NAB Archive
- NAB Statement on FCC Broadcast Spectrum Repack
- Michelle Duke Named NAB Chief Diversity Officer
- Tamron Hall to Host NAB Leadership Foundation Celebration of Service to America Awards
- NAB Launches New Ad Campaign Spotlighting Importance of Local Broadcasting
- Media Mogul Byron Allen Confirmed for 2020 Radio Show
- NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith Announces 2021 NAB Show Rescheduled for October
- NAB Statement on House Commerce Committee Passage of Tax Certificate Legislation
- Radio Show Registration Now Open, Major Speakers Confirmed
- Competitive Power of Technology Platforms Threatens Future of Local Journalism, NAB Says in Comments
- NAB Statement on Introduction of Broadcast Incubator Program Legislation
- NAB Statement on FCC Regulatory Fees for Fiscal Year 2020
- NAB Announces Launch of Broadcast Resource Hub
- NAB Leadership Foundation Announces 2020 Service to America Award Winners
- NABLF Celebration of Service to America Awards to Air on 500+ Stations
- NAB Show Launches NAB Amplify, Serving Global Media and Entertainment Community
- NAB Statement on Recognition of Lynn Claudy as SMPTE Fellow
- NABLF Launches Resource Center to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace
- Celebrity Guests Highlight NABLF Celebration of Service to America Awards Airing on Stations Nationwide
- Hanson, McCoy Appointed to NAB TV Board of Directors
- NAB Show New York Presents Ten-Day Virtual Experience for 2020
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The local commercial broadcast television and radio industry contributes $1.24 trillion of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and 2.65 million jobs to the American economy annually, found a new study by Woods & Poole Economics with support from BIA/Kelsey. The analysis, which breaks down broadcasters' influence on the economy of all 50 states and the District of Columbia, concluded that both television and local radio broadcasting's economic impact will continue to grow in the coming years.
Read more: Study Finds Local Broadcasting Generates $1.24 Trillion in Economic Activity Annually
WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to the introduction of legislation today to increase the rates that songwriters are paid when their music is played on local radio stations and other platforms, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton:
Read more: NAB Statement on Introduction of Songwriter Royalty Legislation
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to today's release of a tax reform discussion draft by House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Rep. Dave Camp that includes a proposal to alter the current law that permits businesses to fully deduct their full cost of advertising in the year it is incurred, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton:
Read more: NAB Statement on Advertising Deductibility in Tax Reform Proposal
Read more: NAB’s 'OK2TALK' Campaign Receives Growing Support
WASHINGTON, DC -- A bipartisan group of eight members of the House of Representatives and one Senator have signed on as co-sponsors of a resolution that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act is now currently co-sponsored by a coalition of 202 Members of the House and 13 Senators.
Read more: More Than 200 House Members Support Local Radio Freedom Act
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to the release of a brief today by the Solicitor General asserting that Aereo's technology violates broadcasters' copyrighted works, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton:
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In response to announcement by FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler that he will circulate a proposal affecting broadcasters' joint sales agreements and shared services agreements, the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith:
Read more: NAB Statement on FCC Chairman Wheeler's Proposal Affecting Broadcaster Sharing Agreements