Comark and LeSea Broadcasting sign DTV agreement.SOUTHWICK, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 1997--Comark Communications Inc. will provide digital television (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. ) transmitters and a full range of DTV services to one of the nation's leading religious broadcast groups, it was announced Thursday. LeSea Broadcasting, which owns and operates a total of ten TV stations across the U.S., will work closely with Comark as it makes the transition from analog to digital television. Established in 1972, LeSea is headquartered in South Bend South Bend, city (1990 pop. 105,511), seat of St. Joseph co., N Ind., on the great south bend of the St. Joseph River, in a farming and mint-growing region; inc. as a city 1865. , Ind., home of its flagship station In broadcasting, a flagship station is the station which originates a broadcast network, or a particular radio show or TV show, primarily in the United States and Canada. This includes both direct network feeds and syndication, but generally not backhauls. , WHME-TV/46. The company also owns and operates full power stations in Indianapolis, Tulsa, Denver, Honolulu and New Orleans New Orleans (ôr`lēənz –lənz, ôrlēnz`), city (2006 pop. 187,525), coextensive with Orleans parish, SE La., between the Mississippi River and Lake Pontchartrain, 107 mi (172 km) by water from the river mouth; founded , plus a total of four low power stations. The joint announcement was made by Peter Sumrall, vice president of LeSea Broadcasting, and Richard E. Fiore Jr., Comark's VP of Domestic Sales. Commenting on today's agreement, Doug Garlinger, director of Engineering for LeSea Broadcasting said, "LeSea intends to lead Christian Television in the challenging mission of providing Digital Television to the untold millions of Americans who will be acquiring DTV receivers A DTV receiver is a set-top box that permits the reception of Digital television. Its components are very similar to a desktop PC. The DTV receiver is a vital link in the chain of television system. in the near future. We are pleased to build upon our relationship with Comark which has a long history of service to the Christian Television industry". Speaking for Comark, Fiore added that "we are extremely pleased that LeSea Broadcasting has elected to continue its relationship with Comark into the digital frontier. "Comark has demonstrated the ability to provide transmitter equipment, technical expertise, and support to meet LeSea's current requirements and future goals. This agreement reaffirms the commitment of both LeSea and Comark to remain industry leaders." Comark, EMMY award Emmy award Annual presentation for outstanding achievement in U.S. television. Its name is taken from the nickname “immy” for the image orthicon, a television camera tube. winner and the world leader in high 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, is the recognized pioneer in the emerging world of digital terrestrial broadcasting. It is a member of the Thomcast organization, which ranks as the largest terrestrial broadcasting product and service organization in the world. CONTACT: Comark Communications Mark Aitken, director of marketing, 413/569-5939 e-mail: maitken@comarkcom.com website: http://www.comarkcom.com |
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