IBA News

It was a packed house with over 250 broadcasters attending the 2015 IBA Summer Convention and Awards Luncheon,  June 25 th   at the West Des Moines Marriott. Chair & CEO of Strategic America, Mike Schreurs, delivered the Keynote Address and  2015 IBA-UNI Scholarship students, Samantha Fickett of  Dakota Dunes and Madison Steffen , Dunkerton were recognized.  Retiring KCCI-TV News Anchor Kevin Cooney was named IBA

WHO-AM/iHeart Media Des Moines has been nominated  for a 2015 NAB Marconi Radio Award, in the Medium Market Station of the Year category.  The Marconi is one of the most prestigious awards in the industry. Winners will be announced  on October 1 at the NAB Radio Awards Dinner and Show in Atlanta.

The Iowa Caucus date has been set for February 1, 2016 and the General Election will be held November 8, 2016.  A Reminder… the Lowest Unite Rate window begins 45 days prior to a Caucus and/or Primary and  60 days prior to a General Election.  IBA dues paying members can contact one of the two free IBA Legal Hotlines with any and all political advertising questions.

Under the federal Copyright Act, cable/satellite  systems operators must pay license royalties to carry distant TV signals on their systems. Ultimately, the Copyright Royalty Board divides the royalties among those copyright owners who claim shares of the royalty fund.  Stations that do not file claims by the deadline – Friday, July 31, 2015 at 5:00 pm (EDT)- will not be able to collect royalties for carriage o

The Radio Music Licensing Committee has reached a settlement with SESAC ending almost three years of antitrust litigation brought by RMLC against the Performance Rights Organization (PRO). The settlement represents the first time in SESAC’s 85-year history with radio broadcasters that the PRO’s licensing fees will be subject to determination by a third-party arbitration panel.

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

Members of the Iowa Broadcasters Association have been invited to join members of the Iowa Newspaper Association (INA) for a day of golf on August 14th at Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankeny. For the past several years the INA Foundation has been holding this golf event and this year they have invited IBA radio/TV members to join them … helping to expand the impact and promote an atmosphere of goodhearted competition. 

Mark Your Calendar…. Information and connection details for the July IBA/ RAB training webinar are available in the Station Member Services – Training section of the IBA web site. As an IBA member, this special webinar series is being offered free of charge.  The webinar will take place on Thursday, July 23 at 10:00am CDT.  These special RAB webinars are being offered through the Iowa Broadcasters Associa

From the IBA Washington Hotline… The FCC yesterday issued a Public Notice announcing its second EEO audit for 2015.  Letters to just over 100 radio (no TV stations were included in the current audit) went out on June 12 asking for evidence of their compliance with the FCC’s EEO rules.  Many of the stations included on this list appear to be noncommercial broadcasters. In yesterday’s notice, the FCC released the