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Radio & TV broadcasting equipment
Any equipment used to transmit from one television/radio device to another.
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Radio & TV broadcasting equipment
Daypart
Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment
The radio station's broadcast day is normally split up (starting at 6am) into a series of 4 hour sessions containing one or more shows.
Digital to analogue converter (DAC)
Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment
Equipment that changes digital signals into pictures or sound.
Digital audio broadcasting (DAB)
Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment
The use of digital encoding to send higher quality or a greater number of radio services to equipped receivers.
Cue track
Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment
A recorded audio track containing information about upcoming events that the operating engineer should be aware of.
Dustbin dave
Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment
The accidental deletion of all media from all server locations within a transmission environment, resulting in a service to go to BTA.
Digital satellite news gathering (DSNG)
Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment
Use of digital satellite transmission from remote locations for the purpose of live news event coverage.
Drop song
Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment
Temporary unselecting a playlist song to better accommodate an accurate clock hour. (Or in English: a song scheduled but not played for timing reasons).
