Monthly Archives: April 2012

From the Editor

From the Editor

Jim Dalke, CPBE AMD 8VSB CBNT April 2012 State Legislature and broadcasters Our state legislature has been spending a lot of time this session attempting to balance the state budget.  Of particular interest to the broadcast community, the legislature has also proposed a bill to reduce metal theft.  Because the broadcast industry has been one…

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Chapter Luncheon Report

Chapter Luncheon Report

Arthur Willetts CTO Secretary For the April Chapter 16 lunch meeting, Bill Robertson of Monroe Electronics stopped by to give attendees another reminder to have the EAS gear ready for the June 30th deadline.  Starting off, Bill gave a brief history of the Emergency Alert System starting with the CONELRAD system in 1951 and ending…

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From the Chair

From the Chair

This month we be meeting at the Museum of Flight at BFI- In light of the looming deadline for having new EAS equipment installed, if you are with a station that has not yet purchased your new CAP –Compliant EAS device…Please do come and take a close look at the Monroe Dasdec.   Our presenter will…

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Certification News

Certification News

By: Michael Scott, Certification Chairman April showers – bring Spring Flowers! April also brings ‘a blooming’ of new “Specialist Certifications”. General knowledge is GREAT, however the rubber meets the road when it comes to the technical knowledge and experience needed to be of value in our ever changing industry. What is it??? Oh, yes –…

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