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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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Going to School in Broadcast Engineering
By Vicki W. Kipp June 2, 2023 We are grappling with how to recruit new broadcast engineers to replace us so we can retire. As broadcast engineers, that means being prepared. We want to find and train our replacement. But there is a dire shortage of new broadcast engineers. Until a decade or two ago,… Continue reading
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Broadcast Engineering Badges with Scouts BSA
By Vicki W. KippSociety of Broadcast Engineers (SBE) Chapter 24 NewsletterMarch 1, 2023 The organization we knew as ‘Boy Scouts’ in our youth is now called ‘Scouts BSA.’ Starting in 2019, girls are allowed to join Scouts BSA troops and earn badges. There are separate boys’ troops and girls’ troops. Did you know that Scouts… Continue reading
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Radio Aircheck Revival at MostlyUpperMidwestAirchecks.com
SBE Chapter 24 Newsletter 05/2021By Vicki Way Kipp Remember when radio breaks were live, discrepancies were epic, and disk jockeys had to time the intro of each song to figure out how much ramp-up talk to hit the post before the lyrics? Remember when breaking news from the AP Wire was slowly impact-printed on a… Continue reading
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NPR gets sued for failing to make audio reports accessible in written form
http://www.insideradio.com/free/deaf-listener-sues-npr-to-provide-website-closed-captioning/article_90adc04c-d045-11e8-89a3-d78cdc0a247b.html INSIDERADIO THE MOST TRUSTED NEWS IN RADIO Deaf Listener Sues NPR To Provide Website Closed Captioning. Oct 15, 2018 A hearing-impaired NPR listener has filed a class action suit against the public media network claiming “systemic civil rights violations against deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals” in New York state and across the country. Because there… 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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Old WHAD Tower Decommissioned
SBE CHAPTER 24 NEWSLETTER March 1, 2003 By Vicki W. Kipp The day that the WHAD/Delafield tower at the Lapham Peak Unit of Kettle Moraine State Forest would be dismantled dawned sunny and bitter cold. Only the lack of wind and falling snow on Monday morning, March 3, made outdoor work tolerable. As the morning… 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
- FCC Website Requirement: FCC Applications Link/Page
- 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