
James E. O'Neal
James E. O’Neal has more than 50 years of experience in the broadcast arena, serving for nearly 37 years as a television broadcast engineer and, following his retirement from that field in 2005, moving into journalism as technology editor for TV Technology for almost the next decade. He continues to provide content for this publication, as well as sister publication Radio World, and others. He authored the chapter on HF shortwave radio for the 11th Edition of the NAB Engineering Handbook, and serves as contributing editor of the IEEE’s Broadcast Technology publication, and as associate editor of the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal. He is a SMPTE Life Fellow, and a member of the SBE and Life Senior Member of the IEEE.
Latest articles by James E. O'Neal

50 Years Later: TV’s Longest Ever Remote Remembered
By James E. O'Neal published
A 239,000 mile long "camera cable."

Four-Transmitter SFN Powers NAB Show’s ATSC 3.0 Demos
By James E. O'Neal published
Model trains were used to demonstrate the standard in Central and North Halls.

NAB Show: Is There Traffic on the ‘Road to ATSC 3.0?’
By James E. O'Neal published
‘The single biggest opportunity that’s ever been available to the broadcast industry.’

2018 NAB Show Marks Next Gen TV’s Arrival
By James E. O'Neal published
Conferences and show floor will focus on new gear for ATSC 3.0

‘Plugfest’ Refines ATSC 3.0 Standard
By James E. O'Neal published
Latest testing event probes STL and SFN specs

Searching for ATSC 3.0 at CES 2019
By James E. O'Neal published
Industry executives offer their views on standard’s absence.

Video Forensics: Where 'Quality Control' Can Mean Literally Life or Death
By James E. O'Neal published
A former DoD employee explains the emerging science

BMSB 2018 Probes Content Delivery Technology And Strategies
By James E. O'Neal published
Three-day event examines 5G, ATSC 3.0, spectrum scarcity & other alternative means of content delivery

SFNs: ATSC 3.0 a Great Enabler for an Old Technology
By James E. O'Neal published
Digital television technology eliminates the old “ghost” problem for single-frequency networks

Dallas ATSC 3.0 SFN Buildout Nears Completion
By James E. O'Neal published
Project will serve as information source for other markets

NAB Show Celebrates Next Gen TV
By James E. O'Neal published
Next-Gen television rose to the forefront as both subject and object of the 2018 NAB Show.

Need to Know: Protecting the Broadcast Plant
By James E. O'Neal published
Practically every piece of gear in the facility now has an Ethernet port

'Road to ATSC 3.0' Makes Stop in Columbus
By James E. O'Neal published
The Midwest Next-Gen TV Summit brought together some of the top industry names to discuss implementation of the new ATSC 3.0 standard.

NAB Show Product Review : Signal Processing & Analysis
By James E. O'Neal published
Whether its IP, SDI or analog one thing is inevitable, and that’s the need for monitoring, signal processing, and test and measurement gear

Next Gen TV Dominates IEEE-BTS Gathering
By James E. O'Neal published
Annual symposium probes broadcast technologies, practices.

IEEE BTS Explores Changes in Audio Technologies
By James E. O'Neal published
Smart speakers, 5G, spectrum and more receive attention

Small Package, Powerful Production
By James E. O'Neal published
Today’s integrated production systems pack increasingly more functionality.

TV Coverage of the Kennedy Assassination
By James E. O'Neal published
What broadcasters had available then for getting this “story of the century” out to the world was far different from what we now have and largely take for granted.

IEEE BTS Symposium Examines Television’s Move to UHD
By James E. O'Neal published
Just as at this year’s NAB and IBC Shows, 4K video was a hot topic at the Symposium.
ATSC Holds Annual Membership Meeting
By James E. O'Neal published
The overwhelming focus of the organizations gathering was on the ATSC 3.0 next-generation television standard.

Bernard Lechner, 82, Dies April 11
By James E. O'Neal published
Longtime RCA engineer pioneered LCD and advanced television technology.
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