Igolgi Encoding Powers First NY City ATSC 3.0 Station

In late October 2021, WNYZ-LD, began broadcasting ethnic programming to New York City and Long Island, NY with the ATSC 3.0 system. The FCC modified the station license to Next-Gen status on March 22, 2022. The 3 kW ERP TV Ch. 6 station is licensed to Sound of Long Island Inc. and transmits both TV and radio broadcasts on its 82-88Mhz frequency.

According to Clarence Beverage of CTI (Communications Technologies, Inc)., the consulting engineer who designed the RF transmission system, transmitter manufacturer and system integrator SYES (System Engineering Solutions) was chosen for the full station integration due to their experience in setting up a similar operation in California. SYES looked at several different solutions for ATSC 3.0 encoding to go along with their transmitter and ancillary equipment, and after analyzing price, features, ease of operation, and future upgrade potential, selected igolgi. “SYES used encoder manufacturer igolgi to produce an encoder that met the required performance and price points” said Beverage. “But it can be easily expanded to add additional channels, features, and upgrades if necessary.”

Igolgi CEO Jeff Cooper stated “igolgi has built its reputation on engineering excellence and configuring solutions based on customer needs at reasonable prices. We are proud to have participated with CTI, SYES and WNYZ on the project.”

You might also like...

IP Security For Broadcasters: Part 1 - Psychology Of Security

As engineers and technologists, it’s easy to become bogged down in the technical solutions that maintain high levels of computer security, but the first port of call in designing any secure system should be to consider the user and t…

Demands On Production With HDR & WCG

The adoption of HDR requires adjustments in workflow that place different requirements on both people and technology, especially when multiple formats are required simultaneously.

If It Ain’t Broke Still Fix It: Part 2 - Security

The old broadcasting adage: ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ is no longer relevant and potentially highly dangerous, especially when we consider the security implications of not updating software and operating systems.

Standards: Part 21 - The MPEG, AES & Other Containers

Here we discuss how raw essence data needs to be serialized so it can be stored in media container files. We also describe the various media container file formats and their evolution.

NDI For Broadcast: Part 3 – Bridging The Gap

This third and for now, final part of our mini-series exploring NDI and its place in broadcast infrastructure moves on to a trio of tools released with NDI 5.0 which are all aimed at facilitating remote and collaborative workflows; NDI Audio,…