1. Looking Ahead to a New Administration and Congress
This week, broadcast stations worked overtime to educate their communities on the election. Thank you for your tireless efforts to provide news and information Americans can trust. In the wake of the election results, NAB congratulated President-Elect Trump and the new and returning members of Congress.
🤝 What’s next: NAB will work closely with our broadcast members to ensure new legislators and administration officials understand the power and importance of local radio and television to every community across the nation. We will educate them on what makes broadcasting unique and how we are innovating to better serve our audiences.
Get involved: It is not too early to introduce yourself to new legislators. Visit nab.org/SpeakUp for tools to help you communicate with policymakers, and utilize the spots, message points and resources at WeAreBroadcasters.com/Resources to help lawmakers understand the critical role local broadcasters play in every community.
2. LeGeyt: How Broadcasters Uphold Democracy in a Challenging Election
On Election Day, The Hill newspaper a publication covering Capitol Hill widely read by lawmakers and D.C. opinion leaders, ran an op-ed by NAB President and CEO Curtis LeGeyt that underscores the vital role broadcasters play in delivering reliable information. The piece also emphasizes the importance of protecting press freedoms so that broadcasters can continue to serve as a trusted source for their communities and uphold democracy – an increasingly urgent message as journalists face growing threats to their work.
“In a world overflowing with competing narratives, broadcasters remain committed to delivering what voters need most today: truth and trust, free from interference,” LeGeyt wrote.
Sean Perkins has been named chief marketing officer and senior vice president of Global Connections and Events (GCE), where he will oversee marketing efforts for NAB Show and NAB Show New York.
4. 2024-25 PILOT NEXTGEN TV Fellowship Kicks Off
In 2021, with support from AWS, PILOT created the NEXTGEN TV Fellowship as an immersive program designed to educate and introduce a diverse pool of students with practical experience to the television broadcast industry.
This year's fellowship participants are from Howard University, the University of Missouri and the University of Minnesota.
Dig deeper: Read more about the fellows’ experience here.
5. FCC NCETV Filing Window and Temporary Freeze for Full Power and Class A Broadcasters
What's happening: The FCC has announced it will be opening a filing window for new noncommercial education television (NCETV) stations from December 4 through December 11. In connection with this, the FCC will not accept certain applications by full power or Class A television stations from December 3 through December 11.
Eligible entities will be able to submit applications for twelve specific reserved NCETV channels. Eligibility requirements are set out in Section 73.621 of the Commission’s rules.
From December 3 through December 11, the Commission will not accept minor or major change applications for full power and Class A television stations, nor will it accept rulemaking petitions for full power television stations to change channels.
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