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OAB Past Chairman and Hall of Fame member Thomas Goodgame passed away at his home on May 10, 2022. Tom was 92.
Read MoreThe OAB is mourning the loss of former OAB Board chairman and Hall of Fame member Ron Kirby. The broadcaster and former Oklahoma State Representative passed away on May 29, 2022. Ron was 82.
Read MoreJim Hartz was a “Natural Broadcaster” who was an incredible reporter, producer, writer, and anchor/talent. Starting at KRMG in the late sixties, Jim transitioned to television at KOTV in Tulsa. His success there landed him the Anchor job at WNBC TV in New York, where for ten years they were a dominant television station. Jim…
Read MoreThank you to all who participated in OAB Convention 2022, March 24-25 at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa. The presentations were excellent, and it was great seeing old and new faces.
Read MoreJoin us on March 25, 2022, at the River Spirit Casino Resort in Tulsa. We will honor the best work of 2021 from our radio and television members, and induct Chris Lincoln and Lee Anderson into the OAB Hall of Fame.
Read MoreThe OAB will again arrange for internet and space reservations at the sites of the State High School Basketball Championships, March 2nd-5th and 8th-12th.
Read MoreUpcoming Events
July 9, 2022--Lowest Unit Rate window opens for Runoff Elections on August 23, 2022
September 9, 2022--Lowest Unit Rate window opens for General Elections on November 8, 2022
March 30-31, 2023--OAB Convention, River Spirit Casino 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
- This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: July 9, 2022 to July 15, 2022 07/17/2022
- Court Overturns Part of FCC Requirement that Broadcasters Confirm that Programmers are Not Foreign Government Agents 07/14/2022
- FCC Database Transitions – Are You Ready for the New CORES on July 15? Did You Know Call Sign Reservation Has Moved? 07/13/2022
- Public Performance Royalties for Comedy Recordings? – New PROs Claim that Additional Royalties Are Due 07/12/2022
- This Week in Regulation for Broadcasters: June 25, 2022 to July 8, 2022 07/10/2022
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
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National Association of Broadcasters
- Registration Opens for NAB Show New York 07/12/2022WASHINGTON, D.C.— Registration opens today for NAB Show New York, October 17-20, 2022 (exhibits October 19-20) at the Javits Center. The event's mid-point timing six months following NAB Show in Las Vegas provides a unique opportunity for the NAB Show community to connect at a major East Coast venue. Attendees will gain strategic insight and […]
- NAB Statement on Court Ruling Regarding Petition Challenging Foreign Sponsorship ID Rules 07/12/2022WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s foreign sponsorship identification rule that had required radio and TV broadcasters to undertake independent investigations by searching federal government databases for information about the sponsors of programming. As NAB argued, the Court held that federal […]
- NAB Announces the Promotion of Four to Senior Vice President 07/12/2022WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Association of Broadcasters announced the promotions of four employees in its Government Relations, Technology and Legal and Regulatory Affairs departments to senior vice president, effective July 1.