Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. Places Order for Two Quantum Transmitters Under Strategic Purchasing Agreement with Acrodyne.Business Editors COCKEYSVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2001 One analog and one digital transmitter to be installed in Little Rock, AR Acrodyne Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of television transmission systems, announced today that Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. has purchased two 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 transmitters for KASN in Little Rock, AR. The signing of a strategic purchasing agreement by Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. with Acrodyne in April of this year is further evidence of industry recognition of the Quantum transmitter. The agreement assigned Acrodyne as a supplier of the group's digital and analog transmitter needs using the Quantum product. The purchase order was for a Quantum 140QX2, for their analog replacement project and a 60QXD QXD Quark Express Document (Filename Extension) 2 for their 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. implementation. They both will be installed as part of a N+1 configuration. The N+1 is one of the most difficult transmitter configurations to meet 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. specifications. The Quantum 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 provides the needed correction to accomplish the N+1 specifications. DTV Director for Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. Brian Coombs, commented, "Clear Channel signed with Acrodyne as a result of the new generation Quantum products delivery. The reliability and performance it delivers satisfies our Analog and DTV requirements." Nat Ostroff, Chairman of the Board of Acrodyne, said, "Clear Channel's first two Quantum IOT transmitter purchases further confirms the superior quality of this transmitter design." Mark Polovick, National Sales Manager of Acrodyne commented, "We have worked hard to design and deliver the best and latest IOT transmitter product available. This is further validation of the innovation and quality Acrodyne's Quantum transmitter series brings to the market." 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 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, 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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