» Avoiding a money pit
Nov 20, 2009 8:00 AM from Brad on Broadcast
Tom Hanks and Shelley Long starred in the 1986 movie “The Money Pit.” For those of you under 40, it was a movie about a young couple who purchase what at first seems to be the perfect home. Only later do they discover all the many hidden problems that must be fixed. The movie leads [...]
» Noise wars
Nov 13, 2009 8:00 AM from Brad on Broadcast
The boom boom began at about 8 p.m. At first, I thought I’d left a TV on in the basement. One step onto my patio revealed the true source of the racket. A neighbor two blocks away was having a pre-Halloween party, complete with an outside stereo and huge flashing lights. Although he hadn’t invited [..
» Don Markley signs off
Nov 11, 2009 8:00 AM from Brad on Broadcast
My friend and Broadcast Engineering magazine\'s longest writer, Don Markley, died on Oct. 22 in Peoria, IL. Many longtime Broadcast Engineering readers will recognize Don for his 30-plus years of writing articles in the magazine, many under the column titled “Transmission and Distribution.”
» Sleeping with the enemy
Nov 09, 2009 8:00 AM from Brad on Broadcast
At the last Broadcast Engineering News Technology Summit, I asked our dinner keynote speaker, David Smith, CEO SmithGeiger, about broadcasters sharing resources and technology to reduce both CAPEX and OPEX. He replied that stations were only now beginning to change their decades-old proprietary ways..
» Can analog mobile TV predict digital success?
Nov 06, 2009 8:00 AM from Brad on Broadcast
An August 2009 report from In-Stat may provide some guidance for stations looking to enter the mobile TV business. The report focuses exclusively on analog delivery of mobile television. Even so, the authors claim it may offer hints at how digital mobile television may be used. Digital platforms Tod..