CHAPTER 3.11 Audio Contribution and Distribution Channels

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INTRODUCTION

This chapter deals with the transmission of high-quality audio by broadcasters prior to, or"upstream" of, actual broadcast—in other words, any point-to-point transmission of audio signals involved in the production of broadcast content.

This chapter does not cover transmission via voice-grade telephone service; for that, refer to Chapter 3.10. It also does not cover the specialized, licensed RF transmission systems owned and operated by broadcasters for local remote backhaul (Remote Pick-Ups [RPUs]), or studio to transmission-site links (STLs), which are covered in Chapters 3.9 and 9.1, respec-tively—although some of the ...

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