Codecs
Comrex Tests Access on 4G Network
The testing was conducted in the greater Boston area with Xohm hardware supplied by Sprint Nextel.
Friday Night Delivery
Paramount Broadcasting stations KFLP-AM/FM broadcast country music and agricultural news from their studios in Floydada, TX.
Musicam USA Ships Road Warrior LC
Sporting many of the same features as the larger Road Warrior, the LC transmits and receives standard encoding algorithms and connects via IP, ISDN or LAN.
Connecting studio facilities and transmitters
32 Avenue of the Americas is home to one of several large Carrier Hotels in New York City, and as such was an advantageous location for our endeavor.
Orban Releases Opticodec 1010 Version 3
New version adds support for Adobe Flash Media Server 3.
Digigram Adds Fraunhofer AAC Codecs
The codecs will be added to all of Digigram's products, including the Iqoya Link, Iqoya Call and Visiblu.
Establishing a SIP Connection
Codecs manufactured by members of the Audio-via-IP Experts Group -- AETA, Mayah, Oban/CRL and Tieline -- are SIP compliant. This article details the handshaking communication to establish a reliable connection.
IP Broadcasting and Session Initiation Protocol
Broadcasting over IP is rapidly becoming the paradigm by which broadcasters are planning future broadcast network infrastructures. Within the diverse range of broadcast IP devices coming onto the market, Session Initiation Protocol (SIP) is currently the signaling protocol used by most of the world’s telcos and broadcast codec manufacturers. It is also the most likely to provide connectivity between IP devices for the foreseeable future.
Comrex Offers AAC-ELD for Access Codecs
The result of an agreement with Fraunhofer, the new algorithm will make its Comrex debut the upcoming NAB Show.
Remotes via IP
In the January Trends in Technology I discussed the difference between TDM and IP in the context of a station's STL system. I asserted that with a LAN
A remote remodel
When building a new remote broadcast system, find the correct balance between functionality and ease of use.
Eight minutes or less
When WBAL/WIYY had to design a production kit to cover the Baltimore Ravens, portability was important, but not the key. Time was the constraining factor. In this case, tear-down time had a special motiviation for the station if the crew wanted to catch the ride home.
On the Air In the Air
Peter Greenberg broadcasted his radio talk show, Travel Today with Peter Greenberg, from a jet flying from Frankfurt Germany to New York via the Internet.
Taking the show on the road
As technology has progressed, broadcasters have found ways to use improved technologies in unique ways to make remote broadcasts sound as good as being in the studio, but with the convenience of lighter and more flexible equipment.
Out and About
Useful items to simplify remotes.
