Andrew Pulls Off Hubbard Broadcasting Hat Trick.Business Editors ORLAND PARK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 27, 2001 Andrew Corporation (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 :ANDW) announced that Hubbard Broadcasting Inc. purchased three Andrew DTV (Digital TeleVision) Transmitting TV using digital signals. The major DTV standards are ATSC (North America), DVB (Europe) and ISDB (Japan). All three use MPEG-2 video compression and Dolby Digital audio compression. DVB and ISDB also include MPEG audio compression. antenna systems for its digital buildout in New Mexico. The systems will be installed at stations KOB-TV, Albuquerque; KOBF, Farmington; and KOBR, Roswell starting in late fall 2001 and completing by spring 2002. Stations KOB-TV and KOBF will install Andrew TRASAR(R) antenna-based systems. Station KOBR is installing an ALP antenna-based system. All three antenna systems will be fed with Andrew HELIAX(R) air dielectric transmission lines. "We renewed our interest in Andrew broadcast products after doing some comparative shopping," said Mike Burgess, Vice President and General Manager, KOB-TV LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control . "Severe weather is a major concern on our Sandia Crest site and we know that Andrew has a solid track record with its lower-windload digital antenna systems. HELIAX(R) has always been our choice of transmission line, especially in microwave relays and other broadband applications." Andrew Corporation's Broadcast Products division designs and markets the company's range of broadcast infrastructure products from facilities in Australia, Brazil, Canada, the United Kingdom, and the USA. Hubbard Broadcasting Inc. is a St. Paul Minnesota-based family owned and operated broadcasting company with operations that include twelve television stations in Minnesota This is a list of broadcast television stations serving cities in the U.S. state of Minnesota. Full-power stations Area served City of license ch Callsign Network Alexandria Alexandria 7 KCCO-TV CBS , New Mexico and New York; three radio stations in Minnesota This is a complete list of radio stations in Minnesota. AM stations Freq. Call letters HD Radio AM Stereo Format Location Name Owner 560 WEBC No No Sports Duluth "560-The Fan" Clear Channel ; CONUS Communications, the nation's first and largest satellite newsgathering organization; and two Florida-based television production companies. Andrew Corporation is a global supplier of communications systems equipment and services. Major markets are wireless communications - which includes cellular, personal communications services See PCS. , and land mobile radio - broadcast, and common carrier. Andrew is an S&P 500 company whose common stock trades on The Nasdaq Stock Market Nasdaq stock market The first electronic stock market listing over 5000 companies. The Nasdaq stock market comprises two separate markets, namely the Nasdaq National Market, which trades large, active securities and the Nasdaq Smallcap Market that trades emerging growth companies. (R) under the symbol: ANDW. For further information on Andrew products and services, including the text of this release, visit our Web site at http//: www.andrew.com HELIAX and TRASAR are registered trademarks of Andrew Corporation. |
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