Data and Audio Broadcast Receivers and Head-End Equipment
for Digital Satellite Broadcast Systems
International Communications Products provides data and audio broadcast receivers and head-end equipment for digital satellite broadcast systems.
ICP has rewritten the future of satellite radio broadcasting with our newest line of digital head-end and receiver products. The DCR-974 MCPC satellite receiver and DCM-970 multiplexer team up to provide a store and forward capability never seen before in radio broadcasting. Traditional methods will be cast aside and you'll rethink how you do business.
The DCR-974 provides a unique set of features including:
- High capacity, expandable, MCPC receiver for data and audio
- Store and forward capability provided by internal flash and/or hard drives for data and audio file storage
- Provides ability to localize spots to specific markets
- Over 30 hours of storage on hard drive and 2 hours using flash at 128 kbps
- Audio files may be downloaded from the head-end or captured in real time
- Simultaneous play and record capability
- Recorded files can be triggered to play by local command or through a network automation system
- Various degrees of automation for unattended radio operation and translators
- Generates affidavits for spots played
- Data files may be forwarded to users on the local LAN
- Supports delayed broadcasts and time zone shifting
- Disaster recovery mode can play hours of prestored programing
- Aggregate data rate up to 4.096 Mbps
- Three standard data ports including one 10/100BaseT Ethernet port
- Choice of Sequential or Viterbi FEC decoders
- Optional DVB demodulator
- Over the network downloadable remote software from network headend
- Backwards compatible with current DCR-972 and existing expansion cards
ICP's broadcast systems are an excellent choice for:
- Domestic and international news and photo services
- Radio program distribution to network affiliates
- Nationwide advertising distribution
- Financial and banking services
- Paging broadcasts
- Music distribution
- Corporate information and database updates
- Software distribution and many other applications.