The NAB Pulse March 29, 2010

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Bipartisan House Opposition to RIAA Performance Tax Reaches 260
Reps. Suzanne Kosmas (FL) and Tim Murphy (PA) have become the latest House cosponsors of a bipartisan Congressional resolution opposing a performance tax on local radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act (H. Con. Res. 49) is now backed by 260 House lawmakers. An identical Senate resolution is supported by a bipartisan group of 27 U.S. Senators. The growing Congressional opposition comes as the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) continues to lobby in support of legislation that would require local radio stations to pay an additional fee for every song aired free to listeners.
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Broadcast Management Session Spotlight: Raising Radio Rates
With the economy finally gaining some momentum, now is the time to reevaluate your rate card. Learn how to "right price" your inventory and increase your bottom line during the RAB produced session, Raising Radio Rates.
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Broadcast Management Session Spotlight: Cashing in on Your HD Content
Get ready for multiple HD radio multicasting revenue success stories from across the country as iBiquity Digital Corporation introduces attendees to some of the most innovative thinkers in the field during the session, HD Radio Digital Marketing: Cashing In on All Your Content.
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NAB Supports Limited Expansion of Licensed Wireless Microphones
NAB filed comments last week on an FCC proposal to open the TV frequency band to an influx of new unlicensed wireless audio devices, including wireless microphones. NAB explained that such an approach could cause harmful interference to DTV service, and is especially troublesome because it would be impossible to coordinate frequency use or resolve interference with untraceable unlicensed wireless microphone users.
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NBC Sports to be Inducted into NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame
NBC Sports will be inducted into the NAB Broadcasting Hall of Fame during the NAB Show Television Luncheon. Accepting this honor on behalf of NBC Sports is Emmy Award winner Dick Ebersol, chairman of NBC Universal Sports and Olympics. The Luncheon, sponsored by VCI solutions, will be held on Monday, April 12, in Las Vegas.
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In Brief

NAB Board Election Results Announced
NAB has announced the results of the 2010 NAB Radio and Television Board elections. The two-year terms of the newly elected board members will begin in June 2010.
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Haiti's Signal FM Radio to be Honored at NABEF's Service to America Awards
NABEF's Celebration of Service to America Awards will honor Haiti's Signal FM radio for their outstanding service to the Haitian community during the aftermath of the recent earthquake disaster. Station owner Mario Viau will accept the award during the Celebration of Service to America gala held Monday, June 14, at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Now in its 12th year, the Celebration of Service to America Awards recognizes outstanding community service by local broadcasters.
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NAB Political Broadcast Catechism and PB Forms-16 Available for NAB Members
If you are an NAB member, click here to download your complimentary copy of NAB Political Broadcast Catechism, 16th Edition and/or Political Broadcast Forms (PB Forms-16). The Political Broadcast Catechism answers many of your questions and will help you find solutions to the most common political broadcasting questions during the election season. The NAB Legal team, in collaboration with some of Washington, D.C.'s top communications counsel, and in consultation with FCC staff, created the Political Broadcast Forms to assist broadcast stations with their political candidate advertising campaigns.

NAB Public Service Pavilion at the 2010 NAB Show
Stop by the NAB Public Service Initiatives Pavilion at booth #N6138 in the North Hall at the 2010 NAB Show to obtain free public service materials and meet representatives from NAB's multiple public service partners, including the Ad Council, the American Red Cross, the Corporation for National and Community Service and the Partnership for a Drug-Free America. More than 20 national nonprofit organizations will be represented at the NAB Public Service Pavilion with materials designed to assist you in enhancing your station's public service initiatives. For more information about the NAB Public Service Pavilion, contact NAB's Public Service Initiatives department at (202) 429-5448.

NABEF Fellowships for NAB Executive Development Seminar - Application Deadline is April 30
The National Association of Broadcasters Education Foundation (NABEF) will award eight fellowships to people of color and women in broadcasting to attend the NAB Executive Development Seminar held July 26-29 at NAB headquarters in Washington, D.C. The seminar is designed to increase managerial effectiveness and provide the additional skills needed for career advancement.
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The 2010 NAB Legal Calendar is available here.