KBA'S WEEKLY NEWSLETTER

Membership Newsletter

June 18, 2020

CONGRESSMAN ANDY BARR'S WIFE PASSES

The Kentucky Broadcasters Association, on behalf of radio and television broadcasters, would like to extend heartfelt sympathy and sincere condolences to Congressman Andy Barr and his family on the sudden passing of his wife Carol earlier this week.

Congressman Barr is a true friend, advocate and strong supporter of Kentucky's commercial and public broadcast stations.

We ask each of you to please keep the Congressman, his family and his staff in your thoughts and prayers during this difficult and challenging time.

KBA PUSHES BACK AGAINST PROPOSED FCC REGULATORY FEE INCREASE

The Kentucky Broadcasters Association, along with the state broadcasters associations of 49 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico, filed extensive comments an ongoing FCC proceeding opposing the FCC’s proposed increase in broadcast regulatory fees for 2020, particularly in light of the economic impact of the current pandemic.

The Joint Comments argue that the FCC’s methodology for setting broadcast regulatory fees does not comply acts of Congress passed in 2018 and must be revamped to comply. Part of that revamp must include charging regulatory fees not just to FCC licensees, but to all parties benefiting from the FCC’s operations, including technology and other companies that benefit from the FCC’s efforts to make unlicensed spectrum available while only increasing interference to broadcasters. Finally, the Joint Comments presented a number of action items the FCC needs to undertake immediately, including simplifying the process for stations seeking regulatory fee waivers and deferrals, and ending its policy of prohibiting stations that are already in debt to the FCC from seeking a waiver of this year’s regulatory fees.

SAVE THE DATE: RISING ABOVE SUMMIT

You are invited to attend Rising Above: A Virtual Sales & Management Media Summit on July 22nd and 23rd.

Featuring lessons from the best trainers in the business (Laurie Kahn, Mark Levy, Sean Luce, Chris Lytle, Gerry Tabio, Derron Steenbergen, and Speed Marriott) Rising Above will be a day and a half live virtual training summit that will teach, coach, inspire and motivate your members to rise above the challenges of today’s sales environment.

During this multi-day summit, we’ll combine our talents and host a virtual cocktail reception with live entertainment and hear your "stories from the streets" to help both sellers and managers achieve a higher level of success.

Registration for this summit is FREE, compliments of the Kentucky Broadcasters Association. To register yourself, please click HERE .

MEMBERSHIP DUES DEADLINE EXTENDED

Because we understand the unprecedented challenges that you have endured over the past 3-4 months, we have extended the 2020 membership dues expiration date to July 30th. You may choose to pay online or mail a check. If you have not previously setup your KBA profile, please take a moment and complete the simple process. If you need assistance or would prefer to receive a printed copy of your dues invoice, please contact Amber at (502) 848-0426 or at amber@kba.org .

P1 VIRTUAL SALES TRAINING FOR NEW HIRES

CLASSES START JULY 6TH

On Monday, July 6th, P1 Learning will host a 7-week training program designed to build the confidence and know-how of your new sales employees (two-year experience or less). Here are five reasons that we think you should register one of your sellers.

1. 1-on-1 Training – P1 Learning’s Speed Marriott and Katey Woolam have both been in the industry for 30+ years and have trained hundreds of up and coming sales professionals... with many of them getting their first sales during the P1 Plus program.

2. Access To 40+ Online Videos – The online training is state of the art as P1 Learning is constantly revising content to ensure the program is up to date with today’s events.

3. Real World Assignments – Forget the busy work as the program includes real world sales assignments such as building prospect list and crafting qualified questions for a customer needs assessment. This way, once your sellers have completed the program, they can hit the ground running with usable information.

4. Mobile Friendly – With many employees working remote these days having access to training content from a phone, tablet or laptop is essential.

5. It’s FREE! – The KBA has taken care of the bill. All you have to do is register!

The next P1 Plus session starts on Monday, July 6th. Register today by clicking HERE .

WELCOME TO THE BUSINESS!

BY SPEED MARRIOTT

Welcome To The Business! (It Only Gets Easier From Here)

My business partner Katey Woolam and I launched the P1 Plus entry level sales program eight years ago and from the very beginning the mission of the curriculum was straight forward. To on-board new sellers to the broadcast industry and provide...

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THE OFFICIAL STATION OF SOMERSET

The Official Station Of Somerset, KY - Radio Ink

Forcht Broadcasting's Somerset, Kentucky radio station, WYKY FM Somerset 106.1, is the official radio station for downtown Somerset. The station now plays through the city's new downtown speaker system. "We're hometown radio, and Somerset's our...

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MIDWEST BROADCAST & MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE CANCELS IN-PERSON EVENT FOR 2020

Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky Broadcaster Associations have announced that the jointly-sponsored Midwest Broadcast Technology Conference originally scheduled for November has been cancelled.

Watch your KBA newsletter for more information about upcoming programming that will take place in lieu of this years in-person event.

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DATES TO REMEMBER

JULY 15, 2020

9:00 am - KBA Board of Directors Meeting - to be held virtually

JULY 22-23, 2020

"Rising Above" A Virtual Sales & Management Media Summit

OCTOBER 11-13, 2020

KBA Annual Conference (Owensboro, KY)

*All times shown are Eastern

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