ABC TELEVISION AFFILIATES ASSOCIATION

What they do

THE PURPOSES and OBJECTIVES of THE ASSOCIATION ARE: A) to CREATE, FOSTER and MAINTAIN BY LAWFUL and PROPER MEANS AN ORGANIZATION for THE MUTUAL ADVANCEMENT and WELFARE of THOSE TELEVISION MEMBER STATIONS AFFILIATED WITH THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK; B) to INFORM, COUNSEL and ADVISE THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK BY LAWFUL and PROPER MEANS WITH RESPECT to THE PROBLEMS and CONCERNS of MEMBER TELEVISION STATIONS AFFILIATED WITH THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK; C) to PROMOTE, FOSTER and PRESERVE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST, GOOD and LAWFUL PRACTICES of THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY; D) to REPRESENT and ADVOCATE BEFORE ADMINISTRATIVE, EXECUTIVE, LEGISLATIVE and JUDICIAL BRANCHES of FEDERAL, STATE and LOCAL GOVERNMENTS THE VIEWS and INTERESTS of MEMBER TELEVISION STATIONS AFFILIATED WITH THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK; and E) to ENGAGE IN ANY LAWFUL ACT or ACTIVITY for WHICH A NONPROFIT CORPORATION MAY BE ORGANIZED and MAINTAINED UNDER THE LAWS of THE DISTRICT of COLUMBIA. THE PRIMARY EXEMPT PURPOSE is PROBABLY BEST