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25 March 2010, Cleveland Ohio and Hackett’s Cove, Nova Scotia
 Nautel
Limited (NAB Booth C2615), in conjunction with Axia Audio, will
demonstrate a complete Audio over IP path from the studio directly into
the transmitter at the upcoming NAB convention. This industry-first
demonstration, which leverages the Axia Livewire interface, will show an
all-digital transmission path which allows fast, efficient connection of
multiple devices via Ethernet. Any Livewire-equipped product may connect
to new Nautel VS FM series transmitters, enabling users to send and
receive audio, control logic and program-associated data simultaneously
using a single CAT-5 connection. As Nautel will demonstrate at NAB,
users can not only feed digital audio directly into their transmitter,
they can also manage and control the transmitter via the same IP link.
“Just a few short years ago, the thought of an end-to-end networked
radio facility was a dream out of the future,” said Marty Sacks, Vice
President, Axia Audio. “Now, thanks to visionaries at Nautel and other
Livewire partner companies, it's possible to connect everything from
audio processors to phone systems, from satellite receivers to playout
computers, from consoles to the transmitter itself, with just one click.
You can quit waiting for the future — it's arrived!”
Nautel and Axia have co-authored a paper that will be presented by
Kirk Harnack of Telos-Omnia-Axia during the Broadcast Engineering
Conference on Monday, April 11. “With the workflow being extended all
the way to the transmitter, virtually all of a radio station facility’s
infrastructure can be interconnected using IP,” said Harnack. “Audio
transport, Voice over IP, IP-video security systems, transmitter control
and other traffic can all share a common, ubiquitous support
infrastructure.”
“This flexibility in transporting and managing both audio and data
between the studio and transmitter opens a wealth of possibilities for
broadcasters,” said Peter Conlon, Nautel President and CEO. “We’ve seen
communications of all types migrate to IP, and developing this
functionality right inside the VS Series FM transmitter seems to be a
natural progression of the technology. We’re excited to be part of it.”
The live demonstration at NAB will feature Nautel’s new VS Series low
power FM transmitters. In addition to being the first transmitters to
support Axia Livewire, the VS Series products offer many innovations for
transmitters of any size including Orban Inside™ option, an integrated
digital exciter, and USB playout engine for local playlists. VS Series
transmitters offer power levels ranging from 300 watts to 2.5 kW and
support Nautel’s exclusive, Advanced User Interface (AUI). To help
customers learn more about the VS Series, Nautel has scheduled Webinars
on March 31st and April 7th (Spanish). To register, visit
www.nautel.com/webinars.
For more information, please contact Clark Novak at Axia Audio at
cnovak@AxiaAudio.com, or by phone at +1 216-241-7225, or John Whyte at
Nautel Ltd., John.Whyte@nautel.com, +1 902-823-5174.
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