Transmission

This month I’ll wrap up coverage of papers at the IEEE Broadcast Symposium as part of a discussion about measuring the coverage of existing or new facilities installed as part of the FCC channel repack.

• By Doug Lung
  Feb 9, 2018

In my last column I discussed some of the papers presented at the 2017 IEEE Broadcast Symposium related to the FCC TV spectrum repack. This month I’ll look at presentations that covered broadcast TV antennas.

• By Doug Lung
  Jan 17, 2018

Hub Entertainment Research’s report last month, which found that 52 percent of pay-TV viewers prefer to watch their favorite shows online rather than via traditional broadcast or cable channels, surfaced amid a flurry of high-profile developments in the fast-evolving, over-the-top and subscription video-on-demand market.

• By Gary Arlen
  Dec 15, 2017

In recent years I’ve noticed the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society has added more presentations on the practical aspects of broadcast engineering to its annual Broadcast Symposium.

• By Doug Lung
  Dec 14, 2017

The verdict is in: 5G wireless systems will be all things to all people, allowing incredibly high bandwidths and ultra-low power radios to be used anywhere, all at a fraction of the cost of today’s devices.

• By Wes Simpson
  Oct 30, 2017

One of the first questions to come up as broadcasters consider their options for auxiliary, interim and final DTV facilities is “How much will this impact my coverage?”

• By Doug Lung
  Oct 23, 2017

In my April column (“Auction Over, Now Let’s Assess the Damage”), I wrote about the damage in terms of unanticipated (by the FCC) interference to DTV reception after the repacking of the 600 MHz band.

• By Charles W. Rhodes
  Sep 19, 2017

The FCC’s July 12 deadline for stations to file Schedule A, the engineering application for their post-repack facility, and Schedule 399, the request for reimbursement for that facility and other associated charges has passed.

• By Doug Lung
  Aug 21, 2017

WNJU Telemundo first onboard

• By Doug Lung
  Jul 17, 2017

Broadcast TV antenna and transmitter manufacturers’ exhibits at the 2017 NAB Show were as packed as I’d seen since the DTV build-out a decade ago.

• By Doug Lung
  Jun 21, 2017

With the end of the FCC’s spectrum auction in January, it’s time to measure its damaging effects on broadcasters.

• By Charles W. Rhodes
  Apr 26, 2017

The FCC has released the Auction Closing and Channel Reassignment Public Notice and files showing auction results, including stations that gave up their spectrum and those being repacked to another channel.

• By Doug Lung
  Apr 14, 2017

This month I’m continuing my coverage of the 2016 IEEE Broadcast Symposium, with a focus on presentations about ATSC 3.0 and the transition from ATSC 1.0 to ATSC 3.0.

• By Doug Lung
  Jan 26, 2017

I first attended the IEEE Broadcast Symposium 20 years ago when it was held at the Hotel Washington and it remains the “must attend” event of the fall conference schedule.

• By Doug Lung
  Dec 12, 2016

This month I decided to take a break from talking about TV transmission to focus on TV reception.

• By Doug Lung
  Oct 28, 2016

In the past, I have written about out-of-band (OOB) interference between ATSC signals in different bands: the low VHF band into a high VHF channel and a high VHF band ATSC into a UHF channel.

• By Charles W. Rhodes
  Sep 19, 2016

Many stations will replace transmitters, RF systems, line and antennas as part of the channel repack after the incentive auction and it makes sense to select gear that will work for ATSC 3.0.

• By Doug Lung
  Jul 26, 2016

North American broadcasters are reviewing all their equipment and operations in preparation for the spectrum repack.

• By Nick Wymant, CTO, Broadcast, Radio Frequency Systems & Timo Brouwer, VP, Broadcast and Defense, RFS
  Jun 28, 2016