May19th

So You Plan To Open A Small Bar

Posted at 7:10 am | Filed Under Actors, Advertising, Announcers, Audio Video Equipment, Broadcasting, Televisions

Bars are usually locally owned, though there are some chains out there. The chains are the exception though. If you want to try a bar as a small business opportunity, you have to come up with a good bar business plan before you go into the bank to try to get some financing. There are [...]

Dec28th

Next Season AI

Posted at 1:25 pm | Filed Under Awards Shows, Broadcasting, Classic Television, Entertainment, Fox TV

Next Season AI has begun to roll almost immediately as soon as the previous season has ended. After all, there are tens of thousands of hopeful young men and women who are beating down the judges’ doors in a desperate attempt to be auditioned and, of course, to successfully advance from one phase of the [...]

Jul2nd

FCC Registered Cell Phone & Antenna Towers on Johnson Road

Posted at 12:52 pm | Filed Under Antennas, Broadcasting, Wireless

City Data catalogs the FCC registered cell phone and antenna towers and make the information easily searchable. I was looking to see which neighbor on Johnson Road was registered for the cell phone and antenna towers. It turns out that the towers are registered to 3323 Johnson Road.

Jan2nd

Do You Use The Home Shopping Network?

Posted at 9:29 pm | Filed Under As Seen On TV, Broadcasting, Infomercials, TV Shows

In this modern world, you no longer have to leave the privacy of your home to go shopping. This is definitely not a new concept by any means. Those who’ve made use of the home shopping network channel know exactly what I mean. This form of shopping used to be restricted to you television set [...]

Apr14th

New HD and SMPTE 310M Bypass Protection Switches for Broadcast and Satellite

Posted at 7:09 am | Filed Under Aspect Ratio, Audio Video Equipment, Broadcasting

Grass Valley, CA April 14, 2008 – Ensemble Designs today announced that it will show two new bypass protection switches for its Avenue™ modular signal integration system. The 7455 and 4450 protection switches analyze the health of critical digital video paths and switch to a backup source when needed. The products can be seen at [...]

Feb13th

PBS on Minnesota tourism

Posted at 11:32 am | Filed Under As Seen On TV, Broadcasting, Discovery Network, TV Reviews Recaps

PBS is a great place to watch documentaries. I got involved in one the other night that was focusing on northeastern Minnesota tourism. They showed one attraction that I really enjoyed and that was one of the mines that 3M runs. There was one display I remember well and that was a switchblade that shot [...]

Feb4th

Starfish Promotes Non-Profit Organizations Using Ensemble Designs Broadcast System Infrastructure Gear

Posted at 1:37 pm | Filed Under Audio Video Equipment, Broadcasting, Manufacturing, Technology, Technology

The Starfish Television Network went on the air April 18th, 2007 with a new idea in television – to give exposure to non-profit organizations such as Children’s Miracle Network, Rotary Club, Operation Smile, and Mothers Without Borders. Delivery of our 24/7 signal literally depends on Ensemble Designs products. At Starfish we have installed an SDI [...]

Jan30th

Spreading The Faith With Help From Ensemble Designs

Posted at 8:55 am | Filed Under Audio Video Equipment, Broadcasting, Technology, Technology

When Kenneth Copeland Ministries was founded over 40 years ago, their mission was simple: to preach faith, love, healing, prosperity, redemption, righteousness, and the principles of Christian living. And after 40 years, that mission hasn’t changed. The one thing that has changed is the way their message has traveled across the globe. These days that [...]

Jan4th

PSP Radio Turns Your PSP Into An Fm Radio

Posted at 1:37 am | Filed Under Broadcasting, Downloads, Entertainment, Radio, Video Games

The PSP Radio download can turn a PSP into a WiFi radio. (What will they think of next?) PSP Radio was actually one of the first pieces of homebrew software that came down the pike, but it is still one of the more popular ones. The ability for the PSP to get FM radio broadcasts [...]

Nov15th

The Great Art To Back Up Recovery Of Digital Media

Posted at 11:11 pm | Filed Under Broadcasting, Computers, Directv, Documentary, Duplication

Here is a great little article from answeruniverse.com.  Enjoy. The art of back up recovery  Booting issues, virus attacks, or corrupted file systems are very much present in any exchange or mail servers and can cause many of your archived email messages to apparently disappear. Many more ways are available and whatever you choose, you [...]

Oct15th

Sirius Antenna Boosters – Never Suffer From Interrupted Satellite Signals Again

Posted at 3:10 am | Filed Under Antennas, Broadcasting, Radio, Satellite TV, Telecommunications

While you are enjoying the benefits of the satellite services, you can boost its capability even more? With Sirius antenna boosters, you never have to suffer from the sometimes annoying occurrences where signals coming from your satellite are interrupted because they have been beamed to ground repeaters for the listeners in your urban area or [...]

Sep25th

HDTV Digital Receivers For High Definition Programming

Posted at 5:54 pm | Filed Under Broadcasting, HDTV, High Definition TV, Programming

HDTV digital receivers are necessary for hd ready rv to be able to view the high definition programming. High definition television is broadcast from the tv station and a lot of the time set-top boxes already have HDTV digital receivers built-in. Some HDTV digital receivers can be changed from high definition broadcasts to normal tv [...]