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Asleep at the Wheel to Perform at NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show

Grammy Award-winning country music band Asleep at the Wheel will perform at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show, sponsored by Experi, on Thursday, September 7. The event is part of the 2017 Radio Show, held September 5-8 at the JW Marriott Austin and produced by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) and Radio Advertising Bureau (RAB).

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SPROCKIT and NAB Show Welcome Five New Media, Entertainment and Technology Startups to Partnership Program

SPROCKIT, the leading program showcasing media, entertainment and technology startups in collaboration with NAB Show, today announced the newest startups selected to participate in SPROCKIT’s 2017 program. The companies were hand-selected by industry leaders to participate based on their potential to offer real solutions to challenges in today’s evolving market that many established media and entertainment companies face.

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NAB Statement on Introduction of Viewer Protection Act

WASHINGTON – In response to the introduction of the Viewer Protection Act by House Energy & Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-NJ), the following statement can be attributed to NAB President and CEO Gordon Smith:

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2017 NAB Marconi Radio Award Finalists Announced

The National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) announced the finalists for the 2017 NAB Marconi Radio Awards, honoring radio stations and on-air personalities for excellence in broadcasting. The winners will be announced September 7 at the NAB Marconi Radio Awards Dinner & Show, sponsored by Experi and held during the 2017 Radio Show in Austin.

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NAB Statement on Proposed Use of TV White Spaces By Microsoft for Rural Broadband

WASHINGTON – In response to reports of a Microsoft proposal to use television white spaces to provide wireless broadband in rural areas, the following statement can be attributed to NAB Executive Vice President of Communications Dennis Wharton:

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Local Radio Freedom Act Adds Cosponsors in House, Senate

WASHINGTON, DC -- Four Members of the House of Representatives and one Senator have joined as cosponsors of a bipartisan resolution that opposes "any new performance fee, tax, royalty, or other charge" on local broadcast radio stations. The Local Radio Freedom Act (LRFA) now has 199 cosponsors in the House and 23 in the Senate.

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