SBE CERTIFIED TV OPERATOR FINAL
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
●● What information system provides the receiver with major and minor
channel numbers Electronic Program Guide? Answer: PSIP
●● The strength of the RF energy radiated by the television antenna is
called the: Answer: Effective radiated power (ERP)
●● What is a NAVE? Answer: a device that inserts a watermark into the
signal used for audience measurement
●● Which device accepts an AES signal and an SDI or HD-SDI signal
and converts it into a single ASI bit stream? Answer: encoder
●● Which device accepts several ASI program streams and blends them
together into one signal ASI program stream for signal transport?
Answer: Multiplexer
●● Where are the Federal Communications Commission rules for
television broadcast stations officially published ? Answer: The Code of
Federal Regulations, Title 47
, ●● Where does the FCC require that a copy of the television station
license be kept? Answer: Posted on the wall or placed in a binder at the
television station control point
●● Where is the chief operator designation kept at the television station?
Answer: On the wall or in a binder at the station control point
●● Which license or permit is required by the FCC to be held by a
television operator? Answer: No FCC permit or license is required
●● Absent a DTV pilot frequency offset requirement on the station
license, the frequency tolerance for the DTV pilot is Answer: +-1000 Hz
●● Where is the control point? Answer: The place where operator is on
duty and has the FCC required control of the TV transmitter
●● The written record of station operation required by FCC rules is the
Answer: station log
●● If a television transmitter develops a minor technical malfunction
causing it to operate out of tolerance, how long may the transmitter
continue to be operated? Answer: three hours
EXAM SCRIPT 2026 COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
●● What information system provides the receiver with major and minor
channel numbers Electronic Program Guide? Answer: PSIP
●● The strength of the RF energy radiated by the television antenna is
called the: Answer: Effective radiated power (ERP)
●● What is a NAVE? Answer: a device that inserts a watermark into the
signal used for audience measurement
●● Which device accepts an AES signal and an SDI or HD-SDI signal
and converts it into a single ASI bit stream? Answer: encoder
●● Which device accepts several ASI program streams and blends them
together into one signal ASI program stream for signal transport?
Answer: Multiplexer
●● Where are the Federal Communications Commission rules for
television broadcast stations officially published ? Answer: The Code of
Federal Regulations, Title 47
, ●● Where does the FCC require that a copy of the television station
license be kept? Answer: Posted on the wall or placed in a binder at the
television station control point
●● Where is the chief operator designation kept at the television station?
Answer: On the wall or in a binder at the station control point
●● Which license or permit is required by the FCC to be held by a
television operator? Answer: No FCC permit or license is required
●● Absent a DTV pilot frequency offset requirement on the station
license, the frequency tolerance for the DTV pilot is Answer: +-1000 Hz
●● Where is the control point? Answer: The place where operator is on
duty and has the FCC required control of the TV transmitter
●● The written record of station operation required by FCC rules is the
Answer: station log
●● If a television transmitter develops a minor technical malfunction
causing it to operate out of tolerance, how long may the transmitter
continue to be operated? Answer: three hours
