News Trucks Wheel Toward the Future

摘要

Manufacturers of news-gathering vehicles want to future-proof the trucks and vans they build. Their goal: Make today's vehicles ready for any of tomorrow's transmission and newsgathering formats. One challenge is that, with the government cutting back the spectrum available for electronic newsgathering (ENG) transmission, broadcasters and manufacturers are looking for spectrum-efficient systems. "The microwave channels are crowded at news time," says Bob King, international sales manager of Frontline Communications. "With the FCC selling off bandwidth, there is less room for the signals."