Support your station and your staff in 2025
Your OAB membership supports your station in serving your local community. The OAB provides tools and resources for all parts of your station operations in three primary areas: advocacy, compliance and training.
Thanks to our member stations’ support of our NCSA-PEP program, most of these benefits are available at no additional cost for staff at OAB member stations. However, a member login is required. To access these resources login or create an account.
Advocacy | Compliance | Training | Business Services
Advocacy:
The OAB defends and promotes the interests of Ohio broadcasters at the federal and state levels.
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- Advocate on key issues of importance to radio and television stations with the Ohio Congressional delegation including the AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act, Local Radio Freedom Act, and regulation of virtual MVPDs.
- Monitor FCC rulemakings and file comments in proceedings where appropriate.
- Organize Capitol Hill visits in coordination with the NAB State Leadership Conference in Washington D.C., and district meetings for OAB members with our Congressional delegation.
- Monitor legislation in the Ohio General Assembly that impacts broadcasters, including the implementation of marijuana legalization.
Compliance:
The OAB helps you stay current on federal and state rules and regulations impacting your station. -
- Connect with our legal hotlines to answer your questions at both the state and federal level.
- Stay up-to-date on important filing dates and deadlines with our 2025 compliance calendar.
- Dig deeper into the details that matter with legal guides and webinars on key issues, including political broadcasting rules, FCC EEO rules, music licensing rules and Ohio advertising regulations.
- Get the latest alerts and guidance in your inbox with legal bulletins from our FCC and Ohio counsel.
- Ensure your station is protected from routine FCC inspections for three years with our Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program.
- Stay current on Ohio’s Emergency Alert System plan and monthly test schedule, as well as Ohio’s Alert Programs.
- Review our list of employer postings to ensure you’re up-to-date on the most recent federal and state posting requirements.
- Access workplace safety resources including our workers’ comp group rating program to ensure a safe working environment for your employees.
Training:
The OAB offers relevant training opportunities from trusted industry experts across multiple disciplines. -
- Keep your sales staff current with 2nd Tuesday monthly sales webinars covering essential skills and hot topics.
- Learn on your own schedule with our on-demand video training platform that provides a library of brief videos covering sales, digital, management, creative, development, and even personal finance.
- Onboard and train your new sales hires with our quarterly new seller training program.
- Watch our Third Thursday live webinar series that goes in-depth on hot topics and compliance issues throughout the year covering sales, engineering, news and HR.
- Attend in-person training and networking opportunities specifically for Ohio broadcasters including regional sales seminars, small market radio roundtables, our annual Executive Forum, and MBMTC 2025.
Additional Business Services:
The OAB provides other benefits that help you support your employees. You can: -
- Support an internship at your station with the Summer Internship Support Program.
- Discover the best talent for your station with unlimited free job postings on the OAB job board.
- Help advance Ohio women in radio leadership positions with the MIW-OAB Women in Radio mentorship program.
- Increase focus on high school and college industry recruitment activities.
- Stay current on the issues and trends impacting your advertising clients with the weekly Insight Edge e-newsletter.
- Save on your workers’ comp premiums by participating in the OAB’s group rating program.
- Support station employees and their children by encouraging participation in the OAB Kids scholarship.