Great South Wireless located in Pelham, Alabama is looking for an energetic employee who has some experience in broadcasting to learn the logs (scheduling radio spots) and billing for 3 stations. Computer and organizational skills necessary. Contact me at joanr@reynoldstechnical.com.

We are an equal opportunity employer.It is the policy of Great South to provide equal employment opportunity to all qualified individuals without regard to their race, color, religion, national origin, age or sex in all personnel actions including recruitment, evaluation, selection, promotion, compensation, training and termination.

Discrimination because of race, color, religion, national origin, age or sex is prohibited. If you believe you have been the victim of discrimination, you may notify the Federal Communications Commission, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or other appropriate agency.

(10-27-15)

A quick reminder that our special HDTV seminar is coming up next Monday August 24th at the ABA Training Center in Hoover. We will look at the entire stream from access units to 8VSB, along with a review of proper plant layout and maintenance items.

Don’t miss this opportunity to “look under the hood” at how all this works together to create your HDTV signal. Great for seasoned engineers and those just moving into engineering. The seminar will run from 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM on Monday, August 24th.  REGISTER ONLINE

ABA Corporate Sponsor

The Closing Reception begins when the work ends!  Stop in on your way out to visit with new friends one more time.  Enjoy refreshments and give us some feedback.  We’ll also  award a second Region’s bike and helmet to a lucky winner!

Category:
News
Position/Title:
Sports Anchor
Details:
JOB SUMMARY: The Sports Director/Anchor delivers and contributes accurate,
visual, news content across all media platforms.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

Anchor Sports weekdays, report sports stories and help organize/plan the
Sports Department on a weekly basis. Must be able to handle anchoring long form
sports coverage such as College Pre Game and Post Game Shows. Assist in writing
and producing sports on a daily basis.

* Responsible for evaluating stories; organizing them into a cohesive
sequence within a sportscast or digital content for the web.
* Define
strategic direction for content coverage to meet business objectives.
*
Manage sports department, contribute to the editorial process and make solid
decisions in breaking sports situations.
* Monitor postproduction processes
to ensure accurate completion of details.
* Execute strategies that engage
and grow audiences across all digital devices.
* Write, produce and edit
material that appeals to target audiences.
* Research production topics
using the internet, video archives, and other information sources.

Specialized Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
* Must be able to interact well
with video journalists, anchors, videographers, news managers, production and
engineering staff.
* Detail oriented; proficient in non-linear editing.
*
Excellent verbal, written, grammar and analytical skills.
* Strong news and
sports judgment, journalistic integrity and understanding of viewer needs and
expectations.
* Knowledge of media production, communication and
dissemination techniques and methods, including alternative ways to inform and
entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
* Ability to meet quality
standards for service & evaluate customer satisfaction.
* Proficient in
non-linear editing.

Training/Equipment: Utilize state-of-the-art television technology; MS
Outlook, E-mail.

Work Environment/Physical Requirements: High stress environment with
deadline pressures. Some travel may be required on an occasional basis.

NOTE: This job description contains the basic requirements for the position
and is NOT intended to be a complete list of responsibilities; other duties may
be assigned.

********* EOE/MINORITIES/FEMALES/VETERANS/DISABLED *********

Vacancy Type:
Full Time
Date Posted:
7/10/2015
Closing Date:
7/31/2015
State:
Alabama
URL:
wiat.com/wiat-42-careers/

Experience:
Principal Duties & Responsibilities:
Anchor Sports weekdays, report sports stories and help organize/plan the Sports Department on a weekly basis. Must be able to handle anchoring long form sports coverage such as College Pre Game and Post Game Shows. Assist in writing and producing sports on a daily basis.

Requirements:
Education/Experience: At least Five Years Anchoring and Reporting Sports in a top sports market.
Contact:
Please apply at: www.wiat.com/wiat-42-careers/
WIAT-TV –, 2075 Golden Crest Drive Birmingham. Media General is an Equal Opportunity Employer, M/F/D/V.

Job posted by an EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

(07-31-15)

July 4, 2015

Sometime station engineers, because of “workload” or “not being in the loop”, miss important updates from the FCC that affect the technical department.

Here is a brief outline of some of the more recent changes…

 Audible Crawl Rule:

The FCC adopted an Audible Crawl Rule back in April 2013.  This rule would require all television stations to present aurally on a secondary audio program stream (“SAP”) any non-newscast emergency information that a station presents visually.  As adopted, the rule would have required all emergency information presented visually to be fully conveyed verbally on the SAP twice, including weather maps and school closings.

The original deadline was May 26, 2015.  However the general compliance deadline has been extended per a request from the NAB by six months to November 30, 2015.

In addition the FCC announced that it will waive the requirement to aurally describe visual but non-textual emergency information.   Graphical information, such as a Doppler Radar map, does not contain text files that can simply be converted to speech.

However that waiver is for only 18 months.  Broadcasters now have until November 2016 before the FCC will require them to “aurally describe the critical details regarding the emergency and how to respond to the emergency . . . including the critical details conveyed solely by a map or other graphic display.” 

Video Description Obligation:

 As of Wednesday, July 1, 2015, TV stations affiliated with the Top Four networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, and Fox) in the top 60 markets are required to provide 50 hours of video description per calendar quarter.  In Alabama those markets include Birmingham (40) and Mobile-Pensacola (60).

In addition, the FCC noted that the video description rules require all stations to pass through video description when it is provided by their network if the station has the technical capability to do so. 

Revised EAS Rules:

As we covered in an Engineering Notebook a few weeks ago the FCC issued an Order updating its rules to establish operational standards to be used during national EAS tests and emergencies. Those revisions have now been published in the Federal Register, so we know that they will take effect on July 30, 2015.

Specifically, the Commission has adopted “six zeroes” (000000) as the national location code pertaining to every state and county in the U.S. in order to make EAS consistent with Common Alerting Protocol (“CAP”) standards.

The Order also adopted a new rule regarding the use of a National Periodic Test (“NPT”) event code for future EAS testing, which is designed to bring consistency to the operation of EAS equipment in future national, regional, state, and local activations.

Basically all EAS receivers will need to be able to receive the NPT code and respond to the national location code within one year from the effective date of the new rules.  That date is now set for July 30th, 2016.  The FCC is also setting up an Electronic Test Reporting System (ETRS), which be used to report reception of the National EAS Test.

The ABA will publish shortly a detailed information sheet on procedure for setting up the National Test filter in your equipment.  If you have questions concerning setting a new filter in your EAS equipment contact the Alabama EAS committee.

Radio Broadcast Engineering class July 13th – 17th.  Register online now.

ABA Corporate Sponsor

Larry Wilkins CPBE®
Alabama Broadcasters Association
334-303-2525

News
Position/Title:
Multimedia Journalist (MMJ)
Details:
ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, AL has an exciting opportunity for a Multimedia Journalist (MMJ).
Vacancy Type:
Full Time
Date Posted:
6/24/2015
Closing Date:
7/24/2015
URL:
www.wtto21.com

Experience:
A minimum of 3 years reporting experience is required.
Requirements:
Responsibilities as an MMJ include reporting, shooting and editing news stories, enterprising story ideas and developing contacts as well as other responsibilities as assigned. This is a bureau position and candidate will live in the eastern part of the viewing area.
Contact:
Sinclair Broadcast Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.
Please apply online by going to www.sbgi.net/employment

Job posted by an EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

(07-24-15)

Category:
News
Position/Title:
General Assignment Reporter
Details:
ABC 33/40 in Birmingham, AL is looking for a take-charge weekday Reporter to help us continue to grow our newscasts.

Vacancy Type:
Full Time
Date Posted:
6/24/2015
Closing Date:
7/24/2015
URL:
www.wtto21.com

Experience:
We are seeking a motivated, energetic creative and aggressive Reporter who can think and perform outside the box. The candidate should be able to develop a story idea and gather information for newscasts, have sound writing skills, a great work ethic, and a can-do attitude. The best person for this job will have excellent live shot skills, and thrives on breaking stories.
Requirements:
2-3 years experience General Assignment reporting
Contact:
Sinclair Broadcast Group is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and a Drug Free Workplace.
Please apply online by going to www.sbgi.net/employment

Job posted by an EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

(07-24-15)

Alabama News Network, WAKA/CBS8 and WNCF/ABC Montgomery is looking for an experienced promotions producer who loves news and will be passionate about selling our local news brand. We are looking for someone who can conceptualize, write, shoot and edit news promos, PSAs and announcements for station events. Will work closely with the news department every day. Must have experience with videography, lighting and editing with Adobe’s Creative Suite and Final Cut 7 or similar software. Must also have an eye for creative graphic design to create promos that will grab attention. Must be able to work flexible hours. College degree required. Send resume, DVD or link to jobs@waka.com or mail to Human Resources, Alabama News Network, 4001 Carmichael Road, Suite 100, Montgomery, AL 36106. No Phone Calls Please. EOE

(07-24-15)