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Next SBE Chapter 2 meeting

December 16, 2009

Chapter II SBE meeting and holiday party will be held at 7:00 PM on Wednesday, December 16, 2009. The meeting will take place in Meeting Room 405 in The DeNaples Center on the University of Scranton campus. Elections will be held as in accordance with SBE bylaws. Please plan on attending this important meeting. The change in the economy has unfortunately, for the first time in a very long time, forced us to charge members $10.00 to attend the holiday party. As has always been the case, non members will be charged and this year's price is $15.00. The menu will follow and I truly hope you will be able to attend. As if this moment we do not have a formal program but I suspect we can all just do round table discussions. In order to attend you must make a reservation by contacting Joe Glynn at joeglynn at wvia.org.

Positions Offered

DATE: January 21, 2010

This is to advise you that Nexstar Broadcasting is looking for candidates for an opening in its Engineering Department as follows:

JOB TITLE: Broadcast Maintenance Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION: Support a broad range of News intensive, mostly IT based equipment in a digital broadcast TV facility. Self-motivated team player with a minimum of 3 years broadcasting experience preferred.

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS: Valid driver's license

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: SBE Certification desirable

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS NECESSARY: This position requires hands-on equipment maintenance and support of all broadcast television equipment, including: Master Control, NLE, Graphics, News Vans, Edit Bays, Post-Production suites, as well as support equipment. Diagnose down to the component level and possess thorough knowledge of test signals and equipment. Computer knowledge and transmitter knowledge a plus.
SALARY: To be negotiated

START DATE: ASAP

CLOSING DATE FOR REFERRALS: February 4, 2010

CONTACT PERSON: Personnel
WBRE-TV
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
62 S Franklin Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
lparri@pahomepage.com

EOE

DATE: November 20, 2009

This is to advise you that Nexstar Broadcasting is looking for candidates for an opening in its Engineering Department as follows:

JOB TITLE: Assistant Chief Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTION: Responsible for the maintenance and support of studio and digital VHF transmitter facilities. The successful candidate should have a well rounded working knowledge in all aspects of a News intensive broadcast facility.

LICENSING REQUIREMENTS: Valid driver's license. FCC and SBE certification desirable.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS: BS or equivalent experience.

EXPERIENCE/SKILLS NECESSARY: 7 or more years broadcast experience is preferred. Knowledge of networking strongly desired. On call as shared by other engineering staff.

SALARY: To be negotiated, vehicle included.

START DATE: Late February 2010

CONTACT PERSON: Personnel
WBRE-TV
Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc.
62 S Franklin Street
Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701
lparri@pahomepage.com

EOE

Industry News

WideOrbit Acquires Google Radio Automation

On August 5, 2009, WideOrbit Inc, a provider of sales traffic and billing software announced the acquisition of Google's Radio Automation Business.
For the full press release visit http://www.wideorbit.com/wideorbit.com/index.php/company/new-press/334-wideorbit-acquires-google-radio-automation.html
Support for SS32 and Maestro automation systems is now being handled by WideOrbit.
The WO Automation for Radio FAQ page is at http://www.wideorbit.com/wideorbit.com/index.php/wo-automation-for-radio-faqs.html. The phone number and email link can also be found there.
In the confusion of the move, the download section got lost. The files are available here for SS32 versions 5 and 6 as well as Maestro.

Chapter 2 Mailing List

SBE Chapter two has an announce only mailing list, which is used to notify members and guests of upcoming chapter two meetings. It is a low volume list, you will get notices of upcoming meetings a week or so in advance and the day before the meeting.
To begin the subscription process click here.


2010 EAS RMT Schedule

Date Time Day/Night Sent via
January 21 9:05 AM Day EMnet
February 18 4:15 AM Night
EMnet
March 18 9:15 AM Day EMnet
April 15 12:35 AM Night EMnet
May 20 10:05 AM Day EMnet
June 17 4:30 AM Night EMnet
July 15 10:15 AM Day EMnet
August 19 12:45 AM Night EMnet
September 16 11:05 AM Day EMnet
October 21 4:40 AM Night EMnet
November 18 11:25 AM Day EMnet
December 16 4:45 AM Night EMnet

Free Rides

Any retired member of SBE needing a ride to a meeting, please contact any current SBE officer.

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Other Events

April 10-15, 2010: NAB Show, Las Vegas, NV

Tech Tips

If you have any tips for fellow engineers that you would like to share on this web site email no spam please

 

SBE Certification Exam Schedule for 2010

 Exam Dates Location Application Deadline
April 13, 2010 NAB - Las Vegas March 26, 2010
June 4-14, 2010 Local Chapters April 16, 2010
August 6-16, 2010 Local Chapters June 4, 2010
November 5-15, 2010 Local Chapters September 17, 2010

For information on certification or to schedule an exam call:

Joe Glynn

Scholarship

The Society of Broadcast Engineers, Chapter 2 scholarship is awarded to a student in the Electronic Technology Program Johnson College and Electronic Engineering Technology Luzerne County Community College with recognized technical aptitude and scholastic achievement.

These fine companies provide sponsorship of SBE Chapter 2. Please show them
you appreciation by keeping them in mind when you make your next purchase.

 

Dielectric

Links

Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter 2
200 W. Main St.
Nanticoke, PA 18634-1407

Officers for 2010

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Chairman
Pete Sakowski
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Vice Chairman
Joseph Glynn, CSTE
570-826-6144

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Secretary
Bob Reite, CBT
570-655-2880
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Treasurer
Jon Koons
570-602-01171
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Frequency Coordinator for Northeastern PA
Ron Schacht, CPBE

Board of Directors

Chester Brzostek Barry A. Erick, CSTE Robert Folmar, CSTE
Jon Koons Michael Morkavage Chuck Sakoski, CSBE
Peter Sakowski Ronald Schacht, CPBE N. Clifford Smith Jr.

Directors Emeritus

  Joseph Risse, PE, CSBE
Chester Sawicki Charles T. Morgan, CPBE

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