April 17, 2007 08:53 AM Eastern Daylight Time
Radio Station WZLX On The Air With Surround - Provided by Fraunhofer IIS and Telos Systems
ERLANGEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CBS radio station WZLX in Boston launched its new 5.1 Surround service this week on the station's main HD channel, based on MPEG Surround technology provided by Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and Telos Systems. WZLX is the first commercial radio station to broadcast fulltime in 5.1 MPEG Surround.
Denny Sanders, Managing Director of Telos Systems explains: J.D. Power and Associates' research has confirmed that surround sound is at the top of the list of the entertainment features that new car buyers want in their next vehicle. Many cars already have surround disc players available, surround sound is an integral part of many HDTV receivers, Radio audio should not take a back seat to TV audio, should it?
To broadcast multi-channel sound on its HD radio signal, WZLX uses the new MPEG Surround technology provided by Fraunhofer IIS. This new MPEG standard allows broadcasters to switch from stereo to surround in a smooth and cost efficient way. It can be used in any digital broadcasting system. Due to its backward compatibility, existing stereo HD radio receivers will be supported without any loss in quality.
Harald Popp, head of the Multimedia-Realtime Systems department of Fraunhofer IIS says: We are happy to see world's first commercial radio station using our MPEG Surround implementation to broadcast an impressive 5.1 surround sound service.
Telos' Axia division provided the integrated digital multi-channel studio infrastructure. According to Sanders, manufacturers Bose, Boston Acoustics and Tivoli - all based in the Boston area - are monitoring and evaluating the WZLX broadcasts on prototype receivers provided by Fraunhofer IIS. The first major, commercial radio station actually broadcasting in authentic surround represents an important step in the eventual marketing of a genuine surround receiver
Telos CEO Steve Church joins CBS's Paul Donovan in a discussion about the joint Telos-WZLX-Surround broadcasts at 1PM on Wednesday, April 18 at The Telos Booth (# N7726) at the Las Vegas NAB.
To learn more about MPEG Surround technology, please visit www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm.
Visit us at NAB 2007 in Las Vegas: Fraunhofer Booth (#SU6830) and Telos Booth (#N7726).
Founded in 1985 the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen, today with 480 staff members, ranks first among the Fraunhofer Institutes concerning headcount and revenues. With the development of the audio coding method MP3, Fraunhofer IIS has reached worldwide recognition.
It provides research services on contract basis and technology licensing.
The research topics are: Audio and video source coding, multimedia realtime systems, digital radio broadcasting and digital cinema systems, integrated circuits and sensor systems, design automation, wireless, wired and optical networks, localization and navigation, imaging systems and nanofocus X-ray technology, high-speed cameras, medical sensor solutions and communications technology in transport and logistics.
The budget of 58 million Euro is mainly financed by projects from industry, the service sector and public authorities. Less than 20 percent of the budget is subsidized by federal and state funds.
Telos Systems, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with offices in Europe and Canada, is a leading manufacturer of ISDN, coded audio and telephone interface products for talk-shows, teleconferencing, audio production, remote broadcasts, and intercom applications.
Omnia, a Telos company, is world-renowned for its digital audio signal processing expertise. Omnia audio processors for FM, AM, TV, HD Radio & DAB, Internet, and audio production are setting new standards for professional audio quality.
Axia, a Telos company, builds Ethernet-based professional IP-Audio products for broadcast, production, sound-reinforcement and commercial audio applications. Products include digital audio routers, on-air control surfaces, DSP mixers and processors and software for configuring, managing, and interfacing networked audio systems.
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Radio Station WZLX On The Air With Surround - Provided by Fraunhofer IIS and Telos Systems
ERLANGEN, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--CBS radio station WZLX in Boston launched its new 5.1 Surround service this week on the station's main HD channel, based on MPEG Surround technology provided by Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS and Telos Systems. WZLX is the first commercial radio station to broadcast fulltime in 5.1 MPEG Surround.
Denny Sanders, Managing Director of Telos Systems explains: J.D. Power and Associates' research has confirmed that surround sound is at the top of the list of the entertainment features that new car buyers want in their next vehicle. Many cars already have surround disc players available, surround sound is an integral part of many HDTV receivers, Radio audio should not take a back seat to TV audio, should it?
To broadcast multi-channel sound on its HD radio signal, WZLX uses the new MPEG Surround technology provided by Fraunhofer IIS. This new MPEG standard allows broadcasters to switch from stereo to surround in a smooth and cost efficient way. It can be used in any digital broadcasting system. Due to its backward compatibility, existing stereo HD radio receivers will be supported without any loss in quality.
Harald Popp, head of the Multimedia-Realtime Systems department of Fraunhofer IIS says: We are happy to see world's first commercial radio station using our MPEG Surround implementation to broadcast an impressive 5.1 surround sound service.
Telos' Axia division provided the integrated digital multi-channel studio infrastructure. According to Sanders, manufacturers Bose, Boston Acoustics and Tivoli - all based in the Boston area - are monitoring and evaluating the WZLX broadcasts on prototype receivers provided by Fraunhofer IIS. The first major, commercial radio station actually broadcasting in authentic surround represents an important step in the eventual marketing of a genuine surround receiver
Telos CEO Steve Church joins CBS's Paul Donovan in a discussion about the joint Telos-WZLX-Surround broadcasts at 1PM on Wednesday, April 18 at The Telos Booth (# N7726) at the Las Vegas NAB.
To learn more about MPEG Surround technology, please visit www.iis.fraunhofer.de/amm.
Visit us at NAB 2007 in Las Vegas: Fraunhofer Booth (#SU6830) and Telos Booth (#N7726).
Founded in 1985 the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in Erlangen, today with 480 staff members, ranks first among the Fraunhofer Institutes concerning headcount and revenues. With the development of the audio coding method MP3, Fraunhofer IIS has reached worldwide recognition.
It provides research services on contract basis and technology licensing.
The research topics are: Audio and video source coding, multimedia realtime systems, digital radio broadcasting and digital cinema systems, integrated circuits and sensor systems, design automation, wireless, wired and optical networks, localization and navigation, imaging systems and nanofocus X-ray technology, high-speed cameras, medical sensor solutions and communications technology in transport and logistics.
The budget of 58 million Euro is mainly financed by projects from industry, the service sector and public authorities. Less than 20 percent of the budget is subsidized by federal and state funds.
Telos Systems, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio with offices in Europe and Canada, is a leading manufacturer of ISDN, coded audio and telephone interface products for talk-shows, teleconferencing, audio production, remote broadcasts, and intercom applications.
Omnia, a Telos company, is world-renowned for its digital audio signal processing expertise. Omnia audio processors for FM, AM, TV, HD Radio & DAB, Internet, and audio production are setting new standards for professional audio quality.
Axia, a Telos company, builds Ethernet-based professional IP-Audio products for broadcast, production, sound-reinforcement and commercial audio applications. Products include digital audio routers, on-air control surfaces, DSP mixers and processors and software for configuring, managing, and interfacing networked audio systems.
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