Acrodyne Communications, Inc. Announces $1.4 Million in New Business.BLUE BELL, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 16, 1997--Acrodyne Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : ACRO acro Acronym ACRO Australian Creative Resources Online ACRO Association of Clinical Research Organizations ACRO American College of Radiation Oncology ACRO Aircraft Crashes Record Office (Geneva, Switzerland) acro acrolein ) announced today that it has received multiple orders for the manufacture of medium power UHF (Ultra High Frequency) The range of electromagnetic frequencies from 300 MHz to 3 GHz. In the U.S., analog television has used UHF channels 52 to 69 in the 700 MHz band. television transmitters, including six all solid state air-cooled 5kw models, totaling over $1 million in new business during the third quarter. Medium power transmitters have long been a specialty for Acrodyne which the Company classifies as UHF TV transmitters of power output from 1kw to 25kw. Recent changes in the FCC (1) (Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC, www.fcc.gov) The U.S. government agency that regulates interstate and international communications including wire, cable, radio, TV and satellite. The FCC was created under the U.S. rules now permit low power television (LPTV LPTV Low Power Television LPTV Linear Periodically Time Varying LPTV Large Payload Test Vehicle ) stations to make greater use of these size transmitters. "The changes in the FCC rules are meant to protect LPTV stations during the transition from analog to digital television," commented Joe Wozniak, Acrodyne's Sales Manager, Low and Medium Power Products. "The benefits to Acrodyne will be realized for years to come." "We have experienced a high level of interest in these transmitters for the expanding LPTV market, standby transmitter service, and digital television (DTV) transmission. The Company's leading solid state amplifier technology, its twenty years of experience with tetrode tetrode: see electron tube. A type of vaccum tube currently used in high-end audio amplifiers. A tetrode is like a triode with the addition of a "screen grid" between the control grid and the plate (anode). and 'advanced tetrode' amplifiers, and the recent delivery of a new air-cooled Diacrode (a double-ended tetrode) transmitter design, give Acrodyne a significant edge when competing for the broadcasters' business in these categories," Mr. Wozniak concluded. Included among the purchasers are Pappas Telecasting, Reno, NV, Univision Television Group, Houston, TX, and Paxson Communications, Oahu, HI. Acrodyne also reported the sale of its high efficiency, compact air-cooled Diacrode-equipped 10kw transmitter, another example of the Company's pioneering efforts to put new technology to work for its customers. The broadcaster purchasing this equipment made an investment of approximately $200,000 for the transmitter, installation, and accessories, a cost effective way to reach a sizable audience. Additionally, the Company reported over $200,000 in low power transmitter sales to the American Forces Radio and Television Network. Acrodyne Industries, Inc., the operating subsidiary of Acrodyne Communications, Inc., is an established and respected manufacturer of television broadcast equipment. In business over 25 years, the Company has developed the leading position as a technologically advanced, high quality low cost producer of transmitters and translators used by television stations to broadcast and retransmit over-the-air signals. CONTACT: Acrodyne Communications, Inc., Blue Bell A. Robert Mancuso, Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. (215) 542-7000; (215) 542-7631 FAX http://www.acrodyne.com or Wolfe Axelrod Associates, New York Mona J. Walsh Stephen D. Axelrod, CFA (Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1986) Signed into law in 1986, the CFA was a significant step forward in criminalizing unauthorized access to computer systems and networks. The Act applies to "federal interest computers" that include any system used by the U.S. Susan T. Bolen (Media) (212) 370-4500; (212) 370-4505 FAX e-mail: mwalsh@wolfeaxelrod.com |
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