Risk Management & Mitigation Flashcards
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Which FCC regulation requires commercial broadcast stations to maintain operational logs that support post-incident risk analysis?
Answer: 47 CFR Part 73
47 CFR Part 73 governs commercial broadcast stations and requires station logs and technical records that enable review of operational events and regulatory compliance.
A station implements geographic redundancy by establishing a backup transmitter site 50 miles from the primary. This BEST mitigates which risk category?
Answer: Regional natural disasters affecting the primary site
Geographic redundancy ensures that a regional disaster such as a tornado, flood, or wildfire affecting the primary site does not simultaneously knock out the backup.
In broadcast risk planning, what is the significance of conducting a 'single point of failure' (SPOF) analysis?
Answer: To identify components whose failure alone would take the entire system off-air
SPOF analysis identifies individual components that, if they fail, cause total system failure, allowing engineers to add redundancy or bypass paths at those critical nodes.
A broadcast cybersecurity risk assessment reveals that the automation system is accessible via a default manufacturer password. The IMMEDIATE corrective action is to:
Answer: Change the default password to a strong, unique credential
Changing default credentials immediately eliminates one of the most common and easily exploited cybersecurity vulnerabilities in broadcast automation systems.
During a severe thunderstorm, a broadcast engineer observes rising VSWR on the antenna system. The SAFEST immediate action is to:
Answer: Reduce transmitter power or engage the interlock to protect the PA
Reducing power or activating the transmitter interlock protects the PA transistors from destruction due to reflected power caused by storm-related antenna damage.
Which concept describes the minimum acceptable level of service a broadcast station commits to maintaining during a disruption?
Answer: Recovery Time Objective (RTO)
Recovery Time Objective (RTO) defines the maximum tolerable downtime before services must be restored, setting the target for how quickly operations must recover.
A broadcast tower crew identifies a cracked weld on a guy wire anchor during routine inspection. In a risk management framework, this finding should be classified as:
Answer: High risk—structural failure could cause catastrophic tower collapse
A cracked guy wire anchor is a structural integrity failure that can lead to catastrophic tower collapse, endangering personnel and causing total loss of broadcast infrastructure.