Satellite Update - Nov. 5, 2009

By Doug Lung
published

The FCC did not release a list of International Bureau Policy Branch actions on satellite actions last week. There was only a single item.

From FCC Report SAT-00643 (PDF):

  • • Sirius XM Radio, Inc. requested special temporary authority (STA) to continue to operate two terrestrial repeaters in Harrisburg, Pa. for a period of 180 days. One repeater would operate with an average EIRP of up to 1,000 watts for use on the Sirius network (2320-2332.5 MHz) and the other with an average EIRP of up to 2,000 watts for use on the XM network (2332.5-2345 MHz).
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.