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April 15th, 2024, 11:30 AM
From Radio Insight:
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2020/05/NAB-200x200.pngThe National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has released new broadcast station self-inspection guides for FM and television stations. These two guides assist broadcasters in conducting a self-inspection of their stations. Guides for AM, low-power and translator stations are expected to be released soon.
NAB joined with the Society of Broadcast Engineers (https://click.e.nab.org/?qs=9c9fee9b7b546ac74801012f1c55da8281d1e412c67500 5037440425ce0bb03fdb7837b2befeadccfbad861b69eb0310 8d96392cf4caf09e) (SBE) to provide up-to-date, standardized guidance toward compliance with FCC rules and policies. Up until 2003, the FCC published (https://click.e.nab.org/?qs=9c9fee9b7b546ac7895c45fb4d11d6bf4e890ea8eb390d c7c815a525205e7e73e433bc9cea2a1398dc2778ef05baa7bd 3261ee1794892f3f) self-inspection checklists, but has ceased updating them although rules and policies have changed since that time. The guides are also intended to be used by contract inspectors who are part of the Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program, which are contracted by most state broadcaster associations (https://click.e.nab.org/?qs=9c9fee9b7b546ac773785b93203822e85cfc715f3d5a87 bcb183ba19746edff84619d2cc63c21eaaba00a7c8eecce681 8ad75aeb328da61c).
Availability of the self-inspection guides will be announced at NAB Show at a joint NAB/SBE session on Tuesday, April 16, 3:30 ? 4:30 p.m. at the Connect Zone Conversation Corner (https://click.e.nab.org/?qs=9c9fee9b7b546ac77e1a8db39e27bdb1ac7307c8944e0f 74078ed73f3fc345ba7041929efd7c4eba6736603e6b3f0ece 5f3d78433b3b7f36) (LVCC West Hall, W3943), ?FCC Enforcement ? New Self-Inspection Guides Can Help Your Station Avoid Fines.? (https://click.e.nab.org/?qs=9c9fee9b7b546ac7056344b6937bc091b50b66691dbf9c 43dea8ee22ebf546c25e0d2cf305d93f9f8cc1535a9dd8006f e522be8bd314270c) Representatives from NAB, the National Alliance of State Broadcasters Association (NASBA) and SBE will present the new guides and will be available to answer questions.
The guides will initially be a free member benefit to NAB and SBE members. The guides will be available for download from the NAB website under the Membership / Member Tools / Member Downloads tab as well as from SBE.
?NAB is excited to announce these self-inspection guides as a benefit to both NAB and SBE members,? said Robert Weller, vice president for spectrum policy at NAB. ?The success of this project was possible through close collaboration between our organizations and demonstrates the commitment of broadcasters to proper station operation.?
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/267455/nab-releases-self-inspection-guides-for-fm-tv-stations/)
https://radioinsight.com/wp-content/images/2020/05/NAB-200x200.pngThe National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) has released new broadcast station self-inspection guides for FM and television stations. These two guides assist broadcasters in conducting a self-inspection of their stations. Guides for AM, low-power and translator stations are expected to be released soon.
NAB joined with the Society of Broadcast Engineers (https://click.e.nab.org/?qs=9c9fee9b7b546ac74801012f1c55da8281d1e412c67500 5037440425ce0bb03fdb7837b2befeadccfbad861b69eb0310 8d96392cf4caf09e) (SBE) to provide up-to-date, standardized guidance toward compliance with FCC rules and policies. Up until 2003, the FCC published (https://click.e.nab.org/?qs=9c9fee9b7b546ac7895c45fb4d11d6bf4e890ea8eb390d c7c815a525205e7e73e433bc9cea2a1398dc2778ef05baa7bd 3261ee1794892f3f) self-inspection checklists, but has ceased updating them although rules and policies have changed since that time. The guides are also intended to be used by contract inspectors who are part of the Alternative Broadcast Inspection Program, which are contracted by most state broadcaster associations (https://click.e.nab.org/?qs=9c9fee9b7b546ac773785b93203822e85cfc715f3d5a87 bcb183ba19746edff84619d2cc63c21eaaba00a7c8eecce681 8ad75aeb328da61c).
Availability of the self-inspection guides will be announced at NAB Show at a joint NAB/SBE session on Tuesday, April 16, 3:30 ? 4:30 p.m. at the Connect Zone Conversation Corner (https://click.e.nab.org/?qs=9c9fee9b7b546ac77e1a8db39e27bdb1ac7307c8944e0f 74078ed73f3fc345ba7041929efd7c4eba6736603e6b3f0ece 5f3d78433b3b7f36) (LVCC West Hall, W3943), ?FCC Enforcement ? New Self-Inspection Guides Can Help Your Station Avoid Fines.? (https://click.e.nab.org/?qs=9c9fee9b7b546ac7056344b6937bc091b50b66691dbf9c 43dea8ee22ebf546c25e0d2cf305d93f9f8cc1535a9dd8006f e522be8bd314270c) Representatives from NAB, the National Alliance of State Broadcasters Association (NASBA) and SBE will present the new guides and will be available to answer questions.
The guides will initially be a free member benefit to NAB and SBE members. The guides will be available for download from the NAB website under the Membership / Member Tools / Member Downloads tab as well as from SBE.
?NAB is excited to announce these self-inspection guides as a benefit to both NAB and SBE members,? said Robert Weller, vice president for spectrum policy at NAB. ?The success of this project was possible through close collaboration between our organizations and demonstrates the commitment of broadcasters to proper station operation.?
more (https://radioinsight.com/headlines/267455/nab-releases-self-inspection-guides-for-fm-tv-stations/)