iHEART MEDIA LAUNCHES BIN
BLACK INFORMATION NETWORK
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Earlier this week iHeart Media launched BIN: Black Information Network, the first and only 24/7 national and local all news audio service dedicated to providing an objective, accurate and trusted source of continual news coverage with a Black voice and perspective. BIN is focused on service to the Black community and providing an information window for those outside the community to help foster communication, accountability and a deeper understanding.
BIN will leverage the resources, assets and financial support of iHeartMedia, and fills the void for a 24/7 well-distributed all-news audio service for the Black community. A study of Black listeners found that 86% believe a service like BIN is necessary and are likely to use it as an important news source, and 83% think BIN provides a key service and important information they can’t get on radio or TV today. The study also shows that the BIN concept is equally strong among both the 18-34 year old and 35-54 year old segments of the Black community.
Click
HERE
for the full release.
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NAB BLASTS FCC FOR PROPOSED REGULATORY FEE INCREASE
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NAB Blasts FCC For Proposed Fee Increase - Radio Ink
In comments submitted to The FCC Monday, regarding a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to raise regulatory fees on broadcasters, the NAB says The Commission has failed to explain how and why they are raising those fees.
Read more
radioink.com
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LBS WEBINAR FREE FOR KBA MEMBERS
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Local auto dealers have to monitor their discretionary spending even more than ever. The strength of broadcast provides the avenue for building traffic one car buyer at a time. We'll review what is on the minds of new car franchises.
The current environment has changed almost everything about the car buying and leasing process and how dealers interact with consumers. There have been unexpected offshoots of this health crisis; for instance, more people want to have their own wheels instead of using car-sharing or taxi/uber/lyft/bus services to get around. Where are the opportunities for you with your dealers? Be a part of this valuable webinar to find out. There will be a live question and answer session for practical applications. To register for this practical webinar, click
HERE
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P1 VIRTUAL SALES TRAINING FOR NEW HIRES
CLASSES START NEXT WEEK!
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Do you have a new sales hire (two-year experience or less)? Time is ticking as we have limited spots left for the
July 6th
“rookie-to-ready” training program, P1 Plus.
This FREE program offered by the KBA will take your entry level seller through an intense combination of online courses, conference calls, testing, and homework assignments. At the close of the program, trainers take sellers through the entire sales cycle resulting in a presentation with a real account.
The next P1 Plus session starts on Monday, July 6th. Register
today by clicking
HERE
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SPECTRUM REPACK ENDS TOMORROW
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Phase 10, the final phase of the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) spectrum repack, is set to end on Friday, July 3, 2020. In total, almost 1,000 TV stations will have changed frequencies since the spectrum repack began in September 2018. NAB applauds these stations and their dedicated staff for the tireless work these transitions involved.
If your station will not be able to meet the July 3 deadline, contact your FCC
regional coordinator
as soon as possible.
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REGISTER NOW FOR "RISING ABOVE" SUMMIT
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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.
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IMPORTANT JULY DATES FOR BROADCASTERS
BY DAVID OXENFORD
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July Regulatory Dates for Broadcasters: End of the TV...
July is usually a month of family vacations and patriotic celebrations. While the pandemic has seen to it that those activities, if they happen at all, will look different than they have in years past, there are plenty of regulatory obligations...
Read more
www.broadcastlawblog.com
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WE HAVE EXTRA MASKS IF YOU NEED THEM
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If you did not receive your allotment of complimentary FEMA masks or you would like to request additional masks, please send an email to Amber at amber@kba.org. Requests will be filled on a first come, first serve basis.
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THIS ECAST SPONSORED BY PEM
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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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BROADCAST LEGAL
Dawn Sciarrino - (202) 256-9551
IN-STATE LEGAL
Josh O'Bryan - (502) 568-0218
ENGINEERING
Scott Cason - (866) 452-2435, engineering@kba.org
Click
HERE
for information regarding Kentucky's Emergency Alert System
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Gear Up Kentucky
Kentucky 811
Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund
Kentucky Counsel on Postsecondary Education
Kentucky Department of Aging & Independent Living
Kentucky Department of Justice & Public Safety
Kentucky Department of Transportation
Kentucky Public Service Commission
For more information on KBA's PEP program, please click
HERE
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Chris Winkle, President & CEO
Amber Rhodes, Director of Membership & Events
Lisa Gross, PEP Coordinator
pep@kba.org
Scott Cason, Director of Engineering & Technology
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Chris Winkle
KBA President & CEO
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Julie H. Schmidt
2020 KBA Chairman
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Kentucky Broadcasters Association
101 Enterprise Dr
Frankfort KY 40601
888-843-5221
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