75th Anniversary Scholarship Awarded
Tower Crunch Difficult to Address, Industry Officials Say
A shortage of experienced broadcast tower crews to do the work required for the post-incentive auction repacking likely means the FCC’s deadline won’t be met, tower company executives and broadcast equipment manufacturers told us. Though equipment...Making Interim Antennas Pay
By: Keith Pelletier To reimburse TV broadcasters for the cost of the spectrum repack, the U.S. Congress has set aside a $1.75 billion fund to cover the cost of replacing transmission equipment. Transmitters, antennas, transmission line and professional services are...Don’t Be Fazed by Repack Phases
By: Keith Pelletier To prevent signal interference during the Spectrum Repack, the FCC has crafted a transition plan that consists of 10 phases. Stations in each major market have been assigned to different phases so that they move to their new channels...
Managing the Ups and Downs of Business
By: Cory Edwards. When I first started at Dielectric in 1994, a lot of the people had already been working here for 20 to 25 years. Some even put in 40 to 50 years before they retired. That’s almost unheard-of nowadays. Another thing you don’t see much anymore is...