Iowa Broadcasters Association

10/30/2025

"'The point is the FCC should be enforcing the public interest standard. That’s not a threat. That’s just something that Congress has asked us to do,' [Carr] said."

The FCC has opened multiple investigations into radio and TV broadcasters under Chair Brendan Carr. While critics say the unresolved cases are meant to pressure stations, Carr said this week

10/29/2025

While the FCC approves the previous NEXTGEN TV NPRM, it fails to implement a mandatory cutoff date of the current ATSC 1.0 standard, which broadcasters pushed.

Commission Notice of Proposed Rulemaking does not impose a firm cutoff date or mandate 3.0 tuners in new sets

10/29/2025

Join is for the Nov. 12 Broadcast Engineering Academy! Registration for this event is FREE to association members and includes a one-day seminar, breakfast and lunch.

Registration closes tomorrow!

Learn more:
https://associationdatabase.com/aws/IBA/asset_manager/get_file/930485?ver=0

Register:
https://members.kab.net/ap/Events/Register/R1F0jaMSRC0CX

The Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa Broadcasters Associations, is proud to present the 2025 Engineering Academy. This one-day seminar is designed for broadcasters who are newer to engineering or those who step in to troubleshoot technical issues.

10/27/2025

Join is for the Nov. 12 Broadcast Engineering Academy! Registration for this event is FREE to broadcast association members and includes a one-day seminar, breakfast and lunch.

Learn more:
https://associationdatabase.com/aws/IBA/asset_manager/get_file/930485?ver=0

Register:
https://members.kab.net/ap/Events/Register/R1F0jaMSRC0CX

The Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa Broadcasters Associations, is proud to present the 2025 Engineering Academy. This one-day seminar is designed for broadcasters who are newer to engineering or those who step in to troubleshoot technical issues.

10/27/2025

AM4EVA adds five co-sponsors (now 308 voting members) as Tesla moves to remove FM in base model vehicles.

Tesla’s FM and AM removal has sparked new energy in Washington, where lawmakers are uniting behind the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act.

10/20/2025

The latest National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations podcast is out.

This month we focus on the Broadcasters Foundation of America, learning about their sustaining and emergency grants helping broadcasters in need across the U.S. We also hear grant recipient Terrie Cammarie story of BFOA support.

The Broadcasters Foundation of America (BFOA) reaches across the United States and Puerto Rico to provide an anonymous safety net for radio and television br...

10/17/2025

"For beleaguered news publishers, the AI news sites threaten their investments in journalism, since the sites can almost instantly churn out versions of original reporting and capture valuable web traffic."

https://www.niemanlab.org/2025/10/ai-generated-news-sites-spout-viral-slop-from-forgotten-urls/

10/16/2025

Enter the 2026 Crystal Radio Awards!

-Open to NAB member radio stations in the U.S. and its territories.
-Submissions must be made at https://my.nab.org/addcrystalradioaward.
- $75 entry fee per submission.

Deadline is 10/31 and finalists will be announced around Dec. 3.

10/14/2025

"[Local public media stations] are not miniature versions of NPR or PBS; they are lifelines, often the last remaining source of local news, cultural expression and emergency alerts.”

How are public radio stations responding to federal funding cuts and the closure of the CPB? Randy Stine profiles several outlets at a critical juncture.

10/10/2025

NAB receives contract to test "Broadcast Positioning System," "designed to complement and backstop GPS."

10/08/2025

FCC FNPRM won't set firm sunset for ATSC 1.0, but will take "steps to support and accelerate the nation’s ongoing voluntary, market-based broadcast television transition to Next Gen TV."

It is now clear that the FCC has listened to all sides on the thorny matter of when to stop ATSC 1.0 broadcasting. And, it will not move forward with a firm end date for the "OG" of DTV. That's according to a "FCC Fact Sheet" on a "Fifth Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" outlining what Commissi...

10/03/2025

“The availability of college sports on free, local broadcast outlets strengthens the unique connection between universities, their communities and the student athletes who inspire them." - NAB's Curtis LeGeyt

Broadcasters are backing Sen. Maria Cantwell’s SAFE Act, which would require local, over-the-air access to college football and basketball games. The bill also lets schools pool media rights, strengthens NIL