Broadcast Electronics HD Radio System Restores AM in Indonesia

BE HD Radio airs 15 years after private owners migrate from AM to FM

Left to right: Mr. Rio Darmawan, Marketing Manager for Radio Sangkakala, and Catur Mitra Adhikara Engineer Mr. Joko Pujiatmoko.

Quincy, IL, USA − Private AM radio has been restored in Indonesia with the installation of a Broadcast Electronics (BE) transmission system broadcasting HD Radio™ on 1062 in Surabaya, Indonesia.

The medium-wave HD Radio system was installed on Radio Sangkakala in April, some 15 years after private AM stations in Indonesia migrated to FM, virtually abandoning the medium-wave band.

The broadcaster is a religious group affiliated with Bethany Assembly of God, which purchased three adjacent frequencies and began broadcasting HD Radio in hybrid mode from the center frequency, at 1062 kHz. Radio Sangkakala owner and operator Pohan E. Harliman reported excellent medium-wave analog coverage and exceptional FM quality signals.

BE’s representing company, Catur Mitra Adhikara, installed a BE AM 10A transmitter with AS 10 HD signal generator, the first known AM HD Radio system in Asia.

“It was a great honor to bring FM quality to the AM band in Indonesia,” said Ronny Gozali of Catur Mitra Adhikara.

Commented Chuck Kelly, Broadcast Electronics Director International Sales, “We’ve installed quite a few BE systems around the world, but I think I speak for everyone at BE when I say that this one in particular has given us great satisfaction knowing that we’ve been able to restore an important service to the Indonesian people.”

BE has installed HD Radio systems in Europe, Asia and Latin America, including France, Philippines and Brazil, among others.

Broadcast Electronics offers turnkey transmitter packages for analog FM and medium-wave as well as for HD Radio at a variety of power levels, representing 45 years of radio innovation as the largest radio-only broadcast equipment manufacturer of studio and transmitter products in the United States. BE supplies its products as standalone units to existing systems or as part of a total system package along with other third-party products for unmatched system reliability and future-proof flexibility.

About Broadcast Electronics

Broadcast Electronics (BE) is the premier provider of mission-critical solutions for over-the-air and Internet radio. BE products encompass program generation, audio and data management, inter-facility transport, and analog and digital transmission. For more than four decades, BE pioneering developments have set industry standards for innovation and reliability, while providing broadcasters with new options for operational productivity and income generation. BE is headquartered in Quincy, Illinois, and is represented worldwide by a network of local representatives.

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