hands-on guide to station design and maintenance /
Jerry C. Whitaker, editor in chief.
New York :
McGraw-Hill Education,
[2016]
1 online resource :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- SBE Editorial Advisory Board -- Authors -- Preface -- Section 1 Regulatory Issues -- Chapter 1.1 FCC Licensing and Administrative Basics for the Technically Minded -- Chapter 1.2 Chief Operator Requirements -- Chapter 1.3 The Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program (ABIP) -- Chapter 1.4 Broadcast Accessibility Requirements -- Chapter 1.5 The Emergency Alert System -- Section 2 RF Transmission -- Chapter 2.1 AM and FM Transmitters -- Chapter 2.2 Coaxial Transmission Lines -- Chapter 2.3 FM Channel Combiners -- Chapter 2.4 Transmitting Antennas for FM and TV Broadcasting -- Chapter 2.5 Practical Aspects of Maintaining Medium-Wave Antenna Systems -- Chapter 2.6 International Shortwave Broadcasting -- Chapter 2.7 Evaluation of TV Coverage and Interference -- Chapter 2.8 DTV RF Considerations -- Chapter 2.9 ATSC DTV Transmission System -- Chapter 2.10 Television Transmitters -- Chapter 2.11 DTV Mask Filters -- Chapter 2.12 DTV Television RF Measurements -- Chapter 2.13 Hybrid Microwave IP and Cellular Data for Newsgathering -- Section 3 DTV Transport -- Chapter 3.1 MPEG-2 Transport -- Chapter 3.2 Program and System Information Protocol: PSIP -- Chapter 3.3 IP Transport for Mobile DTV -- Chapter 3.4 Mobile Emergency Alert System -- Chapter 3.5 ATSC Mobile DTV System -- Section 4 Information Technology Systems -- Chapter 4.1 Information Technology and the Broadcast Plant -- Chapter 4.2 Network Systems -- Chapter 4.3 Time and Frequency Transfer over Ethernet Using NTP and PTP -- Chapter 4.4 Standards for Video Transport over an IP Network -- Section 5 Production Systems -- Chapter 5.1 Production Facility Design -- Chapter 5.2 Audio System Interconnections -- Chapter 5.3 Audio Monitoring Systems -- Chapter 5.4 Remote Audio Broadcasting -- Chapter 5.5 Master Control and Centralized Facilities -- Chapter 5.6 Video Switchers -- Chapter 5.7 Automation Systems -- Chapter 5.8 Media Asset Management -- Chapter 5.9 Production Intercom Systems -- Chapter 5.10 Broadcast Studio Lighting -- Chapter 5.11 Cellular/IP ENG Systems -- Section 6 Facility Issues -- Chapter 6.1 Broadcast Facility Design -- Chapter 6.2 Wire Management -- Chapter 6.3 Equipment Rack Enclosures and Devices -- Chapter 6.4 Broadcast Systems Cooling and Environmental Management -- Chapter 6.5 Facility Ground System -- Chapter 6.6 AC Power Systems -- Chapter 6.7 Transmission System Maintenance -- Section 7 Broadcast Management -- Chapter 7.1 Management and Leadership -- Chapter 7.2 Project and Systems Management -- Chapter 7.3 Systems Engineering -- Chapter 7.4 Disaster Planning and Recovery for Broadcast Facilities -- Chapter 7.5 Safety Considerations -- Chapter 7.6 About the Society of Broadcast Engineers -- Chapter 7.7 Looking Toward the Future -- ATSC 3.0 -- Annex -- Appendix A. Reference Data and Tables -- Appendix B. The Electromagnetic Spectrum -- Appendix C. Standards Organizations and SI Units -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X.
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Up-to-date broadcast engineering essentials. This encyclopedic resource offers complete coverage of the latest broadcasting practices and technologies. Written by a team of recognized experts in the field, SBE Broadcast Engineering Handbook thoroughly explains radio and television transmission systems, DTV transport, information technology systems for broadcast applications, production systems, facility design, broadcast management, and regulatory issues. In addition, valuable, easy-to-use appendices are included with extensive reference data and tables. SBE Broadcast Engineering Handbook is a hands-on guide to broadcast station design and maintenance.
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