IBA News

The terms March Madness, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight, and Final Four are all copyrighted phrases and licensed to advertisers and the network that carries the games.  It is OK to use the terms ONLY in a bonafide news story, an advertisement for the game or by an advertiser who is licensed to use the terms in their ads…otherwise the use of  March Madness, Sweet Sixteen, Elite Eight and/or Final Four could lead to liabil

The 2016 IBA Summer Convention will be held on June 23 at the West Des Moines Marriott.  Further details will be available in the months ahead.

Update: The National Weather Service has postponed the EAS Tornado Test until March 24th. On March 23 the NWS will test the plans and responses to a live EAS Tornado Test (TOR) to take place between 10:00-10:30am.  This event is being held in conjunction with Severe Weather Awareness Week and in preparation for the upcoming tornado season. Be sure to check the operational status of your EAS boxes and communicate the

In February IBA made another successful trip to Washington as part of the 2016 NAB State Leadership Conference. Sen. Jerry Moran (R-KS), a member of the Senate Commerce and Appropriations Committees, addressed the conference along with FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly, who spoke  to the enforcement against pirate radio and invited broadcasters to submit to the FCC their input on outdated regulations or burdens

IBA President, Kevin Schrader attended the NAB FCC Advocacy Day, meeting with the FCC Commissioners and their staff  to discuss policy issues and  the impact of Commission regulations on the everyday operation of  Iowa radio and television stations.

KCVM-FM, Cedar Falls and WMT-AM, Cedar Rapids have been named two of 50 finalists for a 2016 NAB Crystal Radio Award recognizing excellence in community service. NAB Crystal Awards recognize stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to public service with winners to be announced during the NAB Show Radio Luncheon, April 19th in Las Vegas.  Crystal Award finalists were chosen by a panel of judges representi

New in 2016 – stations will chose the option of participating in either a Tuesday Morning or Thursday Afternoon webinar. The RAB webinar choices for this month are either February 9th at 10:00am or February 11th at 3:00pm. Information including Log-In details for the February RAB training webinar.

Managers Non-Technical Webinar – January 20 @ 1:00pm Central Time. Non-Tech Webinar for Managers and EMAs: Topic: IPAWS Supported State/Regional Testing (ISSRT) Non-Technical Webinar Date and Time: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 2:00 pm, Eastern Time / 1:00 pm, Central Time Event address for attendees: https://femaipawslab.webex.com/femaipawslab/onstage/g.php?MTID=e2d7f767ce7be1ccefcca4306fbf68d7d Or http://tiny url.com

All Iowa Stations: FORWARD TO ENGINEERS, OPERATORS AND PROGRAM DIRECTORS. You may have read about the regional state IPAWS testing which FEMA is doing. They started with a single state, West Virginia, and moved on to a north-south string of states from Michigan to Tennessee. That test was followed by a six state test in New England and most recently a group composed of four southwestern states plus two north central