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During these challenging times, broadcasters are working around the clock to serve their communities, while also facing incredible hardship from rapidly declining advertising revenue.
Please know that your team at NAB is aggressively advocating on your behalf to seek additional relief from Congress to ensure that stations can stay on the air through this crisis.
Today, I am pleased to share with you a newly released User's Guide for Broadcasters to the CARES Act, stimulus legislation recently signed into law. This guide will help you know how your business is impacted and whether you are eligible for loans through new programs.
We are also providing a summary of regulatory relief that has been granted by the Federal Communications Commission and numerous resources to help you navigate the Small Business Administration's loan process. The loan application process begins today and we urge eligible stations to begin applying for loans immediately.
And importantly, you'll want to see how we are continuing to fight for station relief in the forthcoming stimulus bill and what we're asking Congress to provide.
Thank you for your continued service to your communities as Americans – and stations – face an unprecedented time. It is our honor to represent you in the nation's capital, and we are always here for our members. Contact us at any time at nab@nab.org or call the NAB Member Concierge at (202) 775-2555.
Warm regards,
Gordon H. Smith
President and CEO
National Association of Broadcasters |
UPDATE FROM THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS CENTER – COVID-19 SCAMS:
Scammers are constantly adapting and the recent COVID-19 national emergency is no exception. The FCC has learned of a number of ways fraudsters are seeking to take advantage of consumers.
From fake testing kits and unproven cures to government imposter scams and work from home schemes, robocall scams are being updated to reflect the current crisis. These scams prey on our most vulnerable community members and result in financial loss or worse, the use of potentially dangerous “treatments”.
The FCC has developed a COVID-19 scams page (https://www.fcc.gov/covid-scams )
that includes tips to assist consumers with protecting themselves and their loved ones. The guide includes scam audio and a sample text hoax that was circulating. We will continue to update the page as we learn about new COVID-19 scams.
As local radio and television broadcasters navigate the editorial and operational challenges presented by COVID-19, the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) is providing tools and resources, including radio and television public service announcements (PSAs) in English and Spanish, to help stations accurately cover this issue and prepare for the impact on your staff, community and business.
PSAs and Toolkit
The PSAs inform audiences how they can help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases and learn more at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention coronavirus website, CDC.gov/COVID19. The tools include guidance on prevention and precautions, creating response management teams and trusted sources.
We urge you to clear some inventory to air these PSAs as often as possible. As COVID-19 presents more challenges to local communities, our audiences and policymakers look to broadcasters to provide accurate and timely information to help keep the public safe, and Congress will recognize and appreciate the leadership of broadcasters in this effort.
We thank you for your extraordinary service to your communities. As new tools become available, we'll alert stations. In the meantime, don't hesitate to contact us at nab@nab.org with any questions. |
FEMA has developed a Rumor Control page for COVID-19 here on FEMA.gov. (https://www.fema.gov/Coronavirus-Rumor-Control)
This page will continue to be updated.
Thank you for everything that you are doing. Please call or write if you need anything.
Derrec Becker, SC CEM
Chief of Public Information & External Affairs
South Carolina Emergency Management Division
Mobile: 803.530.2193 | Office: 803.737.8500
Online: scemd.org | Social: @SCEMD
Skype: SCEmergency
As part of DHEC's ongoing outreach efforts, we have developed the attached website banners that your team can use to link stakeholders and staff to the latest updates from DHEC's webpage. As we learn more about this virus, we will continue to update our website at scdhec.gov/COVID19.
In addition, please see below for links to additional outreach materials for your use:
Additional resources and translated materials are available here. We appreciate your support in helping to educate your fellow team members.
The decision has been made to also cancel the Job Fair scheduled for April 8, 2020.
Please monitor our website for future updates and information.
ATTENTION USC BROADCAST STUDENTS!!
DON’T MISS OUT ON THE 2020-21
SOUTH CAROLINA BROADCASTERS
EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION SCHOLARSHIPS
DEADLINE IS APRIL 10, 2020
REQUIREMENTS: Applicants must be undergraduate or graduate students majoring in broadcasting in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of South Carolina – Columbia.
JUDGING: Applicants will be selected on the basis of:
- Academic Performance
- Financial Need
- Current Involvement in Collegiate and
- Professional Broadcasting Activities
- School and Community Involvement
AWARDS: FOUR $2,000 and ONE $2,500 scholarships for the 2020-21 school year, one to a rising sophomore, two to rising juniors and one to a rising senior.
APPLICATIONS: Applications are available via this link.
SPONSORED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA
BROADCASTERS EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION
Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program (ABIP)
ARE YOU MISSING OUT ON AN IMPORTANT SCBA MEMBER BENEFIT? IS YOUR STATION DUE FOR AN ABIP INSPECTION?
Benefits:
- All SCBA member stations can participate in this FCC-endorsed voluntary inspection.
- Completing the ABIP insures a station that it is in compliance with FCC regulations.
- Stations holding ABIP certificates are exempt from routine FCC inspections for a period of three years.
How It Works:
- To enroll in the program, contact the SCBA office at 803-732-1186 or paula@scba.net.
- SCBA will forward a contract with an estimated inspection date.
- Stations must return the signed contract with payment prior to the inspection.
- Upon successful completion of the inspection, stations are issued a certificate that is posted in the station and the FCC is notified of the certification.
- If the station does not pass inspection, a grace period of 150 days from the date on the contract is provided to allow the station to make necessary corrections to successfully complete the inspection.
- Stations may choose to notify the FCC when they enroll in the program, and immediately begin the immunity protection. Or they may choose not to notify the FCC of their enrollment, in which case the station has no protection from inspection.
All stations should take advantage of this valuable service. Be certain your station is in compliance and immune from routine FCC inspection.
If your station currently holds an ABIP certificate, check the renewal date and schedule your next inspection well in advance to avoid any lapse in immunity.
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