WEGENER To Address Building File-Based Networks At 2008 National Religious Broadcasters Show
(March 7, 2008) - DULUTH, Georgia – Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), a leading provider of equipment for television, audio and data distribution networks worldwide, today announced that Kamy Merithew and Gary Pelkey, both Vice Presidents of WEGENER, will deliver a seminar entitled, “Radio Broadcasters: Building File-Based Networks” at the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB) Convention, taking place March 8-11, 2008 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, in Nashville, TN.
The presentation will be one of over 70 seminars to be held during the NRB show. An annual event, NRB attracts over 6,000 attendees from around the world who gather to learn how to use media technology more efficiently to support their broadcast ministries.
The presentation, which is scheduled for Monday, March 10 from 11:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., as part of the Broadcast Essential Educational sessions will consist of presentations by Kamy Merithew and Gary Pelkey, followed by a Question/Answer session. Merithew and Pelkey will cover the challenges for national radio broadcasters and how they can best provide programming to multiple locations while keeping the content as localized as possible.
Merithew and Pelkey will also explain how an intelligent file-based solution is an efficient way to insert local ads, station identifiers, local traffic, and weather, compared to integrating multiple devices at each affiliate station. WEGENER’s file-based solution—which combines network control, content management, and media server technology—uses addressable devices to receive live broadcasts, store regionalized content, and combine them to create customized broadcasts.
“We hope to demonstrate to convention attendees how to use intelligent, centralized, file-based solutions in radio and television networks to create additional programming opportunities, reduce expenses, and simplify operations,” said Merithew.
“File-based broadcasting enables them to support multiple time zones and create regional and local stations from the broadcast operations center through the use of custom program inserts and low-cost multicasting,” Merithew added.
As part of their presentation, Merithew and Pelkey will address: how one-time distribution of repetitive material to addressable media servers can be used to enhance national live programming; how to maintain content quality through the process and how to use IP and satellite to distribute programming.
ABOUT WEGENER
WEGENER® (Wegener Communications, Inc.), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wegener Corporation (Nasdaq: WGNR), is an international provider of digital solutions for video, audio, and IP data networks. Applications include IP data delivery, broadcast television, cable television, radio networks, business television, distance education, business music and financial information distribution. COMPEL®, WEGENER’s patented network control system, provides networks with unparalleled ability to regionalize programming and commercials. COMPEL® network control capability is integrated into WEGENER® digital satellite receivers. WEGENER® can be reached at +1.770.814.4000 or on the World Wide Web at www.wegener.com.
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