Aba News
May 27 - ABA Foundation Announces 2010 Hall of Fame Inductees
The ABA Foundation's 21st annual Hall of Fame luncheon will be held Thursday, October
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May 20 - ABA Foundation Golf Classic Slide Show
ABA Foundation Celebrity Golf ClassicMay 3, 2010 ~ Legacy Golf Resort THANK
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January 14 - Time to Renew Your 2010 Membership Dues
As we recover from these uneasy and unpredictable business times, the Arizona Broadcasters
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Aba Events
January 01 - 2010 Membership Renewal
Time to renew your 2010 Membership duesTV/Radio Renewal Form Associate
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January 12 - Political Advertising Seminar January 12th and 13th
The ABA has scheduled two Political Advertising seminars, featuring Dawn Sciarrino,
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January 25 - NATPE, Las Vegas
Monday, 1/25 - Wednesday, 1/27 - NATPE, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas NATPE website
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Member services
ABIP Program
FCC ALTERNATIVE BROADCAST INSPECTION PROGRAM (ABIP)
The ABA Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program is a member benefit that allows TV & Radio to voluntarily be inspected by an authorized inspector, protecting you from an FCC inspection/fines (unless the FCC is responding to a complain or other red flag situation).
ABIP PROCESS
ABA's FCC Alternative Broadcast Inspection Agreement
- First, print, review & complete the above ABIP Agreement
- Return the completed agreement & signed indemnification form with the appropriate inspection fees to the ABA
- The ABA will sign the agreement and return a copy to the station with a pre-inspection check-list
- The ABA notifies the FCC and your 150-day grace period begins the date the agreement is executed
- An inspector will contact you and notify you when your station inspection date is scheduled
- Once you pass, the inspector notifies the ABA and the ABA then notifies the FCC and your 3-year moratorium from a routine FCC inspection begins.
Should an FCC inspector come to your station for a routine inspection, they will see your certificate and should leave your station. The exception to this is if the FCC agent is at your station for a complaint or something other than a routine inspection.
