EAS participants are subject to the annual requirement to file Emergency Alert System Test Reporting System (ETRS) Form One. The SBE previously reported that while there isn’t a nationwide EAS test this year, EAS participants are still required to file their forms. This year’s original deadline of Oct. 4 has Read more…
The Society of Broadcast Engineers has released the latest addition to the Broadcast Station Self-Inspection Guides. The new Guide covers AM broadcast stations. The SBE released the FM and TV Guides in April 2024. The SBE partnered with the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) to produce the Guides. These Guides Read more…
The Society of Broadcast Engineers announces the results of the 2024 election for the national board of directors. Ted D. Hand, CPBE, 8-VSB, AMD, ATSC3, DRB, was reelected for a second one-year term as president, which will commence on Sept. 11, 2024. Ted is a member of SBE Chapter 45 Read more…
While the Federal Emergency Management Agency will not conduct a nationwide EAS test this year, EAS participants are still required to the annual requirement to file ETRS Form One. The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (Bureau) announces that the Emergency Alert System (EAS) Test Reporting System (ETRS) is available for Read more…
The Society of Broadcast Engineers recognizes achievements from its members through an awards program. The annual SBE National Awards recognizes those who have contributed to the SBE, the industry or their chapters in a number of categories. Winners are presented awards at the National Awards Dinner at the annual SBE Read more…
September 10-11, 2023 Madison Marriott West; Middleton, WI The annual Society of Broadcast Engineers National Meeting will be held in Middleton, WI, on Sept. 10-11, 2024, in conjunction with the Midwest Regional Broadcasters Clinic, presented by The Wisconsin Broadcasters Association and the Minnesota Broadcasters Association. SBE members from the region Read more…
From April 1 to May 28, 2024, the Society of Broadcast Engineers conducted its ninth 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 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, 79 individual members and one Sustaining member were recruited. The SBE Membership Read more…
The Continental 816R transmitter is a single-tube and solid-state FM transmitter that has been in use for more than 40 years. More than 6,000 of them are still on the air today. While fully solid-state transmitters are common now, with so many legacy units in the field, and fewer people Read more…
The Federal Communications Commission’s Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau will conduct a voluntary Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) exercise on June 10-12, 2024. During times of crisis, such as hurricanes, wildfires, and earthquakes, the FCC may activate DIRS. Communications providers can use DIRS to quickly and efficiently report the Read more…