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Matthew Schiller of KGTV last month passed his exam and is now a Certified Broadcast Television Engineer. Congratulations Matt!
Nationally, SBE says they are rewriting many of the certification questions and preview materials to update them. Exam takers were questioning the increasingly irrelevant questions about analog video technologies and the like. If you would like to take a certification exam in June, have your application in by April 16, the end of the NAB Convention. You can sign up for the exams given at the NAB Convention before March 26. See the SBE website for more information.
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On February 15, Leon Messenie took the elevator to the top of 939 Coast Boulevard across the street from the La Jolla Cove Park and turned off the power to his two analog TV translators, perhaps for good.
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The FCC released last week an official Order (MM Docket No 99-325) allowing FM stations to increase by 6dB, and in some cases, up to 10dB their digital sideband power for Ibiquity HD Radio. This is a compromise value, reached after input from National Public Radio suggesting that while the original power levels 20dB below main carrier level were found not to duplicate coverage for most receiving systems, an increase of 10dB could cause serious adjacent channel interference between some stations. The FCC issued a formula for determining how far above a 6dB power increase stations could apply. The order contains language for remediation in the event of interference disputes. What happens between stations in the real world remains to be seen.
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Chapter 36 welcomes two new sponsors this year. Radio Design Labs of Prescott, Arizona manufactures audio, video, and control modules for broadcasters and A/V professionals. You may be familiar with their earlier Stick-On series microphone preamps and other components, but they've seriously branched out into other products, including wall panels, digital converters, video amplifiers, and so much more. Omneon makes "Active Storage for Digital Content." They've become known for their distributed storage MediaGrid video servers, but they make MediaDeck and Spectrum modular storage units for smaller jobs as well. Call San Diego-based representative Val Reynolds for systems solutions customized for your facility--(858) 483-5859.
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The race is on to fill the low band TV channels abandoned last year by NBC, CBS, and Tribune Broadcasting in Los Angeles. Kenneth Fullam applied for a low power TV license to broadcast on channel 4 from Palomar Mountain. The 240 watt digital outlet would be directional toward San Diego. Low band VHF fell out of favor during the digital transition due to concerns about impulse noise and the physical size of antennas needed to receive those channels efficiently.
Fullam filed similar channel 4 low power applications to serve West Los Angeles and Newport Beach. Now word on what Mr. Fullam intends to do with these stations.
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The FCC last week issued a Report and Order to emphasize their intent to turn over the 700 MHz band previously occupied by TV broadcasters to public service and wireless device companies that won spectrum auctions. |
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JOBS! This month, check out openings at FOX5 San Diego and KAET PBS in Phoenix. Have a look at our Help Wanted ads. We frequently add new job listings. Check here often. If you have an opening, please send us your listing.
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