[SBE] The future of Broadcasting

[Jeremy Morris]

I've seen this first hand.  I've dealt with enough Fed agencies that have
their own "broadcast" facilities.  No transmitters, but a lot of up-links,
CCTV, streaming, etc.  And the answer I've gotten to why they don't have and
have never had transmitters is exactly what you talk about.  No overall
control of the distribution; gatekeepers at every level and agency.  The
powers-that-be still have to approve all that is done and to be done.  The
Capitol Visitors Center houses the production plants for the Senate and
House.  I worked on the House portion and know for a fact that Pelosi has
direct control, not CSPAN.  She can shut the cameras and mics off at any
time she likes for whatever reason.  And I've heard stories of the folks
that work there and contractors that have caught hell for not following her
orders.

And slightly off topic, have any of you ever been inside the FCC control
room?  I've had to service the gear in there before.  I find it hilarious
that the FCC is 10 years behind the curve in outfitting their own
facilities.  Except the BRC-300's over fiber (dumbed down to SD-SDI).  Also,
worst security to deal with in DC.  It was easier getting into the CIA with
my tool bag and laptop.

Jeremy



On Sun, Mar 14, 2010 at 12:23 AM, Gary <gbrefini at aol.com> wrote:


> You know, there are many reasons why radio and tv are under attack for thir

> spectrum. The argument that says that the  broadcasters really should be in

> the content creation business (this, a favorite argument of the current FCC

> crowd) and not in the delivery business because everyone gets their TV via

> cable is REALLY an argument to INSURE that everyone does in fact get their

> content via cable. Radio is not far away with ubiquitous Wi-Fi. Trust me,

> over the air radio and tv has an advantage over determined Government

> "officialdom" as it was so well stated in Radio World Magazine of 1 March

> 2009. In that article entitled "Whatever Happened to Shortwave Radio?",

> author James Careless wrote: "The Internet, satellite signals, ...can be

> blocked by determined officialdom...Yet properly executed analog shortwave

> tends to get thru when others fail....Because of this, international

> broadcasters have the potential of saying pretty much what they please, when

> they please and to whom they please; they don't have to self-censor their

> messages to appease gatekeepers"...What Careless wrote applies to both

> broadcast TV and radio  in the United States right now. If broadcasters give

> up their ability to radiate a signal onto the air    and just push it onto

> the Internet then they have allowed a Trojan horse into their game. That

> Trojan horse will be someone whose "official"job will be as a gatekeeper. It

> has to do with the Constitution and the right to free speech in this country

> my friends. Don't be mislead.

>  GP Brefini

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