The Montana Broadcasters Association is a membership organization dedicated to serving the needs of radio and television stations in Montana and educating the public on the value of free, over-the-air broadcasting.
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Posted September 14th, 2023
Thanks to your station’s MontanaBroadcasters Association membership, your entire team has FREE access to a sales certification program designed exclusively for broadcasters! The BEST (Broadcast... Read More
Posted September 5th, 2023
Happy September!!!!! You still have time to register for this month's Sales Clinic.Event: 2023 Fall Sales ClinicDate: 9/26/2023 at 09:30 AMAgenda:9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. – Lori Lewis “... Read More
Posted July 3rd, 2023
Click here to access and download photos from the 2023 E.B. Craney Awards Banquet held in Billings. The EB's are made possible by the Montana Broadcasters Association and the Greater Montana... Read More
Welcome to the MBA website
Montana Broadcasting History
Butte was a wide open mining town when a young wholesale radio parts saleman from Spokane stopped in the city in 1927. E.B. Craney liked what he saw in Butte and was determined to construct a radio broadcasting station in the community. Craney's decision opened a colorful and important aspect of Montana radio broadcasting history. Twenty-one years later, in 1948, he would be recognized as the giant in state broadcasting, operator of five radio stations within the state, and creator of the state's first "regional network." (Thanks to "History of Radio Broadcasting In Montana" by Ron Richards.)
Become A Member
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By becoming a member of the MBA, you'll receive the following benefits:
- Free listing in the MBA directory
- A copy of the directory
- Free listing on the MBA web site
- Free display space at the annual MBA convention
- Discounted registration at all MBA clinics and seminars
- Free listing with Broadcast Compliance Service
- Free access to on-line training with Local Broadcast Sales and MBA publications
- Up-to-date information on FCC rulings and regulations
- Access to an attorney to answer basic FCC questions
- Eligibility for E.B. Craney and Manning Awards
- Each member/group is also entitled to vote during the annual business meeting, and to all other benefits that the Board of Directors may deem appropriate.
Membership in the Montana Broadcasters Association is open to all legally licensed full power radio and television stations in the state of Montana. Members receive a free listing in the MBA directory, a copy of the directory, a listing on the MBA web site, free display space at the annual MBA convention (with convention member registration), discounted registration at all MBA clinics and seminars, free listing with Broadcast Compliance Service, free access to on-line training with Local Broadcast Sales and MBA publications. Each member/group is also entitled to vote during the annual business meeting of the Association and to all other benefits that the Board of Directors may deem appropriate. - See more at: http://mtbroadcasters.betulacreative.com/about-mba/become-member#sthash.0dbmasc4.dpuf
Membership in the Montana Broadcasters Association is open to all legally licensed full power radio and television stations in the state of Montana. Members receive a free listing in the MBA directory, a copy of the directory, a listing on the MBA web site, free display space at the annual MBA convention (with convention member registration), discounted registration at all MBA clinics and seminars, free listing with Broadcast Compliance Service, free access to on-line training with Local Broadcast Sales and MBA publications. Each member/group is also entitled to vote during the annual business meeting of the Association and to all other benefits that the Board of Directors may deem appropriate. - See more at: http://mtbroadcasters.betulacreative.com/about-mba/become-member#sthash.0dbmasc4.dpuf
Membership in the Montana Broadcasters Association is open to all legally licensed full power radio and television stations in the state of Montana. Members receive a free listing in the MBA directory, a copy of the directory, a listing on the MBA web site, free display space at the annual MBA convention (with convention member registration), discounted registration at all MBA clinics and seminars, free listing with Broadcast Compliance Service, free access to on-line training with Local Broadcast Sales and MBA publications. Each member/group is also entitled to vote during the annual business meeting of the Association and to all other benefits that the Board of Directors may deem appropriate. - See more at: http://mtbroadcasters.betulacreative.com/about-mba/become-member#sthash.0dbmasc4.dpuf
Membership in the Montana Broadcasters Association is open to all legally licensed full power radio and television stations in the state of Montana. Members receive a free listing in the MBA directory, a copy of the directory, a listing on the MBA web site, free display space at the annual MBA convention (with convention member registration), discounted registration at all MBA clinics and seminars, free listing with Broadcast Compliance Service, free access to on-line training with Local Broadcast Sales and MBA publications. Each member/group is also entitled to vote during the annual business meeting of the Association and to all other benefits that the Board of Directors may deem appropriate. - See more at: http://mtbroadcasters.betulacreative.com/about-mba/become-member#sthash.0dbmasc4.dpuf