Keep CALM and Control the Loudness
On December 13th, 2012, the rules of CALM went into effect, and the FCC began enforcing them. In its simplest terms, this means over-the-air (OTA) broadcasters, cable operators, satellite television providers, and multichannel video program distributors must ensure that commercials have the same average loudness as the programs they accompany.
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Golden West Chooses Axia - Again!
Canadian broadcaster loves IP Audio
Golden West Radio serves small and medium-sized communities in Canada, across western Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta with a network of 30 AM and FM stations.
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Linear Acoustic takes care of transcoding at China Central Television
Master Control racks at CCTV's new HD facilities in Beijing, featuring Linear Acoustic LA-5269 Dolby Digital/Plus Transcoders. Three LA-5269s are already on the air on CCTV-3, CCTV-5, and CCTV-8.
As the predominant state television broadcaster in mainland China, Chinese Central Television (CCTV) programs 24 channels accessible to more than 1 billion viewers. Their new broadcast facilities were built to be "100% HD ready."
Telos Systems ProStream: Constructing Metadata Filters
John Ariosa writes from Maryland, asking:
Read MoreOmnia ONE: Sound big. Spend small.
You don't have to spend major bucks for major-market sound
We always like to hear from satisfied station General Managers. After all, if daddy (or mommy) ain't happy, no one else is!
Topics: broadcast audio processor
AM Alive & Well at WQUN
At Quinnipiac University, they take radio pretty seriously. In 1996, the university purchased a 1 KW AM directional station in Hamden, Connecticut. Following a 1-year renovation, WQUN signed on with a diverse format that includes local news, interviews, national news, and live coverage of Quinnipiac sports. Chief Engineer Ryan Krupa is tasked with upgrading the facilities to beyond state of the art. A major part of the overhaul was the purchase and installation of four Axia Element consoles.
Hybrids, Codecs, and Encoders - What's the Difference?
We sometimes get asked: what's the difference between hybrids, codecs and stream encoders? Let's take a moment and talk about how these different technologies.
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Feeling Worried? Or Feeling CALM?
At the time of this writing, it has been nearly a year since the CALM Act was signed into law and the date on which the rules of the CALM Act officially go into effect is getting closer.
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Vintage Toys: What did Santa leave for you?
The Sixties were a pretty magical time for those of us lucky enough to be children. Wham-O, Ideal, Monogram, Marx - all purveyors of childhood gear that transported us to magical realms; made us astronauts, cowboys, perfect mommies, race car drivers, or anything else our fertile pre-teen imaginations could envision.
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Telos Systems' Z/IP ONE 'Push Mode:' How to make a Push
Gabriel Alonso of Lexon SA in Madrid, Spain, writes to ask: "We have a customer who wants to send a stream to up to 6 different locations, and we know there is a mode called 'push' in the Telos Systems Z/IP ONE codecs to do that. Can you explain how?"
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