IBA News

With funding from the Iowa Broadcasters Association Foundation, students from the University of Northern Iowa’s Broadcast Leadership Program attended the NAB/RB Radio Show in Indianapolis, September 10 – 12, 2014.

The Iowa Broadcasters Association presents the Radio Advertising Bureau’s “The Affordable Care Act One Year Later… An Update to Radio’s Opportunities” a One-Hour, Live Online Webinar Thursday, October 23, 2014 at 10:00 am Central Time. Presenters will be: Jana Cosgrove, President of CBS & Entercom Radio Sales and Tucker Flood, President of Eastman Radio The first year of changes in U.S. Healthcare hav

October 1, 2014 is the deadline for Iowa radio and television stations to place their Annual EEO Public File Report in their public inspection files and post the reports on their station websites. These reports will cover the period from October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. Under the FCC’s EEO Rule, all radio and television station employment units (“SEUs”), regardless of staff size, must afford equal opportun

Iowa broadcasting legend, Dottie Ray of KXIC-AM Iowa City, was named Small Market Personality of the Year at the 2014 National Association of Broadcasters’ (NAB) Marconi Radio Awards. The awards were announced on September 11th at the 25th annual NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show held during the Radio Show in Indianapolis. The NAB Marconi awards recognize radio’s outstanding personalities and sta

The FCC’s Media Bureau has released a brief decision on the Sunlight Foundation’s complaint petition against two TV stations concerning the proper sponsorship identification for an ads by Political Action Committees.  The complaints filed in July concerned elections that took place last year.  The complaints targeted two PACs that each had single individuals who had donated substantially all of the money that was rai

In an August 28th  letter sent to Senate Commerce Committee leaders, IBA and the 50 state broadcaster associations joined in opposition to the “local choice” proposal circulated by Senators John Thune and Jay Rockefeller.  The proposal, if adopted, would unfairly single out free, over-the-air local television broadcasters for mandatory ‘a la carte’ treatment.  It would hurt broadcast localism and have a d

The FCC has just released the Public Notice setting the deadline for the payment of FY 2014 Regulatory Fees.  Those fees are due on September 23.  The FCC’s Public Notice on the fees is here: https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-14-1261A1.pdf NOTE:  that checks, money orders and cashier’s checks are no longer accepted for payment.  So licensees need to make arrangements to pay by wire, electronic transfer

As a benefit of membership, IBA member stations can participate in these once a month 10:00am IBA-RAB live training webinars – Free of charge.   The September one-hour webinar will be held on Thursday, September 25 at 10:00 am CDT. This RAB webinar series is offered to IBA member stations only and at no charge.   These special RAB webinars offered through the Iowa Broadcasters Association always air on a Thursday mor

The Federal Communications Commission recently adopted a Report and Order to streamline and eliminate outdated provisions of its Part 17 Rules governing the construction, marking, and lighting of antenna structures. According to the Commission, the goal was to “remove barriers to wireless deployment, reduce unnecessary costs, and encourage providers to continue to deploy advanced systems that facilitate safety