Satellite Update - Sept. 19 2008

By Doug Lung
published

FCC Report SAT-00554 listing actions taken by the FCC's International Bureau Policy Branch has a long list of withdrawn SES Americom satellite launch and operating authority applications. Most of these appear to be 17/24 GHz broadcast satellite service (BSS) applications.

XM Radio Inc. received special temporary authority (STA) to continue to operate satellite digital audio radio service (SDARS) terrestrial repeaters specified in the Consent Decree adopted July 25, 2008, that allowed the Sirius/XM Radio merger. The extension is valid for 30 days. Sirius XM Radio Inc. received similar STA for repeaters it listed in the Consent Decree.

Report SAT-00554 has an INFORMATIVE item noting that the several proceedings involving 17/24 GHz BSS applications have been designed "permit-but-disclose". See Report SAT-00554 and the FCC IBFS. Search on the call sign or application number for access to all filings.

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.