March 2018 Meeting Info
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
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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.
