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In the July 16, 2009 Issue:

Storm takes out STL; general manager vows to get station back on-air
TV station revenue to shrink 17.3 percent in 2009, says BIA Advisory Services
David Neff discusses mobile digital television
FCC chairman announces managing director, general counsel
Dates and events you need to know
Volicon to unveil Reconciliation Report Module for Observer

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 Top Story
Storm takes out STL; general manager vows to get station back on-air
By Phil Kurz

A severe storm last weekend took out a newly erected STL tower, taking Channel 38 in West Plains, MO, off-air.

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 Industry News
TV station revenue to shrink 17.3 percent in 2009, says BIA Advisory Services

The latest quarterly report from BIA projects total 2009 revenue of $16.6 billion for the television industry.

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David Neff discusses mobile digital television
By Phil Kurz

The president of Axcera reviews some of the points he raised in Singapore at BroadcastAsia 2009 last month in his paper on mobile digital television.

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 FCC Actions
FCC chairman announces managing director, general counsel

FCC chairman Julius Genachowski has named Austin Schlick, general counsel, and Steven VanRoekel, managing director.

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 Dateline
Dates and events you need to know

RSI to offer RF Best Management Practices class in Austin on Aug. 3.

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 RF Products and Reviews
Volicon to unveil Reconciliation Report Module for Observer

The new module is a discrepancy reporting tool that reconciles data from various sources, such as as-run logs, traffic schedules and operator sign on/off data.

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CP Communications, Total RF Productions deliver All-Star Game wireless coverage

The companies provided ESPN, FOX Sports and the MLB Network coverage in high definition carried simultaneously over a shared fiber-optic network.

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Acrodyne Air Series offers on-channel means to fill in ATSC coverage gaps

Air Series on-channel repeaters are available in standard power outputs up to 100 Watts.

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Rohde & Schwarz expands SFU broadcast test system

The company has added the SFU-K18 real-time coder option offering full compliance with ATSC Mobile DTV and the SFU-K16 coder with DVB-T2 support.

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