Today I had a brief reminiscing with some fellow engineers about having to deal with the local news crews at[…]
Read moreMonth: January 2008
Treating analog TV transmitters like sickly inmates on death row. Keep ‘em alive… For now…
All across the nation there are TV stations headed toward the analog shutdown mandated by congress on February 17th, 2009.[…]
Read moreWhy media ownership caps are important. Censorship in action.
I’m a dedicated Capitalist. I work for money. Money pays my mortgages and rent, keeps my fridge full, and house[…]
Read moreWhat broadcasters need to know about the core demo.
They don’t watch TV. Mostly. Get it? OK, I’ll repeat myself. Broadcaster’s (and many cable networks) are not relevant to[…]
Read moreTime for a field trip. Corpses on display!
For a little something out of the ordinary, today we went down to San Jose and visited the Body Worlds[…]
Read moreI love Sushi and so should you. Here’s how.
I have been a big fan of Sushi for years and when my wife and I were living in South[…]
Read moreTV Engineering. This ain’t your dad’s Heathkit transmitter, baby!
For those of you that recognize the ‘Heathkit’ reference you get a cookie. Well done. Unlike the Heathkits of yore[…]
Read moreTV News. My apathy is becoming loathing.
I remember the day I lost any faith in local or national news. It wasn’t when the Colombia Space Shuttle[…]
Read moreAh, the smell of something free…
It’s a new year and as of the first of the year every Sally-Shopper and Johnny-Bag-O-Donuts is eligible for their[…]
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