TELEVISIUN BRUADUAST STANDARDS Presented herein are the television engineer- ingetandarde and specifications anplicahle to the allocation, installation and operation of television broadcast stations and their auxiliary broadcast facilities in the Philippines. The etandarde cat forth herein, which includes NTSC color standards, were derived from relevant engineering data of the Federal Communications Commission of the U.S.A, the Intemational Radio Consultative Committee of the Intemational Telecommunications Union, the techniques and experiences of practicing Electronics and Commu- nications Engineers in the Philippines and related data obtained from leading local and toreign manufacturare engaged in the fahricatinn of television broadcast equipment. While many of these standards require specific conditions to render them workable, sufficient amount of flexibility are proviries to, ‘ensure practicability in thelr applications. These standards may need revision and/or updating from time to time as development is attained in the Art. The NTC will analyze such changes as they appear and adopt them accordingly 80 that the standards will remain effective and ‘compatible with tre technical progress of the tele sion broadcast industry. 1 GFNFRAL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS: 41 Time of Operation a) Al television broadcast stations ‘willbe licensed for unlimited time operation. Eacti suctistaiun shel maintain @ minimum regular pro- gram operating schedule as fol lows: Not less tant 2 hours daily in any 5 hroaricast days per week and not less than a total of 12 hours per week during the first 18 monthe of the station's aneratinn; not less than 2 hours daily in any S broadcast days per week andnot less than a total of 16 hours, 20 hours, and 24 hours per week for each successive 6month period of operation respestively; and not less than 2 hours in each of the 7 days of the week and notiess than a tlal uf 20 hours per week there after. b) “Operation” Includes the period during which a station is operated pursuant to temporary authoriza 9 a e tion or during program teats, ac well as during the license period. Time devoted to test pattems, or ly aural presentations accompa: riled by the incidental use of fixed visual images which have no sub- stantial relationship to the subject matter of such aural presentations, shall not be considered in comput- Ing periods of program service. Inthe event that causes beyond a licensee's control make it impos- sible to adhere to the operating schedule in sub-paragraph (a) of this paragraph or to continue oper ating, the station may limit or dis- uuntinue operation for @ period of notmore than 10 days, with further authority of the NTC. However, NTC and the Lngineer in Charge of the Region in which the station is located shall immediately be noti- fied in wilting if the station Io tunable to maintain the minimum ‘operating schedule and shall be subsequenly notified when the station resumes regular operalon.. Noncammercial educational tel evision broadcast stations are not required to operate on a regular ‘schedule avin minimum number ‘of hours of operation is specified; but the hours of actual operauon during a license period shall be taken into consideration in consid- ering the renewal ot nor-commer- cial educational television broad. cast licenses. The aural transmitter of a telev- sion station shall not be operated soparately from the visual trans- miter except forthe following pur poses: 1) For actual tests of station equipment or actual expor- mentation: 2) For emergency “fills” in case of visual equipment failure or unscheduled and unevoidable delays in presenting, visual programs. Inssuch situations, the aural vensmnitter may be Used toadvise the audience of ) ° ‘A televicion broadoast translator station may be operated without a licensed radio operator in attend- ance ifthe following requirements are met: 4) If the transmitter site is not readily accessible, means shall be provided so that the ‘transmitting apparatus can be tumed on and off at will froma point whichis readily access ble at all hours and in all seasons. 2) The Authority shall be sup- plied with the name, address, and teleohone number of a person or persons whomay be ‘comacted 1 secure susperr sion of operation of the ‘translator promptly should such action be deemed neves- sary by the Authority. Such Information shall be kept cur- rent by the licensee, ‘An application for autor w curr struct a new television broadcast translator station or to make changes in the facies of an authorized station, and which pro- poses unattended operation, shall Include an adequate showing as to the mannerof compliance with this section. Unless the applicant specifically requests unattended operation and maliea the chowing roquired hy Subsection 11.23a) of this sec tion, persons meeting the require- mentas providedforinSec. 11.11 shall be on duty at the transmittersite whenever the station is oper- ated. 14.24 Frequency Tolerance ‘The licensee of a television broad- ‘cast translator station shall maintain ‘the output frequencies within: a) 0.02 per cent of the assigned visual carier frequency ana aural ‘carrier center frequency for trans- mitters rated at not more than 100 wats peak visual power. b) 0.002 per cent of the assigned visual carrier frequency and aural ‘carrier center frequency for trans- mmitters rated at more than 100 watts peck vicual power. 414.25 Frequency Monitors and Measure- ments ‘) The licensee of a television broad- cast translator station is not re- quired to provide means formeas- tring the operating frequencies of the transmitter. However, only equipment having the required eta- bility will be approved for use at a ‘television broadcast vanslator sta- on. b)_ Inthe event that television broad cast translator station Is found to be operating beyond the frequency lerance preouibed, the licensee shail promptly suspend operation of the translator and shall not resume operation unt tne wars- tor has heen restored to its as- signed frequencies. Adjustment of the frequency determining cir euite of a telovicinn hrnadeast ‘translator station shall be made only by a qualttied person. 11.26 Time of Operation a) A television broadcast translator stationis not requiredtto adhere to any regular schedule of operation. However, the licensee of a telev sion translator etation Is expected to provide @ dependable service to ‘the extent that such is within its control and to avoid unwarranted Interruptions to the service pro- vided. b)_Ifcauses beyond the control of the 12. license require that a television broadcast vanalatorctation romsin inoperative for a period in excess of ten (10) days, the head of the district office in which the station is located shall be notified promptly in writing, describing the cause of fallure and the steps taken to place the station in operation again, ‘and shallbe notified promptly wnen the operation ic rocumed. ©) Failure of a television broadcast translator station to operate for a period of 180 days ormore, except for causes beyond the control of the licensee, shall be deemed evi- dence of discontinuance of opera- uni and Ure license of the station shall be cancelled. ) A television broadcast translator station shall not be permitted to radiate during extended periods when signals of the primary station are not being retransmitted. PUBLIC INFORMATION FILE ‘An updated Public Information File at each broadcast station shall be made available at all times to the NTC inspector or to anv interested party. The Public Information File shall contain the following, a) Acopy of the station license. b) Documents as to mode ot ownersnip whetherpartnership, corporation or single proprietorship including trade name as registered in the Department of Trade. ©) Records of changes of trensmitter equip- ment in progressive order including the incorporated changes in the license and the corresponding constructs permits. ©) The Broadcaster must Keep in the Public Informaulon File Ure Prograrn Stondards, the Technical Standards, the NTC compi- lation of laws, regulations, circulars and memoranda. (6) Evidence of memverstip it Ure KBP or any other accredited association of Broad- casters. ANNEXES Figure 1, Field Intensity F(50,50) Channels 26, Channels 14.83 Curves Figure 2. Field Intensity F(50,50) Channels7-3 Cunes Sliders for use with Figures 4 and 2 Annex A. The Field Intensity Curves Figure 3. MaximumPowervs. AntennaHeight Annex B, Sample Forms forPrediction of Coverage ‘end Interference Studies Figure +42: Television Synchronizing Waveform for Monochrome Figure 4b. Synchronizing Waveform for Color Transmission Figure 5. Chrominance Vector Diagram Figure 6, Standard Picture Transmission Ampllwude Chietavteristies Figure 7. Standard Pre-€mphasis Curve Fue 8. Assumed Ideal Demodulated Curve. Figure 9. Sample Form or Predictionof serv- Toe Area and of Interference. 27