The FCC released new rules intended to increase security against cyber attacks to broadcast program streams. Broadcasters must comply with the new FCC rules by September 29, 2026. The new rules establish three requirements designed to increase cybersecurity, and will apply to any device in the signal chain that is Read more…
The Society of Broadcast Engineers announces the results of the 2026 election for the national board of directors. Kevin Trueblood, CBRE, CBNT, of Chapter 90 Southwest FL, was reelected to a second one-year term. Kevin previously served as SBE vice president. His second term begins Sept. 16 at the SBE Read more…
The Society of Broadcast Engineers has announced the recipients of the 2026 SBE National Awards, which recognize outstanding achievements by individual members, local chapters, and SBE Sustaining Member companies. Among the organization’s highest honors are the Robert W. Flanders SBE Engineer of the Year and the James C. Wulliman SBE Read more…
From April 1 to May 18, 2026, the Society of Broadcast Engineers conducted its annual compensation survey to determine salary levels and benefits among broadcast and media technology engineers. This survey provides a wealth of useful information, and it adds to the baseline being developed for subsequent surveys to establish Read more…
The Society of Broadcast Engineers, the Association for Broadcast and Multimedia Technology Professionals, has released three updated Broadcast Station Self-Inspection Guides for AM, FM, and television stations. These revised Guides provide broadcasters with practical guidance for conducting self-inspection of their stations. Developed jointly by the Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) Read more…
Each year, the Society of Broadcast Engineers, the association for broadcast and multimedia technology professionals, conducts a member recruitment drive. The drive calls on current SBE members to encourage their non-member colleagues to join the association. This year, 49 individual members were recruited. The SBE Membership Drive ran from March Read more…
Held September 15-16, 2026 Madison Marriott West Middleton, WI The annual Society of Broadcast Engineers National Meeting will be held in Middleton, WI, on Sept. 15-16, 2026, in conjunction with the Midwest Regional Broadcasters Clinic, presented by the state broadcast associations of Wisconsin and Minnesota. SBE members from the region Read more…
A slate of candidates for the 2026 SBE election has been assembled. The SBE Nominations Committee, chaired by Jeff Welton, CBRE, provided a list of candidates. Additional floor nominations will be accepted until June 21. The slate of candidates: Officers: President • Kevin Trueblood, CBRE, CBNT; Ft. Myers, FL (incumbent) Read more…
The Society of Broadcast Engineers has elevated SBE member Fred Willard of Dunkirk, MD, to the membership rank of Fellow. The SBE Board of Directors elected him at a meeting held in April 2026. Fred Willard, CPBE, 8-VSB, ATSC3, CBNT, senior RF engineer for Televisa Univision in Washington, DC, joined Read more…
Through May 18, 2026, the Society of Broadcast Engineers will conduct a survey to determine salary levels and benefits among broadcast and media technology engineers. The SBE conducted its first survey in 2016. This ninth survey continues to help us establish a baseline for subsequent surveys and build compensation trends. Read more…