Tennessee’s Billboard Act has been declared unconstitutional by a recent federal court decision. Under the terms of that decision, all of the state’s billboard regulations will be rendered void, allowing new billboards to spring up willy nilly on highways throughout the state. Billboards are usually prone to spray painting of obscene objects by juveniles and
Alabama highways were dotted with billboards from the early days of car travel. Check out the billboards during wartime and the tourism promotions from the 1950s.
National Geographic marked Endangered Species Day last Friday with a Times Square billboard takeover that let people take a selfie with an animal as background and then see it on the big screens. Members of the public were encouraged to look for National Geographic Photo Ark posters, snap a selfie with the endangered animal, and
NJ -Palmer Township officials want to keep digital billboards away from homes and make sure they stay dim at night before any more go up. They’re near the end of rewriting the township’s digital billboard regulations, according to township supervisors chairman Dave Colver. A digital billboard is proposed behind Hess Wood Recycling at 2357 Newlins Mill Road,
New York City-based outdoor advertising giant Clear Channel Outdoor Americas is the recipient of the Ad Council‘s Crystal Bell award for 2017. Each year, that award is presented to one out of home advertising company for its extraordinary contribution to the Ad Council’s public service campaigns. The Ad Council, a national non-profit organization, is the
Recently, a fried chicken restaurant franchise in Texas was forced to turn off its imported outdoor LED signs at two locations because they were emitting so much radio interference that the FCC cited them for threatening the safety of airport communications miles away. Digital billboards and LED signs also are increasingly being blamed for wreaking
Members Would ‘Scrutinize’ Ads Proposed for City METHUEN, MA – At least two city councilors are backing a proposal for a committee to oversee what advertisements appear on billboards. Councilor Ron Marsan suggested creating the committee during the council’s Tuesday meeting, after the councilors tabled a discussion about a proposed electronic billboard atop an existing
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Lexington city leaders are beginning to evaluate the use of electronic billboards along certain roadways in the central Kentucky community. The idea prompted a number of questions during Tuesday’s council committee meeting. Following state action, local governing bodies now have the authority to move forward with electronic billboards. Representatives with Lamar Advertising appeared before the
