Featured Course
written by Douglas W. Garlinger, CPBE, 8-VSB, CBNT
Special Pricing for SBE members through November 30 – $79 (a $20 savings)
non-members – $139
Dennis Thompson
Don’t feel so bad if your station ad revenues are a bit lighter after the election. According to recent published reports, Clear Channel is reporting about five billion dollars of debt. Panasonic posted an 8.8 billion dollar loss—not good for the company stock.
FIVE YEARS
If you have five years of broadcast engineering or related technology then you may want to look into taking the following exams: Certified Broadcast Radio Engineer, Certified Broadcast Television Engineer, Certified Audio Engineer or Certified Video Engineer. These exams consist of 50 multiple-choice questions and are open book with an allotted 3 hours of exam time. Passing score for the CBRE, CBTE, CEA and CEV is 70%. For more information on the CBRE and CBTE and suitable substitutions for experience and applications click here.
For CEA and CEV inquiries click here .
The 2013 Tower Calendar by Scott Fybush is now available. 
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The Society of Broadcast Engineers has published handbooks for radio and television operators for more than 15 years and now they are available in digital format. The SBE Television Operators Certification Handbook and the SBE Certification Handbook for Radio Operators can now be purchased through Amazon.com and BarnesAndNoble.com.
ImmediaTV technology “converts” video between compressed and uncompressed formats, as well as handling the various video transport options. more…
This Wednesday the SBE will hold its 48th National Meeting in Denver, Colorado. If you can’t be there in person, you can watch the one-hour membership meeting via the Internet. more…
The SBE National Certification Committee has produced a brochure that you can use to help keep track of the activities you have completed during the 5 years of your SBE certification.
