Satellite Update for July 18, 2014

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From FCC Report SAT-01026, "Satellite Space Applications Accepted for Filing:"

• Intelsat seeks a further amendment of its pending application to relocate Galaxy 11 and operate it at 44.8 degrees west longitude (WL) to remove its request for authority to operate Galaxy 11 at 44.8 degrees WL and to maintain its request for authority to operate Galaxy 11 at 55.6 degrees WL and extend its license term through Jan. 2019.

From FCC Report SAT-01027, "Actions Taken:"

• The FCC International Bureau's Satellite Division granted Satellite CD Radio LLC special temporary authority (STA for 180 days to continue to conduct in-orbit testing of FM-6 at 120.5 degrees WL using 2320.0-2332.5 MHz (space-to-Earth) and 7051.5-7052.5 MHz and 7055.5-7056.5 MHz (Earth-to-space) and to relocate it to 116.15 degrees WL at the end of testing.

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Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack. A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.