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FOX Broadcasting Company Launches Digital With UNITY
LAS VEGAS, April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR - news) announced it has received an order from FOX Broadcasting Company for UNITY4422 IRD's (Integrated Receiver Decoders). Designed for the most demanding DTV applications, FOX will use the UNITY4422 to deliver high quality MPEG 4:2:2 video feeds from the FOX Network to its largest affiliates.
FOX Vice President, Paul F. Beeman, stated, ''The Wegener UNITY4422 IRD was selected for this mission critical application as the dawn of digital television approaches. We can count on Wegener Communications to support us in initiating these new digital feeds to meet FCC deadlines.''
The Federal Communications Commission has mandated that major broadcast television networks provide digital television feeds to the top 30 market stations by November 1, 1999.
Added Wegener Communications President Keith N. Smith, ''We are flattered that FOX's positive experience with UNITY IRD's in their cable networks has led them to choose the UNITY4422 for the FOX Broadcast TV launch of digital television.''
Wegener Communications is an international provider of digital solutions for audio, video and broadcast data networks. Applications include broadcast television, cable television, radio networks, business television, distance education, business music, satellite paging and financial information distribution. COMPEL, Wegener's patented network control system provides networks with unparalleled ability to regionalize programming and commercials through total receiver control. COMPEL network control capability is integrated into Wegener digital satellite receivers. Wegener Communications can be reached at +1-770-814-4000 or on the World Wide Web at www.wegener.com .
COMPEL and UNITY are trademarks of Wegener Communications, Inc. All rights reserved.
Certain of the above statements regarding Wegener constitute forward- looking statements, which may involve risks and uncertainties. A variety of factors could cause the Company's actual results to differ from the anticipated results expressed in such forward-looking statements.
For further information, please contact:
Sally Campbell
11350 Technology Circle
Duluth, GA 30097
Phone: 770-814-4000
Email: info@wegener.com
World Wide Web: www.wegener.com
SOURCE: Wegener Corporation |
