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Industry Updates: Sommer Frisk Honored, AxelTech Falcon X7, and Orban 5950 Features · RedTech daily podcast - Powered by AI

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  Welcome to the RedTech daily podcast, powered by AI.
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  I'm Marguerite Clark, bringing you the latest updates in the global radio broadcast and
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  digital audio industries.
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  In today's episode, we'll be covering several exciting stories: Cumulus Media’s Sommer Frisk
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  being recognized by the Ventura Chamber of Commerce, Bauer Media’s Nordic radio growth
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  driven by localization, and several tech focuses including the Axel Falcon X7, Orban's
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  5950 Optimod D.A.B.
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  plus/HD Radio processor, DEVA's DB6410, and a reminder about the upcoming D.A.B.
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  plus network webinar.
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  The Ventura Chamber of Commerce in California will honor Sommer Frisk, Vice President and
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  Market Manager for Cumulus Oxnard/Ventura, as its Shining Star of the Year.
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  Frisk's efforts in 2025 have been pivotal in engaging Ventura County through partnerships
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  with local businesses and nonprofits.
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  She supported over 40 community organizations and several hundred advertisers, reintroduced
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  KHAY Fest at Camarillo Airport, and completed the Red Mountain Emergency Alert System
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  auxiliary antenna project.
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  Her community contributions have significantly impacted Ventura County.
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  Sami Tenkanen, CEO of Bauer Media Finland and co-CEO of Bauer Media Audio Sweden, is steering
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  the company through a rapidly evolving audio landscape.
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  His strategy involves leveraging localization, artificial intelligence, and diversification to
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  maintain radio's competitiveness amid global streaming challenges.
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  Tenkanen emphasizes the importance of having strong teams to address the unique market
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  dynamics in Finland and Sweden, and sees localization as a key opportunity to add value
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  in the face of global competition.
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  The Falcon X7 is the premier model in AxelTech’s new generation of audio processors.
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  Known for its quality, reliability, and cost-effectiveness, the Falcon X7 features the
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  innovative New Falcon Platform.
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  This platform delivers advanced technology for ease of use while producing high-quality sound.
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  Supporting multiple inputs and outputs, including analog, digital, and Audio over
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  Internet Protocol, it handles two audio streams as input and produces an output audio stream,
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  adapting to various streaming needs.
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  The Falcon X7 supports multiple codecs and transport methods, working with audio formats
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  like Advanced Audio Codec, MP3, and Opus.
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  This makes it compatible with popular streaming servers like IceCast, ensuring efficient audio
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  transmission over standard internet protocols.
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  The Falcon X7 operates in both unicast and multicast settings, allowing users to add extra
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  information such as song titles or artist names to the audio stream, either set in advance or
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  updated in real time.
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  Orban has introduced the 5950 Optimod D.A.B.
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  plus/HD Radio processor, building on the success of its OptiMod 5950.
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  This new model offers FM/HD1 processing and a second independent HD2 processing chain.
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  It's equipped with a range of inputs and outputs including analog, AES3, composite,
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  digital MPX, and AES67/SMPTE-ST2110.
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  The processor features advanced audio routing and Diversity Delay, making it suitable for
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  integration into any studio or transmitter environment.
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  An optional micro MPX allows cost-effective digital MPX signal transmission over Internet
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  Protocol.
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  The FM section of the 5950 Optimod features four processing structures for user-specific
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  applications and includes the Orban MX limiter, which enhances loudness while reducing
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  distortion.
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  A two-band window-gated Automatic Gain Control, using Orban's "master/bass" band coupling,
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  ensures subtle level control.
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  The "True Peak" limiter in the HD processing chains manages peak levels post-Digital to
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  Analog conversion, a broadcaster requirement.
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  Additionally, the processor supports ITU-R BS.1770-4 Loudness Control to comply with
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  modern loudness standards like EBU R128 for FM and HD outputs.
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  Audinate, the developer of the Dante multichannel audio-over-Ethernet protocol,
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  offers free training through its web courses, including various certification levels tailored
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  to specific niches.
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  The recent updates to their training program are designed for the evolving audiovisual
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  landscape, providing professionals with the latest Dante knowledge and skills.
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  The new curriculum includes 15 hours of video content covering innovations in Dante AV, Dante
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  Audio, and more, alongside foundational networking concepts and advanced topics like
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  system design and cloud-based audio production.
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  DEVA Broadcast's DB6410 is a cutting-edge, all-digital sound processor designed for
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  ultralow latency.
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  It features a four-band sound processor with fidelity control, a four-band parametric
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  equalizer, and advanced bass and treble controls.
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  The DB6410 also includes a four-band limiter, FM limiter with advanced distortion control,
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  and an HD lookahead limiter.
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  An onboard RDS/RDBS encoder, wideband automatic gain control with "Intelligent Gating," and a
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  precision stereo encoder enhance its capabilities.
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  The device supports AES67 audio sources, making it versatile for modern audio setups.
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  Additionally, the DB6410 boasts a silence detector, SD card slot, and onboard MP3 player
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  for automatic program backup in case of signal loss.
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  Users can receive notifications via email and SNMP.
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  Remote operation is possible through a browser interface, and the processor is compatible with
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  both digital and analog audio sources.
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  DEVA Broadcast emphasizes the DB6410's seamless integration into contemporary audio
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  environments, ensuring reliable and high-quality sound processing.
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  Just a reminder that the WorldDAB D.A.B.
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  plus network webinar is approaching on December 11th.
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  This free event runs from 10:00 a.m.
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  to 12:00 p.m.
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  Central European Time and focuses on the resilience of D.A.B.
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  plus networks from a time-synchronization perspective.
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  It will explore recommended approaches and solutions to ensure network stability against
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  challenges like jamming.
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  Aimed at broadcasters, engineers, and manufacturers, it offers valuable insights into
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  safeguarding D.A.B.
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  plus networks.
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  That's all for today's episode of the RedTech daily podcast, powered by AI.
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  Thank you for tuning in.
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  To read these stories in full, visit redtech.pro.
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  I'm Marguerite Clark, and we'll catch up with you in the next episode.