The SMPTE Washington DC Section and SBE Chapter 37 invite you to join us for our annual holiday party for 2023. We'll have an open bar 6:30-8:00 PM and heavy hors d'oeuvres. All members, colleagues, family and guests are welcome! Please register in advance so that we can provide an Read more…
Mike Starling, President and General Manager for WHCP Radio, will give a presentation on how he led a revived nonprofit to win a frequency allocation from the FCC to become WHCP 91.7 FM, a full power non commercial station licensed to Trappe, MD and serving from Easton to Salisbury. He Read more…
In the U.S. we have been living with the 29.97fps video frame rate since the advent of color in 1953. This legacy of NTSC analog television is so deeply ingrained in all aspects of broadcast and production operations that it's often forgotten or taken for granted. When we say we're Read more…
This SBE 37 / DC SMPTE meeting is in cooperation with SBE 46 - Baltimore. Important notes - this meeting is a DAYTIME event, Tuesday 11 am – 2 pm to coincide with the high school instructional day. And while there will be a virtual component to the meeting, it Read more…
The SBE is an advocate for its members on regulatory and legislative issues at the FCC, NTIA, Capitol Hill, and beyond that affect broadcast engineers. The Society's focus on these issues is driven by the SBE Board, Government Relations Committee, Regulatory Counsel, as well as interested members like you. Our Read more…
After a long hiatus, Bits By the Bay, the Washington area’s own technical conference for media professionals, is returning on Wednesday, May 22, 2024 in a one-day form factor. We hope to return to the full two-day format in 2025 at the renovated Chesapeake Beach location. Jointly organized by the Read more…
It happens to nearly every broadcast engineer eventually - someone routes a phone call or forwards you an email from someone complaining that your signal is causing interference, either to their signal or someone else's, but they are looking into it. Sometimes its another broadcaster. Sometimes its a member of Read more…
Join special guest Jordan Moran, vice president of Cullum-USA, for a presentation on the fundamentals of sound isolation. Everything from doors, windows, and interior finishes will be discussed, and Jordan will share some tips on improving the acoustics of your existing space. Cullum-USA is the American Operations of Cullum Group Read more…
The SBE Chapter 37 annual picnic at the WFED (formerly WTOP) historical art deco transmitter site in picturesque Wheaton, MD will be held on Saturday September 21st, starting at 12 noon. The picnic is an opportunity to meet with broadcast engineering friends along with their families, spouses, and significant Read more…
The presentation will provide an overview and update on the Burk Technology remote control architecture featuring distributed intelligence, centralized control and virtual Network Operations Centers. Autonomous capabilities embedded in the control equipment at each site ensure that normal operations continue even when communication networks are down. Flexible tools for managing Read more…
Join SBE Chapter 37 and SMPTE DC at DVG Integral DC on November 19 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. DVG will be hosting the Integral DC Symposium Tuesday November 19th 2024! This event will include workshops, networking, and hands on product demonstrations. See the latest in broadcast and production solutions from Read more…
The SMPTE Washington DC Section and SBE Chapter 37 invite you to join us for our annual holiday party for 2024. We'll have an open bar 6:30-8:00 PM and heavy hors d'oeuvres. All members, colleagues, family and guests are welcome! Please register in advance so that we can provide an Read more…
