FCC News
COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES SET FOR FM DIGITAL POWER NPRM.
FCC Adopts a R&O amending rules for TV and Class A TV Stations to remove rules for analog TV operations.
FCC MEDIA BUREAU REMINDS BROADCASTERS OF UPCOMING WINDOW FOR FILING BIENNIAL OWNERSHIP REPORTS
Cindy and Gary presenting a paper on drone based antenna pattern measurements and thermal imaging at the 2022 Wisconsin Broadcasters Clinic. (Thanks to Sam Matheny for the great picture!)
Double teaming from best!!❤️
See CMA's article on thermal imaging from drones in this month's TV Technology.
On May 20, 2022, our own John Kean will present
"AM Skywave Signal Research In Support of Carrier Synchronization"
during the May AFCCE meeting here in Washington DC
Summary: AM broadcasters with nighttime operation have the ability to synchronize their transmitter with a GPS frequency standard, which may improve reception quality by minimizing signal beats with other cochannel stations. The NRSC's AM Improvement Working Group is developing a hardware solution and hopes that stations will decide to upgrade. John Kean and Dave Hershberger, members of AIWG, are completing a model to determine the potential benefit of carrier synchronization for any station. Research for the model required computer analysis as well as core AM signal propagation data collected in 1934, which will be discussed. Audio samples prepared by computer simulation will be used in a listener test to finalize the model parameters. Samples of the skywave reception will be played for the members.
Background on John: Before joining Cavell, Mertz, John was Senior Technologist for National Public Radio from 2004 until 2015, where he was developed projects, procedures and standards and supervised all technical projects of NPR Labs, the only not-for-profit broadcast engineering laboratory in the U.S. Mr. Kean also was a Senior Engineer at NPR from 1980 to 1986, where he supported new broadcast technology and pioneered expansion of FM transmission services. John currently serves on the AFCCE Board of Directors.