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.

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/

Date: Tuesday, July 11th, 2017
Time: Gather at 7PM, Meeting at 7:30pm

Location: CBS Radio, 1041 Huron Rd, Cleveland, Ohio 44115
From John Hovanec – SBE CH70 Program Chair

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, July 11 at CBS Radio, 1041 Huron Rd, Cleveland, Ohio 44115. CBS Radio is the home to WKRK/92.3 The Fan, 98.5/WNCX, Star 102 (WDOK/102.1) as well as Q104 (WQAL/104.1). There is limited street parking on Huron, or you may park in the paid parking garage across the street. Gathering time is 7pm, with meeting at 7:30 and the presentation (to be determined) and tour of the studios to follow. Your tour guides will be John Hovanec and Engineering Manager Ray Urich. We will cover technical details on the plant and what was involved with migrating from two to four stations within the existing footprint, integration of the Cleveland Browns Radio Network and more. Additional details will be included at the sbe70.org webpage and emailed to you prior to the meeting. Hope to see you there!

Date: Tuesday, February 14th, 2017
Time: Gather at 12:00PM, Meeting at 12:30pm, Program at 12:45pm

Location:
From John Hovanec – SBE CH70 Program Chair

Our next meeting will be a daytime meeting on
Tuesday, February 14 at Radio One, 6555
Carnegie Ave, Cleveland Ohio, 44013 with host
Gary Zocolo, Director of Engineering and IT.
NOTE SPECIAL DAYTIME MEETING
TIME: Gather at 12 noon, Meeting 12:30 with
Program to follow at about 12:45pm.
The program will be a primer on VOIP and SIP.
The Telos VX system will be highlighted as how
it can be utilized with these technologies. Addison
Burnside of the Telos Alliance will present
this informative program.

Date: Tuesday, November 15th, 2016
Time: Gather at 7:00pm, Meeting at 7:30pm

Location:

Telos Alliance Headquarters
1241 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH

From John Hovanec – SBE CH70 Program Chair

Our next meeting is Tuesday, November 15 at the Telos
Alliance Headquarters, 1241 Superior Avenue, Cleveland,
OH 44114. Gather at 7pm, meeting at 7:30pm, with
the program to follow. Frank Foti and the Telos Alliance
crew will no doubt have an interesting program lined up
for us so you won’t want to miss it!