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Clear Channel Satellite Adds Kentucky News Network (KNN) to the X-Digital System.


CENTENNIAL, Colo. -- Clear Channel Satellite, a division of CC Media Holdings, Inc., announced today the addition of Kentucky News Network to the X-Digital system. The X-Digital XDS-PRO4 satellite receiver allows live broadcasts, store and forward, copy split-spot insertion, live audio record/playback (Time Shifting See timeshifting.

(programming) time shifting - A technique used to work around problems due to the Year 2000 and the "millennium bug". Time shifting involves translating date fields in a database back by a fixed number of years to avoid year 2000 problems with the database
) and addressability. The XDS-PRO4 gives radio networks ability to provide local, regional or nationwide spot insertions for their advertisers.

Kentucky News Network (KNN KNN Kids News Network
KNN Kanda News Network (Japan)
KNN Kingdom News Network
KNN Kashmir News Network
KNN Kurdistan National Network
KNN K-Mart News Network
KNN K-Nearest Neighbor
) had been using the International Datacasting - SR260/QFR satellite receivers before making the transition to the X-Digital XDS-PRO4. "The XDS XDS Cross-enterprise Document Sharing
XDS Extended Data Service (television data transmission service)
XDS X/Open Directory Services
XDS Xerox Data Systems
XDS X-Ray Spectrometer Detector System
XDS Existing Data Study
XDS Xml Data Synthesis
 platform allows us to meet all requests with one flexible system. Program selection, time shifting, and copy split functionality were all musts in our consideration for a new platform - all of which are offered by XDS. We feel confident this upgrade will last us for many years," said Nathan Butler, KNN & Total Traffic Director of Operations and Director of Affiliate Relations. "We are also very pleased to be operating through the Clear Channel Satellite; the CCSS CCSS Caja Costarricense del Seguro Social (Costa Rican Social Security Institution)
CCSS Center for Civil Society Studies
CCSS Commodity Command Standard System
CCSS Common Channel Signaling System
 NOC (Network Operations Center) A central or regional location for monitoring a large network. Also called a "network management center" (NMC), "service management center" (SMC) or "network control center" (NCC), a NOC may be used to manage a large enterprise network,  has the latest upgrades to uplink our content, as well as the security and reliability we demand."

"We had been searching for a reasonably priced replacement for our aging satellite system that would allow us to utilize store and forward technology, X-Digital was the obvious solution," said Jim Poling, Regional Engineering Manager for Clear Channel Communications Not to be confused with clear channel radio stations, which are AM radio stations with certain technical parameters.
Clear Channel Communications (NYSE: CCU) is a media conglomerate company based in the United States.
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About Kentucky News Network

The Kentucky News Network has over 85 full-time affiliates with coverage in every county of Kentucky. We provide News, Sports, and Agricultural programming to our affiliates via the state's only all digital satellite distribution system. In addition to serving our affiliates with content, we also distribute Programming for the University of Kentucky Coordinates:  The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky.  and Western Kentucky University Student Body Profile
WKU had a total enrollment in the Fall Semester of 2002 (the latest published figures) of 17,818 students. Out of this total, 73% were full-time and 85% were undergraduates. Ethnic and racial minority enrollment was just under 13% at 2,097.
 through IMG IMG International medical graduate, see there  Communications, University of Louisville See also
  • The University of Louisville Cardinal Singers
  • The University of Louisville Collegiate Chorale
  • History of Louisville, Kentucky
  • McConnell Center
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About X-Digital Systems, Inc.

X-Digital Systems, Inc. (XDS) designs and manufactures satellite and terrestrial multimedia communication systems. Specializing in advanced systems for wireless and wired applications, X-Digital equipment features patent-pending technology designed to deliver the reliability, flexibility, automation and quality needed for broadcasters worldwide to deliver next-generation digital over public and private networks. X-Digital is a privately held, employee-owned company headquartered in San Diego, Calif. with sales offices in Tokyo, Japan. For more information on the company or its products, please visit X-Digital Systems, Inc. at www.xdigital.com.

About Clear Channel Satellite

Clear Channel Satellite is a leader in satellite communications for radio networks, television stations, government agencies, large corporations, small- to medium-size companies and schools. Clear Channel Satellite provides turnkey solutions with a well devised customer service department to support customers' needs. Its new, state-of-the-art facility is located near Denver, Colo. with geographical redundancy and is manned 24/7/365. The large data center facility is one of the few with redundant connectivity solutions by both fiber and satellite in the U.S. For more information, please visit www.clearchannelsatellite.com.

Clear Channel Satellite is a division of CC Media Holdings, Inc. a leading global Media and Entertainment Company. More information on the parent company can be found at www.clearchannel.com.
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