SBE National Stories

The SBE and the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) are joining together to present the NAB\SBE Satellite Uplink Operators Training Workshop. Held at NAB headquarters September 30 – October 3, 2013, the Workshop will provide instruction on how to comply with FCC satellite regulations through formal training on the technical and operational practices that ensure safe, interference-free satellite transmissions for digital video and broadcast systems. more…

SBE RF Safety Course Coming July 24

The SBE is offering its RF Safety Course, presented by Richard Strickland of RF Safety Solutions, on Wednesday, July 24 beginning at 1:30 pm ET. more…

The Ennes Educational Foundation Trust, the non-profit and charitable arm of the SBE, provides scholarships to deserving candidates who aspire to a career in the technical aspects of broadcasting. more…

Broadcasters have needed and asked the FCC for more channels and bandwidth for many years. With the growth of HD audio and video, the need for reliable STLs continues to grow every year. more…

Last week’s NAB Show in Las Vegas was attended by more than 92,000 people. Among them were quite a few members of the SBE, and several of those were recognized for their contributions to the industry or the SBE. more…

IP Multicast Webinar April 25

IP Networking, part 6, an Introduction to IP Multicast is the next webinar from the IP Networking series. It will be conducted live on Thursday, April 25 from 2 to 3:30 pm ET. more…

An update by SBE EAS Education Committee chair, Scott Mason, CPBE, CBNT

Within the last week, the FCC released the document, “Strengthening the Emergency Alert System (EAS): Lessons Learned from the Nationwide EAS Test.” This is basically the FCC’s report card to the public on the results of the nationwide test, held on November 9, 2011. more…

A reminder that Friday, April 1 is the deadline for your SBE membership renewal. Renewing by the 1st will ensure that you continue to be a part of the only association dedicated solely to the professional development of the broadcast engineer and the field of broadcast engineering. more…

The annual SBE Membership Drive began March 1 and runs through May 31. Though new members are welcome anytime during the year, this is an important time when SBE emphasizes membership recruitment. more…

SBE Regulatory Update:

The SBE has urged the FCC in the strongest terms to reject the unsupported and reckless suggestion made by CTIA last week that the band 2095-2110 MHz, or any portion of the critically important and heavily occupied Broadcast Auxiliary Service (BAS) allocation at 2025-2110 MHz, should be considered for reallocation. more…