Regular National EAS Tests Considered

Brought to you by: TV Technology Magazine serving the Broadcast, Production, Broadband, Satellite and Mobile Markets Top Stories - 10.30.13 Deborah McAdams - Executive Editor   Quote of the Day: "Why is it that our memory is good enough to retain the least triviality that happens to us, and yet not good enough to recollect how often we have told it to the same person?" ~ Francois de La Rochefoucauld On this Day: In 1938, Orson Welles' "The War of the Worlds" aired on CBS Radio, inciting a panic that Earth was being invaded by Martians. Regular National EAS Tests Considered A bill introduced into the House to reauthorize FEMA includes a provision that would require national EAS tests "at least once" every three years. U.S. Broadcast Stations Top 30,000 The FCC has released its numbers on official licensed broadcast stations. According to the agency there were 30,367 as of Sept. 30. NASA Uses Laser To Transmit Data at 622 Mbps Between the Moon and Earth NASA's Lunar Laser Communication Demonstration recently used a pulse laser beam to transmit data over the 239,000 miles between the moon and Earth at a download rate of 622 Mbps. New York City Television Week Continues The action continues at the Metropolitan Pavilion with seminars and the NYC Solutions Center exhibit floor. News & Technology RESPECTFULLY: 'Broadcast Engineering' Magazine Shuts Down WORD: SMPTE, HPA Focus on Women in Technology INT'L: Ericsson/Telstra Host First LTE Broadcast SPORTS: Canadian Football League Team Adds to Fan Experience With Zeplay UPGRADE: TV Now Selects Grass Valley Solutions for HD News Operation Industry Roundup Atop New York, That's Some Big Rope (Radio World) Reed Invokes Cloture on Wheeler Nomination (B&C) U-verse Overtakes FiOS (Light Reading) Nielsen to Incorporate Mobile Viewing Into TV Ratings (Advanced Television) NAB to FCC: Don't Take Our ENG Channels (B&C) TV Technology White Papers NEW: "Hybrid Software as a Service," from Signiant discusses how businesses of all sizes are capitalizing on new modes of computing and software delivery—including software as a service and hybrid SaaS—that let them achieve a new level of results with less technology investment. "Beyond CALM," from Linear Acoustic offers a comprehensive, beginning-to-end approach to measuring and controlling loudness. "Efficiency is the Key Factor When Choosing a High-Power Broadcast Transmitter," from Rohde and Schwarz discusses the pros and cons of energy-conserving transmitter technologies.   ©2013 NewBay Media, LLC

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