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KUT RADIO MOVES TOWARD DIGITAL FUTURE
CPB Grant Will Enable KUT to Deliver Digital Broadcast Next Year
AUSTIN, Texas — April 22, 2004 — KUT, Austin’s listener-supported public radio station, is moving toward delivering digital radio in Central Texas as early as February 2005.
Thanks to a $75,000 grant from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), KUT plans to adopt high definition (HD) radio technology through the purchase and installation of an HD Radio antenna system by the end of the year, which could make KUT 90.5 FM one of the first HD Radio stations in Central Texas.
“HD Radio is an exciting advance in radio broadcast technology that is expected to significantly increase the quality and scope of KUT’s program services and enable us to deliver on our public service mission in new ways,” said J. Stewart Vanderwilt, director and general manager of KUT Radio and a member of the National Public Radio Digital Transition Advisory Committee.
Examples of expanded services include:
· Improved audio quality and reception
· A secondary broadcast stream enabling KUT to deliver additional programs different from its primary programming
· Public safety services
· Integrated data information that can be displayed on radios equipped with a display panel, such as:
— Song, artist and title
— Phone, Web, and location information for community and event announcements
— Host, guest, commentator information
— News, traffic and weather updates
— Maps, details, coupons and tickets
· Tivo-like radio with record, pause and forward capabilities
“Public broadcasters have a tradition of technology innovation,” continued Vanderwilt, “which is why the CPB is encouraging and supporting the early adoption of this promising new technology by providing matching funds to eligible stations with a compelling vision for public service.”
The total cost of upgrading to a digital signal will be nearly $150,000; KUT will seek to raise the matching funds over the course of the next year.
For more than 40 years, KUT-FM, Austin’s listener-supported public radio station, has been enriching the lives of Central and West Texans with local and national programming that mirrors the unique nature of its audience, such as John Aielli’s Eklektikos and Latino USA, which won the distinguished Edward R. Murrow award. In addition to providing news from National Public Radio and Public Radio International, KUT News produces local news that enables listeners to engage in civic life. Many of KUT’s news features, series and documentaries have been recognized for journalistic excellence from the National Headliners Club, the prestigious New York Festivals and the Radio-Television News Directors Association. For more information, visit www.kut.org.
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