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FM Transmitters DSP FM Receivers RDS EncodersFM Power Amplifiers Audio Processors &Stereo Encoders

Audio Over IP CodecsStudio to Transmitter RF Links

APTUS FM Transmitters

A great range of FM Transmitters from 1-1500 watts.

A simple and efficient way of boosting your coverage area.

A model for every budget, whether for FM, AM or digital radio.

Point to point audio delivery over IP. Maximum quality, minimum delay.

Bullet-proof RF stereo audio links with next generation DSP technology.

Our class leading receivers set new heights for reception & re-broadcast.

Static & dynamic RDS encodersdesigned to suit every budget.

Our FM Transmitter solution with every-thing as standard.

Thousands of our transmitters

are operating trouble-free in

the world’s most familiar and

demanding locations.

1-1000watts

The Aptus range will change

the way you think about FM

Transmission. With everything

included Aptus is saving time,

rack space and money

worldwide.

Increase your power the easy

way with a BW Broadcast

power amplifier. Increasing

your listenership has never been

so simple.

Award winning performance

and features for the most

critical applications. No other

receiver has this much control.

If you just need your station

name on the air or RT+ content

tagging and automation

system control we have an

encoder for you.

Now any station can stand out

on the dial, thanks to 8

processors in three ranges.

Our processors will give you

the sound you need to be

number one in your area.

1-1000watts

Get your audio to the top of the

mountain with a minimum of

fuss and with the best possible

audio quality.

1-1000watts

Designed from the ground up

to deliver super low latency

without comprimising audio

quality, the IPCA also has MPX

out and Plan B silence

detection.

1-1000watts

We do what we do, to help you get the most out of your radio station, and we do that by following one simple statement -

Smart Gear, Priced Right. The above statement helps create an ethos on how we conduct our day to day activities. That ethos is to be creative, and produce innovative and ground breaking products that influence the industry, and strive to continue to push the boundaries of what you can achieve with your radio station. All this whilst keeping the products within your budget, while delivering a level of service and support which surpasses all others. We don’t stop at satisfied, we want ecstatic. BW Broadcast was established over a decade ago. Directors Scott Incz and Roger Howe employed their electronic and industry experience to create a range of products to set new standards for quality, service and value. BW Broadcast has quickly become the industry standard brand for LPFM, local and community radio stations as well as national broadcasters, military applications and emergency transmission equipment. BW Broadcast has built a reputation on delivering exceptional reliability so you have one less thing to worry about. This exceptional quality is offered at a price you may not believe. BW Broadcast is no stranger to industry firsts and awards, having won the Radio Magazine ‘Pick Hit’ award for the Ariane Sequel in 2005. In 2010, BW Broadcast won the prestigious Radio World ‘Cool Stuff’ award for the RBRX1 FM DSP Re-broadcast receiver. These awards recognise our commitment to innovation and producing solutions that help you and your station stand out from the crowd. Now on the air around the world, BW Broadcast is an internationally recognised brand, used from major stations in New York to community stations in South Sudan – flawlessly helping your station jump out on the dial, boost listenership and eradicatedown time.

OUR CUSTOMERSThe world’s top radio stations aren’t the only people who use BW Broadcast products. Numerous drive in movie theatres and sports stadiums employ our technology as have the recent Soccer and Rugby world cups and the Olympics.

Performance and reliability underpin our product lines, and that’s why major automobile manufacturers use BW Broadcast technology to facilitate high performance testing on their in-car entertainment development and production lines. Our engineering department routinely works on custom and ‘special’ transmission projects for non-profits, charities, governmental and military organisations.

There’s a chance you’ll have experienced BW Broadcast technology without knowing it. OEM manufacturers often utilise BW Broadcast’s expertise and regularly contract us to design custom modules for use in their own products. Take a look inside many a broadcast manufacturer’s product and you may well find a BW Broadcast designed module. Want to find out what we are up to now? Check out our website at www.bwbroadcast.com, or why not follow us on Twiiter, Facebook or have a look at our Youtube channel.

Leading the way...

Innovative - Reliable - Affordable

smart gear, priced right.

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A great range of FM Transmitters from 1-1500 watts

TX1 & TX5Low power transmitters which are ideal for campus broadcasting, drive in theatres, houses of worship and cable modulators.

TX25 & TX50Feature packed FM stereo transmitters which are great for stand-alone low power FM broadcasting or for driving high power amplifiers.

TX150 & TX300 2RU transmitters outputting up to 300 watts of RF power. They are extremely power efficient and lightweight in design. Perfect for your LPFM station.

TX600, TX1000 & TX15002RU high power transmitters utilizing BW Broadcast’s unique gold clamp transistor technology for unrivalled reliability and ease of servicing. The slide in power supply on the TX1000 & TX1500 take ease of maintenance to a new level.

All our transmitters feature; Analogue and digtial inputs, multiband DSP audio processing, high performance stereo encoders, ultra low distortion modulators, universal power input, RS232 remote control, fault alarms and secure frequency & power settings.

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Thousands of our transmitters are operating

trouble-free in the world’s most familiar and

demanding locations.

Don’t hold the mayo!

The Aptus range will change the way you think about low power FM.

Our Aptus range of transmitters is the result of over 10 years of research and development, across all of our products, combined into one powerful solution for low power broadcasters.

Borrowed from the DSPX range, advanced multiband DSP audio processing will give your station amazing sound quality and make you stand out on the dial. There’s no need to worry about dead air again, built in backup audio, silence detection and source switching mean the Aptus is ready and waiting to avert any disaster. Being an intelligent transmitter, the Aptus gives you one less thing to worry about. Its sophisticated alarms, notifications, comprehensive metering and analysis functions let you to get on the air and forget about it, knowing that it will let you know if something is wrong.

This includes a built in IP audio decoder which uses the latest generation IP and audio coding technologies to deliver audio straight to your transmitter. You will also save time and rack space and gain control thanks to the integrated RDS encoder. The Aptus range is VRP enabled, allowing you to control and manage all of your BW Broadcast Products from one place.

Our ‘All in One’ FMtransmitter solution with everything as standard!

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Set to change the way broadcasters think about low power transmitters, we have crammed absolutely everything we could into the Aptus range. All of our combined knowledge in one box has made this a very exciting project! David Furey, R&D Manager, BW Broadcast

The PA150-PA300 is an effective way of increasing your audience. A compact 2U design that weighs less than 5kg. Control and monitoring is done via the front panel. It has RS232 remote control, alarms and external RF muting. The power amplifier typically runs at 80% efficiency for ultra-cool long term reliability.

The PA600 will take you up to the next level.Offers all the features of the PA300, like active and passive VSWR protection, simple modular PSU interface allowing for easy maintenance and a high quality dual fan cooling system. In addition the PA600 includes a unique ‘gold clamp’ transistor clamping design for ease of servicing of vulnerable components.

The PA1000 & PA1500, now you are getting serious.A compact 2U design, still only weighing 15kg. The PA1000 & PA1500 share the features and facilities of its younger brother the PA600, including gold clamp transistor clamping but with the addition of a slide in power supply for ultimate maintenance peace of mind.

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A simple and efficient way of boosting your coverage area.

Helping you increase

your listenership.

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“We noticed the most dramatic improvement in the audio quality”Pilgrim Radio, USA

The RX1 and RBRX1 applies BW Broadcast’s RF and audio DSP technology know-how to this award winning range of products to achieve unprecedented RF and audio performance, as well as access to typically hidden RF and audio settings. This allows optimization of the listening experience, whether used for monitoring radio stations to adjust processing, evaluating the competition, rebroadcasting or pure pleasure.

Adjustments are provided for over 50 parameters, including audio and IF bandwidths, de-emphasis and blending for stereo, HF and ultrasonic noise. Control of blending levels and attack & release times is also possible. All adjustments, plus factory presets and user stored settings, can be accessed from the front panel or via Ethernet and serial connections.

For re-transmission applications, the RBRX1 adds a DSP enhanced MPX output that reconstructs a clean peak-level and bandwidth limited waveform, eliminating worries about studio-transmitter link overshoots.

RDS PI code checking prevents translators and repeaters from being hijacked or jammed, keeping your frequency safe from unwanted visitors.

Plan-B silence detection technology automatically switches to either of the analogue and AES/EBU digital inputs, or to the built-in flash memory to keep broadcasting in the event of reception being lost, eradicating dead air.

Our class leading DSP tuners set new heights for FM reception.

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RDS1... Simple to use rack-mount unit for radio stations who wish to broadcast basic ‘station name’ information to their listeners

using the Radio Data System. Unlike most RDS encoders no PC is required for set up.

RDS2+... Supports the majority of RDS protocols. It has a real-time clock and memory to support 8000 characters of text.

Programming is simple with the supplied windows application which can be used directly or remotely.

After initial programming no PC is required.

RDS3... A dynamic RDS encoder with powerful interfacing features. It supports all RDS protocols including ODAs such as RT+ and

can effortlessly be connected to your radio automation software to display track information. It has an embedded web server, so

can be remotely configured using a standard web browser. It also allows you to broadcast scrolling text which can be customized

through the intergrated web server and an embedded scheduler allows you to display messages based on time and date.

The RDS 3 can either be used in loop through mode in your broadcast chain or can operate as a standalone unit.

Static and dynamic Radio Data System encoders designed to suit every budget.

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Engage your listeners...From simple song titles to comprehensive data.

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Our processors give you the upper hand.

Audio processors for FM, AM and digital radio broadcasting.

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FM Broadcasting.You want your radio station to sound great...right? So do we!With 5 FM supported models in our range, you’ll exceed your aspirations of sounding great without blowing your budget. Used around the world by radio stations to ‘crush the competition’.

HD Broadcasting.Our range includes 4 HD audio processors. Used on more DAB services in the UK than any other. They optimise your audio for digital radio transmission whether for an internet stream or HD-IBOC-DRM-DAB broadcast.

AM Broadcasting.The best sounding AM stations in the world use a BW Broadcast variable bandwidth AM audio processor. Parallel processing paths also enable you to feed a 20KHz bandwidth signal to a web stream or a HD service.

Our Processor Range includes:

DSPmpX. A final clipper and high specification stereo generator. It features an oversampled audio clipper, 15kHz filtering as well asa pilot and RDS/SCA protected composite clipper.

DSPXmini. (Supports FM, HD and AM processing) One of the most cost effective FM audio processors on the planet. You will not believe how much sound you get for your money!

DSPX. (Supports FM, HD and AM processing) This is the UK’s most popular audio processor. It is packed with features and with 1GHz of processing under the lid you know you are going to sound great!

DSPXtra. (Supports FM and HD processing) The DSPXtra gives you a cleaner, louder sound. The award winning Ariane leveller and full 6 bands of limiting will leave your listeners hooked.

DSPXtreme. FM and HD dual processing (with diversity delay) Powerful and dynamic bass, clean high-end and consistent loudness, the DSPXtreme guarantees your station will make an impression on your listeners.

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The DSPmpX is renowned for bringing lab quality stereo generation to the masses, and adding bells and whistles to match. The SE1 employs the latest BW Broadcast audio platforms to eclipse the DSPmpX by adding audio backup, SNMP and more.

The DSPmpX. Employing digital signal processing, you won’t have to worry about the integrity or cleanliness of your audio, pristine bandwidth and peak limiting keep you rock solid and clean, even when overdriving the built in audio limiter. The DSPmpX also offers built in silence detection and can automatically switch from analog to AES/EBU and vice versa on program fail.

The SE1 delivers the perfect solution. Combing BW Broadcast’s audio peak control and stereo generation technoloogy - The latest interface, remote control and fault monitoring features make this an essential item at any transmisison site. The built in RDS encoding and audio backup from the built in flash memory complete the package.

The capacitive touch front panel and OLED display make for quick and easy set up and the Ethernet and HTML 5 web remote will mean that you will only have to visit the site once. Fully accessible and remote upgradeable, the SE1 offers control above and beyond anything else available on the market.

The SE1 takesstereo generation to another level.

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Bullet-proof RF stereo links with next generation DSP technology.

Building upon the award winning technology in the RX1 and RBRX1 DSP FM receivers and BW Broadcast’s renowned low distortion transmitters, this range of studio to transmitter link systems offer second to none performance and features.

With the composite, analogue and digital inputs, you have ultimate flexibility in interfacing your audio - at both ends of the link transmission chain. Configurable alarms and remote control provide effortless monitoring and control of the system.

BW Broadcast STL receivers employ digital signal processing to constantly adapt to the incoming signal and dynamically adjust the RF and audio settings in order to provide a received signal, that until now has been impossible to achieve with technologies employed by competing products. Built in stereo and audio bandwidth and peak regeneration protect the rebroadcast transmission from RF path induced overshoots and interference. A multitude of protection systems, such as RDS PI code checking ensure that only your audio is broadcast, not interference, or worse still another station’s broadcast. When the quality of your broadcast is important to you, there is nothing else on the market that comes close to a BW Broadcast DSP enhanced link transmission solution.

BW Broadcast studio to transmitter links don’t just offer great audio, the added value feature list goes on and on. The transmitter has built in multiband DSP audio processing, AES inputs and more. The receivers include audio backup from the inbuilt flash memory card or analogue or digital inputs, RDS and stereo regeneration, VRP, SNMP and HTML5 web based remote control.

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STL’s are not what they used to be!RDS, DSP stereo regeneration, audio back-up and high end audio quality...

...A to B never sounded so good.

Seamlessly Linking Studio to TX

Point to point audio delivery over IP.Maximum quality and minimum delay.

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Connect everywhere.

Using latest generation IP and audio coding technologies, the IPCA1 was designed from the ground up for stable operation with the lowest latency and best audio performance possible based on network characteristics.

To keep latency as low as possible, the IPCA1 uses a proprietary, dynamically adjustable jitter buffer that adjusts to networkconditions, providing 24 bit audio, with up to 48 KHz sampling, at the lowest possible delay at all times.

Supporting UDP, UDP Multicast and TCP/IP protocols, the unit includes a range of low delay codecs operating at bit-rates as low as 32 kbps with fewer quality/bit-rate trade-offs. Linear, and a selection of loss-less and low delay low bit rate codecs are all on board including the popular APTX low bit-rate, low delay algorithm.

If the worst should happen and the data network fails, the built-in ‘Plan B’ silence detection can trigger local audio fail-over to SD card storage. With the built-in composite output you can connect the IPCA1 straight into your transmitter.

Convenience features include AES/EBU digital and XLR GPIO and RS232 ancillary data channel. The graphically rich web and telnet interfaces provide ease of setup and monitoring and the IPCA1 firmware is remotely upgradeable.

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We are committed to continually improving our products and there is nothing more valuable than your real world in-field feedback. Your comments allow us to make our products perfect for your needs and help us create industry changing equipment.

Why not share your ideas and thoughts with us by visiting our Facebook page or calling us. All our contact details can be found on the back of this brochure.

So what have we got coming off the production line next?

We are going to continue utilising the exceptional platforms that the RBRX1, IPCA, Aptus range and SE1 are based on. These highly flexible and powerful platforms will be carried across into a new Audio Processor line with some exciting new features designed to give you more control than you thought possible along with the excellent sound quality that you expect from BW Broadcast.

Our Aptus range of FM Transmitters will continue to evolve. Expect to see higher power models, advanced processing options and, thanks to the cutting edge platform, more free software upgrades to give you yet further control!

What can be better than buying a product that continues to move with the industry giving you an exceptional return on investment? Buy a BW Broadcast product and that is what you get thanks to our commitment to continuous improvement. We will continue our integration of the latest IP technologies into our product ranges, including of course some new innovative ideas, which will revolutionise how you control your equipment. Be sure to keep an eye out for our Virtual Rack Portal (VRP). Work will also continue into digital radio, expect to see advances in the award winning receiver range and transmitter lines. We will also continue to open up more frequencies for our STL range.

BW Broadcast continues to shape the industry with innovative and ground breaking new products, designed to help your station jump off the dial and increase your listenership. Not forgetting our commitment to making setup easier and reducing any down-time thus increasing the reliability of the products in your stations and transmitter sites.

More power, more options, more functionality - Whatever your station needs, keep your eyes peeled on BW Broadcast as our R&D team are in overdrive, with ideas becoming reality on a daily basis.

Fancy becoming a part of our dynamic team? Ready to play full out and make a difference? Consider yourself a superstar? Why not visit the job section on our website and see if there is an opening with your name on it!

Firstly... WE NEED YOU!

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