Congratulations to PAB President Joe Conti on being named to City & State PA’s 2024 Who’s Who in Government Relations list. From the City & State website: People notice when a chain expands into new territory, hospital systems merge and tall buildings sprout on campus and downtown. And they certainly notice when a politician wins….

 Deadline to enter is Feb. 5. The Keystone Media Awards – formerly called the Keystone Press Awards before merging with the PAPME Media Awards in 2020 – reinforce excellence by individuals in the news media profession, by recognizing journalism that consistently provides relevance, integrity, and initiative in serving readers and audiences, and faithfully fulfills its First…

“Political Advertising Compliance Webinar for Broadcasters” with David Oxenford & the FCC’s Bobby Baker, Gary Schonman and Sima Nilsson   Wednesday, November 29, 2023 1:00 – 2:00 p.m. Eastern   This webinar is FREE for all PAB Members   With a Presidential election, elections that may determine control of the US House and Senate, and…

The filing window for broadcast station Biennial Ownership Reports (FCC Form 323 for commercial stations and 323-E for noncommercial stations) opened on October 2, 2023.  All licensees of commercial and noncommercial AM, FM, full-power TV, Class A TV and Low Power TV stations must submit their Ownership Reports by December 1, 2023. To simplify the process,…

FORM 1 due September 15th The FCC Public Notice provides more details on ETRS filings.  FEMA and the FCC today announced that this year’s Nationwide EAS Test is scheduled for October 4, 2023 (with a back-up date of October 11).  FEMA issued this Release about the test.  The FCC issued a Public Notice which includes…