Abstract: The invention discloses a signal transmission system, method and apparatus, and relates to the fields of communications and broadcast television. It is intended to reduce the hardware cost of the signal transmitting system. The system according to the invention is based on a personal computer operating system, and comprises a computer and a transmitting equipment, said computer comprising a signal source processing module for processing a signal source, a channel encoding and modulating module for channel encoding and modulating of the processed signal source, and an interface module for outputting the data encoded and modulated by the channel encoding and modulating module, and said transmitting equipment being arranged to receive data from the interface module, process the received data into a radio frequency RF signal, and then transmit the RF signal. The invention may be applicable to a transmitter of broadcast television.