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To: Gerald Thomas who wrote (883)	1/8/1998 9:26:00 PM
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Public Station KLVX and COMARK "On-The-Air" with HDTV at CES LAS VEGAS, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- PBS member station KLVX, with support from COMARK Communications, Inc. is providing HDTV (High Definition Television) "over-the-air" digital broadcast content for reception at the largest Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in the U.S. This activity is demonstrating that DTV (Digital Television) can provide a bright future for public television, and HDTV will be part of the valuable program mix provided to its viewing public. KLVX is "on-the-air" with HDTV programming of the Nature and NOVA series, as well as other arts and drama segments. HDTV is one of the many services that DTV will support. The new ATSC (Advanced Television System Committee) broadcast standard is more than just video and audio. DTV means multiple services such as high definition television (HDTV), standard definition television (SDTV), multiple audio services, or broadcast data. In the future, demonstrations of multi-program broadcasting (multicasting), EPG (Electronic Program Guide), data and other related services will be delivered as well. COMARK has provided a Solid State transmitter for the public debut of its "All Digital" 8-VSB ATSC modulator, and Comark Digital Services (CDS) has provided support for the digital integration services. COMARK's "All Digital" modulator technology is part of its "Future Tested and Ready" line of DTV products. The ATSC digital television terrestrial "over-the-air" broadcast standard will be bringing DTV into most every home in the U.S. over the next several years. KLVX and COMARK will maintain a complete "pass-through" facility providing DTV broadcasting up to and through the upcoming NAB'98 convention in April. In this "pass-through" arrangement, PBS headquarters in Alexandria, VA provides a server based feed of ATSC compressed 19.4Mb/s program content and feed to the GE-3 satellite. At KLVX in Las Vegas, the received compressed feed is then re-transmitted on DTV assigned UHF channel 55 from the KLVX studios through the COMARK "All Digital" transmission system. A second server located at KLVX can provide local origination of mixed programs with a similar compressed ATSC 19.4Mb/s signal. The Consumer Electronics Manufacturers Association (CEMA) is a sponsor of this event and activity. Speaking on behalf of KLVX, Tom Axtell, General Manager stated "We are proud to be part of this pioneering activity with COMARK. We have promised our viewers that we will bring into their homes the best available programming. HDTV and the variety of other services supported by the new DTV standard allow us to do that, and more. It is our intent to be one of the leaders in this DTV activity." For COMARK, President and Chief Executive Officer Navroze S. Mehta stated "COMARK's pioneering work in DTV has yielded unique technology like our all digital 8-VSB modulator which will allow broadcasters to take full advantage of applications such as HDTV and multicasting. We believe COMARK is in the best position to help broadcasters profit in the digital age". COMARK Communications, Inc. is an Emmy award winner and recognized leader in high power UHF terrestrial broadcasting. CDS is a division of COMARK and is helping broadcasters develop and implement successful strategies for digital television. CDS offers broadcasters a variety of services including strategic planning, consulting, systems design and complete turnkey systems integration. COMARK is a member of the Thomcast organization, which ranks as the largest terrestrial broadcasting product and service organization in the world. KLVX Channel 10, with facilities in Las Vegas, is the PBS affiliate for Southern Nevada. PBS is a private, nonprofit corporation owned and operated by the nation's 345 public television stations. A trusted community resource, public television uses the power of noncommercial television, the Internet and other media to enrich the lives of all Americans through quality programs and educational services that inform, inspire and delight. Available to 99 percent of American households with televisions and an increasing number of digital multimedia households, PBS serves nearly 100 million people each week. SOURCE COMARK Communications, Inc.