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News from the Convention
NAB,
Ibiquity Push Effort on Updated HD Radio Exporter Technology
The goal of the effort was to reduce a radio station's
cost to upgrade to HD Radio.
The
Radio Magazine Pick Hits of the 2008 NAB Show
The Pick Hits panel's selection cover all aspects of
radio broadcasting, from audio to RF, data management to test and
measurement, and from very small (Maxblox) to moderately large (NV40).
NAB
Show Attendance: 105,259
Last year's attendance topped out at 108,232.
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Exhibitor Extra
Klein
+ Hummel O 810 and O 870
The O 810 and O 870 subwoofers be used either as a unit
dedicated to reproducing the LFE channel, or as a way to provide
low-frequency extension and increased maximum SPL for the main
loudspeakers.
25-Seven
Program Delay Monitor
PDM offers full protection against unwanted broadcast
content while providing excellent audio performance and 25-Seven's
unique PD Alert system.
APT
Worldnet Oslo Module
The Linear/PCM audio option is in addition to the
existing MPEG L2 option and the pro-grade, low delay Enhanced apt-X
coding utilized in hundreds of STLs and studio links throughout the
country.
Comrex
BRIC TS
Bric TS is designed to make Access IP connections
simple. Users can log in to the Bric TS server using a standard Web
browser and create an account.
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Business
NAB
Announces Crystal Radio Award Winners
Since 1987, the NAB Crystal Radio Awards have recognized
radio stations for their outstanding year-round commitment to community
service.
Staco
Energy Products Shows New Filter Line
The filters dynamically correct a wide spectrum of
harmonic orders and use power electronics to monitor a non-linear load,
dynamically correcting every harmonic order from the 2nd to the 31st.
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Inovonics
Brings New Products to NAB!
An RDS/RBDS encoder with built-in diagnostics
Inovonics' 720 is the firm's third-generation RadioData encoder. It
scrolls song titles and promos quickly and easily, even from unformatted
satellite feeds in a selectable 'no headers' mode. The 720 features
self-guiding installation, built-in diagnostics and menu-driven
operation to simplify connection with station automation. The
front-panel LCD shows incoming programming data on-the-fly and displays
exactly what the listener sees.
An AM Mod-Monitor compatible with IBOC
transmissions
The 525 AM monitor gives accurate off-air AM measurements, even with
AM/IBOC transmissions. A user-programmable filter can simulate the
response of consumer radios and also allow the broadcaster to preview
the effects of transmission bandwidth reduction. Supplied with a
weatherproof outdoor antenna.
Industry
Marconi
Radio Award Nominations Now Being Accepted
General managers may nominate their station in the
station of the year by market size and/or station of the year by format
categories, as well as one of their outstanding air personalities in the
personality of the year by market size category.
Radio
Coalition Launches "Radio Heard Here" Campaign
According to a release from the group, the multiyear
initiative is expected to "turn up the volume on radio’s reemerging
presence in a digital world."
NRSC
Adopts Updated Digital Radio Broadcasting Standard
This latest version includes some editorial updates as
well as a revised FM IBOC RF mask that was submitted to the NRSC by
Ibiquity Digital Corporation, developers of the HD Radio technology upon
which NRSC-5-B is based.
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Products from the Floor
Audio-Technica
AT2020 USB
The AT2020 USB is based on the design of
Audio-Technica's AT2020 cardioid condenser microphone.
ATI
Group Series 2
All units have switchable re-clocking, giving users the
option to correct for high jitter input signals, or to pass coded
Surround signals without interference.
Neumann
TLM 103 D
When used in conjunction with digital workstations,
digital Solution-D microphone technology makes life easier for users.
OMT
Technologies Imedialogger v3
Imedialogger v3 includes a number of client driven
features in addition to enhancements made to further improve overall
usability and performance.
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Product Peeks
NTI
(Neutrik Test Instuments) Digirator DR2
A reference-grade digital audio signal generator with
transformer balanced AES3, S/PDIF and ADAT outputs, this unit produces a
comprehensive set of audio test signals.
Netia
Digital Audio Manreo
Manreo software addresses the problems of a range of
professionals who manage and add value to media: digitization, editing
of raw footage, indexing, archiving and browsing.
APW
Enclosures Filler panels
Stantron's aluminum and steel filler panels are
rack-mounts, designed to block open spaces and provide a continuous and
clean look to the front of the rack.
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More from Radio magazine
The
Radio Magazine NAB Photo Blog
Couldn't make it to the 2008 NAB Show? Never fear, we
captured the essence of the convention in our photo blog. See what
happened at the convention fromt he sessions to the show floor to the
Pick Hits.
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