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With the House of Representatives gearing up for next week’s session, budget pontification will quickly become budget reality, as the impending June 30 deadline edges closer than the turn of the new year. Under the shadow of November elections, the chances of a protracted budget stalemate diminish, however as many have learned over the years, all is fair in love…[...]
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Soundboard Video Update! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kX1JtS50qfw PAB President Joe Conti caught up with our Director of Sales, Carter Wyckoff, to talk about the Non Commercial Sustaining Announcement/Public Education Program (NCSA/PEP), and how our partners use this program to share important news and public information/awareness campaigns with residents across the Commonwealth. Learn more about our PEP/NCSA Program Visit the PAB Website: After several…[...]
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Congress Passes Additional Funding For Broadcast Stations Affected By Broadband Spectrum Repack
Mar 26, 2018
This legislation represents a tremendous win for broadcasters! To recap, the bill: - Appropriates $1 billion in additional repack funds over two fiscal years - $600 million in the current fiscal year (FY18), which runs through September 30, 2018; and $400 million in the upcoming fiscal year (FY19), which begins on October 1, 2018. These funds do not expire…[...]
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A deal is said to be close for the station owner Entercom to leave Bala Cynwyd for the Schuylkill waterfront. By Bob Fernandez STAFF WRITER - Philadelphia Inquirer 3/15/2018 Entercom Communications Corp., the nation’s No. 2 radio station group owner, plans to relocate its corporate headquarters from suburban Bala Cynwyd to a refurbished and modernized industrial building on the…[...]
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PAB President Joe Conti on Comcast Newsmakers! Joe Conti visited with Comcast Newsmakers for a conversation with host Jill Horner about the future of broadcasting and why local news matters now more than ever. Click the video link above to watch. PAB Award Winners Announced! PAB Awards Luncheon is set for May 7 at the Hotel Hershey We received more…[...]
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PAB President Joe Conti joins Jill Horner on Comcast Newsmakers Your browser does not support iframes. Joe Conti is a Penn state grad and a former member of the Pennsylvania General Assembly.[...]
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Governor Tom Wolf announced his budget proposal for the 2018-2019 fiscal year. The Governor’s proposal includes a 3.7% spend increase of $1.1 billion dollars that would be funded through a severance tax and a $300 million special fund transfer. Currently, the $40 million revenue surplus stands in contrast to last year’s $1.5 billion shortfall, and Senate Majority Appropriations Chairman Pat…[...]
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We are pleased to offer Associate Memberships to support the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters. The Board recognizes the importance of Associate Members as evidenced by the availability of two Associate Member positions on the PAB Board of Directors. Please review our Associate Member packet and membership categories and dues, below: 2018 PAB Associate Member Packet[...]
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Hershey Lodge March 12-14, 2018 50% off registration for first-time attendees! Click HERE for more information Located within hours of the nation’s largest newspapers and news media organizations, the America East Media Business and Technology Conference is the industry’s leading regional event, taking place in Hershey, Pennsylvania each year. Administered by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, America East offers attendees and…[...]
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A Crazy Idea for Funding Local News: Charge People for It Farhad Manjoo New York Times STATE OF THE ART FEB. 7, 2018 Image Credit Doug Chayka You could almost hear the trumpets blaring in the background of Mark Zuckerberg’s announcement last week that Facebook would now promote local news stories in its news feed. “People who know what’s happening around them are…[...]
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