Thanks to all who attended our Virtual Conference on June 16, 2021.

Registration is open for the OAB Virtual Conference and Achievement Awards Presentation on Wednesday, June 16, 9:00am-1:30pm. Even though we can’t convene in person this year, we are pleased to offer a line-up of excellent and topical sessions to keep you informed and up-to-date. The presentation of our 2020 Outstanding Achievement Awards will follow. Check…

The State Legislature has passed SB302 which allows visiting teams equal access to video stream high school sports.

This law levels the playing field for all school districts and eliminates out-of-state companies that have been enforcing exclusive media contracts that deny equal access.

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

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 much more scrutiny than in the past.

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). Stations can begin to prepare the form, update it during the remainder of the year, saving the information…

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 in the public interest, demonstrating its treatment of its community’s most significant issues. If you need a refresher on…

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

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. This long and protracted agreement will significantly lower your SESAC music licensing fees, which is great news for broadcasters. For more about…

    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 always top notch. Services will be at 2:00pm on Wednesday, August 12, at the First United…