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Doug Lung is one of America's foremost authorities on broadcast RF technology. As vice president of Broadcast Technology for NBCUniversal Local, H. Douglas Lung leads NBC and Telemundo-owned stations’ RF and transmission affairs, including microwave, radars, satellite uplinks, and FCC technical filings. Beginning his career in 1976 at KSCI in Los Angeles, Lung has nearly 50 years of experience in broadcast television engineering. Beginning in 1985, he led the engineering department for what was to become the Telemundo network and station group, assisting in the design, construction and installation of the company’s broadcast and cable facilities. Other projects include work on the launch of Hawaii’s first UHF TV station, the rollout and testing of the ATSC mobile-handheld standard, and software development related to the incentive auction TV spectrum repack.
A longtime columnist for TV Technology, Doug is also a regular contributor to IEEE Broadcast Technology. He is the recipient of the 2023 NAB Television Engineering Award. He also received a Tech Leadership Award from TV Tech publisher Future plc in 2021 and is a member of the IEEE Broadcast Technology Society and the Society of Broadcast Engineers.

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Latest articles by Doug Lung

RF Technology: 2023 Recap and 2024 Projections

By Doug Lung published 2 January 24

RF TECHNOLOGY Doug Lung shares his thoughts on RF spectrum, ATSC 3.0 and next steps for broadcasters

RF TECHNOLOGY

Monitoring Over-the-Air Broadcasts Is Now as Easy as Pi

By Doug Lung published 6 November 23

RF TECHNOLOGY The most complicated part of this project was getting all the pieces working together

RF TECHNOLOGY

ATSC 3.0 at the 2023 NAB Show, Part II: Transmission and Monitoring

By Doug Lung published 8 September 23

RF TECHNOLOGY How will 3.0 gear work with DRM?

RF TECHNOLOGY

What is 5G Broadcast?

By Doug Lung published 8 September 23

RF TECHNOLOGY Does it have the potential to replace ATSC 3.0?

RF TECHNOLOGY

NAB Show 2023 Review Part 1: ATSC 3.0 Beyond TV

By Doug Lung published 30 May 23

Doug Lung shares his insight on ATSC 3.0 innovations from the April's gathering in Las Vegas

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Learning About ATSC 3.0—On the Web or On the Bench

By Doug Lung published 5 January 23

Valuable resources to get you started on your NextGen TV journey

NextGen TV

300 Columns: Doug Lung Examines the Evolution of OTA Broadcast TV Over the Last 31 Years

By Doug Lung published 2 November 22

RF TECHNOLOGY The audience, and as a result, the content, of my columns has changed over the past three decades

RF TECHNOLOGY

Learning About RF

By Doug Lung published 6 September 22

RF TECHNOLOGY Doug Lung shares his RF knowledge from more than 50 years in the industry

RF TECHNOLOGY

More on RF At the 2022 NAB Show

By Doug Lung last updated 12 July 22

RF TECHNOLOGY A look at how 5G works within the broadcast environment, plus drone tower inspections and Silicon Dust's NextGen TV tuner

RF TECHNOLOGY

RF at the NAB Show—ATSC 3.0 Analysis, Part 1

By Doug Lung last updated 8 June 22

RF Technology At the 2019 NAB Show, repack was a big topic; with that phase over, focus this year shifted to launching ATSC 3.0

RF Technology

Maximizing Reception for Over-the-Air TV

By Doug Lung published 6 January 22

RF Technology Antenna location is probably the most critical element

RF Technology

Restoring Over-the-Air TV in New York City After 9/11

By Doug Lung published 8 September 21

In our second of two features on the impact of 9/11, we look at the engineers and tech teams that helped restore broadcast signals and their eventual move to One World Trade Center

Broadcast Engineering