Tech Roundup

The DCR-Q design was adapted from the existing Dielectric DCR Series FM antenna family, with the goal of producing a more affordable and space efficient low-band VHF solution – a solution needed by broadcasters moving from a UHF to VHF channel during the TV repack. 

The awards, valued at $5,000 each, will be presented to four college students—two undergraduate and two graduate—for pursuit of studies related to broadcast or media technology and innovation. The scholarship program launched in 2019 and is administered in partnership with the Broadcast Education Association (BEA).

Point Source Audio, which manufactures and distributes their SERIES8, EMBRACE and CONFIDENCE collection of miniature microphones, has added to its education team while bringing in two new individuals to its customer service department.

Does your radio station suffer from metadata holes in its audio streaming? A new service from Northern California-based StreamGuys could provide the solution you've been looking for.

In late February, an Orlando-based operation led by chief executive William Mobley responded to the continued surge in consumers saying farewell to hefty MVPD bills by going to a digital broadcast TV antenna and perhaps a OTT service of two. It did so by investing in informercials, in which a "cord-cutting kit" was being offered. It's a direct response campaign that could very well give broadcast TV a self-ignited lift.

Challenged when sending video files to different locations, in different formats? Tech company Zeplay LLC has something you may be interested in, and it will be at the NAB Show in Las Vegas offering in-person trials of its enhanced instant replay systems.

The SOFIA 567 AM SiteStreamer+ is the latest addition to Inovonics' series of remote monitors with "advanced features for critical situations." According to the company, it provides analog, AES3-digital and AoIP-streaming audio outputs. Further, the web Interface enables remote AM tuning, streamed audio, source switching, and alarms, while up to 10 listeners can remotely monitor the audio stream.

Hotel guests can now connect to iHeartRadio’s many offerings through Enseo’s in-room entertainment platform, including live stations, podcasts, music playlists and custom artist radio stations, without any sign-in required.

Established in 1959, the NAB's Engineering Achievement Awards are given to individuals who are nominated by their peers for significant contributions to advancing broadcast engineering. This year, the Radio honor is being given to the regional sales manager serving the Central U.S. for Nautel Limited.

For 61 years, individuals nominated by their peers for significant contributions to advancing broadcast engineering have been honored with the NAB Engineering Achievement Awards. This year's ceremony, like the rest of the 2020 NAB Show, is still on. And, the 2020 NAB Television Engineering Achievement Award goes to the principal broadcast RF engineer for American Tower Corporation.

A pair of Shreveport, La.-based TV stations needed a better way to meet FCC closed-caption mandates. After looking over several options, the evaluation team at the stations' licensee went with an automated closed captioning system from ENCO.

Barix, known for products capable of bringing high-quality audio across IP networks, has introduced a new second model in its SIP Opus Codec family of Audio over IP transport solutions. It will showcase the new product in booth C1139 at the 2020 NAB Show, April 19-22 in Las Vegas. The conference is still on, despite coronavirus-fueled COVID-19 concerns.

GatesAir, known for its wireless, over-the-air content delivery products used by broadcast radio and TV, is welcoming three new sales executives to posts in the Caribbean and Latin America; Europe, Middle East and Africa; and Asia-Pacific regions.

Did you know that there is a tool that allows both media companies and advertisers to measure, manage and monetize audio content through the use of new interactive voice technology, powered by artificial intelligence? Instreamatic has been offering such a voice dialogue marketing platform to radio, and an operator of radio stations in the Hoosier State believes it can benefit from the technology.

Dielectric is giving its Powerlite brand for broadcasters a boost with new systems built specifically for NextGen TV, based on the ATSC 3.0 standard. It's doing so via the just-released Powerlite TFU-WB-LP Series, which addresses the unique requirements of ATSC 3.0 single-frequency networks (SFNs).