Tech
CPB to equip 2 pubTV facilities as multistation master controls
By having two or three big master-control facilities oversee the digital assembly and transmission of broadcast schedules for all of the nation’s ...FCC plan could give LPFM apps an edge over FM translators
Applicants for thousands of FM translators may have to reapply if the FCC goes through with its proposal to give new low-power ...Cyberpirates to PBS: watch where you sail
Software vulnerabilities, including an outdated operating system used by PBS.org, allowed the pirate band of hackers LulzSec to sail deep into the ...CPB survives, but not the facilities program
This year, St. Patrick’s Day was the deadline for pubcasters to ask Uncle Sam for help replacing their ancient, failing transmitters, or ...Authorities probe for arson in Little Rock transmitter fire
Federal agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are investigating an April 2 transmitter fire at KUAR in Little Rock, ...NPR sees new roles for Public Interactive
NPR is proposing to give public stations more help in building and maintaining dynamic websites and mobile apps by reconfiguring its Boston-based ...Broadband rising on Native agenda
Native Public Media, a minority consortium incubated within the National Federation of Community Broadcasters for seven years, is striking out on its ...What’s that up there? (page 2)
AM: still used by several dozen pubcasters AM radio uses the low frequencies where radio began, which have much longer wavelengths. While FM ...What’s that up there?
Talk about collaboration! A typical FM/TV tower can be home to dozens of antennas for stations and other spectrum users. Five full-power TV ...Schedule: web platform model by year’s end
An NPR-led project this month officially launched planning for a joint Public Media Platform to put public radio and TV content on ...Schedule: web platform model by year’s end
An NPR-led project this month officially launched planning for a joint Public Media Platform to put public radio and TV content on ...What public stations should consider about upgrading HD Radio power
Two of NPR’s top technologists recently back from the NAB Show share the microphone to weigh the pros and cons for stations ...Mobile giving a ‘no-brainer’ for TAL postcast audience
It’s not the best way to collect big annual gifts from station members, pubcasting fundraisers agree. But This American Life’s producers confirmed that giving-by-texting ...How to get the best quality out of the digital television standard
PBS convened and CPB supported the PBS Quality Group’s evangelism for DTV quality in 2010 and 2011. The group, including tech specialists ...It’s a plan
Comic recreation of a gripping behind-the-scenes drama playing itself out at the Federal Communications Commission, animated using Xtranormal technology.
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