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How to Replace a Transmission Line Watchband Spring
At a Work Bench Materials: rubber gloves, 3/8-inch wrench for transmission line, 5/32-inch Allen wrench, replacement watch band springs, spare replacement teflon insulators, replacement rubbing shoes. Access the bullet. Loosen the flange bolts with 3/8-inch wrench. Separating the two pieces of transmission line. This will allow access to a bolt in the base of the… Continue reading
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ATSC 3.0 PBS Stations
Call Network City State Lighthouse Sign On WKAR WKAR TV East Lansing MI WKAR Experimental 2020 WUNC PBS North Carolina Raleigh NC WNGT-CD Retro TV 2020 KOPB Oregon Public Broadcasting Portland OR KPDX MyNet 2020 KAET Arizona PBS Phoenix AZ KHPH-LD UniMás 2021 WHUT Howard University Washington, DC DC WHUT PBS 2021 WUCF WUCF TV… Continue reading
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When your live captioner leaves you hanging…
The live captioner canceled on us at the last minute because their “caption hardware stopped working.” Our captioning agency was not able to find another captioner until our live-from-tape program aired live tonight. The caption agency was apologetic. Live captioners are in high demand and low supply. Any captioner that might have been available… Continue reading
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Comments on FCC’s ATSC 3.0 Docket No. 16-142: Authorizing Permissive Use of the “Next Generation” Broadcast Television Standard
SBE Chapter 24 Newsletter by Vicki W. Kipp 10/01/2022 http://www.sbe24.org/archives/newsletters/ltrs2022/oct2022.html The FCC requested comments on their Third Report and Order Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Authorizing Permissive Use of the “Next Generation” Broadcast Television Standard GN Docket No. 16. The comment period ended on September 7th. Thirty-nine comments were submitted to the FCC. Most commenters urged… Continue reading
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Online caption requirement depends on broadcast status
Online captions are not mandate unless video has a broadcast date Continue reading
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New Tower In Town: WHIT-FM
By Vicki W. KippSociety of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) Chapter 24 NewsletterJuly 1, 2004 WHIT-FM 93.1 MHz “The Lake” may feature a timeless rock format, but their sign-on was almost eight years in the making. WHIT is the seventh Madison station owned by Mid-West Management, Inc. WHIT-FM has its studio at 2740 Ski Lane in Madison.… Continue reading
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Tower Site Monitoring Down to a Science
By Vicki W. KippApril 1, 2004Society of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) Chapter 24 NewsletterApril 1, 2004 How do you monitor more than 17,000 different transmitter sites across the country from one monitoring facility with a staff of 21 people? When I heard this claim made of Dielectric Corporation’s Flash Technology division in April 2003, I was… Continue reading
About Me
Hello there! My name is Vicki Kipp, and I am a closed caption maker. Making closed captions is time consuming and complicated, so this blog is a collection of all of the knowledge and experiences I have gained. I hope my collection of tips and tricks might help you with your closed caption work the way it has helped me!
Recent Posts
- Engineering Perspective: Closed Captioning Broadcast Engineering Videos
- Comments on FCC Docket No. 16-142_ Authorizing Permissive Use of the Next Generation Broadcast Television Standard
- How to Replace a Transmission Line Watchband Spring
- Netflix Subtitle Style Guide 2024
- Ai-Media Caption Style Guide