Partner Spotlight: Ohio Association of Broadcasters

The Ohio Association of Broadcasters (OAB) provides an important service to the Every Citizen Online (ECO) program. The nonprofit association is one of the oldest state broadcast associations in the country and has more than 95% of Ohio television stations and 80% of Ohio radio stations as members.

The OAB is distributing Connect Ohio’s ECO spots to its 300+ member radio and television stations for voluntary broadcasting of the 15-, 30-, and 60-second messages throughout the entire state. With the OAB’s help, the free basic computer training message is being broadcast thousands of times each month, reaching a large portion of the 4.4 million households in the state.

“The Ohio Association of Broadcasters, and our member radio and television stations around the state, are pleased to have a role in promoting the valuable training and resources available through Connect Ohio’s Every Citizen Online program,” said Christine Merritt, president of the OAB.

With the OAB and its members’ commitment, Connect Ohio anticipates equipping more than

200,000 Ohio adults with basic computer and Internet skills and helping more than 75,000 of

those adults adopt broadband use into their homes and daily lives.

For more information on the OAB, visit http://www.oab.org/.