The NAB Small Market Television Exchange
Dates: Sept. 15-17
Dallas, TX
For more information, visit www.nab.org.
SBE certification exam
Registration deadline: Sept. 23
Local Society of Broadcast Engineers chapters will hold SBE certification examinations Nov. 11-21. Consult your local chapter for details.
DTV Channel Election – Round Two
Date: September 2005
Round Two elections are to be filed with the FCC Media Bureau, and issuance of a public notice listing Negotiated Channel Arrangements, if any, filed in Round Two with setting of comment date.
For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
Iowa DTV Symposium
Dates: Oct. 4-6
The 11th annual symposium on DTV will be held at the Hotel Fort Des Moines and feature the latest developments in digital television.
For more information, visit www.iptv.org/dtv/2005/.
SBE National Meeting
Date: Oct. 19-20
SBE Chapter 67 in North Texas will host the society’s national meeting at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX.
For more information, visit www.sbe.org.
SBE Ennes workshop in Dallas
Date: Oct. 19
The day-long program at the Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center will cover passive RF systems and mask filters for television transmitters, DTV transport systems, Program Metadata Communication Protocol, and closed captioning for DTV.
For more information, visit www.sbe67.org.
SBE Ennes workshop in Boston
Date: Oct. 25
The full-day program at the Best Western Royal Plaza Hotel & Trade Center in Marlborough, MA, will cover passive RF systems and mask filters for television transmitters, DTV transport systems, Program Metadata Communication Protocol, and closed captioning for DTV.
For more information, call the national SBE Office.
DTV Channel Election – Round Two Conflict Letters
Date: October 2005
Media Bureau issues conflict letters for Round Two.
For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
DTV Channel Election – Round Two Conflict Decision Forms
Date: December 2005
Licensees file conflict decision forms with Media Bureau.
For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
DTV Channel Election – Round Three Elections
Date: February 2006
Licensees file Round Three elections with the Media Bureau; public notice lists NCAs, if any, filed in Round Three and set comment dates.
For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
DTV Channel Election – Round Three Conflict Resolution
Date: March 2006
Commission resolves remaining conflicts among third round elections.
For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
New DTV Table of Allotments
Date: August 2006
Commission issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing new DTV Table of Allotments. For more information, visit www.fcc.gov.
