KAB signs JCPA 50-State Letter
NAB is sending a letter on Tuesday, November 29 when the Senate comes back into session. The letter is to make a strong push to include the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) on the Senate agenda during the lame duck session ending in mid-December. As we have shared before, the JCPA is to encourage […]
KAB-Funded Internship Awards
The KAB is dedicating financial support to help grow the next generation of Kansas broadcasters. We’re funding internships at TV and radio stations across Kansas in 2022. All selected stations will receive $3,000 earmarked for any internship period in 2023. Every member station is eligible to receive KAB internship funding once each calendar year. […]
New Fee Filing System Adds to Sept. 28 FCC Regulatory Fee Deadline Challenges
The FCC released its Report and Order adopting the final amounts that regulatees must pay in annual regulatory fees for FY2022, and opened the filing window for making those payments. The window closes at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 28, 2022. If paying the fees wasn’t challenging enough, as part of its continuing rollout […]
Foreign Sponsorship Disclosure Compliance Deadline for Existing Programming Is Upon Us
On behalf of Scott Flick Broadcast stations face a September 15 deadline to ensure that all programming aired on their stations complies with the FCC’s foreign sponsorship disclosure requirements. The Foreign Sponsorship Disclosure Rule was adopted by the FCC in April 2021, targeting airtime lease agreements between broadcasters and foreign governments or their representatives. The […]
Congratulations to KAB’s 2022 Mike Oatman Award for Broadcast Sales Excellence Winner Laura Capps!
The KAB established the Mike Oatman Award in 2003 to honor the memory of broadcast industry leader Michael C. “Ol Mike” Oatman, Wichita, who died in January 2003. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in Kansas broadcast sales, sales management and mentoring others to sales success over a period of time. It was presented the first […]
KAB Announces Inaugural Recipients of KAB’s Rising Star Award!
The newly-formed KAB Rising Star Award seeks to recognize young broadcasters (under the age of 40) who have made a significant impact on their stations and communities. Winners are selected based on their contributions to the industry, spirit of innovation, and community involvement. The KAB will present the Rising Star Awards at the Station Awards […]
Action Steps Required! How to Futureproof Local Radio In the Car
Consumer research makes clear the importance of radio stations investing in their “digital dashboard” to LOOK as good as they sound. If stations don’t take action, radio will likely become less prominent with connected car solutions and stations may eventually lose control of their appearance in future vehicles. The KAB provides the following solutions: HERE’S THE CHALLENGE, IN SUMMARY: […]
KAB Fighting For You — Opposing FCC Fee Hike Proposals
The KAB has filed Joint Comments urging the FCC to modernize its methodology for setting annual regulatory fees to comply with the RAY BAUM’S Act of 2018. While Congress increased the FCC’s budget for 2022 by $7.95M, the FCC has inexplicably proposed placing the burden of almost the entire amount of that increase solely on […]
KAB Files Joint Comments Opposing Reg Fee Increases
In the Matter of Assessment and Collection of Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2022, MD Docket Nos. 21-190 and 22-223. Your Association, in combination with the state broadcasters associations of all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, filed Joint Comments urging the FCC to modernize its methodology for setting annual regulatory fees […]
KORA request on sealed record in Phillips County
By Max Kautsch A Kansas District Court judge kept a court record under seal last month in a noteworthy civil case after receiving a letter requesting the record and questioning the validity of the seal. In response to the request, made by a researcher under the Kansas Open Records Act (KORA), the judge indicated he […]