IBA News

Jim Coloff, Coloff Media, Cedar Falls, has been named IBA President for 2014/15. First elected to the Board in 2010, Coloff has previously served the IBA as Treasurer and Vice-President. Other officers elected to the 2014/15 Board were Vice-President, Kevin Schrader, KCRG-TV, Cedar Rapids and Treasurer Greg List, O-Town Communications, Ottumwa. Directors serving on 2014/15 IBA Board of Directors include: Bill Wells,

Were you there? Check out the IBA Convention photos today.

It was a packed house, with over 200 broadcasters attending this year’s Summer Convention and IBA Awards Luncheon, held June 26 at the West Des Moines Marriott, where NAB Executive Vice-President for Radio, John David, delivered the Keynote address and 2014 IBA Scholarship students, Tanner Heinrichs and Jason Vizzini were recognized. Jim Field, General Manager, KJAN, Atlantic was named Broadcaster of the Year and Ton

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the finalists for the 2014 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, honoring radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting. The winners will be announced September 11 at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards 25th Anniversary Dinner & Show, held during the 2014 Radio Show in Indianapolis. LEGENDARY STATION KCBS-AM San Francisco, CA KXLY-AM Spokane, WA WFAN-

July brings a number of new regulatory dates for broadcasters – including the effective dates of two new compliance obligations for small market TV stations, as well as numerous routine regulatory filing dates.  July 10 brings one deadline for all broadcast stations – it is the date by which your Quarterly Issues Programs lists, setting out the most important issues that faced your community in the last quarter and t

Iowa’s own Mary Quass selected by Radio Ink as one of the “Most Influential Women in Radio.” Radio Ink article —  http://images.radcity.net/5173/5163851.pdf

  WASHINGTON, DC — In response to today’s Supreme Court 6-3 decision finding that Aereo violates broadcasters’ copyrights, the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith: “NAB is pleased the Supreme Court has upheld the concept of copyright protection that is enshrined in the Constitution by standing with free and local television. Aereo characterized our lawsu

A free webinar for radio broadcasters will be presented Wednesday, July 16, 2014,1:00-2:30pm Central Time Purpose: Now is the time to think about radio’s place in tomorrow’s interactive dashboard. We invite all broadcasters to join us as we share the future of radio in the car and how NextRadio and TagStation provides an interactive content solution that preserves the future of broadcast radio in the car dashboard. I

Yesterday, Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (VT) and Ranking Member Charles Grassley (IA) introduced a “clean” bill to reauthorize the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act (STELA). The bill extends STELA for another five years and includes some technical fixes, but is free of controversial and unrelated provisions that could harm broadcasters. This was such great news! IBA has been working closely w