Raycom Media and GatesAir have inked a deal under which the transmitter manufacturer will provide Maxiva transmitters and installation services covering 65 TV stations in 44 markets. The Raycom purchase includes GatesAir broadband transmitters, RF systems and installation services. The station group is buying Maxiva UHF liquid-cooled as well as Maxiva UHF and VHF air-cooled transmitters. The deal […]
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Raycom Media Orders 29 Dielectric Antennas For Repack
Raycom Media has placed an order for 29 UHF and VHF antennas, tunable RF filers and transmission line from Dielectric to execute its TV spectrum repack obligations, the antenna manufacturer announced this week. The Dielectric antennas for Raycom includes: TFU-WB UHF arrays, a low-cost, sidemount UHF broadband pylon antenna. TFU-G, TFU-E and TFU-J UHF arrays. […]
RTM Productions Adds VariCam LT 4K Cameras
Raycom Media’s RTM Productions in Franklin, Tenn., creators of PowerNation, a collection of automotive how-to TV programming, is producing its 2017 season of shows with Panasonic gear, including six VariCam LT 4K cinema camcorders, three AG-DVX200 4K handhelds and 10 BT-4LH310 4K production monitors. Shows include Detroit Muscle, Engine Power, Truck Tech and Xtreme Off […]
Raycom Media Inks Edius Support Agreement With Grass Valley
Raycom Media has signed a multi-year support agreement with Grass Valley, effectively upgrading its existing Edius software licenses and expanding use of the nonlinear editor across all 33 of Raycom’s news-producing markets, the company said today. According to David Burke, Raycom VP technology, the new support agreement will provide the broadcaster with access to software upgrades that […]
Localism Recap — March 20
Week after week stations around the country demonstrate their commitment to serving the interests of their local viewers both on and off air. In this space every Friday leading up to the 2015 NAB Show, I have been highlighting some of the things local stations do. Keep up the great work in your communities, and […]
Localism Recap: Feb. 6
We’re starting to gain a little momentum with submissions by stations to highlight their localism efforts. Every week on Friday between now and the 2015 NAB Show I will recap the submissions of stations describing what they are doing to improve their communities, both on air and off. If this is the first time you’ve […]
TV Localism Recap For Jan. 16
The contributions of the efforts of local stations throughout the country continue to come to me spotlight the efforts of broadcasters to serve their communities. Keep up the great work and please continue to submit information to me about what you are doing locally to help serve the interest of your viewers. If you are […]
Raycom Deploys LiveU Bonded Cellular Across Group
Raycom Media has deployed LiveU bonded cellular products across its entire group, including LU70 backpacks and the LU-Smart app for smartphones. David Burke, Raycom CIO, says he tested all of LiveU’s competitors in the bonded cellular space, weighing each device against a matrix of decision criteria. “LiveU by far scored the highest in our weighted […]
KLTV Latest Raycom Station On Bitcentral Precis 4
KLTV Tyler, Texas is the latest Raycom Media station to go live using Bitcentral’s Precis 4 news production and playout solution, as part of a group-wide purchase. All 31 stations have been using older versions of Precis, and a rollout of the updated version will continue to happen throughout the year. WDAM Hattiesburg, Miss., was […]
WDAM Goes Live On Bitcentral Precis 4
WDAM Hattiesburg-Laurel, Miss., went live this week on Bitcentral’s Precis 4 news production and playout solution. The Raycom Media-owned NBC affiliate (DMA 167) chose Precis because of its flexibility and efficiency, according to a release. The production system brings four channels of playout and MOS workflow integration. AP’s ENPS and Avid’s iNews are tightly integrated […]