Corporation for Public Broadcasting Member Stations Select Harris for HD Radio(TM) Transmission Equipment
March 25 2004 - 1:00PM
PR Newswire (US)
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Member Stations Select Harris
for HD Radio(TM) Transmission Equipment CINCINNATI, March 25
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Harris Corporation announced today that
several member stations of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting
(CPB) in the original digital transition markets have selected
Harris' Broadcast Communications Division to supply digital-ready
radio transmission equipment. Thirteen of these CPB member stations
will receive the Harris ZHD(TM) FM Digital Transmitter and the
DEXSTAR(TM) HD Radio FM Exciter. With the addition of the DEXSTAR
FM Exciter, these stations will be able to broadcast high-quality
digital audio with the ability to offer additional services such as
supplementary audio channels and 5.1 surround sound. Of the
stations receiving transmitters, 12 also will obtain a Harris
NeuStar(TM) Audio Codec Processor, which prepares and optimizes
audio content prior to encoding, improving the digital broadcast
chain and significantly enhancing codec performance for the lower
bit rates required by HD Radio. Funding for the purchases comes
from CPB grants to member stations for the conversion to digital
radio. This is the first of three rounds of funding provided by
CPB, a non-profit corporation. The following are some of the CPB
stations that have purchased Harris ZHD transmitters and NeuStar
codec processors: *KOUW-FM, Seattle, Wash. *WDNA-FM, Miami, Fla.
*KCRW-FM, Santa Monica, Calif. *WLRN-FM, Miami, Fla. *WAMU-FM,
Washington, D.C. *WABE-FM, Atlanta, Ga. *KALW, San Francisco,
Calif. Additionally, KSCM-FM, San Mateo, Calif., has also chosen a
Harris ZHD transmitter and ERI 4 Bay antenna, and WXEL-FM, West
Palm Beach, Fla. has chosen to upgrade its current Z transmitter to
a digital Z16HDc FM transmitter. With HD Radio, radio stations will
be able to deliver dramatically improved sound clarity and
reception for both AM and FM radio stations, as well as developing
exciting new datacasting possibilities such as music and artist
identification, weather and traffic reports, and expanded news and
sports information. In the near future, radio broadcasts will able
to offer 5.1 surround sound and supplementary audio channels on FM,
rich-media contact on demand, and broadcasts over new digital
receivers, cell phones, PDAs and other emerging mobile
communication devices. About Harris Broadcast Division Harris
Broadcast Communications Division is one of five divisions within
Harris Corporation, an international communications equipment
company focused on providing assured communications(TM) services
for government and commercial customers in more than 150 countries.
One of the world's leading suppliers of broadcast technology,
Harris Broadcast Communications Division offers a full range of
solutions that support the digital delivery, automation and
management of audio, video and data. For more information, visit
http://www.broadcast.harris.com/. About The Corporation for Public
Broadcasting CPB, a private, nonprofit corporation created by
Congress in 1967, develops educational public radio, television and
online services for the American people. The Corporation is the
industry's largest single source of funds for national public
television and radio programdevelopment and production. CPB, a
grant making organization, funds more than 1,000 public radio and
television stations. "HD Radio" is a trademark of iBiquity Digital
Corporation. DATASOURCE: Harris Corporation CONTACT: Jackie Broo,
Manager, Public Relations, Broadcast Communications Division of
Harris Corporation, +1-513-459-3547, or cell, +1-513-226-8405, Web
site: http://www.harris.com/
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