Every day of every year, local radio and television stations serve the public in ways that are most meaningful to their communities. This dedication to viewers and listeners across the country adds up to unrivaled support of local issues, stronger neighborhoods, cleaner cities, safer communities, charities with greater reach, healthier residents and a helping hand at times when people need it most.
2011 Congressional PSAs Now Available to Air
NAB Public Service Initiatives is pleased to offer the 2011 Congressional Public Service Announcements for stations to run on their representatives' local radio and television stations through December 15, 2011. This year, nearly 200 members of Congress and their spouses from 46 states and Puerto Rico taped PSAs on issues of concern to their constituents. Topics include breast cancer awareness, mental health awareness, skin cancer prevention, heart health, volunteerism, emergency preparedness, literacy and online predators.
Stations may select and download broadcast-quality PSAs featuring representatives from their state at http://nab.psamedia.org. To access regional spots, stations should first register to create a login account; then click on their state folder from the homepage. Next, select and download the PSAs that feature the representatives from their district or state. NAB has also arranged for one HD and two SD satellite feeds for television broadcasters to take down the spots on July 7, July 14 and July 21. Click here to view the satellite coordinates and state-specific time code for downloading PSAs from the satellite feed.
Licensed to Serve: A Chronicle of Broadcasters' Community Service Initiatives
Licensed to Serve is a newsletter that highlights radio and television broadcasters' outstanding service to their local communities. The newsletter features stories including clothing and canned food drives, public health and safety initiatives, charitable radiothons and more. Click here to read the latest edition of Licensed to Serve. If your station has a great public service campaign that should be recognized, please email Allison Kreutzjans, manager, Public Service Initiatives, or call (202) 429-5448.
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NAB Spot Center
NAB is committed to assisting America's broadcasters in planning and implementing locally focused community service initiatives. To help radio and television stations further develop their on- and off-air activities on a variety of issues, NAB provides broadcasters with free public service materials, including guidebooks, programming ideas, pre-produced public service announcements (PSAs) and scripts. Learn more at NAB Spot Center.
Broadcasters' Public Service
The National Report on Broadcasters' Community Service vividly tells the story of how radio and television broadcasters are improving the quality of life in their local communities and documents the unrivalled amount of public service generated by broadcasters on both a state and national level. The examples included are a sampling of the many stories replicated daily by local radio and television stations. Visit www.BroadcastPublicService.org for more.
