AEQ NEWS 13

AEQ DR-100 handheld digital recorder
wins outstanding prizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 2
AEQ hits the 25 year mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 3
BC 2000 D delivers in the best stations . . . . . .Pages 6-7
AEQ allocated an industrial building
plot in the Legatec Science Park . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Page 12
Nº 13, 2005
NEW PRODUCTS
NEW PRODUCTS
At the 2005 NAB international convention in
Las Vegas, the AEQ DR -100 digital recorder
won these outstanding prizes:
Radio World's 2005 Cool Stuff Award
Broadcast Engineering's 2005 Pick Hit
BE Radio's 2005 Pick Hit
For decades, each April the industry's professional magazines
have descended on the NAB convention to seek out the best
new offerings on the floor and award them prizes. These are
the products that create the greatest sensation among their
readers. The products are judged and the prizes awarded in
a completely objective, transparent manner, either by
independent juries made up of prestigious industry
professionals or by popular vote.
At this year's NAB show, AEQ presented its DR-100 digital
recorder and was rewarded with an avalanche of prizes - no
fewer than three!
The product has been designed to fill an important niche in
the market for a small, lightweight, professional device to be
used by a reporter for recording high
quality audio material while out the
studio. Once the audio has been
recorded, the reporter can use
the same equipment to edit
the material on the spot
and transfer it to the
station in audio
format, via a cell
phone, or as an
audio file via
a modem
or over
the
Internet
from a
computer.
For further
information, visit
our website at
www.aeq.es/eng/pr_dr100.htm; for information in Spanish,
go to www.aeq.es/spn/pr_dr100.htm.
UPDATED SYSTEL 6000 INCORPORATES
USER SUGGESTIONS
The AEQ Systel 6000 is the only solution of its kind in the
world. It is not just a simple tool for talk shows or
multiplexing consoles. It handles radio or television station
communications in a comprehensive manner.
During nearly two years on the market the AEQ SYSTEL 6000
has been adopted by many showcase stations. Some highly
experienced users have provided us with many suggestions
for adapting it to their operational needs. We have taken
these suggestions to heart and brought out a new
Systel 6000, so flexible that it can be used without having to
change the working practices at any station.
To find out more about the new Systel 6000, visit our
website at www.aeq.es to check out the details and download
the manual. You can also request the DEMO software on CD
or an on-site demonstration.
NEW TELEPHONE MODULE FOR AEQ
BC-500 CONSOLE
The AEQ BC 500 broadcast console now offers the option to
have a high performance digital telephone hybrid complete
with multiplexing between two lines and frequency extension.
The new BC 533 H MPX module incorporates these features
so that it can be used in existing BC 500 consoles.
AEQ presents the XY NCB-100 control panel for the BC 2000 D router
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Conceptually, while switching matrixes can be very easily
controlled from applications installed on computers via
networks, the use of dedicated panels offers more security
and peace of mind.
which is connected directly to the BC 2000 D's private
ethernet network, was added to the BC 2000 D family of
products.
This is why the first users of the BC 2000 D matrix, Heilong
Jiang Provincial Radio in northern China, wanted the system
configured and maintained by computer, but made sure their
system included dedicated panels to perform every-day
switching operations. With this in mind, the NCB-100 panel,
It can execute individual or grouped connections and
disconnections, salvos and macros, protect or unprotect lines,
and even tells the user the exact time. Its flexibility lets you
program it especially to cover particular needs that may arise
in any location.
It has 12 programmable keys, a large display, a scroll knob
with a pushbutton activating function, 4 dual-function keys
and typically TAKE and BREAK keys. The panel also
incorporates 3 GPIs and 3 GPOs, which enables remote
access or operation.
CONTENTS
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EDITORIAL
New Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
AEQ hits the 25 year mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
AEQ in the USA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
AEQ in Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
The best stations take the BC 2000 D . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6-7
AEQ in Asia and Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
AEQ in Latin America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
AEQ in Spain and Portugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11
Inside AEQ, AEQ in the News, Exhibitions . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Editorial Staff
Contacts
AEQ SA Marketing Department
C/ Rey Pastor, 40, 28914 Leganés
Madrid. Spain
Phone: (34) 91 686 1300
Fax: (34) 91 686 4492
AEQ USA
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Fort Lauderdale FL 33314
Tel. 954-581 7999 Fax 954-581 7733
Toll Free 866-817 9745
e-mail: [email protected]
www.aeqbroadcast.com
AEQ UK
Carl LANDSBERT
PO Box 277, Northwood HA6 9BE
Tel. 0845 838 1529 Fax 0845 838 1539
e-mail: [email protected]
www.aequk.com
AEQ PORTUGAL
Antonio PIÇARRA
Quinta de Palhacana-Pereiro de Palhancana
2580 Alenquer
Tel. +351 261943006 Fax +351 261943007
e-mail: [email protected]
AEQ CATALONIA
Alejandro SOCÍAS
Av. De les Corts Catalanes, 7.
08190 San Cugat del Vallés
Tel. 93 340 96 71 Fax 93 504 12 77
e-mail: [email protected]
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AEQ
25
hits the
year mark
When drawing up its
articles of incorporation at
the end of 1979,
Aplicaciones Electrónicas
Quasar (AEQ) identified its
activities as the
manufacture and marketing
of electronic products.
During the early 1980s, the company's business was
consolidated in the field of professional audio. The firm soon
established itself as a leading specialist in broadcast audio
products and projects.
A quarter of a century has passed and AEQ has achieved
much including many goals: the design and construction of
the musical equipment used by Asfalto, Spain's leading rock
band in its day, the export of audio power amplifiers, the first
portable mixer for radio, the BC 2000 analogue console, our
first digital telephone hybrid, the first codecs used in the
Olympic Games (in Atlanta), our Mar4Win hard disk
automation system, the digital DCS-10 commentary system,
our ISO 9001 quality certification, the BC 2000 D digital
console….and we are still going strong!
Now our current strategic plan includes the construction of
new purpose built premises, a building where we will
continue to research and innovate on the campus of the
Universidad de Carlos III. We have an outline agreement with
the Madrid-based university where we will in future carry out
joint research and development projects. This initiative will
enable us to further renew and expand our product line.
Technology moves inexorably forward, and new solutions are
continually being sought to perfect and simplify the tasks
involved in creating and broadcasting multimedia content.
That is why at AEQ, with 25 years behind us, we still feel
quite young, and eager - excited by the possibilities our skills
can provide together with a strong sense of our mission in
the information society.
Model of the future AEQ building in the Legatec science and technology park.
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USA
AEQ PARTICIPATED IN THE
FOLLOWING FAIRS IN THE USA
USA
Radio is
my life.
AEQ adapts the Real Time Control
software for the Course multicodec to
ESPN’s needs
ESPN is an active AEQ customer using the full
array of AEQ ISDN codecs, including the Course
(a multicodec capable of handling up to 10 audio codecs in a
4U rack chassis), the Eagle (the popular 1U audio codec) and
the Swing (our portable ISDN codec with a built in telephone
hybrid and mixer). All these products belong to the E@sy family.
The E@sy remote control consists of an application software Real
Time Control (RTC), and a direct connection through the E@sy
communications port. The RTC comes free with any of the AEQ
audio codecs.
ESPN found the E@sy remote control capability in the AEQ audio
codecs very useful to control their multiple ISDN lines. Shortly
after installing the AEQ audio codecs, the engineering
department requested a simple modification in the RTC software.
The request was to make the call termination a two-step process
to avoid involuntary call hang-up. AEQ implemented this request
very quickly. The second change requested by ESPN for the RTC
software consisted the addition of line labeling capability in the
software, this making the line identification easier for the operator.
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
NAB Radio show, September 21th to 23th , 2005
Verona, N.Y., USA
33rd Annual SBE 22 Broadcast & Technology Expo, on
September 22th, 2005
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
2005 Broadcasters Clinic, October 11th to 13th, 2005
NAB 2005
I could not believe that ever
since my first encounter
with radio, as a Citizen Band
Radio Operator that my love
for the field would have
grown this much. I am always enthusiastic about new
technologies and equipment. Later, I became an amateur
(Ham) radio operator [J88DF] because I felt it encouraged me
to get more involved into the electronics and theory of radio.
Then came live radio, my very first job after leaving high school
was a Technical Operator at the National Broadcasting
Corporation, NBC Radio, in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. I
spent less than three years in that position and was later
transferred to the Program Departments as a New Reporter.
The progression continued as I gained experience and further
qualifications I was promoted to an Announcer/ Newscaster.
When I left NBC Radio in 2004, I had served as the Program
Manager for just over two years. During my time as Program
Manager, I was part of a committee to select equipment for
the upgrade of the studio facilities. I had the pleasure of
reviewing products from most, if not all, of the major players in
the broadcast industry including AEQ Broadcast. At the time, I
had no idea that I would eventually be part of the AEQ family.
Yes, at AEQ we have exceeded the realm of being a team we
are a family. Since October 2004 in my marketing/sales
position in AEQ, I interact daily with dealers, operation
managers and engineers. My 13 years of experience in radio
has certainly made this new challenge an easier one. Now, in
my spare time I continue to research new and emerging
technologies for radio and I have live fun on WAVS, an AM
radio station in Davie, Florida.
by Paul Lowman
Austin, Texas
Texas Association of Broadcaster, TAB held in the Hilton
Austin Downtown, Austin, Texas on August 4th, 2005.
For these trade shows, AEQ sends to all broadcasters of New
Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Massachusetts , New York and Texas
a personal invitation to visit the shows, then AEQ follows up with
a courtesy phone to each broadcaster inviting them to visit the
AEQ booth. At these trade shows, AEQ showcases the
BC 2000 D Digital Console advanced digital console technology,
which through its customizable options, can be configured to meet
the demanding requirements of any Radio / TV broadcast studio.
Also, in this show AEQ will feature the popular Eagle audio codec
and the SWING Portable ISDN audio codec. The DR-100 Digital
Field Recorder will be available for the journalist and broadcaster
to see its attractive features and portability. The award wining
DR-100 is the newest AEQ family of products.
ESPN is just one of our many satisfied customers. They have
worked with us to tweak the system to their needs and they are
impressed with the level of service they’ve received. The
modifications that we’ve accomplished for them over the years
has been really helpful. The Course has been especially useful
as a tool for
remote
management
and production
in their
environment.
These RTC
Software
upgrades are
now available
free of charge to
all AEQ audio
codec customers.
EUROPE
PAOLO CORCHIA,
AEQ PRODUCT MANAGER IN ITALY.
Paolo works for Exhibo, AEQ's official distributor in Italy, Paolo
helps customers become
familiar with AEQ products as
he promotes their sale and use.
With his extensive technical
experience of AEQ products, he
is the ideal contact for radio and
television broadcasting
technicians and users.
Paolo can be contacted by
phone on +39 20 84 268, by
e-mail at
[email protected] or
through the firm's website at
www.exhibo.it
RAI Expands its AEQ Multicodec
Systems for the FIS Alpine Skiing World
Championships in Bornio (Italy).
To satisfy the demand for commentators' audio signals for the
FIS Alpine Skiing World Championship in Bornio, RAI has
bought two new AEQ Course multicodec systems.
Mr. Rombaldoni of RAI outside broadcasts said:
"Since they were launched four years ago, the Course
systems have been used
as our standard production
tool for outdoor locations,
but the unexpected
demand from radio
broadcasters who use
ISDN transmissions for
their dedicated
commentary signals made
seeking an increase in our
ISDN transmission
capacity inevitable".
Vatican Television Installs
Permanent Commentator
Positions in Saint Peter's Basilica
To complement the permanent commentator system installed
by RAI in Saint Peter's Square, Vatican Television has
purchased the AEQ DCS-10 Digital Commentary System for
the Basilica.
A total of five
permanent
commentator
positions were
installed to facilitate
coverage of the
services and
ceremonies held
inside
the Basilica.
The Vatican also
acquired two Eagle
ISDN codecs to send
the programs to
destination stations.
GlobeCast UK Limited, a subsidiary of
France Telecom has just taken delivery of the UK's
first AEQ BC 2000 D digital broadcast console.
Installed in GlobeCast Radio's new central London
studio, based in the prestigious ITN Building, this
state-of-the-art digital studio will be used for
GlobeCast Radio's evening and weekend
programming. Fully equipped with facilities for
production and live broadcasts, it includes RCS
First BC 2000 D For UK
EUROPE
Master Control, Burli, a multi-line telephone call-in
system, and comes complete with an AEQ Eagle
ISDN codec and an AEQ Swing portable ISDN/PSTN
mixer for outside broadcasts. The studio also has
facilities for 'off-tube' commentaries. Globecast will
also be hiring out the studio giving many others the
opportunity to experience the new BC 2000 D for
themselves.
Gary Champion, GlobeCast's European Head of
News is excited about the studio, "we chose the AEQ BC 2000 D
console because it gives us the flexibility that no other console for
the same price could provide". GlobeCast Radio's predominantly
motorsport and entertainment programming is heard by over 22,000
listeners on EPG 907 of the BSkyB Satellite system as well as many
more via the internet.
The first live programming from the new studio was providing
trackside coverage as part of a facilities & production provision
package on behalf of Haymarket Publishing for Autosport Radio Le
Mans, the official English language station of the Le Mans 24 Hour
Race. This made full use of the AEQ ISDN codecs and routing
capabilities of the BC 2000 D.
Visit Globecast's website on www.globecast.com.
The Eurobasket Belgrade 2005
European Basketball Championship
was broadcast with AEQ Swing codecs
RTS (Serbian Radio-TV), Host Broadcaster for Eurobasket
Belgrade 2005, has acquired 30 AEQ Swing portable ISDN
audio codecs and five AEQ Eagle rackmounted ISDN audio
codecs for the transmission of the European Basketball
Championship held in the Serbian cities of Belgrade, Novi Sad,
Vrsac and Podgorica between 16th and 25th September 2005.
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BC 2000 D
delivering full performance
in the best stations
The BC-2000D console has been shipping since Autumn 2005 and the first users, from highly diverse
backgrounds are finding out how well it adapts to their particular work methods.
The consoles leave the factory pre-configured for each client and during set-up they are further configured to
the way each station operates.
The reception these consoles have received is impressive, so in addition to the ones that have already been
delivered, there are many orders - ample reward for AEQ’s huge technical and financial commitment to
digital audio consoles for radio and television.
The users have particularly mentioned its complete radio console functionality, its extensive processing
capabilities: equalization, dynamics, delay and others, the modular control panel with several pages of
motorized faders, the flexible assignment of inputs and outputs on each fader and its integration with the
switching matrix of the central control room.
TELEMADRID RADIO, MADRID, SPAIN.
This public radio station is funded by the regional government of Madrid.
The station has purchased a BC 2000 D console to handle 2 studios, which
makes it possible to broadcast two programs simultaneously.
COM RADIO, AGENCIA DE COMUNICAÇIÒ LOCAL,
BARCELONA, SPAIN.
COM Radio uses the BC 2000 D Console in studio 3. A DM and
two D10 Control Surfaces provide 25 faders, which are capable of
controlling 225 channels simultaneously. COM Radio broadcasts
News and Entertainment Programs throughout the Catalonia Region.
CADENA SER, RADIO
GUADALAJARA, SPAIN
Cadena SER has installed a
BC 2000 D console for its
Guadalajara Program
Production Centre.
SLAGER RADIO, BUDAPEST
HUNGARY
SLAGER RADIO is a private
radio station, which covers the
whole country using 60
Transmitters. It has purchased
two BC 2000 D Consoles for
its new On Air Studios.
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HARBIN LOCAL RADIO, CHINA
AEQ BC 2000 D digital audio matrix in the control centre. Real time control is accomplished
from some 6 workstations using the BC 2000 D RTC software application concurrently with a
dedicated XY panel. Besides the switching matrix, we have delivered two BC 2000 D digital
audio consoles for two newly created studios.
IB3 RADIO, PALMA DE MAJORCA, SPAIN
It has installed three BC 2000 D Consoles, with Control and
Studio Control configurations, which are used On Air and
in Production.
GLOBECAST UK, LONDON, UK
GlobeCast UK Limited, a subsidiary of France telecom, has just purchased the
first AEQ BC 2000 D digital broadcast console in the UK.
This state-of-the-art digital studio will be used for Globecast Radio’s evening and weekend programming. Fully equipped with facilities for production and live broadcast, it
includes RCS Master Control, Burli, a multi-line telephone call-in system, and completed
with an AEQ Eagle ISDN codec.
RDP RADIODIFUSÃO PORTUGUESA
(PORTUGAL NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO)
RDP is the National Public Radio of Portugal. It is a member
of UER and is very “high tech”. It purchased two BC 2000 D
for On Air Studios 6 and 7 at its main channel, Antena 1.
It covers Europe, Africa, Asia and he SouthPacific via satellite.
HEILONG JIANG PROVINCIAL RADIO, CHINA
The heart of the system is an AEQ BC 2000 D digital audio matrix which is
redundant and distributed among three physical locations: the central control
facility, the network center located in the Dragon Tower, 500 meters (1500 feet)
away, and the transmission center, which is 10 kilometers (6,25 miles) away.
...other stations
LIUZHOU LOCAL RADIO, CHINA
This local radio station the Guang-Xi Province has acquired a
BC 2000 D Digital Console.
CADENA COPE, MADRID, SPAIN
CRI, CHINA RADIO INTERNATIONAL, BEIJING, CHINA
RADIO VIGO, CADENA SER, SPAIN
JIANG XI PROVINCIAL RADIO, CHINA
ULTIMA HORA RADIO, PALMA DE MAJORCA, SPAIN
YUNAN LOCAL RADIO, CHINA
VIC UNIVERSITY, BARCELONA, SPAIN
TSF RADIO JOURNAL, LISBOA, PORTUGAL
MANLLEU LOCAL RADIO, BARCELONA, SPAIN
LV 10, MENDOZA, ARGENTINA
KEDT, CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS, USA
RADIO FORMULA-TELEFORMULA, MEXICO DF.
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ASA-AFRICA
ASIA-AFRICA
For its foreign satellite
broadcasting service
ALL INDIA RADIO (AIR) buys 42 AEQ MPAC- 02
portable codecs and 42 AEQ Eagle
rackmounted codecs
Via consulting firm WEBEL, AEQ and its local representative,
Falcon Technologies, supplied these products for AIR's 42
regional facilities, so that
each facility can send and
receive, in high quality,
news of external events through full duplex Nera digital
transponders. This deal was valued at around half a million
US dollars.
The AEQ MPAC 02 converts the audio at microphone or line
level to a 64Kbps data stream sent to the portable Nera
satellite uplink. This is received, via satellite and then the
data stream is converted by the AEQ Eagle, codec into
analogue and digital AES/EBU audio to the central control
room. Return feeds are sent back to the remote site for
decoding by the MPAC-02.
Using MPEG L2 coding, the audio bandwidth achieves
11KHz although when delays are more critical, G722 coding
is used with a 7KHz bandwidth. Both bandwidths are
sufficient for most of AIR's applications.
Installation of the router of RTM in Rabat
The heart of the system is an Impact 2x120x120-circuit digital
audio routers, plus a 10-card Course codec, controlled
through a network of nine workstations with the Impact+ and
Systel 6000 applications.
The installation
training and system
adjustment have
been completed in
Rabat. The system
will multiply and
simplify the work
output of National
Radio of Morocco’s
current MDC.
The new Rabat
Modulation and
Distribution Center
controls and routes
the signals
generated at each
of the network's 8
studios in the
Moroccan capital, as
well as the
contributions from
regional stations. It
facilitates mobile and temporary communications for the live
broadcast of outside events.
Communications are managed through the Systel 6000
application, operated from each of the control centers or from
the MDC's control console. A new release will be installed,
which will reflect the suggestions of hundreds of users who
over an extended period of beta testing the application (in
some cases more than a year). This process has helped the
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way the application
develops.
The studios are
interconnected with
each other and with
the transmission
facilities through the
Impact+ application,
which makes it
possible to configure
matrix views so that
each operator in a
studio or at the MDC has available only those circuits he or
she needs to work with. Pre-programmed block switching
(salvos) can also be done, or automatically at a preprogrammed
time.
As we go to press,
Radio Television
of Morocco (RTM)
plans to expand
and improve their
infrastructure by
adding further
communications
terminals for their
Systel 6000 and
increasing the capacity offered by the AEQ Impact matrix to
handle analogue circuits through more Caddy converters and
AEQ DA-16T analogue audio distribution amplifiers.
Community Radio in Guinea Bissau
AEQ has given a positive response to the request from the
Associação Guineense de Estudo e Divulgação de
Tecnologias Apropriadas (DIVUTEC), an NGO involved in the
creation of a community radio station in Guinea Bissau. The
objective is to provide news and information services to the
local population in the Boé area, where the natives of Guinea
Bissau declared their independence from Portugal in 1973.
Although this is a small project, the country has, serious
infrastructure problems and this will bring a great benefit to
the area. The system includes a 500W FM transmission
system including antenna, and a complete radio studio
equipped with an AEQ BC-300 mixer, microphones, CD
players, cassette recorders, monitors, etc., with workspace for
a presenter and a guest.
News in Brief
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AEQ has equipped Botswana National Radio's foreign
transmission unit with Swing Codecs.
SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) has
increased its complement of Eagle codecs. SABC began
acquiring AEQ communications equipment more than a
decade ago, starting with the now superseded MP10
portable mixer.
Brunei National Radio has purchased an AEQ BC500
console for its continuity suite
Radioteleviçao Caboverdiana has purchased 3 Eagle´s and
3 TLE 02 D for its mobile communications.
LATIN AMERICA
LATIN AMERICA
MEXICO'S GRUPO ACIR IS AEQ-EQUIPPED
Grupo ACIR, a multi-station site
located in Mexico City, is
completing a technical upgrade
plan for its studios and
communications built around
AEQ products.
Under the direction of Chief Engineer Mr. Barrientos, they
now have a Systel 6000 with two racks, which gives them
capacity for some 30 simultaneous contribution links for
multi-conferencing, talk shows and continuous links with the
The Venezuelan station YVKE Mundial
buys two AEQ BC500 consoles for its key
broadcast centre in Caracas
The Circuito Mundial (known
as YVKE Mundial) was
founded,in 1970 by
Antonio J. Istúriz as a radio
broadcasting company with programming aimed at a popular
audience. Until then since 1944 it had been operating under
the name of Radio Cultura, founded by Gonzalo Veloz
Mancera. Today it is one of the country's best branded
broadcasters and its varied, colorful, useful news shows and
Group's own stations and associated stations.
For outside broadcasts they use AEQ Swing codecs and
rackmounted AEQ Eagle codecs for the permanent
studio locations.
An AEQ Impact matrix with nearly one hundred inputs and
outputs serves the Systel 6000 application, but also acts as
an digital transmission matrix that handles with analogue
inputs and outputs provided by the AEQ Caddy analogue to
digital audio converter.
musical programs, which are on the air 24 hours a day, make
it one of the most popular stations in Venezuela.
The newest station will broadcast on 550KHz with a power of
10KW and its facilities are currently located in Las Mercedes
with over 160 people working at the facility.
It has seven national AM radio stations and will soon open
two new AM stations whose mission is to complete Circuit
Mundial's total coverage of Venezuela. YVKE Mundial is in
the midst of an expansion phase in line with the national
media development plan and they have just bought two
BC-500 analogue consoles as well as other equipment items
destined for its two on-air studios.
GRUPO 10 TECHNICAL SYMPOSIUM IN MEXICO CITY
In May, the Grupo 10 Technical Symposium was held in the Spanish Embassy's Commercial Office headquarters in Mexico City.
AEQ Sales Engineer Eduardo Villanueva spoke about audio coding and compression as well about and on digital audio mixing
and routing. Engineers from nearly all of the Mexican capital's radio and television stations and from the most important
broadcasters of other Mexican states attended the symposium. They all expressed strong interest in the information offered.
Spain had a strong presence, as well as AEQ Spanish companies Rymsa, Seratel, Kroma and Egatel were all represented.
There was also an exhibition and functional demonstration of equipment. AEQ exhibited the BC 2000 D digital console and
matrix, the Systel 6000 Multi-conference System, the Impact / Caddy router, the AM 03 monitor and the TH02 digital hybrid.
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SPAIN
SPAIN
AEQ equipped and installed new
studios operated by IB 3 Radio de les
Illes Balears in Palma de Majorca,
Minorca, and Ibiza, with a news unit
on Formentera.
A signature installation
With a contract worth around a million euros, AEQ supplied
and installed the equipment now being used by IB 3 Radio
de les Illes Balears in
its Palma de Majorca,
Minorca and Ibiza
studios, as well as
the radio
broadcaster's News
Unit operating on the
island of Formentera.
With total project
management by
AEQ, it was an exciting job adhering to strict quality standards.
The work included not only the technical installation in several
programme production
centers (acoustic
treatment, studios, a
master control centre,
newsrooms) but also
equipment and
communications for
mobile units used in
outdoor broadcasting.
In Palma (Majorca), we are equipping 3 studios with the AEQ
BC 2000 D digital console, a central control room with Systel
6000 software and AEQ Impact – Caddy matrixes, and two
reporter’s booths.
The automation system is made up of more than 50
workstations: broadcasting, production, logging, the recording
of reports, composition, Internet access, administration
and programming.
The other locations have more modest, but equally
productive equipment based on their dimensions.
Up to three studios per location, were equipped with analogue
consoles, a central control room, Eagle codecs and an
automation system, wireless transmitter/receivers, radio
telephones, portable mixers and the respective base stations
to receive the signals from mobile units are also being
provided, and also 40 AEQ DR-100 handheld digital recorders.
The facilities in Palma de Majorca were officially opened on
March 1, 2005 - Balearic Islands Day - by the chief executive
of the islands' Autonomous Community Government, Jaume
Matas. The rest of the facilities were put into service in a
series of steps during the first half of the year.
News in Brief
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AEQ completed the move
and installation of new
equipment in new studios
and the control centres of
Canal Sur Radio in Malaga
and Jaen. It also installed
studio 3 in Seville.
AEQ installed the new multicodec Course system now
being operated by Spain's state radio broadcaster, Radio
Nacional de España, in Madrid. The system provides
service to 24 positions in more than 15 studios that share
40 codec channels through an AEQ Impact matrix and the
Systel 6000 software.
AEQ Portugal participated in the tenth Congreso Nacional
de Radiodifusão Portugués held from 29 April - 1 May in
Oeiras at the Tagus Park convention center, where our
Portuguese representatives both exhibited and
demonstrated AEQ equipment to the 300 participants.
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AEQ supplied the console for Flo's
studio. Spain's popular radio
commentator Florentino Fernández
performed the acceptance
inspection at the AEQ HQ of a
BC 2000 analogue console for his
home radio studio, where he will
be able to record and transmit
programs in the utmost comfort.
AEQ constructed a new mobile unit for COM Radio using
part of the boot of a Fiat Estilo.
The vehicle is an estate vehicle
that can now broadcasts live
while four people and their
baggage travel in it! When the
unit is stationary, it can set up
multiple links with the station
and with roving reporters while
they cover an event.
PORTUGAL
PORTUGAL
AEQ INSTALLS CADENA SER
NETWORK RADIO STATION
"RADIO VIGO"
With a special engineering solution involving AEQ
BC 2000 D consoles and routers to share a studio
facility among five control rooms.
Radio Vigo has been a leading station on Spain’s northwest
coast for three generations. Recently it moved into a renovated
building near the city’s marina and re-equipped the station with
the most advanced technological systems.
The production studio has a console with 15 faders and an
exclusive studio booth. A shared studio room can also be used.
AEQ worked closely with the station’s technical management on
the development of a very special engineering project to adapt
the station to the particular characteristics of the new studio
space, and the great variety of radio broadcasting products that
TSF Rádio Jornal
acquires a
BC 2000 D Digital
mixing console
Radio Jornal is a prestigious national FM and on-line
(www.tsf.pt) radio broadcaster with emphasis on news. A
significant part of its reporting equipment comprises AEQ
Swing codecs and Course multi-codecs. The Portuguese
broadcaster has been using a Systel 3000 with eight
analogue lines for debates and sports coverage daily for
the past 12 years without a single breakdown.
Radio Jornal plans to replace it with the new AEQ Systel
6000 shortly.
The new BC 2000 D digital mixing console, with its new,
completely modular rack / control surface concept, will
replace a digital console made by another manufacturer.
RDP purchases BC 2000 Digital
RDP-Radiodifusão Portuguesa bought two AEQ BC 2000 D
digital consoles to equip
Studios 6 and 7 and
continuity for their main
channel, Antena 1.
Antena 1 is aimed at a
general audience. Its
main components are
national and international
news, entertainment- predominantly
Portuguese music,
information on important
socio-cultural topics and
sport.
Radio Vigo produces and markets. Radio Vigo is an affiliate of
the Cadena Ser network.
In the central control room, a BC 2000 D switching matrix was
installed and linked by optical fiber with the BC 2000 D
consoles in the studios.
There are six studios: the production studio has a console with
15 faders and an exclusive studio booth. The other five air
control and recording control facilities share a single talks studio.
The main On Air control facility for SER AM and FM has a
console with 15 faders.
The On Air control facilities for the station's four music stations 40 Principales (Top 40), Máxima FM, Dial, and M80 - -are
equipped with consoles having only five audio channels (each
with 9 pages - equivalent to 45 faders!), and normally work in
automation mode.
Talkback among the control rooms and studios is provide by an
intercom system integrated into the BC 2000 D system.
Antena 1 has satellite coverage for Europe via Hotbird 4,
for Africa via Intelsat 2, and for Asia and Oceania via
Asiasat 2. Onda Média, FM and DAB - Digital Audio
Broadcasting covers mainland Portugal and the outlying
regions of Madeira and the Azores. Antena 1 can also be
heard on line at www.rdp.pt.
Console topology
In the Technical Control Centre one 5-fader BC 2000 DM
module and two 10-fader BC 2000 D 10 modules were
installed.
Despite being studio booth control centres, these studios
have the distinction of facilitating operation in automatic
mode from an associated booth.
Another BC 2000 D 10 surface mirrors one of the Control
Centre modules. This solution enables the station to
manage if desired without a master control technician,
during, some continuity programs, interviews, system
control and Mar4win automation.
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AEQ NEWS
INTERNATIONAL DEPARTMENT
STRENGTHENED
AEQ doubles its International
Department staff
AEQ has reinforced its international presence by
adding five new employees to its staff.
Telecommunications
engineer Santiago Pérez is
the new Department
Manager. He comes to AEQ
from the telecoms market,
where he worked for many
years for Alcatel in the
markets of Latin America,
Europe, North Africa and
China.
David Lois has rejoined our staff
after a sabbitcal. A sound
engineer, he has extensive
knowledge of communications
and AEQ products. His territory is
Eastern Europe and the Middle
East.
Before coming to AEQ, telecommunications
engineer Ramón Pascual
worked in the instrumentation,
test and measurement and
embedded computers field. At
his former company, Kontron,
he was responsible for GenRad
(ATEs) and Leader. His new
territory spans Central Europe,
North Africa and the Arabian
Peninsula.
Broadcast engineer Carl Landsbert has served the
British broadcast industry for
many years. His professional
experience includes a stint as
UK Sales Manager at RCS,
and the planning and
execution of many audio
installations. He knows a
great deal about hard disks
systems, broadcast consoles
and codecs. He takes care of the UK and Ireland.
Mónica Martín has worked in various companies in
the Madrid area as a
clerk, secretary and
receptionist. She has a
university degree in
English and has ample
knowledge of French.
She works in the
Department as
administrative assistant.
LATEST
NEWS
Norway’s TV2 has just installed an AEQ BC 2000 D digital
crosspoint matrix in Bergen for the routing of audio sources.
Eivind Mikkelsen, TV2’s Technical Services Manager,
congratulated AEQ for their excellent job.
TV2 is the leading commercial TV network in Norway and
selected the BC 2000 D over competing routers, not just for its
features, but also for AEQ’s willingness and commitment to a
shorter lead time as the system was required for TV2’s coverage
of the Norwegian General Elections.
The system handles over one hundred digital and analogue input and output
channels controlled by AEQ’s comprehensive Real Time Control software using
IP. From purchase to installation, commissioning and training, the entire process
took just one month over the holiday period ready in good time for the
elections on 12 September.
Mr. Eivind Mikkelsen, said: “We were under pressure to have the system ready
for the elections and AEQ delivered on their promise. The router was a
success on Monday. The election used most of the capacity in the router, and
it worked perfectly. We are very pleased. Thank you for all your help."
Leading the project for AEQ, Ramón Pascual said that this was “a prestigious
project and we are very happy that the elections went smoothly for TV2 using
the BC 2000 D.”
BROADCAST 2005
We will exhibit at the 2005 Madrid
Broadcast fair from November 15 through
18, 2005, at Stand 4F601.
SBES 2005
We will also be exhibiting in Birmingham, UK
during 16-17 November at the SBES. Stand 96
AEQ IS AWARDED AN INDUSTRIAL BUILDING
PLOT IN THE LEGATEC SCIENCE PARK
In a merit-based competitive tender, AEQ's technical and scientific
profile and the quality of the corporate development and building
construction plans it submitted, won our firm plot CE 1.7 in the
"Leganés Tecnológico" science, technology and business park. The
leading promoter of this space for research and innovation through
public and private sector partnerships is the Universidad Carlos III,
the Madrid public university with which AEQ is working on major
R&D I projects.
We expect to move into our new purpose-built facilities, which will
give us more than 4,000 square meters of floor space, in 2007, after
using our current building on Rey Pastor street for over 20 years.