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The next national test of the Emergency Alert System is scheduled for September 20, 2018 at 1:20 PM (CDT). All broadcasters that participate in EAS are required to participate in the 9/20/18. Like previous EAS tests, all broadcasters must be registered in the EAS Test Reporting System (ETRS) and ETRS Form One must be completed…
Read MoreThe OAB, along with our counterparts in Kansas and Missouri, is sponsoring a series of webinars designed to help you strategically prospect and hire good salespeople. Laurie Kahn, Presenter These one-hour sessions are presented by Laurie Kahn, Founder of Media Staffing Network, Inc. ™, the first staffing company to cater exclusively to media sales and…
Read MoreRoger Harris, who has worked in Ada for the past forty years and is the Market Manager for the Chickasaw Nation Radio group of five stations, was recently elected to the NAB Board of Directors for the Oklahoma/Texas region. Roger replaces Bill Coleman from Ponca City and Stillwater who capably served for the six years…
Read MorePlease join us in welcoming Will Payne as the New Chairman of the OAB Board of Directors. Will is the youngest of OAB Hall of Famer Bill Payne‘s four kids and owns several stations in southeastern Oklahoma in addition to helping with the music selection for a number of the Family’s stations in Eastern Oklahoma.…
Read MoreThe OAB celebrated it’s 70th Anniversary with record attendance (732 people were registered) 4/19-4/20/2018 at the new and very impressive facility in South Tulsa. There were 18 sessions on all facets of the business and OAB Hall of Famers Ronnie Kaye, Linda Cavanaugh, and John David gave the keynote address at the annual luncheon. Of…
Read MoreThe OAB travelled to Washington DC in late February to meet with our Congressional Delegation and to thank them for their support of Free-Local-Over-The-Air Broadcasting. We have full support from them on the three pressing issues at hand: Their support of The RADIO PERFORMANCE TAX. All five congressman have signed the Resolution to oppose a…
Read MoreUpcoming Events
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
- Franken FMs – The FCC Asks if It Should Continue to Allow Channel 6 LPTV Stations to Operate as FM Broadcasters 12/06/2019
- Radio Stations Receive Inquiries from GMR on the Production of Interim Licenses – What Is this All About? 12/06/2019
- More on Required Public File Disclosures of Issue Ads – Comment Dates on NAB Petition for Reconsideration and Another Admonition for Inadequate Disclosures 12/05/2019
- AMFM Act Introduced in Congress to Impose Sound Recording Performance Royalty on Broadcast Stations 12/02/2019
- NAB Seeks Reconsideration of FCC’s Clarification of Issue Advertising Public Disclosure Requirements – Rules Remain in Effect Though Some Clarification Provided 11/25/2019
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 Statement on FCC Approval of All-Digital AM Rulemaking 11/22/2019WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the FCC's adoption of a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would allow AM radio stations to voluntarily convert to an all-digital operation, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton:
- Travel Video Alliance Accepting Submissions for 2020 Travel Video Awards at NAB Show 11/22/2019The Travel Video Awards (TVAs) are open for submissions for the third annual awards program to be held at NAB Show on April 21 in Las Vegas.
- NAB Statement on House Judiciary Passage of Satellite TV Legislation 11/21/2019WASHINGTON, D.C. –In response to today's passage of STELAR legislation (“Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019”) by the House Judiciary Committee, the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith:
Radio Advertising Bureau
- Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring Robin Fitzgerald, CCO for BBDO Atlanta and recently named 2020 Chief Judge for the Mercury Awards 11/27/2019Thursday, June 4, 2020 is one of Radio’s most important events of the year. It’s the annual Mercury Awards, the only competition exclusively devoted to radio to encourage and reward the development of effective and creative radio commercials. In this edition Erica Farber, President & CEO of the RAB speaks with Robin Fitzgerald, Chief Creative […]Radio Advertising Bureau
- Radio on Main Street Podcast Featuring Dave Greene, one of the GSMs for Entercom in St. Louis 11/20/2019The job of a General Sales Manager continues to change. With revenue growth and revenue enhancement at the top of the list of responsibilities, today’s GSM must equally stay focused on managing for change while coaching and leading their teams in new and different ways. Erica Farber is the President & CEO of the RAB […]Radio Advertising Bureau