Train Los Angeles to run the signal.
A junior system for real-time, real-life broadcast operations, infrastructure and spectrum, pointed at the LA28 Games window.
The world's broadcast operation is coming to Burbank and Inglewood.
International Broadcast Center: the operational headquarters for Media Rights Holders, running for months before, during and after the Games.
Main Press Center operations and space for broadcasters' live stand-ups, beside the Opening Ceremonies, Swimming and Basketball.
“One of the world's largest temporary broadcast operations.”LA28, on The Ranch
"RF coordination is becoming more and more complicated because everything is wireless now and everybody wants to be wireless for everything."
Every camera, mic, IFB and intercom shares the same limited spectrum.
New Wi-Fi in 6 and 7 GHz is, in Libin's view, encroaching on broadcast microwave.
At World Cup or Olympic scale, coordination is done beforehand, and done formally.
From first spark to junior engineer.
- 01Pre-Apprenticeship12 weeks · 180 h
Core foundation plus a taster of every track
- 02Apprenticeship2 years
~168 h instruction a year + paid on-the-job hours
- 03Junior Broadcast EngineerOn completion
Portfolio, capstone, FCC and SBE credential stack
- 04Innovation Fellows6 months
Advanced cohort building real tools, with proposed mentoring by Libin
The pre-apprenticeship is sized to the Workforce Pell window (8 to under 15 weeks, 150 to under 600 hours). Eligibility still needs state approval and proven outcomes.
Louis Libin
- FCC-designated special frequency coordinator and RF spectrum manager, 2026 FIFA World Cup, 11 U.S. venues
- “I have coordinated the last six presidential conventions” (2016)
- Headed the 2017 Presidential Inauguration RF Coordination and Planning Committee
- Listed in Dakar's 2020 DPI speaker series on ATSC 3.0 careers
Four tracks. One job: manage, protect, propagate.
Signal, safety, networking, crew practice
Run the show: cameras, switching, streaming, comms
Build the plant: drawings, fibre, IP, power, compounds
Manage and protect the airwaves: coordination, policy, business
Propagate the story where LA earns its living
Capstone: a multi-venue live operation
32 modules. Every module carries its own outcomes, hours, assessment and badge, online or in person.
RF Spectrum: engineering, regulation and business
- RF-01The Invisible Infrastructure (taster)15 h
- RF-02RF Engineering Fundamentals32 h
- RF-03Frequency Coordination for Live Events40 h
- RF-04Spectrum Monitoring & Interference Hunting32 h
- RF-05Spectrum Policy & Regulation24 h
- RF-06The Business of Spectrum32 h
The Digital Pathways Initiative becomes the spine.
Five DPI digital badges carry over. DPI's roles carry over too: facilitators, mentors, jurors, sponsors, student teams.
The same modules, hands on.
Show that the invisible layer of live media is a career, and send each participant home with a next step.
Produce one real live show end to end, with a coordinated frequency plan, in three days.
A compressed in-person run of the capstone: a two-venue live operation with its own IBC.
Lab kit: spectrum analysers, direction-finding antennas, wireless mic and IEM systems, intercom and IFB, switcher, encoders, PTP network, fibre termination. Facilitator guide and participant workbook included.
LA28 Live-Operations Practicum
Burbank model: feed routing, bookings, master comms, spectrum desk
Inglewood model: stand-up positions, live feed back to the IBC
A second RF environment that forces frequency reuse
Registration, game-day check-in and stickering, interference response
Pitched to an industry jury at the Innovation Showcase
A training simulation modelled on LA28's published plan. Not affiliated with LA28, the IOC, OBS or any rights holder. No placement at the Games is promised.
The top tier: fellows who build.
- Cohorts
- Several cohorts of 12 sessions over six months, the ProForma Phase II shape
- DPI spine
- Core modules plus one track, earned badge by badge
- Project
- Teams of four or five build a real tool for an industry-presented problem
- Mentoring
- Libin master classes plus an industry mentor for every team
- Showcase
- The Innovation Showcase: pitch to an industry jury
A pipeline across California's public system.
73 districts
1.3 million K-12 students
after the 2025 Cal Maritime merger
USC · UCLA · Caltech
Target audiences only. None has agreed to take part; no partnership is implied. Counts checked 28 Sep 2026 (CCC Chancellor's Office, LACOE; CSU via Wikipedia, calstate.edu to confirm).
Aligned to the real exams.
Written Elements 1 (basic radio law) and 3 (general radiotelephone)
SBE operator-level certifications
SBE engineering-level entry certification
SBE broadcast networking certification
SBE specialist certification, for holders of an SBE level
Longer-horizon targets for program completers
Modules prepare learners for these examinations. Eligibility, experience requirements and exams are set by the SBE and the FCC, not by this program. No pass rates are claimed.
Three years, 340 fellows.
| Year 1 (2027, pilot)Y1 2027 | Year 2 (2028, LA28 window)Y2 2028 | Year 3 (2029, steady state)Y3 2029 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fellows | 40 | 150 | 150 |
| Expenses | $1,101,240 | $2,136,120 | $2,136,120 |
| Projected revenue | $845,000 | $2,075,000 | $2,075,000 |
| Net (gap) | ($256,240) | ($61,120) | ($61,120) |
| Cost per fellow | $27,531 | $14,241 | $14,241 |
A model at ProForma Phase II unit rates. Revenue is projected, not awarded. Full workbook with formulas and an assumptions tab.
Build the bench before the Games.
- NowConfirm Louis Libin's engagement and the program name
- Q4 2026Seat an employer-led advisory board; choose the learning platform
- Q1 2027Core + RF track online; first Spectrum Day workshops in LA County
- Q2-Q3 2027Pilot Innovation Fellows: two cohorts, first Innovation Showcase
- 2028Full pathway running through the LA28 Games window
Every claim, sourced
- Phil Kurz, "Louis Libin Preps for the World Cup's Spectrum Crunch", TV Tech, 11 May 2026
- Broad Comm news post, "Broad-Comm CEO Says FCC Repack Notices Exhibit Minimal Effort", 7 Feb 2017
- Broad Comm news post, "Broad Comm Operates Spectrum At Both Political Conventions", 16 Aug 2016
- Broad Comm news post, "Managing RF at the 58th Presidential Inauguration", 30 Jan 2017
- Broad Comm, Solutions page, "Our Proven Process"
- LA28 newsroom, "Two World-Class Los Angeles Studio Campuses Will Help Power the LA28 Games", 9 Jul 2026
- California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, Key Facts (retrieved 28 Sep 2026)
- Los Angeles County Office of Education, County Districts & Schools (retrieved 28 Sep 2026)
- Wikipedia, "California State University" (Cal Maritime merged into Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2025). calstate.edu refused automated retrieval; confirm on calstate.edu before print.
- Society of Broadcast Engineers, Certification Levels (retrieved 28 Sep 2026)
- 47 CFR 13.7 and 13.201: General Radiotelephone Operator License, Written Elements 1 and 3
- Dakar Foundation, "Digital Pathways Initiative: 8-Week Digital Media Charrette 2021" (DPI_DEC3_2020.pptx, supplied by Kevin)
- Dakar Foundation, "Financial Pro Forma, Phase II Expansion" (ProForma-PhaseII.pdf, supplied by Kevin, Feb 2026)
- Dakar Foundation, "Regional AI Workforce Strategy: Business Plan", Los Angeles, Sept 4, 2026 (supplied by Kevin)
Victory by Valor LLC and the Dakar Foundation are not affiliated with LA28, the IOC, the IPC or OBS. Institutions named are targets, not partners. Imagery is AI-generated concept art. Draft for review.