(COMTEX) B: Acrodyne Receives Order Valued in Excess of $5M for Eight
B: Acrodyne Receives Order Valued in Excess of $5M for Eight Quantum IOT
Equipped Television Transmitters
BLUE BELL, Pa., Apr 4, 2000 (BUSINESS WIRE) --
Sinclair Broadcast Group Places Order for Digital Buildout
Acrodyne Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of television transmission
systems, announced today the order from Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
(NASDAQ:SBGI) for eight, two-tube Quantum(TM) IOT-equipped transmitters for
digital service. These transmitters are compatible with either the 8-VSB or
COFDM DTV transmission standards.
The Sinclair stations to receive the high powered transmitters are KMWB-TV in
St. Paul, MN, WXLV-TV and WUPN-TV in Greensboro, NC, KSMO-TV in Kansas City, KS,
WKEF-TV and WRGT-TV in Dayton, OH, WTVZ-TV in Norfolk, VA, and KDSM-TV in Des
Moines, IA. Deliveries are expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Nat Ostroff, Chairman of the Board of Acrodyne, commented, "These latest orders
for the Quantum transmitter demonstrate that this new transmitter line is being
quickly accepted by knowledgeable engineers. I fully expect that the Quantum
line will become the next standard of comparison for our industry. The design
emphasis on simple and elegant solutions will prove to deliver the best value at
the highest reliability in our business."
David Smith, President & CEO of Sinclair, stated, "We are particularly
comfortable with the release of these orders to Acrodyne because we know that
the Quantum-IOT transmitters are compatible for both 8-VSB and COFDM service."
Del Parks, Sinclair's Vice President of Operations and Engineering, commented,
"The new Quantum-IOT transmitter represents the next generation of high power,
digital and analog transmitters, and we are excited about the opportunity to
install them at our sites. Along with the initial deployment of the Rohde &
Schwarz solid-state transmitters from Acrodyne, this order represents the first
of many transmitters needed as part of Sinclair's commitment to the digital
television buildout."
Acrodyne Industries, Inc., the operating subsidiary of Acrodyne Communications,
Inc., and a publicly traded company (NASDAQ:ACRO) has been an established and
respected manufacturer of television broadcast equipment for over three decades.
Acrodyne is a leading producer of technically advanced, high quality television
transmitters.
Sinclair Broadcast Group (NASDAQ:SBGI) is a diversified broadcasting company
that currently owns or programs 61 television stations. Sinclair's television
group reaches approximately 25% of U.S. television households and includes ABC,
CBS, FOX, NBC, WB, and UPN affiliates.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" concerning future
expectation, plans or strategies that involve a number of risks and
uncertainties. The Company wishes to caution readers that certain factors may
have affected the Company's actual results and could cause results for
subsequent periods to differ materially from those expressed in any
forward-looking statements to reflect subsequently occurring events or
circumstances.
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