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Microspace Extends Satellite
Programming Delivery for
Salem
Radio Network
VELOCITY® Delivery Solution Reaches
70
Ministries for Leading Christian Radio Network
Raleigh, NC – April
17,
2007 – Microspace
Communications
Corporation
(Microspace),
the satellite service provider for the Christian Radio Consortium
(CRC), today
announced
that
the
VELOCITY® satellite solution will
be
more
extensively
used by Salem Radio Network (SRN) to expand the
reach of
its nationally recognized Christian radio programming.
According to the terms of the agreement, Microspace will
provide satellite services for an additional channel,
SR6, extending to a total of eleven channels carrying
programming for nearly 1500 affiliate stations within
the Christian community. As a full-service satellite radio
network, SRN will continue to rely on Microspace to deliver
Christian-formatted news, music and talk radio formats
to stations nationwide. SRN offers stations a comprehensive
package of headline news, 24-hour music formats, long-form
talk programming and satellite distribution services for
ministries and organizations.
“We are adding the SR6 service to accommodate the
growing demand from our current and potential client base
for live satellite delivery to the Christian broadcasting
community, said Greg R. Anderson, president of Salem Radio
Network. “We believe that live satellite delivery
provides
an
extremely reliable distribution method to our affiliates
on
the very stable and proven Unity 4000 platform.
Microspace
is the perfect partner to help us create and maintain
a stable platform for delivering broadcasting
content
to
our stations and their audiences.”
Leveraging
nearly
20
years
of
broadcasting
experience,
Microspace’s
high-speed
video,
data
and
audio
broadcasting
service
delivers
critical
programming
with
the
redundancy
needed
to
ensure
no
downtime
occurs.
SRN
reaches
over
70
ministries
and
organizations
that
rely
on
the
reliable
delivery
of
programming,
including
shows
like
Thru
the
Bible,
Walk
in
the
Word,
Truth
for
Life,
Leading
the
Way
and
dozens
more.
Operating
from
a
state-of-the-art
facility,
SRN’s
skilled
technicians
are
present
to
provide
around-the-clock
support
to
our
clients
and
their
affiliates.
Anderson continued, “as Christian Radio’s
largest provider of ministry and family-based programming,
we have a commitment to reliability and quality; therefore,
we chose Microspace because they are the world’s
largest
provider
of broadcast video, data and audio satellite services
for business applications and share mutual goals
and
standards
of excellence.”
“Christian radio was once seen as niche programming,
but the continued success and growth of SRN demonstrates
that religious formats are quickly adopting a mainstream
following,” said John Bimrose, senior account manager
at Microspace. “Satellite delivery is still the
most
efficient
way to ensure that growing radio networks can cost-effectively
reach their target audiences.”
About Salem Radio Network
Salem
Radio Network is a division of Salem Communications.
Salem Communications (NASDAQ:SALM) is a leading U.S.
radio broadcaster, Internet content provider, magazine
and book publisher targeting audiences interested in
Christian and family-themed content and conservative
values. In addition to its radio properties, Salem owns
Salem Radio Network(R), which syndicates talk, news
and music programming to approximately 2,000 affiliates;
Salem Radio Representatives(TM), a national radio advertising
sales force; Salem Web Network(TM), a leading Internet
provider of Christian content and online streaming;
and Salem Publishing(TM), a leading publisher of Christian-themed
magazines. The company owns and operates approximately
100 radio stations, including 61 stations in 23 of the
top 25 markets. Additional information about Salem may
be accessed at the company's website, www.salem.cc.
About Microspace
Microspace
Communications
Corporation
(Microspace), a subsidiary of Capitol Broadcasting Company,
is the leader in satellite
services
for
digital cinema, business communications and digital signage.
The company operates the largest
global
business
satellite broadcasting network with nearly 340,000 remote
links worldwide. With a 20-year
heritage,
Microspace’s VELOCITY® satellite
services
power more digital signage networks globally than any
other vendor, supporting CompUSA, Abercrombie & Fitch,
OOH Vision
and more.
The VELOCITY service is available either as a dedicated
solution or as an on-demand service, enabling customers
to easily and affordably expand bandwidth as their needs
change. Microspace is headquartered in the U.S. and has
a presence in Europe and Latin America. For more information,
visit www.microspace.com.
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