The FCC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to authorize next-generation television released today is garnering favorable reaction from both the Advanced Television Systems Committee and a coalition of major broadcast groups that has worked to advance the ATSC 3.0 standard. A statement released this morning by ATSC President Mark Richer calls the NPRM “another important step […]
Federal Communications Commission
SBE Article Examines New EAS Weather Codes
The Federal Communications Commission has added three new weather codes –Extreme Wind Warning (EWW), Storm Surge Watch (SSA) and Storm Surge Warning (SSW)- to the Emergency Alert System. The Society of Broadcast Engineers has published an article on the new codes. It includes information the SBE has gathered on adding the codes to EAS devices from […]
My Top 10 TV Tech Wishes For The New Year
What would end-of-year writing be without a look to the New Year and the potential it holds? To be sure, many technical accomplishments have been achieved in the television industry this year, but there is so much more to do. What follows is my top 10 list of New Year’s wishes for television when it comes […]
Cobalt Digital, Nexstar Collaborate On Text-To-Speech Software
Cobalt Digital and Nexstar Broadcasting Group has collaborated to produce a software solution with text-to-speech capabilities. The customized text-to-speech software, +TTS, is compatible with many openGear cards and BBG-1000 standalone units. The capability is available for purchase as an optional software license for the cards. The +TTS software helps ensure compliance with FCC requirements and the […]
Osborn Engineering To Tackle Repack For Sutro Tower
Osborn Engineering and Sutro Tower have entered into a service agreement for study and analysis of the FCC DTV spectrum auction and repack as well as what they will mean for broadcasters on the iconic San Francisco tower. The Widelity Report sponsored by the FCC identified the site as one of its “Super Complicated Sites: Mount […]
FCC Extends HD Broadcast Carriage Rule Exemption For Small Cable Operators
The FCC adopted a report and order on June 10 extending an exemption from HD broadcast carriage rules that certain, small cable operators may seek. The Sixth Report and Order essentially puts into FCC rules a compromise reached between NAB and the American Cable Association on the eligibility of small cable operators, what defines a […]
3Play Media Publishes Closed Captioning Resources
A new bundle of information from 3Play Media tackles the issues raised by FCC’s mandate for closed captioning online video. The information, available as a free download, covers: FCC updates for closed captioning of online video; Closed captioning best practices, standards, and legal requirements; CVAA online video captioning requirements and deadlines; How the ADA impacts online video accessibility; and ROI […]