Tag: alaska

Voices from “Ban States” Rely on OOH Media

First, a billboard. Then transit ads. When a group in Maine sought to amplify its message about animal rights, it turned to out of home media . . . outside Maine. The recent “Ditch Dairy” campaign, sponsored by Peace Ridge Sanctuary in Brooks, ME: • Is the latest example of […]

Billboard Ban and Free Speech Collide in Alaska

Alaska’s Outdoor Advertising Law, was passed by citizen initiative in the 1990s. That law is very broad, and prohibits the public from: (1) placing signage within a right-of-way, and (2) placing signage on private property within 660 feet of the right-of-way if the sign is viewable from the roadway. Because […]

Alaska Doesn’t Allow Billboards But Loves Lamar

Alaska doesn’t allow billboards so Insider had a laugh today when he read a story in Hilltop News saying that the Alaska Department of Revenue owned 37,610 shares of Lamar worth $2.25 million at December 2015.  Alaska increased the number of Lamar shares it owned by 4.4% during the fourth […]