Date: Tuesday, August 14th, 2018
Time: Gather anytime after 4:00pm, Meeting starts at 7:30pm

Location: Penitentiary Glen Reservation, 8585 State Route 14, Streetsboro OH 44241

Date: Tuesday, July 10th, 2018
Time: Gather at 7:00pm, Meeting at 7:30pm

Location: WZIP studios/University of Akron Campus – Kolbe Hall Room 320
Akron, OH 44304

Our next meeting is Tuesday July 10th at the WZIP studios, located on the University of Akron Campus, in Kolbe Hall room 320. You can spot Kolbe hall as it has a grid microwave dish on the roof. Come on up to the 3^rd floor in the elevator and the door is right there. While we are still working on the details of a program or presentation, our Chapter 70 Frequency Coordinator Jim Baird will  give us any updates about the 600Mhz migration he may have after the NFL Frequency Coordinating meeting in Florida.  We will email details of the program or presentation prior to the meeting, and post to the website, so watch for updates. Our host is John Knoblock, WZIP-FM / ZTV Chief Engineer and fellow SBE Chapter 70 member.  He will give us a tour of the WZIP facilities he’s updated since our last meeting. We can also see the HD TV Production studio used for training, and which Fox 8 uses as their Akron home, that recently replaced their Newtek Tricaster.  Parking is ‘free’ in the lots shown on page 2 – they are for students and faculty/staff but open in the evening for us. The usual times apply; gather at 7pm with meeting at 7:30 and the program and tour to follow.

 

Directions to the Meeting at WZIP/Akron University:  Many of you may recall how to get there from our meeting two years ago, but there are some construction issues which may impact your path. The main problem is work near the interchange of I-77/I-76/Rt. 8, with a long detour of I-77 bypassing the construction that you shouldn’t use. You can still use I-77 South to I-76 East through the construction zone to get to Route 8 north, with a left lane exit, but you can’t go back that way. The exits from Rt. 8 heading back to I-76W/77N are closed. The best way now is via Rt. 8 heading north or south. You can come down using I-480/I-271 south,  or even I-80 to Rt. 8 and head in that way. Get off at the Buchtel Ave./ Carroll St. exit (1A) and head west on Carroll St. (see the map) The parking lots are on the right before the circle, next to the James A. Rhodes Arena (JAR),  and there are some meters on Carroll.  Kolbe Hall is ‘behind’ the JAR from the parking lots. You go west around either side of the JAR and Kolbe is right there with the microwave dish on the small roof tower. Come in the central main entry doors and take the elevator to the 3rd floor, we’ll have some signage.

Date: Tuesday, May 8th, 2018
Time: Gather at 7:00pm, Meeting at 7:30pm

Location:  The Telos Alliance
1241 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114

From John Hovanec – SBE CH70 Program Chair

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, May 8 at the Telos
Alliance, 1241 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
44114.

Date: Tuesday, March 13, 2018
Time: Gather at 7:00pm, Meeting at 7:30pm

Location: Western Reserve Public Media TV 45/49
1750 W. Campus Center Dr.
Kent OH 44240
Google Map Link
From John Hovanec – SBE CH70 Program Chair

Our next meeting is on Tuesday, March 13th at the Western
Reserve Public Media TV 45/49 studios, 1750 W. Campus
Center Drive; Kent, OH 44240. It’s near the intersection
of routes 261 and 43 with ample onsite parking (see map on
page 2). Our host is Tony Dennis, Chief Technology Officer
of WRPM. They program the PBS stations WNEO and
WEAO and have recently added a new signal we will discuss,
too.
We have an interesting program in store for you. Our
SBE Chairman Blake Thompson is also the Ohio Association
of Broadcasters ABIP Inspector. He will go into detail of
what an Alternative Broadcast Inspection entails. The basics
of the program are that you get an exemption from routine
FCC Field Office inspections for three years while ensuring
compliance with FCC regulations, and raising awareness
among station personnel of the technical rules that still
need to be followed. We will also present details from the recipient’s
point, as John Hovanec gives some ‘planning tips’
with regard to what to consider in preparation of an ABIP
inspection. This informative program will help you to prepare
your facility for an ABIP inspection, or assist you in making
your station(s) more resilient to an FCC Inspection by using
the FCC’s Self Inspection Checklists.
Gather at 7PM, Meeting 7:30 with program and tour of
the TV45/49 Studios to follow.

Date: Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Time: Gather at 7:00pm, Meeting at 7:30pm

Location:Cleveland Browns, First Energy Stadium, Club 46 Venue
From John Hovanec – SBE CH70 Program Chair

Our next meeting on Tuesday, February 13th will be at Browns/First Energy Stadium starting at 7:00 pm in the Club 46 venue. Park in the north lot on Erieside Ave., across the street from the Stadium and enter through the Media Entrance.  We need to know how many of you will be able to attend so we can give them a list of all attendees for stadium security. If you would like to attend the February meeting please RSVP to me at  so we can get the list to the stadium folks. Don’t delay! I have to get the final number to them by Friday Feb 9th.  The usual times apply, gather at 7pm for our short meeting at 7:30 with the program to follow. Our host, Kevin Doerle, Cleveland Browns Scoreboard Engineer, along with Chapter 70 NFL Frequency Coordinator Jim Baird will discuss the use of wireless equipment at this venue, and some of the unique solutions they have developed. Any facility (TV, Radio, Production) interested in learning what their new responsibilities concerning wireless equipment usage in Northeast Ohio should attend.  Additional discussion points include: Frequency Migration and the Wireless camera Infrastructure television system .  A Tour is included, and the food will be great as well!

Date: Tuesday, November 14th, 2017
Time: Gather at 7PM, Meeting at 7:30pm

Location:Telos Alliance, 1241 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114
From John Hovanec – SBE CH70 Program Chair

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, November 14 at the Telos Alliance, 1241 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44114.  The Telos Alliance Staff will present information on their new Omnia VOLT audio processor, as well as the G-Force upgrade for the Omnia 11. Gathering time is 7pm, with meeting at 7:30 and the presentation to follow.  Hope to see you there!

Date: Tuesday, October 10th, 2017
Time: Gather at 7PM, Meeting at 7:30pm

Location: WEWS TV, 3001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
From John Hovanec – SBE CH70 Program Chair

Our next meeting is Tuesday, October 10 at WEWS
TV, Channel 5, located at 3001 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland,
Ohio 44115. Host Bill McKinney, Director or Engineering,
will give us a tour of changes and upgrades
made to automate Master Control.
Usual times apply. Gather at 7pm, meeting 7:30 with
tour to follow. Parking off E 30th between Euclid &
Chester is recommended. Pull in next to the silo, ring the
bell, and tell them you’re there for the SBE meeting with
Bill. Then park and come in the guest entrance at the
back door of the building.

Our next Chapter Meeting will be Tuesday, Sep-
tember 12 at the Salem 1220 Transmitter site, located at

9446 Broadview Road, Broadview Heights, 44147.

Gathering time is 7pm with Meeting about 7:30 and Pro-
gram to follow. Host and Salem-Cleveland Director of

Engineering Jim Georgiades will host, as we gather for
what may be one of the last visits to this site before the
transmitter facility is rebuilt and moved back amongst
the tower array; with this building most likely being
raised within the next year. The site is somewhat rough,
but will afford us a meeting place for the program and
brief tour. SBE Chapter 70 Frequency Coordinator Jim

Baird will give a presentation on Frequency Coordina-
tion issues with regard to spectrum above 600 Mhz. We

may also have open discussion on the upcoming Nation-
al EAS and other topics of interest. It will be a some-
what casual meeting and program, as it is only a week in

advance of the Ohio Broadcast and Multimedia Technol-
ogy Conference hosted by the OAB in Columbus on

September 19.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017
The Greater Columbus Convention Center

http://oab.org/engineering/obec/