Welcome to TDGA
To Our Neighbors, Friends and TDGA Members Across Canada - We Wish One and All Our Very Best Wishes On July 1st, As You Celebrate Canada Day [more...]
Need a Broadcast Calendar? - Here are downloads for 2012, 2012 and 2014, based on our popular one year to a page format. Feel free to share them with your Sales Department & Bookkeeping [more...]
Radio-Television-Internet Terms & Definitions -Updated to Jul1 1, 2012 includes 99 pages of Terms, Definitions, Cross-References and Formulas to assist Broadcasters understand their unique vocabulary [more...]
TDGA Classifieds - Positions Available; Positions Wanted; or How To Place A Broadcast Related Classified [more...]
WELCOME TO MORE NEW MEMBERS OF THE "CLASS OF 2012;" Is your name on this very impressive list of Men, Women and Companies? CLICK HERE TO SEE!
- Jim Dozier Adams, General Manager, WNKJ-WNLJ, Hopkinsville KY
- Misty Bishop, Traffic Coordinator, KCLR-KCMQ-KSSZ-KTGR-KTXY-KWOS-KATI-Zimmer Radio & Marketing Group, Columbia MO
- Tara Chatfield, MIS Project Manager, WideOrbit, San Francisco CA
- Jennifer Herrin - Business Manager, KCLR-KCMQ-KSSZ-KTGR-KTXY-KWOS-KATI-Zimmer Radio & Marketing Group, Columbia MO
- Mary Moore, Owner, WSKV-FM, Moore Country 104,Stanton KY
- Ethel Rhodes, Traffic Manager, TVG Network, Los Angeles CA
- Kathleen Richards, Broadcast Traffic Manager, WFMT/98.7, Chicago IL
- Dawn Schneider, Director, Traffic Operations, Telelatino Television Network, Toronto, Ontario
- Liz Torrents, VP, Dir. of Broadcast Traffic, Dailey & Associates, West Hollywood CA
- Pat Valdez, Traffic Assistant, KFOX-TV, Cox Media Group, El Paso TX
Special Reports
ATTN. HUMAN RESOURCES, COMPTROLLERS, BUSINESS & ADMINISTRATIVE PERSONNEL: Major Changes in Routine Handbook Policies Required [more...]
The July, 2012 TDGA Traffic Director's Monthly Calendars Now Available - Must-Do Items; From Filings, IRS Reports, Renewal Announcements, and Political Windows [more...]
2012 Second Quarter Children's Television Programming Documentation Must Be Filed By July 10, 2012 and Placed In Your Public Inspection File [more...]
2012 Second Quarter Issues/Programs List for Broadcast Stations; Must Be Placed In Public Inspection File By July, 2012 [more...]
Pre-Filing and Post-Filing License Renewal Announcement Reminder for July 16th For TV Stations in North Carolina and South Carolina [more...]
Mission Abstract Data Resurfaces; Claiming recent victory at the USPTO, patent troll again seeks to get radio broadcasters to license automated programming system – but questions still remain [more...]
Featured Articles
JON BADEAUX: Here's A Broadcaster's Quiz - How Old Are You? (In Broadcasting Years, That Is)
Many of you may have seen the popular Facebook feature started by Job Badeaux (With Sandusky Broadcasting, in Seattle-Tacoma) and his contemporaries regaling the youngsters in our industry with memories of Broadcasting back in the '60s. Well, having passed my 55th year in Radio & TV, I thought you7 might enjoy one of his latest sends that's based on the premises--- "You know you were in Radio in the ;60s If You Remember..... even if you don't go back to the days of Marconi, Sarnoff, Philo, etc.). [more...]
Many of you may have seen the popular Facebook feature started by Job Badeaux (With Sandusky Broadcasting, in Seattle-Tacoma) and his contemporaries regaling the youngsters in our industry with memories of Broadcasting back in the '60s. Well, having passed my 55th year in Radio & TV, I thought you7 might enjoy one of his latest sends that's based on the premises--- "You know you were in Radio in the ;60s If You Remember..... even if you don't go back to the days of Marconi, Sarnoff, Philo, etc.). [more...]
PETER TANNENWALD: From the FCC Police Blotter (Part One):** When Thinking You're Being Honest Just Isn't Enough
One of the most fundamental axioms of communications law: correctness is essential, whether you’re filling out an application, filing a pleading, responding to an FCC inquiry, or whatever. When you tell the Commission something, you had better be right. [more...]
One of the most fundamental axioms of communications law: correctness is essential, whether you’re filling out an application, filing a pleading, responding to an FCC inquiry, or whatever. When you tell the Commission something, you had better be right. [more...]
PETER TANNENWALD: From the FCC Police Blotter (Part Two): No Blood from the Stone? Demand More Blood!
The FCC has demanded $25,000 from a licensee who failed to make a “voluntary contribution” which it had committed to pay as part of a settlement agreement. That earlier payment wasn’t made because the licensee said it didn’t have the $8,000 which it had promised to pay. Tough, says the FCC – mere financial distress will not justify relief if you break your promise. [more...]
The FCC has demanded $25,000 from a licensee who failed to make a “voluntary contribution” which it had committed to pay as part of a settlement agreement. That earlier payment wasn’t made because the licensee said it didn’t have the $8,000 which it had promised to pay. Tough, says the FCC – mere financial distress will not justify relief if you break your promise. [more...]
JOAN LLOYD: Bad advice about good public speaking - why is it that some people can deliver a compelling speech and hardly break a sweat?
If making a presentation in front of a group makes your heart pound and your throat close up, you’re not alone. And even more galling--why is it that some people—even people not as technically competent as you are—can deliver a compelling speech and hardly break a sweat? [more...]
If making a presentation in front of a group makes your heart pound and your throat close up, you’re not alone. And even more galling--why is it that some people—even people not as technically competent as you are—can deliver a compelling speech and hardly break a sweat? [more...]
SUSAN MEISINGER: Examining Organizational Ethics- elements that motivate employees to report illegal or unethical violations at work; Insights for HR leaders interested in creating an ethical workplace environment.
Despite best efforts and good intentions, no HR executive is going to be able to reshape organizational behaviors when the opposite behavior is being modeled at the top. [more...]
Despite best efforts and good intentions, no HR executive is going to be able to reshape organizational behaviors when the opposite behavior is being modeled at the top. [more...]





































