The Ohio Association of Broadcasters is the only organization dedicated to protecting every Ohio radio and television station's ability to operate its business and serve its community. With approximately 90% of Ohio TV stations and 80% of Ohio radio stations as members, the OAB represents the Ohio broadcast industry in Washington and at the state and local levels.

We invite the public to explore our website for information on careers in broadcasting as well as community-based initiatives. The public can also search for a radio or TV station in Ohio.

OAB News

Updated June 25, 2009

• Archived audio files from the "Do's and Don'ts of Station Contests and Promotions" are now available here. Other OAB online training resources are also available; to access all of these online training resources, please go to www.oab.org/onlinetraining.
   
• Ohio broadcasters can now register on the OAB website to receive AMBER Alert, Endangered Missing Child Alert, and Missing Adult Alert information. To learn more about these alerts and to register, please go to www.oab.org/alerts.
   
• New CABLEtrac reports for the Dayton, Toledo, and Youngstown DMAs are now available. Previously released reports from the Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Columbus DMAs, and the Lima, Steubenville, and Zanesville DMAs, are also available. To download the reports, or for more information on this free service for OAB members, go here.
   
• The winners of the 2009 OAB Broadcasting Scholarships and the OAB Kids Scholarship have been announced. For more information, go here.
   
• Web opportunities for Ohio radio and TV stations. The OAB is offering its members a series of free online training modules on creating easy web content and taking advantage of web sales opportunities. To accessing this free training, go here.
   
• The OAB is pleased to offer A Primer on Webcasting for Terrestrial Radio Stations. This online guide provides a detailed overview of the various licenses radio stations need, and requirements they must satisfy, before stations can begin streaming music on the Internet. To access the primer, go here.