The so-called American Music Fairness Act (AMFA) would upend the long-standing relationship between local radio and performers and threaten the viability of hometown radio stations and the communities they serve. Read more from on the NAB Blog
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🚨Legislation to impose new performance fees on local radio stations was just introduced in Congress🚨Tell your elected officials to OPPOSE the AMFA, which would would funnel resources away from local broadcasters and into the pockets of big record labels
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The so-called "American Music Fairness Act" disregards the value of radio and would impose new fees on local stations without balancing marketplace realities.
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Pop the champagne 🍾 We're celebrating 100 years of NAB, and broadcasters' commitment to entertainment, information and public service! Take a journey through NAB's history and evolution over the years ⬇️ #NAB100 #NABShow100
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Why is Facebook – a company whose $300 billion market cap dwarfs the entire broadcast industry – so afraid of the #JCPA?
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NAB’s Charlyn Stanberry has been recognized for her work and community service by . Congratulations on this well-deserved recognition of your advocacy for America's local TV and radio broadcasters and your commitment to service, Char! #WeAreBroadcasters
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NAB’s Charlyn Stanberry Named a Top Lobbyist by the National Institute for Lobbying & Ethics
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Elk herd on the move - we're the proud home of the largest elk population in the world.
📸: Courtesy of Eric N. Olson
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Our CEO checking out #AutoStage in the lobby of NY…5 screens of connected #radio awesomeness…and the car is nice too.
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This week is #NABShowNY. Experience hands-on learning and discover the key insights transforming the world of broadcast, media and entertainment. Are you registered? If not, here’s your chance:
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The water is almost gone from the bay in #Tampa. The rotation from #hurricaneian is pulling the water towards the Gulf of Mexico.
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NAB Pres and CEO Curtis LeGeyt: How Broadcasters Are Fulfilling the First Amendment’s Free Press Promise
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The American Music Fairness Act “disregards the value of radio and would undermine our critical public service to line the pockets of multinational billion-dollar record labels,” said NAB CEO Curtis LeGeyt.
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"If GBS’s proposed system was actually a good idea, broadcasters would have pursued it themselves years ago, or endorsed ZoneCasting when GBS first brought it to industry more than a decade ago."
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“ZoneCasting would cause widespread, unavoidable interference to signals of stations using the technology that could last anywhere from seven to 20 seconds or more,” said NAB Chief Legal Officer Rick Kaplan.
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In a major win for local radio listeners, the majority of the House of Representatives now supports the Local Radio Freedom Act, legislation opposing a performance tax. #WeAreBroadcasters
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Tomorrow the will become available to Americans all across the country. Stations and journalists can find resources to help get the word out at nab.org/journalistsmen.
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So wonderful to welcome kids to work today at where we might have discovered some new engineers in our lab! #kidsday
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The FCC must modernize its broadcast media ownership rules to reflect today’s hyper-competitive media landscape so that broadcasters can compete fairly with the largely unregulated tech industry. #WeAreBroadcasters
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Rest in peace to Pfc Bradford Freeman, the last surviving member of Easy Co, 506th PIR, who were portrayed in the series #BandofBrothers
Mr Freeman passed away peacefully yesterday at the age of 97.
It was an honor to know you, Mr B 💙 Blue skies and soft landings 🪂
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Local radio and TV broadcasters across the country are supporting efforts to help the children of Ukraine. Help us make a difference. Donate now at unicefusa.org/action.
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National Association of Broadcasters Launches Campaign Supporting Ukrainian Children
spots will begin running on World Refugee Day June 20
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NEW: NATO allies have transformed a sleepy conference room at US military base in Germany into a hub for getting weapons to Ukraine
got exclusive access to the place where UK troops have developed software to help get weapons into 🇺🇦 hands
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New in from CEO : Congress must act to preserve the future of local journalism
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🚨New CDC data shows overdose deaths rose to record breaking levels in 2021.
Almost 108,000 Americans died from overdoses last year, an increase of 15% from the year before. This was largely fueled by the increase in synthetic opioids like fentanyl.
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“The Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA) would allow local news outlets to come together and negotiate with Big Tech for compensation for access to their original content,” NAB’S said.
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Our Kids in Crisis: A Mental Health Emergency, from , shared stories from local students, teachers, administrators and mental health experts on the crisis facing the community. #WeAreBroadcasters
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Excited for this next chapter ! Thankful for all the support from friends, family and colleagues along the way.
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Alex Siciliano Joins NAB as Senior Communications Strategist nab.org/documents/news
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Before the day is done — Sgt. Nicole Gee would have been 24-years-old today. She was one of the 13 American service members killed during the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. She posted this photo to her Instagram from Kabul. She wrote simply: “I love my job.”
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At a handshake distance. and walked through the center of Kyiv and talked to ordinary Kyivans. This is what democracy looks like. This is what courage looks like. This is what true friendship between peoples and between nations looks like.
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My dog was featured on the local news yesterday and was very excited about it
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