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers Advisory Guidance, issued … Read More