TO PROMOTE CLOSER COOPERATION AND UNDERSTANDING AMONG BROADCAST STATIONS; TO FOSTER AND PROMOTE THE ART OF RADIO AND TELEVISION BROADCASTING; TO ENCOURAGE AND PROMOTE CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES IN THE INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC; TO HELP EDUCATE AND INFORM THE LISTENING PUBLIC OF THE VALUE OF RADIO AND TELEVISION TO THE INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITIES, STATE AND THE NATION. THE ASSOCIATION IS DEDICATED TO PROVIDING A COMMON MEETING PLACE FOR ALL BROADCASTERS, PUBLIC OR COMMERCIAL, WHERE THEY CAN EXCHANGE VIEWS AND DISCUSS NEW ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEIR INDUSTRY.