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Six to be Recognized this Fall with 2024 Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame Honors
June 3, 2024 – Five broadcasters well known to Indiana radio listeners and TV viewers and one “founding mother” of Hoosier broadcasting will be recognized this fall in the Indiana Broadcast Pioneers Hall of Fame. Each year, the Indiana Broadcasters Association...
Plan Ahead Now for July 10 Quarterly Issues Programs Filing
All full-power broadcasters need to note that July 10 is the deadline for the Quarterly Issues Programs lists to be uploaded to stations’ online public inspection files. The lists should identify the issues of importance to the station’s community and the programs...
National Association of Broadcasters Refreshes “Political Advertising Handbook,” Now Available to NAB Members and Non-Members
A new edition of NAB’s Political Advertising Handbook is now available. This handbook presents similar information to the former Political Broadcast Catechism (last published in 2014) regarding political broadcasting but in a more user-friendly format and updates FCC...
AM Radio Momentum Seems Unstoppable After Hefty DC Day
Tuesday was quite a day for AM radio on Capitol Hill as the band saw another bipartisan lift and steamrolled detractors in both houses of US Congress. Broadcasters, legislators, and organizations came together in a united front for the AM For Every Vehicle Act. At a...
Scott R. Flick: Heard About the FTC’s Ban on Non-Competes? The Truth Is Worse
On Tuesday, the Federal Trade Commission announced a new rule banning employee non-compete agreements, treating them as harmful and an “unfair method of competition.” This includes non-competes in the broadcast industry, where they serve a vital purpose that was...
