Welcome to Chapter 34

The SBE34, non-profit professional organization, is devoted to the advancement of all levels and types of broadcast engineering.

From the studio operator to the maintenance engineer and the chief engineer to the vice president of engineering, SBE34 members come from commercial and non-commercial radio and television stations across New Mexico. The SBE34 provides a forum for the exchange of ideas and the sharing of information to help broadcast engineers of any level keep pace with our rapidly changing industry.

The Latest in Broadcast Engineering News

Rosenworcel Wants the FCC to Tighten EAS Cybersecurity

September 8, 2022

Ideas being floated include requiring stations to have cyber risk management plans in place Radio and TV stations could soon have additional EAS requirements to meet in the interest of cybersecurity. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is circulating a set of proposals among the commissioners that would “bolster the security of the nation’s public alert and warning systems,” including the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts. One idea she is floating is to require stations and other EAS participants to report compromises of their EAS equipment. Another would require EAS participants and wireless providers that participate in Wireless Emergency Alerts

Basics of IT for Radio Engineers

August 24, 2022

Wayne Pecena begins a series on useful concepts This article is based on an excerpt from the Society of Broadcast Engineers CBNT/CBNE Study Topics webinar series, designed to assist those seeking SBE certification and to provide others a broad overview of IT as used in broadcast engineering.  Ethernet cabling may not be the most exciting topic, and as a result it can be taken for granted when a broadcast engineer builds the information technology infrastructure of a broadcast station. Wayne M. Pecena But industry research suggests that the most common causes of Ethernet failures in a network or IT system

Tower Solutions

David Grice
Advanced Broadcast Services

Dust storms can cause havoc
Lightning strikes can cause wildfires

Emergency Alert System

The latest news on working with federal, state and local government agencies, to keep New Mexico communities informed and safe through EAS.

Rosenworcel Wants the FCC to Tighten EAS Cybersecurity

Ideas being floated include requiring stations to have cyber risk management plans in place Radio and TV stations could soon have additional EAS requirements to meet in the interest of cybersecurity. FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel is circulating a set of proposals among the commissioners that would “bolster the security of

FEMA Says No National EAS Test Is Planned For This Year.

The national test of the Emergency Alert System has become a near-annual tradition since the first one was conducted in 2011. But the Federal Emergency Management Agency says it will not conduct a nationwide EAS test in 2022. “It will not happen this year,” said Antwane Johnson, FEMA’s Deputy Assistant

2022 RMT Schedule