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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

Miscue

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

A mistake by the DJ or production engineer resulting in two audio elements being played at the same time, eg an interview and the next song.

Megahertz (MHZ)

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

Million cycles per second. The bandwidth area for FM broadcasts and television.

Macrovision

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

A trademarked system designed to prevent unauthorised copying of video material.

Live-on-tape

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

A pre-recorded programme produced in real time, usually with a studio audience, for later broadcast.

Live

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

Any programming which is broadcast immediately as it is being delivered (a live report); performed (a live concert or show); or captured (live news or sports coverage).

Fps - frames per second

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

The number of times the television is refreshed in a second of time. As a rule of thumb, this is the same as the local Alternating Current electricity supply - 60 Hz or 50 Hz.

Format clock

Broadcasting & receiving; Radio & TV broadcasting equipment

A format clock is a diagram produced by a programme director or a producer to illustrate where each programming element appears in a typical hour.

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