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Acrodyne 140kW Analog Quantum-c- Transmitter Ships to Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. for KASN-TV Little Rock, Arkansas.


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COCKEYSVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 1, 2001

Acrodyne Industries, Inc., a public company (ACROE) and leading manufacturer of high power television transmission systems, announced today the shipment of a Quantum IOT IOT In Order To
IOT Index-Organized Table
IOT British Indian Ocean Territory (ISO 3-letter country code)
IOT Interoperability Testing
IOT Initial Operational Test
IOT In-Orbit Test
 transmitter for KASN-TV in Little Rock, AR, a Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. station.

It will be installed in November of this year. The Quantum 140QX2, rated at 140kW, is for Clear Channel's analog replacement project. Clear Channel also purchased a Digital 60kW Quantum, that will be shipped in forth quarter 2001.

Mark Polovick, National Sales Manager of Acrodyne commented, "We are pleased that Clear Channel has chosen Acrodyne as a Transmitter supplier for both its digital and Analog replacement projects. In repeated installations around the country the superior performance of this product has spoken for itself".

The Quantum transmitters have been designed for high reliability with simple, elegant solutions and appropriate use of advanced technologies incorporating "hack proof" Wide Area Networking capability. It takes full advantage of the latest generation of high power Inductive Output Tubes (IOT) available from all major tube manufacturers and exclusively features plug-in technology and tube removal. Other features include advanced flexibility in the exciter ex·cit·er  
n.
1. One that excites: an exciter of animosity.

2. An auxiliary generator used to provide field current for a larger generator or alternator.

3.
 system, positive pressure cooling system that minimizes the number of rotating fans, "hot-swap" LDMOS LDMOS Laterally Diffused Metal Oxide Semiconductor
LDMOS Lateral DMOS
LDMOS Lightly-Doped Drain Metal-Oxide Semiconductor
LDMOS Lateral Diffusion Mosfet
 driver amplifiers, linear power supplies leading to high reliability. The system controller is an industrial PC running Linux software for unparalleled system stability and the HPA (1) (High Performance Addressing) Refers to a variety of earlier addressing techniques that improved the quality of a passive matrix (LCD) screen.

(2) (High Power A
 Controller is Programmable Logic Controller See PLC.

(hardware) Programmable Logic Controller - (PLC) A device used to automate monitoring and control of industrial plant. Can be used stand-alone or in conjunction with a SCADA or other system.
 (PLC) based. Full system control is available via PC remote connection. Analog meters are used for rapid indication of critical transmitter conditions. All adjustments and calibrations are carried out digitally via the controller front panel.

Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. has an interest in seventeen television stations in Oklahoma This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. Full-power stations

Area served City of license ch Callsign Network
Ada/Ardmore Ada 10 KTEN NBC
, New York New York, state, United States
New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of
, Pennsylvania, Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, Minnesota, Alabama, Rhode Island, Kansas, and Ohio, and nearly 1,200 radio stations nationwide.

Acrodyne Industries, Inc., the operating subsidiary of Acrodyne Communications, Inc., and a publicly traded company publicly traded company

A company whose shares of common stock are held by the public and are available for purchase by investors. The shares of publicly traded firms are bought and sold on the organized exchanges or in the over-the-counter market.
, has been an established and respected manufacturer of television broadcast equipment for over three decades. Acrodyne is a leading producer of technically advanced, high quality television transmitters.

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" concerning future expectation, plans or strategies that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. The Company wishes to caution readers that certain factors may have affected the Company's actual results and could cause results for subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or circumstances.
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