Airwaves Newsletter

Each quarter, the MBA Airwaves e-newsletter delivers important Association and industry information right to your inbox!  Subscribe using the form below and take a look through our Airwaves archive.

Previous Newsletters:

 

2025

Winter 2025 – Inside: Sound Bites recap; Shield Law advances on Beacon Hill; New spots supporting AM radio; 2026 Third Thursday lineup set; and more…

Fall 2025 – Inside: Sound Bites Nov. 13; Closing Broadcasting’s Canyon webinar; Latest Broadcast Advocate podcast; Crystal Radio Awards; and more…

Summer 2025 – Inside: 2025 Hall of Fame induction; Above and Beyond nominations; New student Sound Bites categories; AM4EVA gains in House; and more…

Spring 2025 – Inside: MBA advocates in Washington; 2025 Hall of Fame class announced; NAB launches ownership campaign; MBA meets with FCC; and more…

 


2024

Winter 2024 – Inside: MBA elects new officers; Final push for AM For Every Vehicle Act; MBA Scholarship program upcoming; First Amendment session survey; and more…

Summer 2024 – Inside: Plan for NAB Show New York; Hall of Fame 2024 a success; Get your ABIP; Farmers Market PEP campaign returns; and more…

Spring 2024 – Inside: MBA heads to Washington; HOF class announced; Engineering Third Thursday webinar; FCC Form 395-B; and more…

 


2023

Winter 2023 – Inside: Pebbles 2023 Broadcaster of the Year; Paid internship program starting earlier; Expert Corner: MusicMaster; FCC launches new DIRS; and more…

Fall 2023 – Inside: Sound Bites seminars announced; LBS covers your new AEs; Filing ownership reports; Job bank resources; and more…

Spring 2023 – Inside: MBA back in DC to advocate for members; P1+ sessions starts Monday; HSRP needs your help; Markey fights for AM radio; and more…

 


2022

Winter 2022 – Inside: SBAs file regulatory fee comments; JCPA letter sent to Senators; Menna named 2022 BOTY; Markey asks automakers to preserve AM radio; and more…

Summer 2022 – Inside: Sound Bites Awards are back; MBA awards $60k in scholarships; 988 Crisis Lifeline launches; “Covering Guns” webinar archived; and more…

Spring 2022 – Inside: MBA advocates for broadcasters; Student Broadcaster scholarship extension; Your guide to NAB Show; MBA localism; and more…

 


2021

Fall 2021 – Inside: Sound Bites 2021; MBA annual meeting; Social media webinar; Guard PEP coming; MBA Expert Corner: Lori Lewis; and more…

Summer 2021 – Inside: HOF tickets on sale; MBA awards $30k in scholarships; Poynter webinar series starts in Sept.; National EAS test 8/11; and more…

Spring 2021 – Inside: Digital advertising tax; March program deadlines; NAB in-person events; MBA Expert Corner: P1 Learning; Atlantic Time Zone bill filed; and more…

 


2020

Winter 2020 – Inside: Sound Bites in the books; MBA to donate to food banks; LBS offering customized digital reports; MBA heads remote needs analysis webinar; and more…

Fall 2020 – Inside: Sound Bites Awards Nov. 16-19; Virtual Job Fair starts 11/19; AFR PEP begins; NAB offers free Cyber Awareness course; Drones as Advertising Tools webinar; and more…

Summer 2020 – Inside: Sound Bites Awards call for entries; MBA needs advocacy materials; NEFAC Institute applications available; MBA sends letter for COVID relief; No national EAS test in 2020; and more…

Spring 2020 – Inside: Relationship building on Capitol Hill; Scholarship season is here; March 2nd Tuesday webinar; Paid internships available; and more…

 


2019

Winter 2019 – Inside: Sound Bites recap; FCC’s O’Rielly addresses MBA; MBA set to take over Broadcasters HOF; and more…

Fall 2019 – Inside: Complete Sound Bites schedule; MA Broadcasters HOF induction takes place; PEP campaigns need your attention; and more…

Summer 2019 – Inside: 2019 Sound Bites Call for Entries; MBA seeks BOTY nominations; MBA awards 21 scholarships; and more…

Spring 2019 – Inside: MBA advocates for broadcast issues in Washington; Upcoming webinars; Daylight Savings debated across US; and more…

 


2018

Winter 2018 – Inside: Sound Bites recap; Siegel wins Broadcaster of the Year; NAB Service to America Awards entry window open, and more…

Fall 2018 – Inside: Sound Bites Digital webinar; Sound Bites lineup finalized; Guard PEP renewed; Continuing Ed. Reimbursement funds available, and more…

Summer 2018 – Inside: Sound Bites Awards window open; Sound Bites seminars announced; PIRATE Act moves forward, and more…

Spring 2018 – Inside: MBA visits Capitol Hill; Continuing Education grants now available; Organ Donation PEP underway; Hall of Fame needs your help, and more…

 


2017

Winter 2017 – Inside: Sound Bites success; EOPSS PEP campaign begins 12/8; Next virtual job fair set; political broadcasting webinar, and more…

Fall 2017 – Inside: National Guard back on air; Sound Bites agenda; Broadcasters raise millions, and more…

Summer 2017 – Inside: Sound Bites entries due; Fenway Health PEP begins; Bruce Arnold Scholarship, and more…

Spring 2017 – Inside: Successful DC visit; Global Music Rights; Help us with your advocacy, and more…

 


2016

Winter 2016
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Summer 2016
Spring 2016

 


2015

Winter 2015
Fall 2015
Summer 2015
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2014

Winter 2014
Fall 2014
Summer 2014
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2013

Winter 2013
Fall 2013
Summer 2013
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2012

Winter 2012
Fall 2012
Summer 2012
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2011

Winter 2011
Fall 2011
Summer 2011
Spring 2011

 


2010

Winter 2010