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BE SHIPS TUBE TRANSMITTER FOR HD RADIO
BE FMi T gives broadcasters the efficiency, affordability needed for
low-level combining HD+FM at higher powers
Quincy, IL USA − Broadcast Electronics (BE) announced it is now shipping a new line of tube transmitters for HD Radio, the FMi T Series, offering unrivaled efficiency and power levels for low-level combined operations.
“This addition to our RF line gives BE customers another option for HD Radio implementation with the affordability and reliability they’ve come to expect from BE,” said
The first FMi 21T transmitter went on the air in August at Clear Channel station WGAR 99.5 FM in
Among the orders already received by BE for the new line is a recent purchase by Cache Valley Radio located in Logan, Utah, which ordered three FMi 25T transmitters for similar configurations.
The FMi T Series consist of three models (FMi 17T, FMi 21T and FMi 25T) with up to 25 kW FM+HD Radio operation, boasting better than 55% overall efficiency. All models include BE’s FXi FM+HD Radio exciter.
With the innovation of BE’s exclusive ESP correction technology, the FMi T Series provides unprecedented spectral output performance with efficiency and power output levels not previously accomplished with HD tube transmitters.
Based on the industry standard T Series, the FMi T Series includes BE’s patented folded half-wave cavity eliminating troublesome and unreliable DC plate blocking capacitors and all sliding RF contacts. BE FM 25T, FM 30T and FM 35T transmitters now operating as analog FM can be updated for HD Radio operation.
BE makes a full line of transmitters for analog as well as HD Radio conversion options, including its solid-state FMi transmitter line providing low-level combined power levels of 16kW or less, non combined.
BE’s new transmitter line will be at the NAB Radio Show, booth 305.
About Broadcast Electronics (www.bdcast.com)
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
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