ABSTRACT

Important Updates!
This third edition has been reorganized and updated throughout. It encompasses new standards and identifies and explains emerging digital technologies currently revolutionizing the industry. Additions include:

."Broadcast Basics” - first principles for those who really are starting from scratch
.ATSC PSIP (Program and System Information Protocol) and Data Broadcasting
.More information on ATSC digital television standards and implementation
.Current TV studio operations - HD and SD systems, video servers, non-linear editing, electronic news rooms, closed captioning, and compressed bitstreams
.Station and network arrangements, centralcasting, and multicasting
.IBOC digital HD radio and methods for implementation
.Current radio studio operations - digital audio workstations, program automation, and voice tracking
.and much more!

chapter 1|2 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

BROADCASTING BASICS

chapter 2|12 pages

Types of Broadcasting

chapter 3|6 pages

Sound and Vision

chapter 4|10 pages

Radio Frequency Waves

chapter 5|12 pages

Analog Color Television

chapter 6|16 pages

Digital Audio and Video

chapter 7|14 pages

Information Technology 61

part |2 pages

STUDIOS AND PRODUCTION FACILITIES

chapter 8|40 pages

Radio Studios

chapter 9|64 pages

Television Studios

chapter 10|10 pages

Remote Broadcasting

chapter 11|10 pages

Links

part |2 pages

TRANSMISSION STANDARDS

chapter 12|10 pages

Analog Radio

chapter 13|10 pages

IBOC Digital Radio

chapter 14|8 pages

NTSC Analog Television

chapter 15|30 pages

ATSC Digital Television

chapter 16|22 pages

Transmitter Site Facilities

chapter 17|10 pages

Radio Wave Propagation and the FCC Rules

chapter 18|2 pages

Conclusion