Satellite Update

By Doug Lung
published

Only one application was listed in last week’s FCC International Bureau’s Report SAT-00533.

Sirius Satellite Radio Inc. requested special temporary authority to operate one terrestrial repeater at an EIRP at or below 200 watts and one or more terrestrial repeaters at power levels of 0.0001 watts EIRP indoors at various trade shows occurring between Aug. 19, 2008 and Jan. 25, 2009. In the application, Sirius stated that these repeaters are necessary to carry out equipment and service demonstrations where signals from satellites and other repeaters are not available.

AtContact Communications withdrew its request to relocate its authorized satellite from 121 degrees west longitude (WL) to 115.2 degrees WL.

The FCC granted a request for transfer of control of six satellites from DirecTV Enterprises to Liberty Media Corp.

Mobile Satellite Ventures Subsidiary LLC withdrew its petition for clarification or partial reconsideration of FCC Order and Authorization DA 05-149.

From FCC Report SAT-00534.

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.