Television

Analog TV Broadcast Systems
Overview of color transmitting, voltage and frequency parameters of analog TV broadcast systems.
http://www.stjarnhimlen.se/tv/tv.html

BBC Research & Development
Site features excellent papers covering current technology throughout the video chain.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/papers/

Broadcast Net
Links to broadcast related sites, classified ads, and broadcast related software.
http://www.broadcast.net/

Broadcast Papers
Business and technical papers for the broadcast industry.
http://www.broadcastpapers.com/

Close-up by Joe Fedele
A magazine for broadcasting professionals. Contains articles about analog and digital television technology.
http://www.fedele.com/frame.html

Doug Lung's RF Technology Page
TV transmitter and RF engineering.
http://www.transmitter.com/

Electrical Engineering Training
Covers a number of topics relating to RF transmission.
http://www.tpub.com/neets/

Erecting a TV Antenna
Includes a comprehensive encyclopedia of TV antenna terms and topics.
http://www.hdtvprimer.com/ISSUES/erecting_antenna.html

FCC Title 47 Regulations
Code of Federal Telecommunication Regulations in HTML and PDF formats.
http://www.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/cfrassemble.cgi?title=200447

Grass Valley Dictionary
Dictionary of electronics terms from the Grass Valley Group.
http://www.thomsongrassvalley.com/docs/Miscellaneous/Dictionary/

How Projection Television Works
Fully-illustrated unbiased tutorial describes how projection TVs form a small image on a device inside the projector - either a CRT or LCD - and then shine that image onto a large screen located elsewhere.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/projection-tv.htm

How Television Works
Easy to read article that describes how television works.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/tv.htm

mb21 - The Transmission Gallery
Features information, links and the history of television in the UK.
http://tx.mb21.co.uk/

NTSC-TV
Tutorials on television basics, including broadcast engineering.
http://www.ntsc-tv.com/

PAL NTSC Film Converter
Several reviews about the television standards of PAL and NTSC are represented. Especially the refresh rates are explained in detail. Run time conversions between different medium types are also discussed.
http://www.paradiso-design.net/videostandards_en.html

Pal Secam NTSC World Standards
Technical specifications of the world standards and list of countries and their adopted format. Additionally, a brief history of TV standards.
http://www.videointerchange.com/pal_secam_conversions.htm

Tech-Notes
Technology reports and other matters of interest specific to the broadcasting engineer.
http://www.tech-notes.tv/

Television Production
TV production course covering the basics of lighting, audio, video and editing.
http://www.cybercollege.com/tvp_ind.htm

Television Production Book
Explains television lighting and audio/video basics.
http://www.tv-handbook.com/

Unofficial FCC Document Locator
Includes lots of links and charts related to broadcast.
http://www.jneuhaus.com/fccindex/

Video Measurement Tutorials from Tektronix
Helps to understand the nature of component video. Includes detailed descriptions of signal distortions and monitoring techniques.
http://www.tek.com/Measurement/App_Notes/Component_Puzzle/

Williamson-labs television
Graphics and formulas dominate this site which covers major aspects of video broadcast engineering.
http://www.williamson-labs.com/

World Analog Television Standards and Waveforms
Details of television transmission standards used around the world.
http://www.pembers.freeserve.co.uk/World-TV-Standards/

World Television Standards
A listing of analog broadcast formats from around the world.
http://kropla.com/tv.htm

Worldwide TV Standards - A Web Guide
Comparison of the various analog TV standards.
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/Contrib/WorldTV/index.html