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Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc.Places Order For Two Quantum Transmitters Under Strategic Purchasing Agreement With Acrodyne One Analog And One Digital Transmitter To Be Installed In Little Rock, AR Acrodyne Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of television transmission systems, announced today that Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. has purchased two Quantum IOT transmitters for KASN in Little Rock, AR. The signing of a strategic purchasing agreement by Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. with Acrodyne in April of this year is further evidence of industry recognition of the Quantum transmitter. The agreement assigned Acrodyne as a supplier of the group's digital and analog transmitter needs using the Quantum product.

The purchase order was for a Quantum 140QX2, for their analog replacement project and a 60QXD2 for their DTV implementation. They both will be installed as part of a N+1 configuration. The N+1 is one of the most difficult transmitter configurations to meet FCC specifications. The Quantum exciter system provides the needed correction to accomplish the N+1 specifications.

DTV Director for Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. Brian Coombs, commented, "Clear Channel signed with Acrodyne as a result of the new generation Quantum products delivery. The reliability and performance it delivers satisfies our Analog and DTV requirements." Nat Ostroff, Chairman of the Board of Acrodyne, said, "Clear Channel's first two Quantum IOT transmitter purchases further confirms the superior quality of this transmitter design."

Mark Polovick, National Sales Manager of Acrodyne commented, "We have worked hard to design and deliver the best and latest IOT transmitter product available. This is further validation of the innovation and quality Acrodyne's Quantum transmitter series brings to the market."

The Quantum transmitters have been designed for high reliability with simple, elegant solutions and appropriate use of advanced technologies incorporating "hack proof" Wide Area Networking capability. It takes full advantage of the latest generation of high power Inductive Output Tubes (IOT) available from all major tube manufacturers and exclusively features plug-in technology and tube removal. Other features include advanced flexibility in the exciter system, positive pressure cooling system that minimizes the number of rotating fans, "hot-swap" LDMOS driver amplifiers, linear power supplies leading to high reliability. The system controller is an industrial PC running Linux software for unparalleled system stability and the HPA Controller is Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) based. Full system control is available via PC remote connection. Analog meters are used for rapid indication of critical transmitter conditions. All adjustments and calibrations are carried out digitally via the controller front panel.

Clear Channel Broadcasting Inc. has an interest in seventeen television stations in Oklahoma, New York, Pennsylvania, Florida, Arkansas, Tennessee, Minnesota, Alabama, Rhode Island, Kansas, and Ohio, and nearly 1,200 radio stations nationwide.

Acrodyne Industries, Inc., the operating subsidiary of Acrodyne Communications, Inc., and a publicly traded company, has been an established and respected manufacturer of television broadcast equipment for over three decades. Acrodyne is a leading producer of technically advanced, high quality television transmitters.

Acrodyne Industries, Inc., P.O. Box 808, 200 Schell Lane, Phoenixville, PA 19460. Tel: 610-917-1300; Fax: 610-917-8148.

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