Journal Broadcast Group Selects Harris Corporation's HD Radio(TM) Transmitters for Six Midwest Stations

Journal Broadcast Group Selects Harris Corporation's HD Radio(TM) Transmitters for Six Midwest Stations

Harris Exclusive Provider of HD Radio(TM) Transmitters and Flexstar(R) Multicasting Equipment

CINCINNATI, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Journal Broadcast Group, a leading Midwest radio broadcaster, has purchased six new Harris Corporation HD Radio(TM) transmitters for radio stations serving major markets in Oklahoma and Kansas. Harris is the Journal Broadcast Group's exclusive provider for HD Radio(TM) broadcasting, with 11 transmitters now installed in four other markets.

Under this latest purchase, Harris will provide its FlexStar(R) family of HD Radio(TM) products (HDI-100 Importer, HDE-100 Exporter and HDx exciter) for the five FM stations, plus a Harris(R) Dexstar(R) exciter to enable HD Radio(TM) broadcasting on the AM station.

"Harris has an excellent reputation and I have confidence in their technology," said Andy Laird, vice president and chief technology officer for Journal Broadcast Group. "When we decided to replace our older transmission equipment and upgrade these stations to digital, they were a natural fit. Harris also has an excellent and long-established training program, and that was important to us."

The five FM stations being outfitted with the new transmission equipment include three in Wichita, Kansas - KFDI-FM, KFXJ-FM and KICT-FM - as well as KVOO-FM and KXBL-FM in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The three Wichita stations have received new Harris(R) HT\HD+(TM) tube transmitters, a high-power tube solution designed for HD Radio(TM) broadcasters in need of a reliable, affordable platform for high-power broadcasting. Installation of the new Harris equipment will be performed by Journal Broadcast's engineering staff and is expected to be completed in October.

To support HD Radio(TM) broadcasting, all five FM stations will use their new transmitters in conjunction with the Harris(R) FlexStar(R) HDx exciter, an award-winning Tri-Mode exciter platform for HD Radio(TM), analog FM, or simultaneous FM+HD broadcasting.

"The FlexStar(R) exciter, with its automatic channel equalization feature, makes for superior transmission quality," said Laird. "Our experience with that exciter has demonstrated tremendous results, including ease of making transmission within the FCC mask and ease of reception." Laird added that while they have no immediate plans to multicast, all five stations are "multicast ready" using the Harris(R) transmitters and FlexStar(R) technology.

"Harris is very pleased that Journal Broadcast Group has purchased another round of HD Radio(TM) transmitters, which continues our exclusive relationship for HD Radio(TM) transmission equipment," said Tim Thorsteinson, president of Harris Broadcast Communications. "Harris has a long-standing relationship with Journal Broadcast Group for radio and TV transmission, comprehensive service and support, and training in our Quincy school."

About Journal Broadcast Group

Journal Broadcast Group is one of the nation's leading local market radio and television broadcasters. The company owns and operates 35 radio stations and 10 television stations in 12 states and operates one television station under a local marketing agreement. The broadcast business of Journal Communications Inc., Journal Broadcast Group is headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Journal Communications is a diversified media company with operations in publishing, radio and television broadcasting, interactive media and printing services.

About Harris Corporation

Harris is an international communications and information technology company serving government and commercial markets in more than 150 countries. Headquartered in Melbourne, Florida, the company has annual revenue of over $4 billion and 16,000 employees - including nearly 7,000 engineers and scientists. Harris is dedicated to developing best-in-class assured communications(TM) products, systems, and services. Additional information about Harris Corporation is available at www.harris.com.

HD Radio(TM) is a trademark of iBiquity Digital Corporation.

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CONTACT: Dave Glidden, Vice President, Marketing Operations of Harris
Broadcast Communications Division, +1-513-459-3639, david.glidden@harris.com,
or Robin Hoffman of Pipeline Communications, +1-973-746-6970,
robinh@pipecomm.com

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