About OMVC Membership Information

Membership Opportunities

The OMVC has three classifications for membership: Principal and Associate. Each type of member plays an important role in the OMVC as well as in the launch of mobile DTV.

Principal Membership

• A Principal Member is any person who is significantly engaged in the business of owning, operating or representing broadcast television stations in the United States
• Who is also a U.S.-based television broadcast station with licensing
• Broadcasters who join the OMVC automatically become Principal Members

Associate Membership

• An Associate Member is any person (including a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other business entity) who represents a trade organization or interest group
• To be eligible for Associate Membership a person must be substantially involved in issues of importance to the broadcast television industry and whose membership in the OMVC provides a distinct benefit to the fulfillment of the mission and purposes of the Coalition

MDTV Forum

• A Forum member is any person (including a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or other business entity) that is not a Principal Member or an Associate Member
• To be eligible for membership in the MDTV Forum, a person must be active in any of the following: a) equipment manufacturer; b) applications developer; or c) services provider

To inquire about membership, contact Anne Schelle, OMVC Executive Director, at anne.schelle@omvc.org

"Mobile television services should be on every digital television station's road map..."

Rick Ducey, Ph.D. Chief Strategy Officer BIA Financial Network