A Collection of papers from the 64th NAB Broadcast Engingeering Conference
Product Description
The papers within this volume represent a snapshot of engineering achievements and challenges in the field of broadcasting and related disciplines. You will find information on how new workflows are necessary to bridge traditional broadcast and multiple distribution platforms of the future and how radio broadcasters are developing new ways to utilize HD Radio technology for niche programming and new data services. Many opportunities, described in these pages, are emerging for those who recognize and are ready to take advantage of them.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DIGITAL RADIO: ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY
Electronic Program Guide Field Trial – How HD Radio EPG Works
David Maxson, Broadcast Signal Lab LLP and Steve Riggs, Isotrope, LLC
Laboratory Test Results of Digital Radio Technologies: DAB, DAB+, T-DMB Audio and HD Radio
Yong-Tea Lee, Sora Park, Myung-Sun Baek, Jin-Min Kim, Gun Kim, Youg-Hoon Lee, Hyoungsoo Lim, Soo-in Lee, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and Chae-Hun Im, Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA)
Digital Power Enhancement for DRM
Christian Hansen and Christian Hörlle, TRANSRADIO SenderSysteme Berlin AG
MOBILE TELEVISION PART I
New Revenue Models for Mobile DTV Service
Louis Libin and Aldo Cugnini, Vimionix and Robert Rast, Tsar Digital
Perceived Video Quality and Bit-Rate in the ATSC Mobile DTV Standard
Filippo Speranza, André Vincent and Ron Renaud, Communications Research Centre Canada
FM DIGITAL RADIO
Extending Your HD Radio TM Footprint
Geoffrey N. Mendenhall, P.E., Harris Corporation, Broadcast Communications Division
Putting the IBOC Quality Metric to the Test
Philipp A. Schmid, Nautel Limited
RADIO FACILITIES
The Smart Site: Integrating Intelligence into All Facets of the Broadcast Facility
Tony Peterle, Audemat/WorldCast Systems, Inc.
Reducing Operation Costs with Better Monitoring and Control of Transmitter Facilities
Kevin Rodgers, P.Eng., Nautel
Radio in a Cloud
Andrew P. Janitschek, Radio Free Asia
DTV TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION ISSUES
Enhancements on 8VSB Transmission Technology
Henry Douglas Rodrigues, Linear Industries Inc.
An 8VSB SFN Distributed Translator System
Steve Kuh, Ktech Telecommunications, Inc.
IEEE-BTS TUTORIAL: AUDIO TECHNOLOGY FOR TELEVISION
Broadcast Loudness and Loudness Range
Thomas Lund, TC Electronic A/S
Establishing Convenient Loudness Monitoring and Control Within Existing Broadcast Workflows
Martin Winsemius and Carl Dempsey, Wohler Technologies, Inc.
IP AUDIO FOR RADIO
VoIP In The Broadcast Studio
Michael Dosch, Axia Audio and Steve Church, Telos Systems
Going National: Special Considerations for Large Scale Deployments of Audio over IP
Greg Massey, APT Limited
Point-to-Point Audio Distribution: It’s Not Just Satellite Anymore
Rolf Taylor, WorldCast Systems: APT
Beyond Automation: Intelligent Software Design for Live Assist Applications
Patrick J. Campion, ENCO Systems
RADIO DATA SERVICES
Emerging Bonded Meta-Data Applications Accessible Radio Services
Michael Starling, Ellyn G. Sheffield, Rich Rarey and Bruce Wahl, National Public Radio
Distribution
Saving Lives with FM Radio-Based Mass Notification
Matthew Straeb, Global Security
Systems, LLC
Do More With RDS Data
Jim Roberts, Broadcast Electronics Inc.
Providing Media-Rich Content Using Digital Radio
Tim Anderson, Harris Corporation
SHARED SERVICES FOR TELEVISION
Reconsidering Centralized Multi-Station Operation
John E. Wadle, OmniBus Systems
Centralization - It’s Back!
Chris Simons, Harris Corporation
Beating the Budget Crunch - Building an Enterprise News Production Platform in a Down Economy
Thomas Bairl, Raoul Cospen and Kevin Savina, Dalet Digital Media Systems
RADIO CASE STUDIES
Satellite Distribution of HD Radio and Analog FM Using HDC
Mike Pappas, KUVO/KVJZ Radio
Maximizing the Reliability of Studio-to-Transmitter Links for Radio
Paul Shulins, Greater Media
Radio Living in a Multimedia World
Andrew P. Janitschek, Radio Free Asia
TELEVISION WORKFLOW AND FILE MANAGEMENT
Workflow Automation: Where’s the ROI?
John Pallett, Telestream, Inc.
Broadcast Media File Interchange: Strategies and Pitfalls
Todd Roth, Harris Corporation, Broadcast Communications Division
Using RFID to Create Efficiencies and Savings in a Broadcast Environment
David George, AZCAR
Captioning Challenges in the Modern Workflow
Sam Pemberton, Softel
A Strategy for Production and Delivery of Multiplatform On-Demand Content
Jim Alexander, Ph.D., Solution Area TV, Ericsson
Building Workflows to Support Multi-platform Content Delivery
Alan Hoff, SeaChange International
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, RECOVERY AND SECURITY
Are You Prepared for a Disaster?
Steve Fluker, Cox Radio, Orlando
TELEVISION CASE STUDIES
Workflow and Asset Management Challenges in Multi-channel Broadcast Operation
Michael Walter, AZCAR Technologies, Inc.
New Studios for Real-Time Closed Captioning: Their Configuration and Operation
Muneki Ikeuchi and Shinya Kanekiyo, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
SPECTRUM ISSUES FOR BROADCASTERS
Radio Communications In Today’s Complex RF World
Tom F. Turkington, CoachComm LLC
NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR TELEVISION
The Benefits for Media Operators of Smooth Streaming and Adaptive Streaming over HTTP
Mark Darlow and Peter Tanko, Harris Corporation
Doubling the Number of ATSC HD Channels
Jean-Louis Diascorn, Grass Valley
Mixed Signals: Broadcast and Broadband Hybrids
William Cooper, informitv
Live TV Program Production Using Millimeter-Wave Wireless Hi-Vision Cameras
Shinichi Suzuki, Takayuki Nakagawa and Tetsuomi Ikeda, Science and Technology Research Laboratories, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
GREEN TECHNOLOGIES FOR BROADCASTERS
Sustainable Facilities and LEED® Certification: A Broadcaster’s Guide
Antonio Argibay, AIA, LEED® AP, Meridian Design Associates, Architects, P.C.
Hollywood East: Home of Sustainable Production
Stephen Newbold, AIA, LEED® AP, Gensler
TELEVISION TEST AND MEASUREMENT
DTV Video over IP Quality Assurance – Assessment and Troubleshooting
James Welch, IneoQuest Technologies, Inc.
Broadcast Service Quality Monitoring Strategies
Ralph Bachofen, Rich Chernock, Triveni Digital Inc.
Grade-1 LCD Monitors
Goran Stojmenovik, Barco
The Role of End-to-End Quality Assurance Testing for Video and Audio in Meeting Viewer Satisfaction
Dave Higgins, Comcast Media Center
TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Development of a Compact Microwave Transmitter with Built-in No-Delay (10msec) MPEG-2 Encoder Using Intra-column Structure Coding
Tsukuru Kai, Tetsuo Makino, Satoshi Miyauchi and Keiichi Saji, Nippon Television Network
Corporation (NTV)
Surround Sound for Broadcast: Capturing the Future
Jonathan Godfrey, Holophone
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DIGITAL RADIO: ADVANCEMENTS IN TECHNOLOGY
Electronic Program Guide Field Trial – How HD Radio EPG Works
David Maxson, Broadcast Signal Lab LLP and Steve Riggs, Isotrope, LLC
Laboratory Test Results of Digital Radio Technologies: DAB, DAB+, T-DMB Audio and HD Radio
Yong-Tea Lee, Sora Park, Myung-Sun Baek, Jin-Min Kim, Gun Kim, Youg-Hoon Lee, Hyoungsoo Lim, Soo-in Lee, Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) and Chae-Hun Im, Telecommunications Technology Association (TTA)
Digital Power Enhancement for DRM
Christian Hansen and Christian Hörlle, TRANSRADIO SenderSysteme Berlin AG
MOBILE TELEVISION PART I
New Revenue Models for Mobile DTV Service
Louis Libin and Aldo Cugnini, Vimionix and Robert Rast, Tsar Digital
Perceived Video Quality and Bit-Rate in the ATSC Mobile DTV Standard
Filippo Speranza, André Vincent and Ron Renaud, Communications Research Centre Canada
FM DIGITAL RADIO
Extending Your HD Radio TM Footprint
Geoffrey N. Mendenhall, P.E., Harris Corporation, Broadcast Communications Division
Putting the IBOC Quality Metric to the Test
Philipp A. Schmid, Nautel Limited
RADIO FACILITIES
The Smart Site: Integrating Intelligence into All Facets of the Broadcast Facility
Tony Peterle, Audemat/WorldCast Systems, Inc.
Reducing Operation Costs with Better Monitoring and Control of Transmitter Facilities
Kevin Rodgers, P.Eng., Nautel
Radio in a Cloud
Andrew P. Janitschek, Radio Free Asia
DTV TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION ISSUES
Enhancements on 8VSB Transmission Technology
Henry Douglas Rodrigues, Linear Industries Inc.
An 8VSB SFN Distributed Translator System
Steve Kuh, Ktech Telecommunications, Inc.
IEEE-BTS TUTORIAL: AUDIO TECHNOLOGY FOR TELEVISION
Broadcast Loudness and Loudness Range
Thomas Lund, TC Electronic A/S
Establishing Convenient Loudness Monitoring and Control Within Existing Broadcast Workflows
Martin Winsemius and Carl Dempsey, Wohler Technologies, Inc.
IP AUDIO FOR RADIO
VoIP In The Broadcast Studio
Michael Dosch, Axia Audio and Steve Church, Telos Systems
Going National: Special Considerations for Large Scale Deployments of Audio over IP
Greg Massey, APT Limited
Point-to-Point Audio Distribution: It’s Not Just Satellite Anymore
Rolf Taylor, WorldCast Systems: APT
Beyond Automation: Intelligent Software Design for Live Assist Applications
Patrick J. Campion, ENCO Systems
RADIO DATA SERVICES
Emerging Bonded Meta-Data Applications Accessible Radio Services
Michael Starling, Ellyn G. Sheffield, Rich Rarey and Bruce Wahl, National Public Radio
Distribution
Saving Lives with FM Radio-Based Mass Notification
Matthew Straeb, Global Security
Systems, LLC
Do More With RDS Data
Jim Roberts, Broadcast Electronics Inc.
Providing Media-Rich Content Using Digital Radio
Tim Anderson, Harris Corporation
SHARED SERVICES FOR TELEVISION
Reconsidering Centralized Multi-Station Operation
John E. Wadle, OmniBus Systems
Centralization - It’s Back!
Chris Simons, Harris Corporation
Beating the Budget Crunch - Building an Enterprise News Production Platform in a Down Economy
Thomas Bairl, Raoul Cospen and Kevin Savina, Dalet Digital Media Systems
RADIO CASE STUDIES
Satellite Distribution of HD Radio and Analog FM Using HDC
Mike Pappas, KUVO/KVJZ Radio
Maximizing the Reliability of Studio-to-Transmitter Links for Radio
Paul Shulins, Greater Media
Radio Living in a Multimedia World
Andrew P. Janitschek, Radio Free Asia
TELEVISION WORKFLOW AND FILE MANAGEMENT
Workflow Automation: Where’s the ROI?
John Pallett, Telestream, Inc.
Broadcast Media File Interchange: Strategies and Pitfalls
Todd Roth, Harris Corporation, Broadcast Communications Division
Using RFID to Create Efficiencies and Savings in a Broadcast Environment
David George, AZCAR
Captioning Challenges in the Modern Workflow
Sam Pemberton, Softel
A Strategy for Production and Delivery of Multiplatform On-Demand Content
Jim Alexander, Ph.D., Solution Area TV, Ericsson
Building Workflows to Support Multi-platform Content Delivery
Alan Hoff, SeaChange International
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS, RECOVERY AND SECURITY
Are You Prepared for a Disaster?
Steve Fluker, Cox Radio, Orlando
TELEVISION CASE STUDIES
Workflow and Asset Management Challenges in Multi-channel Broadcast Operation
Michael Walter, AZCAR Technologies, Inc.
New Studios for Real-Time Closed Captioning: Their Configuration and Operation
Muneki Ikeuchi and Shinya Kanekiyo, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
SPECTRUM ISSUES FOR BROADCASTERS
Radio Communications In Today’s Complex RF World
Tom F. Turkington, CoachComm LLC
NEW TECHNOLOGIES FOR TELEVISION
The Benefits for Media Operators of Smooth Streaming and Adaptive Streaming over HTTP
Mark Darlow and Peter Tanko, Harris Corporation
Doubling the Number of ATSC HD Channels
Jean-Louis Diascorn, Grass Valley
Mixed Signals: Broadcast and Broadband Hybrids
William Cooper, informitv
Live TV Program Production Using Millimeter-Wave Wireless Hi-Vision Cameras
Shinichi Suzuki, Takayuki Nakagawa and Tetsuomi Ikeda, Science and Technology Research Laboratories, Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK)
GREEN TECHNOLOGIES FOR BROADCASTERS
Sustainable Facilities and LEED® Certification: A Broadcaster’s Guide
Antonio Argibay, AIA, LEED® AP, Meridian Design Associates, Architects, P.C.
Hollywood East: Home of Sustainable Production
Stephen Newbold, AIA, LEED® AP, Gensler
TELEVISION TEST AND MEASUREMENT
DTV Video over IP Quality Assurance – Assessment and Troubleshooting
James Welch, IneoQuest Technologies, Inc.
Broadcast Service Quality Monitoring Strategies
Ralph Bachofen, Rich Chernock, Triveni Digital Inc.
Grade-1 LCD Monitors
Goran Stojmenovik, Barco
The Role of End-to-End Quality Assurance Testing for Video and Audio in Meeting Viewer Satisfaction
Dave Higgins, Comcast Media Center
TELEVISION PRODUCTION
Development of a Compact Microwave Transmitter with Built-in No-Delay (10msec) MPEG-2 Encoder Using Intra-column Structure Coding
Tsukuru Kai, Tetsuo Makino, Satoshi Miyauchi and Keiichi Saji, Nippon Television Network
Corporation (NTV)
Surround Sound for Broadcast: Capturing the Future
Jonathan Godfrey, Holophone
