Towers Galore at the NAB Radio Show

Broadcast engineers can’t help themselves – they love towers! A session at the upcoming NAB Radio Show™ (Philadelphia, PA, September 23-25, 2009, www.nabradioshow.com) entitled “Tower Sites I Have Known and Photographed” should be of great interest to any broadcast engineer who, like this session’s presenter, Scott Fybush, shares a love of towers.

The editor of the online trade journal NorthEast Radio Watch (www.fybush.com/nerw.html), Scott Fybush is a contributingwriterto Radio World, the news editor of the 100000watts.com radio directory, and a freelance radio journalist. Fybush also writes and photographs the "Tower Site of the Week" feature at fybush.com (www.fybush.com/featuredsite.html; see next paragraph for additional information), and is writing a history of FM radio in New York City. In his Radio Show session Scott will cover some of his fascinating road trips to tower sites all across the U.S. that highlight the history of radio.

Scott has assembled a truly extraordinary compilation of tower sites on his Tower Site of the Week archive Web page (at www.fybush.com/siteindex.html). Scott took the photo above at South Mountain in Phoenix, Ariz. just one of literally thousands of tower photos posted in Scott’s archive. A complete list of the current contents of Scott’s archive is provided in the table below, organized by state. Check your state to see if he’s been to your tower site!

2009 NAB Radio Show Engineering Program

This year's three-day Radio Show Engineering Program focuses on planning, building and maintaining an IP-based radio facility, operating under emergency conditions, computerized antenna modeling, preventing tower failures, datacasting opportunities and much more. Our engineering sessions are presented in a workshop-type environment where you have ample time to ask questions and interact with experts and your industry peers.

The relaxed atmosphere of the Radio Show means you always have plenty of time to network with exhibitors. You'll learn about their latest products while enjoying lunch and snacks on the show floor. For busy radio engineers, the NAB Radio Show is an excellent way to advance your technical education and maintain your edge in an increasingly competitive business. The Engineering Program is sponsored by Stainless, LLC.

2010 NAB Show Call for Speakers
Call for Technical Papers – NAB Broadcast Engineering Conference

The 2010 NAB Show will host the 64th Broadcast Engineering Conference. This world-class conference addresses the most recent developments in broadcast technology and focuses on the opportunities and challenges that face broadcast engineering professionals. Each year hundreds of broadcast professionals from around the world attend the conference. They include practicing broadcast engineers and technicians, engineering consultants, contract engineers, broadcast equipment manufacturers, distributors, R&D engineers plus anyone specifically interested in the latest broadcast technologies.

Do you have something to share?
If you feel qualified to speak at the NAB Broadcast Engineering Conference, we invite you to submit a technical paper proposal.
Not all acceptable submissions can be included in the conference, due to the large number of submissions that are received and the limited number of available time slots.

The deadline for submitting your proposal is October 23, 2009. If you have any questions, contact John Marino, VP Science and Technology at (202)429-5346.

PLAN TO ATTEND!
The IEEE Broadcast Technology Society
59th ANNUAL BROADCAST SYMPOSIUM
14 -16 October 2009
The Westin Alexandria
Alexandria, VA, USA
www.ieee.org/bts/symposium

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