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A BROADCAST ENGINEERING TUTORIAL FOR NON-ENGINEERS
A Broadcast Engineering Tutorial for Non-Engineers
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Third Edition

By
Graham Jones, Director of Communications Engineering, National Association of Broadcasters, Washington DC

Description
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!

Contents
1. Introduction; BROADCASTING BASICS; 2. Types of Broadcasting; 3. Sound and Vision; 4. Radio Frequency Waves; 5. Analog Color Television; 6. Digital Audio and Video; 7. Information Technology; STUDIOS AND PRODUCTION FACILITIES;8. Radio Studios; 9. Television Studios; 10. Remote Broadcasting; 11. Links; TRANSMISSION STANDARDS AND SYSTEMS; 12. Analog Radio; 13. IBOC Digital Radio; 14. NTSC Analog Television; 15. ATSC Digital Television; 16. Transmitter Site Facilities; 17. Radio Wave Propagation and the FCC Rules; 18. Conclusion; Further Information; Index

Bibliographic details
Paperback, 328 pages, publication date: APR-2005
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80700-3
ISBN-10: 0-240-80700-6
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS

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