The progression of large scale integration has made it possible for minority broadcasters to find audiences while making their on-air product barely distinguishable from what the traditional “big four” network affiliates put out. Entravision has taken advantage of this trend better than just about anyone–their local outlet programs six streams with some in HD to seven transmitters in the US and Mexico.
Management at Entravision invites SBE Chapter 36 for a complete tour and lunch at their Kearny Mesa facility. How do they handle so many signals in a cost-effective way and how do they distribute their signals?
Please join us September 18 at 12 PM at 5770 Ruffin Road, between state highway 52 and Clairemont Mesa Boulevard. Take the Kearny Villa Road exit from SR-52 and drive one block straight south.
Karl Voss knows “white space.” He’s not only a recognized engineer from PBS affiliate KAET in Phoenix, but a busy technical advisor to the NFL Game Day Coordination team. Recently, he filled in as presenter for a no-show at a Phoenix chapter meeting and did so well, we’ve ask him to give us an encore in San Diego.
We’ll learn about the new FCC rules regarding wireless microphone devices that use UHF TV channels. The smart ones supposedly know if a channel is occupied by looking it up in a database. Cool. How does that work? And how does it in fact work on the border with Mexico?
Join us Wednesday, August 21, at noon at Clear Channel Communications, 9660 Granite Ridge Drive, off Aero Drive at I-15. Doug Tharp of SCMS is sponsoring lunch and will have some wireless microphone products to look over. Members and guests welcome. Expect the meeting to last till 1:30 PM.
Murat Karsi of IEEE has extended an invitation to SBE members to attend and volunteer at this year’s Broadcast Symposium at the Westgate Hotel in downtown San Diego October 9th to 11th.
The symposium provides volunteer opportunities to local university students and professionals as a part of its tradition. Volunteers will be given complimentary registrations to the symposium.
The following assignments are available for volunteers:
Camera operators
Audio equipment operators.
Streaming media Q and A facilitators (people watching the web to relay live questions from online viewers to the session chairs).
Help for a part of the symposium duration is welcome as well. Volunteers can work part time and participate as a listener the rest of the time.
To professionals, volunteering in this event can provide exposure to the most recent technical developments in broadcasting and networking opportunities.
The IEEE also welcomes students as volunteers. For students this event is an opportunity to experience a world class technical symposium, learn about state -of-the-art broadcast technologies, network with broadcast engineers and executives, and establish their volunteer portfolio.
Local broadcasters, consultants, friends, and family of former San Diego FCC District Director Hal Grigsby are planning a retirement luncheon for July 26th in San Diego.
Writes Richard Rudman:
We want to let Hal know how much we appreciated his many contributions to spectrum cooperation in our region while he was with the FCC in San Diego. After facing many technical and diplomatic challenges with demonstrated successes, his skills came to the attention of the U.S. State Department leading to a distinguished second career there. Time to celebrate with Hal and wish him well for the future. Please RSVP by noon, Friday, July 19. Restaurant space at Godfather is limited to 40 attendees, so please make your reservation now.
Once upon a time, San Diego intercom maker HME maintained a small presence in the TV production world. But they took a sharp turn and began to dominate wireless intercom, especially in the fast food vertical. Chances are, if you have ever ordered a meal at a drive-through restaurant, you’ve communicated over an HME device. The company used its fortunes to merge with Clear Com, a traditional leader in advanced broadcast intercom solutions, with a big share of the market. They maintain a factory in the Poway industrial zone.
HME hosts SBE Chapter 36 at our July 17th meeting. Hosts John Kowalski and Simon Browne will discuss IP and wireless intercom systems for today’s broadcast workflow.
The meeting starts with food and drinks at 6:30 PM. HME will give us a tour of the factory where they design, test, and manufacture products for both the Clear-Com and HME product lines. Expect the tour and presentation to last under 90 minutes. Find HME at 14110 Stowe Drive in Poway.
