Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

Any equipment used to transmit from one television/radio device to another.

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drop the light

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

A very common industry-wide term meaning 'Lower the Light Levels'. This is often yelled while shooting when the director wants to continue shooting the action of the scene after the light levels are ...

drive time

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

Drive time refers to the period of time where the majority of radio listeners travel to work. Commercials are normally more expensive during such times.

double pumping

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

Putting out two episodes of a show back-to-back, either to boost ratings in a given slot or to burn off episodes of a cancelled show.

dolby digital

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

The standard for 5. 1 channel (surround sound) audio. Six discrete channels are used (Left, Center, Right, Left Rear Surround, Right Rear Surround, and Subwoofer).

bug

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

A station logo or slogan permanently displayed on screen during a programme. Controversial due to "screenburn" issues.

digitally originated graphic (DOG)

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

A station logo or slogan permanently displayed on screen during a programme. Controversial due to "screenburn" issues.

analogue signal

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

Any continuous signal for which the time varying feature (variable) of the signal is a representation of some other time varying quantity, i.e., analogous to another time varying signal.