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WASHINGTON – Proposals by the pay-TV industry that would restrict television broadcasters’ ability to fairly negotiate retransmission consent fall outside the Federal Commission Commission’s (FCC) limited legal authority and would provide no benefit to consumers, said the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) in reply comments submitted today. Only by quickly closing its proceeding examining the “totality of circumstances” of what constitutes “good faith” retransmission consent negotiations will the FCC help viewers, NAB said in its filing.

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) will honor WTMX-FM, Chicago, IL with the esteemed NAB Crystal Heritage Award, which will be presented during the NAB Show Radio Luncheon, held Tuesday, April 19 in Las Vegas. The Heritage Award recognizes radio stations that have won a total of five Crystal Radio Awards for exceptional year-round community service efforts. Only five other stations have received this honor in the history of the NAB Crystal Radio Awards.

Ben Sherwood, co-chairman of Disney Media Networks and president, Disney|ABC Television Group, will deliver opening remarks at the 2016 NAB Show in Las Vegas. The opening session will take place Monday, April 18, following NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith's "State of the Broadcast Industry" address. The opening event is sponsored by Blackmagic Design.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- This morning, NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith delivered the opening remarks of the FCC Commissioners' Breakfast at the Multicultural Media, Telecom and Internet Council's (MMTC) 7th Annual Broadband and Social Justice Summit.

The NAB Education Foundation (NABEF) will host the NAB Show Career Fair at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort and Casino from 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 20. The annual event will connect more than 1,000 entry and executive-level industry professionals with top broadcast and media companies.

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) today launched “The NAB Podcast,” an all-new, bi-weekly segment focused on public policy issues, new technologies and proven business strategies for broadcasters. The podcast is developed in partnership with BlogTalkRadio, an integrated podcast management platform, and is available on Stitcher, iTunes, as well as though BlogTalkRadio.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) today announced the evolution of its innovation arm – NAB Labs – which will become PILOT, an initiative to bring together leading edge companies, organizations and educators to advance broadcast technology and broadcaster innovation. PILOT is honored to welcome Accenture, Akamai, Frankly, Google, Nielsen, Shareablee and Yahoo! to join with NAB as charter members of the initiative.

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The West Virginia Broadcasters Association has been representing and serving West Virginia commercial radio and television stations since 1946. We are a member-driven trade association that provides unequaled service and value to stations throughout the state. 

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