
Bill Hayes
Bill Hayes is the former director of engineering and technology for Iowa PBS and has been at the forefront of broadcast TV technology for more than 40 years. He’s a former president of IEEE’s Broadcast Technology Society, is a Partnership Board Member of the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) and has contributed extensively to SMPTE and ATSC. He is a recipient of Future's 2021 Tech Leadership Award and SMPTE Fellow.
Latest articles by Bill Hayes
Iowa Public TV Looks at NAB
By Bill Hayes published
The gear is appealing, but public budgets are uncertain.
A Return to Proactive Communication
By Bill Hayes published
The importance of maintaining open dialogue between manufacturers and broadcasters
What Kind of Question Is That?
By Bill Hayes published
The antenna engineer then told Paul that he felt he could get the VSWR down to about 1:15.1. He then asked: What would we be satisfied with? What kind of question is this to ask a customer?
Building an HDEdit Network on a Budget
By Bill Hayes published
Transition from tape meets resistance
Before the Parade Passes By -- in HD
By Bill Hayes published
Iowa public broadcasters continue tradition of HD coverage of state fair
Upgrading with No Margin for Error
By Bill Hayes published
Television tower upgrades require scrupulous planning

RF Monitoring: A Work in Progress
By Bill Hayes published
Digital television brings new definitions to measurement
Audio Should Not Be Ignored
By Bill Hayes published
As broadcasters, we spend a great deal of time on the picture, but we don't give enough consideration to the audio content
Datacasting Could Save Rubber for IPTV
By Bill Hayes published
Broadcaster develops system to deliver lessons to schools
The Evolution of DTV Encoding
By Bill Hayes published
Today's broadcasters demand flexibility, efficiency and scalability
IPTV Among First to Install ACE
By Bill Hayes published
Understanding the driving forces behind PBS's new automation System
Anticipating ACE
By Bill Hayes published
Working out the bugs in the first installation of the PBS automation system
Bargaining with Cable
By Bill Hayes published
MSOs want broadcasters' DTV programming, but at what price?
DTV Testing and Building Blues
By Bill Hayes published
This month I would like to start with the initial power on tests of IPTV's first solid-state DTV transmitter for facility KRIN in the Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, Iowa, market.
Tower Lessons Learned
By Bill Hayes published
An antenna sat unused as unexpected questions arose in Iowa
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