FCC Plans Open Meeting on DTV Transition

By Doug Lung
published

Thursday, the FCC announced it will hold an Open Meeting in one week, on Feb. 5.

The meeting is unusual in that the sole topic is the DTV transition. Presentations are planned by senior FCC officials, industry representatives, consumer groups and others involved in the transition.

The FCC said that the meeting’s purpose was to educate and inform both the Commission and the public about the DTV transmission status and associated issues.

As with previous Open Meetings, audio will be available at www.fcc.gov/realaudio.

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Doug Lung
Doug Lung

Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack.
A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.