Kordia has commenced the installation of a state-of-the-art antenna system for the much anticipated Commercial Radio Australia rollout of DAB+ digital radio.
Kordia was selected by TX Australia Pty Limited (TXA), the transmission provider appointed by Commercial Radio Australia (CRA), to install the digital radio antenna system in the five state mainland capitals in preparation for the May 2009 switch on.
Digital radio will allow radio broadcasters to provide additional audio channels, superior sound quality, pause and rewind facility, as well as scrolling news, sport and weather reports and even promotional images on screen and has been lauded as the new technological frontier for radio.
Kordia’s Managing Director Peter Robson said:
“This is a significant broadcast engineering project and Kordia is one of a few specialist companies with the strong capability and track record in broadcast technology to perform the wide spectrum of engineering tasks.”
The engineering tasks for the DAB+ project include antenna rigging and feeder cabling, combiner sub systems installation, overall antenna system testing, RF coverage measurements and some tower structural analysis.
Kordia mobilised rigging teams to the TXA sites in Carmel, Perth and Mt Coot-tha, Brisbane in February and Crafers, Adelaide and Artarmon, Sydney in March, with the Melbourne Ornata Rd site to follow soon.
Joe Giovenco, TXA Chief Executive Officer said:
“We consider that Kordia, as our strategic partners, has the necessary skill set and resources required to undertake the specified works to the high broadcast standard that we expect within the required timeframe.
We look forward to the successful launch of this exciting new technology.”
CRA Chief Executive Officer, Joan Warner said, “TXA, Kordia and all our contracted suppliers are organisations working together to build the Australian radio industry’s digital future.”
The rigging teams will be replacing the existing television antennas with new antennas that will allow the broadcast of both television and radio services, a significant breakthrough in broadcast technology.
Once antenna systems and other components for DAB+ have been completed on sites, digital radio will be progressively switched on throughout May and for the first few weeks, as required by the regulator will be broadcast in interference test mode.
MORE INFORMATION
For more information, please contact:
Emma Morrison
Kordia Group Communications and Brand Manager
M: +64 21 916 647
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