Month: November 2023

The ABC has established a new FM transmission service for ABC Radio Australia in the second largest urban population hub in the Solomon Islands, the town of Gizo in Western Province. Residents of Gizo and surrounds on its island of Ghizo will now be able to enjoy the full suite of ABC Radio Australia’s content and program offering.The addition of Gizo to ABC Radio Australia’s transmission footprint is a key deliverable for ABC International Services under the Federal Government’s enhanced funding for ABC services across the Indo-Pacific. Prior to the Gizo service, ABC Radio Australia has been available only to residents of Honiara on 107FM.In the coming months, further transmission locations will be added across the region including in PNG, Nauru, Kiribati and other locations in Micronesia.

ABC International Services Head Claire M Gorman said: “We welcome Gizo and Ghizo Island to the ABC Radio Australia family and are delighted that its residents will have access to a rich new offering of news, information, entertainment, sport and music content. The commencement of broadcasting in Gizo marks an important milestone in the ongoing expansion of ABC Radio Australia’s footprint across the Pacific.”Ghizo Island residents will now have access to ABC Radio Australia’s flagship regional current affairs program Pacific Beat, in addition to its weekday morning program Nesia Daily and newly launched culture, science, music and sports shows including Climate Mana, Culture Compass, Pacific Scientific, In The Fale, Off The Record and Fresh Off The Field.ABC Radio Australia programs can now be heard on 107FM on Ghizo Island and in Honiara. […]

The French audio specialist and equipment manufacturer Digigram has announced the release of a new Dante sound card as part of its ALP-X range. Available from Digigram’s network of distributors, ALP-DANTE is the sixth addition to the fast growing range of ALP-X sound cards launched in 2022.

ALP-DANTE was developed using Digigram’s sturdy platform, which proven design powers all cards within the ALP-X range with legendary reliability. PCIe ALP-DANTE puts forward many unique features that have been designed to empower professional audio users who operate Dante networks, paving the way to a large panel of critical audio applications.

Unique on the market is the card’s low-profile form factor, coupled to a fanless design that provides compelling assets to address audio applications where space and reliability are at stake. In addition to the two Ethernet ports which secure a seamless Dante network redundancy for use cases where reliability is paramount, ALP-DANTE has 2 Ethernet switch ports for easier connectivity to other Dante/AES67 devices.

Several cards can be installed in the same workstation to increase the channel count and deploy large structures. Also, ALP-DANTE operates under Windows and Linux environments to address multiple applications regardless of the operating systems. Lastly, the card seamlessly integrates Dante networks thanks to the usual Dante Controller interface.

ALP-DANTE capitalizes on Digigram’s decades of expertise and naturally comes as the new powerful addition to the ALP-X range, with added benefits.

A slim and efficient design that pushes reliability and sustainability one step further, or expanded capacities to address critical audio applications are among the game-changer features of the ALP-DANTE. “The card is the right fit for a large array of applications, whether it is broadcast, high channel count recording, playout, real-time processing, or any 365/24/7 run application” states Stéphane Bert, Digigram’s Presales Manager. […]