Watchfire Blog

  • Buyer Be Educated

    With any product, consumers should know what they’re buying. In the LED signage market, where investments in today’s best form of advertising can be substantial, it isn’t enough for the buyer to beware. When it comes to the FCC’s enforcement of emissions interference, uneducated buyers run the risk of purchasing non-compliant signs

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  • Imported LED Signs Fail FCC Emissions Tests

    Some digital sign manufacturers are ignoring FCC Rules regarding electromagnetic emissions. The FCC requires that electronic equipment, such as digital signs be tested in a worst-case scenario to ensure compliance with emissions limits and to show that the equipment won’t cause harmful electromagnetic interference to other devices. The specific section of the FCC code that governs digital signs resides in Title 47, Part 15, Class A.

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  • Watchfire Offers College Basketball Score Widget

    The focus of collegiate basketball will be on the brackets for the annual college basketball tournament. Owners of Watchfire digital billboards can download free widgets to integrate basketball scores throughout the tournament beginning March 14, 2017.

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  • 3 Ways that Free Content Ups Your Digital Advertising Game

    Owning a Watchfire sign means that it’s easy to create unique content to display, but it also grants you access to a library of over 1,000 preloaded still and animated images. EasyArt, a free library of graphics, has been a benefit for Watchfire owners for years. With our newest internet based software, EasyArt is now expanding monthly with more animations and stills at no extra charge for our sign owners.

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  • Aspect Ratios: Formatting to Fit Your Screen

    Most people are familiar with aspect ratio from watching movies - choosing to watch their favorite films in either full-screen or widescreen on their televisions. These options showcase different aspect ratios for the optimal viewing experience.

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