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JULY MEETING

July 29, 2015
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SOCIETY OF BROADCAST ENGINEERS CHAPTER 66

SOCIETY OF BROADCAST ENGINEERS CHAPTER 66

Summer Vacation ! 

No meeting for the month of JULY

Please join the SBE 66 group for these upcoming meetings

August:  Thursday August 27th (TBA)

 

September: Meadow Lakes Picnic and BBQ

Saturday September 19th

Broadcast Activity Report

July 27, 2015
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Steve Dresser

Steve Dresser

 

Central Valley FCC Applications and Actions July 2015

 

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Post Incentive Auction–FCC Will Try to Preserve LPTV’s

July 26, 2015
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Even though Congress did not protect them in its recent auction legislation. FCC chairman Tom Wheeler said that low power TV is an important voice that the FCC will work to preserve after the incentive auction.  more…

Random Noise – July 2015

July 26, 2015
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Dennis Thompson

Dennis Thompson

We’ll be taking a short break in the meeting schedule for the month of July. No gathering this month, but look for the SBE 66 gang to return in August (Thursday the 27th-TBA) and of course, more…

SBE Publishes Book on TV Master Control Operations

July 25, 2015
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The Society of Broadcast Engineers, the association for broadcast and multimedia technology professionals, has released its latest publication, Television Operations – A Handbook of Technical Operations for TV Broadcast, On Air, Cable, Mobile and Internet, written by Fred Baumgartner, CPBE, and Nicholas Grbac, CBT, CTO. more…

FCC Issues NPRM To Propose New EAS Event Codes

July 23, 2015
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In a notice of proposed rulemaking adopted July 8, 2015, the Federal Communications Commission proposes to revise the FCC Emergency Alert System (EAS) rules, as set forth in a letter and subsequent comments filed by the National Weather Service (NWS) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). more…

June 2015 Meeting

June 23, 2015
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Clovis HomeTown Buffet

SBE HomeTownBuffet (1)

No Host LUNCH Meeting

Back Banquet Room – Pay as you enter

FCC Announces Incentive Auction-Eligible TV Facilities

June 17, 2015
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Listed stations must file their pre-auction technical details by July 9, 2015.

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On June 9, 2015, the FCC released a public notice regarding stations eligible for protection in the repacking process and for relinquishment in the reverse auction. more…

May Meeting

May 26, 2015
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Thursday May 28, 2015 6:30PM

                         Tour of Ventura Broadcasting Company

Meet at Ventura TV 3619 E. Ventura Ave. Fresno

(At Orange between 6th & 7th streets)

(Free parking in the Ventura TV lot behind the gate)

click HERE for Map
 
BEVERAGES PROVIDED

WELCOME TO VENTURA BROADCASTING COMPANY!

Ventura Broadcasting Company, Inc. is a division of Ventura TV, Video Appliance Center, Inc., a local Fresno retailer of electronics and appliances since 1951.

Ventura Broadcasting Company currently offers 16 television networks spread across three channels including KVBC 13, KBID 31, and KGMC 43.6, home of Me-TV Fresno.

Established in 2013, VBC is one of the newest broadcasting companies in Central California (DMA 55) and strives to bring you high-quality, engaging, domestic and international entertainment – for FREE!

 

FCC Extends Deadline for Emergency Audio Crawls

May 23, 2015
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