Personality of the Year and Station of the Year Winners
Congratulations to our 2011 Personality of the Year award winners!
--Non-Metro Radio: Cliff Casteel, KTFX, Muskogee
--Metro Radio: Dave & Nina, KRAV, Tulsa
And to our Radio Station of the Year award winners....
--Non-Metro Radio: KMGZ, Lawton
--Metro Radio: KRMG, Tulsa
And Best of Show in Television was KWTV, Oklahoma City.
The awards were presented April 13, 2012, at the Annual Awards Banquet at
the Skirvin Hotel. The weather kept a few people away, but thanks to all
who braved the wind, rain, and lack of parking to come out and help us
celebrate the excellent work of Oklahoma broadcasters.
Education Foundation Scholarship and Fellowship Winners
OAB congratulates our six Education Foundation scholarship winners. These deserving students will each receive $2,000 for the 2012-13 academic year.
Krystyna Biassou, Oklahoma State University
Jessica Gann, Southeastern Oklahoma State University
Allison Gappa, Oklahoma City University
Melissa Jones, University of Oklahoma
Amy Slanchik, University of Oklahoma
Britany Pyfer, Cameron University
OAB also congratulates our 2012 Lisa John Faculty Fellowship recipient, Professor Ken Fischer, University of Oklahoma. The $3,000 Fellowship is a four-week work program at an Oklahoma radio or television station. It provides an opportunity for faculty members at Oklahoma's broadcast schools to update their skills and develop closer relationships with radio and television broadcasters.
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EAS CAP Compliance Deadline Extended
The FCC has extended the deadline for participants to comply with the new EAS CAP (Common Alerting Protocol) rules until June 30, 2012. The deadline had previously been set for September 30th; however, in light of the fact that the FCC had yet to finalize all of the new EAS CAP rules, it decided to extend the deadline until next June. For more details, see this report from our Washington law firm.
Lowest Unit Rate Windows for 2012 Political Advertising
Oklahoma Primary: June 26, 2012
45 day window begins May 12, 2012
Oklahoma Runoff: August 28, 2012
45 day window beings July 14, 2012
General Election: November 6, 2012
60 day window begins September 7, 2012
24/7 On-Line Training Available to All OAB Members in 2012
The OAB is pleased to supply all OAB members with a Comprehensive
On-Line training system delivered by Local Broadcast Sales Inc. This 24/7 on-line training system is state of the art and is provided at no charge to OAB member stations. We believe you will find this training system to be very effective and available to all of your staff 24 hours a day.
Archived copies of previous webinars are available to all OAB members. E-mail Nancy Struby for instructions. To create your Local Broadcast Sales account, please e-mail Nancy Struby for a free access code.
News You Can Use: Legal & Regulatory Updates
Timely advice from OAB's Legal Advisors at Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP. Check this space often for updates!
The Broadcast Law Blog, courtesy of David Oxenford. An excellent update on the issues affecting our industry.
2012 Broadcasters Calendar, deadlines and reminders for 2012.
It's never too soon to prep for License Renewal. The deadline for filing a renewal application for Oklahoma Radio stations is February 1, 2013. For Television stations, the deadline is February 3, 2014. Click here for more information about the License Renewal Process from the FCC.
The Basics of Music Licensing in Digital Media: 2011 Update. Click here for a very useful advisory on Music Licensing.
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. Click here for request forms.
Coming Soon!
May 12, 2012 -- Lowest Unit Rate begins for June 26, 2012 Oklahoma Primary.
June 30, 2012 -- EAS CAP Compliance Deadline.
July 14, 2012 -- Lowest Unit Rate begins for August 28, 2012 Oklahoma Runoff Elections.
September 7, 2012 -- Lowest Unit Rate begins for November 6, 2012 General Election.
April 18-19, 2013 -- OAB Annual Convention, Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Tulsa.