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  • Thursday, January 08, 2009
    Wireless Update: Final FCC Ruling Includes Protection For Wireless Microphones
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    Christopher Lyons 01/08/09 05:48 PM, 0 Comments
    In November, the Federal Communications Commission released the full text of its Second Report and Order approving the use of the “white spaces” – the TV channels that are not actually occupied by a broadcast station – by unlicensed consumer wireless devices.  The FCC now refers to these as “TV Band Devices” or “TVBD’s”. The 130-page document provides details of the technical, operational, and regulatory requirements that the new devices will be subject to.  The FCC’s attention to the needs… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • News • Wireless

  • Sunday, December 14, 2008
    Shure Offering Rebates Of Up To $1,000 For 700 MHz Wireless Systems
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    PSW Staff 12/14/08 01:02 PM, 0 Comments
    Shure has set up a rebate program of up to $1,000 for the trade-in of Shure 700 MHz frequency band (698-806 MHz) wireless systems and other related components purchased before February 1, 2007, and for any other manufacturers’ qualifying 700 MHz frequency band wireless systems and their related components. “Our number one priority is to provide our customers with the highest quality products, service, and support,” said Al Hershner, Vice President and General Manager of the Shure U.S Business Unit. … View this post
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  • Wednesday, November 05, 2008
    Shure Raises Concerns Over FCC “White Spaces” Decision
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    PSW Staff 11/05/08 01:50 PM, 0 Comments
    Shure Raises Concern Over FCC “White Spaces” Decision The Federal Communications Commission voted Tuesday (November 4) to allow technology companies like Google, Microsoft, Dell, and Motorola to produce “white spaces” devices that will use the same radio frequency (RF) spectrum now being used by wireless microphone systems. Final text of the rules is not yet available, but the order is purported to greatly reduce the amount of clear spectrum available for use by professional audio and communications equipment. The Commission… View this post
    Filed in: Live Sound • Church Sound • News • Wireless

  • Monday, November 03, 2008
    Broadcast Groups, Networks Call For Comment Period On FCC White Space Report
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    PSW Staff 11/03/08 02:08 PM, 0 Comments
    Broadcast groups and networks have filed an Emergency Request with the FCC urging the agency to follow its own standard practice and seek comment on a technical report released last week by the Commission’s Office of Engineering and Technology. The report, which details interference test data for several prototype ‘white space’ devices, contains findings conclusively demonstrating that unlicensed devices relying solely on spectrum sensing threaten the viability of clear TV reception. “Simply put, until two days ago, it has been… View this post
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  • Tuesday, October 28, 2008
    Shure Issues Alternative White Spaces Proposal To The FCC
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    PSW Staff 10/28/08 02:16 PM, 0 Comments
    Shure has delivered a new, alternative White Spaces Proposal to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) regarding Docket 04‐186. In a company communication issued late yesterday (October 16, 2008), the company stated, “The time is now for anyone interested in the future of quality professional wireless audio to communicate to all of the FCC Commissioners that the Shure proposal is the minimum acceptable proposal to continue their operations without serious disruption. “The FCC Test Report has been released and a vote… View this post
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  • Wednesday, October 01, 2008
    Field Testing Sets Off “White Spaces” Alarms
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    PSW Staff 10/01/08 02:21 PM, 0 Comments
    In a letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, NSCA Executive Director Chuck Wilson expressed concern regarding white spaces proceedings and new television bandwidth devices. As recently as August 9, the FCC conducted a test of white spaces devices before and during a Buffalo Bills-Washington Redskins game in Washington D.C. The results showed that the prototypes did not accurately sense wireless microphone signals, a function that would be required to prevent interference. “Our members are alarmed by preliminary public reports about… View this post
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  • Friday, August 15, 2008
    Wireless Microphone Interference a ‘Catastrophe’ for Nashville
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    PSW Staff 08/15/08 02:36 PM, 0 Comments
    A number of leading Nashville-based music interests told the Federal Communications Commission today that allowing millions of wireless devices to operate in the same spectrum as wireless microphones without failsafe protections would be a “catastrophe.” United in one voice, the music interests said they are “disturbed” by manufacturers who are anxious to produce new television white space devices and, in the process, are pushing the FCC to “discount – even overlook” the poor performance prototype technology platforms have had in… View this post
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  • Friday, July 11, 2008
    Northland “Church Of The Future” Chooses Sennheiser
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    07/11/08 04:25 PM, 0 Comments
    Northland Church – a church distributed – is viewed by staff and congregation members alike as a “church of the future.” The purpose-built 160,000 square-foot main campus in Longwood, Florida hosts more than 8,000 congregation members during five weekend services. Simultaneously, multi-sites in Mount Dora, Oviedo, and West Oaks, Florida, bring the word of Pastor Joel Hunter to thousands of other Christians through a high-capacity metro Ethernet. “The church exists to link churches and other organizations with the same mission,”… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • News • Microphone • Wireless

  • Thursday, April 03, 2008
    All-EV Sound for Camelback SDA Church, Phoenix
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    04/03/08 12:13 PM, 0 Comments
    Camelback SDA in Phoenix is one of the latest churches to enjoy the sonic control and intelligibility of EV’s super-compact XLD line array system, thanks to a recent installation by House of Worship audio experts GJM for Sound Advice (Placerville, CA). Greg Mace of GJM spec’d an input-to-output EV system, also featuring P3000RL amplifiers (running IRIS-Net™ control and supervision software) and REV wireless microphone systems. “The church wanted to upgrade their system to accommodate larger touring Christian acts,” says Mace,… View this post
    Filed in: Church Sound • News • Loudspeaker • Microphone • Wireless

  • Monday, March 17, 2008
    Ewtn Global Catholic Network Relies On Lectrosonics
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    03/17/08 11:36 AM, 0 Comments
    Irondale, AL – February 2008 - Whether it’s a mass, a news report from the field, or one of its numerous shows, Lectrosonics wireless systems have been deemed ‘indispensible’ to the everyday operations of EWTN Global Catholic Network. As the largest religious media network in the world, transmitting television programming 24 hours a day to more than 146 million homes in 140 countries and territories on more than 5,200 cable systems, wireless cable, Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS), low power TV,… View this post
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