The Broadcasters' Desktop Resource - In amongst all the bureaucratic. FCC has been busy with some items that affect.

The. Commission has now. Blue Alert - another law enforcement. NPRM shortly. The BDR Notes: Many see this as either just political. The FCC continues in. Part 1. 1 (EAS) re- write, expected only six or. In. testimony before Congress, Commissioner Mike O'Rielly continues the. Telling Congress.

Information and resources for the broadcast engineer and manager.

A graph in the budget shows the lowest number of. Chairman. Pai also has stated that the FCC desperately needs re- organization. The BDR Notes: This is an understatement.

Citrix Systems, Inc. Unfortunately, Sega and Atari seem to have no quality control clause in these licenses they sell, and consequently, AT Games has a reputation for making some. The DevOps movement brings application development and infrastructure operations together to increase efficiency and deploy applications more quickly. The ruse is a bit thin, especially now that the fake software looks ancient. So the faux desktop interface is more stylistic than practical, and it emphasizes the.

The Bureaus and. staffing reflect the way things were several decades ago (can you. Internet?) and truly need attention. Both procedures and.

Staff need help in reducing the tremendous delays in handling. Commission issues. The new. head of the Enforcement Bureau was announced: Rosemary Harold. The. comment period on the deletion of the Main Studio Rule is getting. The initiative has has gotten heavy support from. The BDR Notes: But will access by Internet email or voicemail.

The old. rule of two people sitting around all day at a . On the other. hand, many point out that there really needs to be easy access to a.

The. . The BDR Notes: Do we really have to point out this is a. The pressure for EEO matters is from Congress. Perhaps the current FCC leadership will.

Among the names being suggested for the third. Republican seat is Brendan Carr, a former staffer for Mr. Pai and. currently the acting FCC General Counsel. By the way. terms for both Chairman Ajit Pai and Commissioner Mignon Clyburn run. June. It is expected President Trump will nominate. The. next AM translator Window was announced by the FCC. Best Tax Software 2009 Cnet Review on this page.

It opens on. July 2. Class C and Class D radio stations - low. WINDOW: The. FCC says the Window will be open from July 2.

August 2 - . One week! The Comment Period is from. July 3rd. Reply Comments will then be accepted. July 1. 7th. The matter is known as. Docket 1. 7- 1. 06, where you can comment.

A free download, you can. The EAS you do not want: According to Philadelphia's. NBC 1. 0, there was an. New Jersey counties in. May. Then Emergency Managers decided to use Reverse 9. While most are in.

Commissioner Minon Clyburnnoted the main. Then came diplexing. MDCL power management came along next, where stations saved. Now, i. Heart's KXMR, Bismark, ND, is asking the FCC for permission to. W daytime authority and site to run 4 k. W around. the clock from the night- time site.

With such great conductivity in. West, 4 k. W is more than enough to cover Bismark.

A. quick guess is the electric bill will drop almost 8. By the way, this 9.

Noting the effect on many FM stations, the NAB. Just. click here. Looking for the article index list? The 4. 2 TV stations in. WGN America cable channel and some additional. WGN, Chicago, will add to Sinclair's 1. TV. stations, for a total of over 2.

The reported price: $3. Billion. While this reduces the number of outlets needed when. Commission still expects stations to do. The $2. 0 Billion. A copy can be. seen here. At this point, she.

The clock is running on the move to AMC1. Since this slot requires. Several companies are hard at work. With all the. actions last year for LPFM and translators, their numbers jumped.

A summary of complaint data. Prometheus asks the FCC to rescind the new siting.

V/M contours to where. LPFM stations. 4/1. Roy Stewart, a former Chief of the Media Bureau and 4. FCC has passed away. As we approach the Spring NAB Show, speculation is growing that the. FCC will announce the next set of translator windows - or action to.

AM/FM stations. Many expect the announcement. Las Vegas. 4/4/1. Broadcast manufacturer and consultant - and a really nice person - . Ron Nott has passed away at 8. The award is. being given to Dan Mansergh, the Chief Technology Officer for KQED. San Francisco. 3.

Two stations are officially going . WGPC in. Albany, GA was damaged by a storm and the owner, Cumulus, has. In Chattanooga, TN.

WFLI's owners are signing off on March 3. A. history of WFLI and video from 1. A move may be. in the future. This is the time for stations to stop and check their dishes. Of course, not all information is. CPB studies for NCEFM staions suggests a number of.

It is probably worth checking with your consultant. International Crystal Manufacturing in Oklahoma City. Some. investment counselors are saying bankruptcy is inevitable, with. Cumulus now down to 5.

He is expected to discuss the changes he is. FCC more responsive to broadcasters. A Sage box at WZZY in Winchester, IN. Both cases appear to have involved gear exposed to the Internet.

It is getting more and more dangerous to operate. One quick check to see if you have open ports is the. Gibson Research. Websites for KMTN, KZJH, and KJAX invite. Rich Broadcasting. Chapter 1. 1 bankruptcy, has owed ATC rent for its three stations. ATC is charging rates far above.

ATC is seeking from Rich. Wednesday, the stations are. Rich has no idea for how long.

The. Nautel Users Group (NUG) will meet at 9. AM on Sunday April 2.

Vendome A ballroom. Some 4. 00 are expected to attend. Paris is at. 3. 65. S. Las Vegas Blvd, and is on the Monorail. The plea agreement specifies at least six years. The theft ran for many years until a new station manager. The Australian. couple Richard and Sharon Burns' company, Frontier, has two stations.

Alaska and two in Texas. Will newspaper/broadcast combos be next? The new PR& E line will be. SCMS in the USA. FCC Chairman Pai told the North American. Broadcasters Association, meeting at the NAB headquarters, that. Chairman Pai  has noted.

Chairman Wheeler's Net Neutrality. Stating that market must determine the direction, Pai sees. Repairs. are in progress as the stations worked to get back on in some.

He. accepted a suggestion from Commissioner Clyburn to issue a one- page. FCC meetings. Also, agreed. Staff to make . Among the companies that have said something, Fox announced. Sinclair is expecting $3. Tribune is expecting about $1. Gray is anticipating $9. Central Michigan U will shut its station for $1.

The 3. 9 month transition. March 3. 0th. In a statement, it was noted the Media. Bureau did not have the authority to issue such rules. A spreadsheet appeared.

IP addresses responding to . According to the. Sacramento Bee, Entercom hopes this will end any FCC action. The combined company will be.

Entercom, headed by current Entercom President David Field. The. combined value was said to be $1. Billion. Of course, some. Originated during WWII, the.

Nazi Germany. Now, the VOA services reach some 2. Internet feeds. The current site (since 1. The. Portals, was considered to be a bit more isolated than desired. Move- in is expected to be complete.

November 2. 01. 9. For example, the Louisville Courier- Journal said WCHQ- LP. Donald. Trump, for about 1. In WCHQ's situation, it was their Barix. STL that was hacked.

The. station manager at WCHQ commented that all of them were using Barix. What happens will depend on. FCC after the Inauguration of the new President.

A. well- known broadcast engineer and manufacturer of audio gear. Straight Wire Audio), Sacks made some of the best quality pre- amps. Outgoing. President Obama submitted Jessica Rosenworcel's name for nomination. FCC. She had been serving since 2.

The temporary appointment ended when Rosenworcel moved. Now, she c ould be back.. Over 2/3 reported no problems at all - all. The. company has reported 2. Billion that it owes. The road is perhaps best. The. FCC has issued a Public Notice seeking comments on whether.

Internet to recruit new employees, rather. Comments due by. Jan 3. If you are not. certain which group you are in, a call to your DC attorney is a good. Up in the air: Jessica Rosenworcel. She lost her seat. Senate adjourned without re- confirming her. Now, it is up. to the incoming Administration whether to re- submit her name to the.

Senate. 1. 2/7/1. An FCC. Commissioner is ready to get out the weed whacker! Ajit Pai, in. a speech to the Free State Foundation, hopes the FCC will soon. Under section 1. 1, Congress. FCC to repeal unnecessary regulations.

I Tested Two Retro Consoles. Not by a mile. When it released the NES Classic late last year, Nintendo wasn’t creating a new field of consoles fueled by nostalgia and the fat wallets of aging Gen Xers. Rather, Nintendo was reinventing the retro console, which has long existed as a series of crummy knock- offs sold behind the counter at drug stores and in the back of your local Bed Bath and Beyond. AT Games was one of the purveyors of those crummy consoles—churning out Sega Genesis and Atari 2. What Is It? Atari and Sega emulators packaged to look like the original consoles. Like. The Atari 2. No Like. The Sega Genesis console is not great.

So when Nintendo launched the NES Classic, what it was doing was giving those other retro console makers a kick in the pants, and showing companies like AT Games what the hell it should be doing with those giant libraries of thirty- year- old games it has at its disposal via licensing deals with Atari and Sega. Which is why AT Games is back—just a year after its last retro console launch—to release the Sega Genesis Flash and Atari Flashback 8 Gold. While these systems might ape the designs of their predecessors and the ethos of Nintendo, they’re still, at their core, cheap emulators crammed in cheaper plastic. That’s totally fine when it comes to the $6. Atari Flashback 8 Gold, but the $8.

Sega Genesis Flashback has such a crucial flaw that you won’t want to invite it into your living room. AT Games launched way back in 2. See, while Nintendo and Sony license and produce their own consoles internationally, Atari and Sega often licensed their consoles out to other companies. This became increasingly popular as demand for their systems waned in the US. The companies could make a quick buck selling Sega Genesis or Atari 2. Acquiring these licenses and producing super cheap consoles has been AT Game’s strategy since the beginning. Over the last 1. 6 years, AT Games has produced a LOT of inexpensive Sega consoles, and it hasn’t just released the consoles itself—it produces consoles for other companies too.

The most notable being the Brazilian Tec. Toy, which has been licensing the Sega lineup since the launch of the Sega Master back in 1. Unfortunately, Sega and Atari seem to have no quality control clause in these licenses they sell, and consequently, AT Games has a reputation for making some..

So let’s start with the Sega Genesis Flashback, as its really, really bad. It shouldn’t be! It plays 8. Genesis and Master systems, including musts like Shining Force, Sonic the Hedgehog, and Mortal Kombat. It also has a slot to play actual Genesis and Master cartridges, should you have any on hand. There are even some major upgrades from previous iterations of AT Games’ Sega console. First is the HDMI port allowing for up to 7. While these aren’t really games that should be played in 7.

Oh God I remember this being state of the art” my roommate moaned as she spied Sonic spinning across the screen), they’re still crisp and attractive. But the checker squared backdrop common to many Sonic the Hedgehog levels is nausea- inducing. As if there was just a hint of lag somewhere, slowing things down. The bigger upgrade is that AT Games finally fixed an audio problem endemic to its Sega systems.

Sega games are kind of notorious in emulation circles for getting their audio screwed up easily (just watch the video to the left), and AT Games has struggled with the problem for nearly ten years. Between the fixed sound, the great looking replica chassis, and the system’s introduction of a rewind ability and save states, the Sega Flashback could be a great and affordable competitor to the discontinued NES Classic or the upcoming SNES Classic. But there’s a problem. See, AT Games elected to go with wireless controllers, while they handle well and have the more popular six- button Genesis layout, they’ve got some big problems that ruin the Flashback. First, the controllers require two AAA batteries to run and accessing the slot for the batteries requires a screwdriver. Second, and far worse, the controllers don’t work consistently. In my testing, it was always a tossup whether pressing a button would actually result in a corresponding action on screen.

The Start and the C button were both pretty trustworthy, but every other button required repeated key smashes or brief and excruciating pauses. In a video game, especially from the 1.

A lot and lot of death. There are two ports if you happen to have original Genesis controllers on hand, but if you don’t want to go trolling through e. Bay for those, you’re stuck with the two 2. GHz wireless controllers AT Games provides. AT Games also provides wireless controllers for the Atari Flashback 8 Gold. This system can’t play old cartridges, but it can connect to a TV with an HDMI port churning out 7. As with the Genesis Flashback, the Atari system also has the cool ability to rewind and replay the last 6 seconds (nothing like watching a brutal Pitfall death over and over again), and there are even ports if you have old Atari controllers, as well as a SD card slot in case you want to shove more Atari games on the console.

As it already has 1. SD card slot. This thing has all the good games like Frogger, Pitfall, Missile Command, and Yar’s Revenge. Notably absent is Pac- Man, presumably because Namco Bandai had no desire to license it for a $6. Atari Flashback 8 Gold. Of the two consoles the Atari Flashback 8 Gold feels much more worth its price tag.

The wireless controllers work with aplomb and the joysticks handle even the most vicious jerking. The menu screen is also more visually appealing, with none of the discordant elements found in the Sega Genesis Flashback. Despite spending a better part of the 9. Sega Genesis it was the Atari—which I only encountered on muggy summer nights at my cousins’ in the 8. I keep finding myself flipping on and playing. If there’s a retro console war brewing then Nintendo might possibly have a contender with AT Games’ Atari Flashback 8 Gold.

The minute you pick up the controller you seem to hear whiffs of Flock of Seagulls playing in the distance. When you pick up a controller for the Sega Genesis Flashback you just feel pity and confusion. Was the Sega always this bad or is it the controller? Either way, I have no desire to drop $8. Particularly when it’s true competitor, the SNES Classic, is just around the corner. READMEThe $6. 0 Atari Flashback 8 Gold is pretty great!

The $8. 0 Sega Genesis Flashback is not great. The controllers on the Sega Genesis Flashback don’t work consistently. But it does fix the sound feature, and both include a rewind function for skipping back a few seconds. UPDATE: An AT Games spokesperson tells Gizmodo, and other outlets, that the Sega Genesis units shipped to reviewers were faulty.

We’ll update after we’ve had a chance to check out a new unit.