VEHICLES. NBC WAS THE FIRST IN THE NATION TO SWITCH OVER TO A DIGITAL TRANSMISSION
SYSTEM. FROM A PRACTICAL STAND-POINT THIS ALLOWED FOUR SATELLITE VEHICLES TO
ACCESS THE SAME SATELLITE TRANSPONDER. THIS ALLOWED THE NETWORK TO OFFER
AFFILIATE STATION A FIVE-MINUTE WINDOW FOR TWENTY-DOLLARS VS TWO-HUNDRED
DOLLARS FOR FIVE MINUTES.
APRIL, 1982 TO APRIL, 1983
GROUP W SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
250 HARBOR DRIVE
STAMFORD, CT 06904
STUDIO AND UPLINK ENGINEER
INITIALLY HIRED TO BUILD THE STUDIO AND CONTROL ROOMS FOR THE SATELLITE NEWS CHANNEL, A
24 HOUR LIVE NEWS NETWORK THAT WAS TO COMPETE AGAINST CNN. DESIGNED AND BUILD MASTER
CONTROL ROOMS THE LIFETIME NETWORK, THE A&E NETWORK, THE TRAVEL CHANNEL, AND TWO
PAY-PER-VIEW CHANNELS. ALL WERE DISTRIBUTED THROUGH OUT SATELLITE EARTH STATION IN
STAMFORD.
SEPTEMBER, 1979 TO MARCH, 1982
WENH-TV
MEMORIAL UNION BUILDING
DURHAM, NH 03824
STUDIO TECHNICIAN
RESPONSIBLE FOR MASTER CONTROL, VIDEOTAPE, FILM, CAMERA SETUP, AUDIO OPERATION, AND
REMOTES BROADCASTS.
August, 1978 to August, 1979
WGCY-FM and WCCM-AM
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Assistant Chief Engineer (Part-Time)
Responsible for transmitter and studio maintenance.
April, 1978 through July, 1979
WMUR-TV
Elm Street
Manchester, NH 03101
Master Control Operator
Responsible for insuring that all content played as scheduled and conformed to FCC Rules and
Regulations.
