Both the Handbook and the Reporting System can be accessed on the Public Safety & Homeland Security Bureau's EAS Nationwide Test Landing Page:
http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/emergency-alert-system-nationwide-test

For further information, please feel free to direct your stations to the Nationwide EAS Test link on www.nab.org where we have gathered information and additional guidance regarding the November 9th test, such as sample Public Service Announcements, tips for getting ready for the test, the EAS test visual slide, and FEMA’s EAS Toolkit.

By Scott R. Flick

One of the curiosities of communications law is that while there are thousands of applicable rules and statutory provisions, there are a handful that the FCC likes to enforce with particular gusto. One of these is the rule regarding how on-air contests must be conducted. Over the years, many broadcasters have found this to be a "strict liability" rule, with any problem that occurs in an on-air contest being laid at the feet of the broadcaster along with the standard $4,000 fine. As a result, despite the myriad state laws governing the conduct of contests, broadcast contests tend to be some of the more carefully conducted contests out there.

By Scott R. Flick

Following many months of debate and after trying several potential legislative vehicles, the House and Senate finally enacted spectrum auction legislation as part of the bill to extend payroll tax cuts for another year. It was signed by the President last week, and for those following the process for the past two years, the result was somewhat anticlimactic. That is mostly good news for broadcasters, as the NAB was successful in ensuring that the law contains enough protections for broadcasters to prevent the spectral Armageddon that it once appeared broadcasters might face.

RADIO                                                      MARKET                       CREDIT FOR THE AWARD

AC/Oldies Station of the Year
WWLW – Clarksburg                                     Large                          WWLW Magic 106.5
WHAJ – Bluefield                                          Medium                       WHAJ J104
WDYK – Cumberland                                     Unranked                    WDYK FM Magic 100.5

CHR Station of the Year
WVAQ – Morgantown                                   Large                          WVAQ FM
WKQB-WKQR – Bluefield                                Medium                       Kiss FM
WQZK – Keyser                                            Unranked                    WQZK FM