With CBS News Radio about to sunset, a new operator will unveil a news network promising several technological advancements.
Live Channel USA is announcing the launch of the Radio Network News Service for U.S. stations. A bridge service will be available for affiliates beginning May 23 — one day after CBS News Radio is scheduled to shut down.
Dan Warren
While the network has roots in European broadcast technology and maintains a global hub in London, the rollout — which Live Channel calls the “Change Bulletin Supplier” initiative — is designed for the U.S. market, according to founder Dan Warren.
The network follows a traditional barter model, providing top-of-the-hour and half-hourly bulletins available in one-, three- or five-minute segments with a standard national commercial load.
Its primary differentiator, Warren says, is localization. RNN utilizes a cloud-based system to produce customized offerings designed to feel more like a regional partner.
“For example, a significant Florida story that might not make a national cut will still appear on our Florida affiliates’ bulletins but not in New York,” Warren said.
The full network will roll out on June 1. It is led by a veteran team with international broadcast experience from outlets such as Sky News, the BBC and CNN.
Nautel’s NX1 and NX2.5 AM transmitters will ship this fall.
Nautel will be expanding its NX series of AM transmitters into the low-power market, with two models that support both analog and digital broadcasting.
The additions are the 1 kW NX1 and the 2.5 kW NX2.5. Scheduled to ship in the fall, the transmitters will be exhibited at Nautel’s NAB Show booth.
“Low-power AM transmitters haven’t had these kinds of capabilities in the past,” said John Whyte, Nautel’s head of marketing and product strategy, in a release.
The transmitters are built on the company’s NX series architecture, which Nautel said accounts for approximately 40 MW of high-power AM deployments worldwide.
Both models contain a 250 W RF power module developed to bring the same performance in low-power configurations. The module includes ultra-linear modulation and digital precorrection.
The NX1 and NX2.5 support HD Radio, including MA3 all-digital operation, as well as current DRM modes. They also include Nautel’s digital modulation architecture for linearity and spectral cleanliness.
The models include front‑accessible, hot‑pluggable RF power modules that contribute the same to the final output. Nautel’s HTML‑based user interface provides local and remote monitoring, while built‑in RF instrumentation offers system visibility.
The Edge One is a stagebox suitable for pro AV and broadcast applications, Lawo said. It is available in three separate packages: audio, video and AV.
Built on Lawo’s HOME platform, it is a ST 2110 unit that supports NMOS. The Edge One provides analog, MADI and USB audio; video connectivity on micro HD-BNC and HDMI; as well as a 32 x 16 audio mixer with audio DSP. It is Lawo’s first stagebox to provide HDMI ports.
Suggested uses, according to Lawo, include use in remote production setups, combining video and audio while taking up 1U of flightcase rackspace.
When equipped with the commentary interface module and the Lawo HOME Commentary app, the unit is also suitable for up to three commentators, providing each with their own microphone input and headphone output.
It offers eight analog audio connectors (XLR), eight SDI connectors and four HDMI ports.
The stagebox also includes two MADI ports with sample rate conversion as standard, a USB-C port supporting four input and output audio channels, synchronization and reference connectors and two Ethernet and two SFP connectors for IP networks, with a maximum streaming bandwidth of 25Gbps.
It also supports PoE++.
Lawo will demonstrate the Edge One at its NAB Show booth.
Broadcast Devices Inc. will introduce the IOX-24S SNMP Remote Control and Channel Expander at the NAB Show.
It describes this as a flexible I/O platform to simplify remote monitoring and control in broadcast transmission and studio environments.
“The IOX-24S can operate either as a standalone SNMP remote control system or as a channel expansion panel for any SNMP-compatible remote control platform,” it said.
“This dual-purpose design allows broadcasters to deploy the IOX-24S as a primary control solution for smaller facilities or use it to add control, status and analog metering capacity to existing remote control systems without replacing installed infrastructure.”
In a single rack-mount chassis, the IOX-24S provides 24 Form C control relays, 24 status inputs and eight analog inputs to support a range of broadcast control and monitoring applications.
“The unit operates as an SNMPv2 agent and is supplied with an SNMP MIB, enabling straightforward integration with modern network-based remote control and monitoring systems.”
For local operation, BDI supplies a Windows-based graphical user interface that allows control and status monitoring over standard IP networks.
The IOX-24S supports power from standard AC mains or Power over Ethernet (PoE). The Windows application can manage multiple IOX-24S panels simultaneously; BDI says this makes it practical for distributed facilities with multiple transmitter or studio locations.
The IOX-24S is plug-and-play compatible with BDI SWP-200 Series switch controllers and SWP-300 remote control products via a serial connection, expanding their available control, status, and metering channels.
Typical applications include transmitter sites, studio technical operations centers, remote radar or weather sites, and auxiliary broadcast facilities.
A new flagship audio processor is coming from Omnia.
The Omnia XII for FM, HD Radio and DAB will debut at the NAB Show.
The company describes it as an all-new 2RU design, “built from the ground up by Frank Foti and his team to deliver maximum processing power, punch and performance on a flexible platform that can grow and evolve along with the needs of modern radio.”
Its design includes a wideband AGC; five-band multiband AGC and compressor; and a six-band multiband limiter, coupled with “smart” dynamic EQ and refined bass management tools.
Telos Alliance says the multiband section feeds a newly designed clipper developed through “intensive” research into delivering on-air loudness while eliminating distortion and listener fatigue that can come with aggressive processing. The clipper is called “Clemenza” after a character in “The Godfather.”
Omnia XII comes with a toolkit that includes a dynamic RDS encoder with optional UECP support, ratings watermark integration via SDKs from Nielsen, Kantar and Ipsos, and a dedicated insertion point that allows external devices such as the 25-Seven Voltair watermark processor to be introduced at the “sweet spot” in the airchain.
Features include ITU-R BS.1770 loudness and MPX power meters, a digital oscilloscope, an FM spectrum analyzer and Omnia QuickTweak controls. The company says these simplify processor tuning by adjusting multiple parameters simultaneously.
Connectivity includes analog, AES and composite MPX I/O. The processor supports Livewire+ AES67 AoIP, standard linear MPX over IP, optional µMPX encoding and an optional stream receiver supporting Super Hi-Fi’s HLS+ with metadata routing to RDS and up to 24 hours of backup playout capability.
Dual redundant internal power supplies and relay bypass on primary I/O paths provide resilience and switch-over to backup airchains. LWRP, Rest API and hardware GPIO facilitate remote triggering and control of events and parameters.
Wheatstone is teasing more of its product highlights for the NAB Show.
It plans to demonstrate a new hitless switching option to assure zero downtime of critical components in a WheatNet IP audio network.
This technology was introduced last year as an option for Wheatstone’s Arcus IP audio console for television sound. Hitless failover redundancy is now an option for the Blade 4 I/O access units and mix engines for LXE and Strata consoles and surfaces.
“With this, WheatNet IP audio networked facilities can seamlessly switch to a backup I/O access unit and/or a console mix engine for continuous operation during an emergency,” it said.
“Unlike traditional failovers, which can often cause a slight pause while switching to a backup, hitless redundancy eliminates packet loss, making it ideal for live video (SMPTE-2022-7), audio (AES67) and critical network traffic.”
The technology features dual mix engines or I/O Blades synchronized in real time. Should a primary Blade 4 or Mix Engine fail, the backup Blade 4 or Mix Engine takes over for uninterrupted service.
“A high-frequency ‘heartbeat’ between primary and backup units enables automatic failover, ensuring rapid recovery in the event of a failure. Active and standby unit statuses are displayed in WheatNet IP Navigator management software, with manual failover options available for controlled transitions during upgrades or maintenance.”
“DMX 12 is ready for air and comes with a rackmount engine with audio, logic, I/O and expansion ports for just about any studio configuration,” it said. “Included is a five port Ethernet switch as well as WheatNet IP audio network connectivity.” The DMX line also is available in eight- and 16-channel configurations.
We noted earlier that at NAB the company will show the VMX mixing platform as well as the VML virtual mixing console.
WorldCast Systems will use the NAB Show to unveil theAudemat FM/HD Probe, a monitoring solution that it says ensures the quality, compliance and performance of FM and HD Radio broadcasts.
With a particular focus on the needs of HD Radio, it provides comprehensive supervision of HD1, HD2 and HD3 channels alongside FM and RDS analysis. The system continuously monitors signal presence, audio levels, metadata integrity and alignment between analog and digital paths.
The FM/HD Probe integrates NRSC mask monitoring and real-time spectrum analysis, enabling engineers to verify regulatory compliance and detect out-of-tolerance conditions. Its HD/FM alignment measurement tools allow users to ensure synchronization between digital and analog signals.
The unit offers real-time audio streaming and recording capabilities for FM and HD services, allowing operators to verify on-air content, investigate alarms and maintain visibility of broadcast performance, all remotely. Alarm notifications via email and SNMP provide alerts when anomalies are detected.
The Audemat FM/HD Probe.
“With an intuitive web-based interface and remote access functionality, the Audemat FM/HD Probe is designed for deployment at studios, transmitter sites or off-air monitoring locations,” the company says.
“Its compact, professional-grade hardware platform ensures reliability in demanding broadcast environments while simplifying integration into existing workflows.”
“This option for the 5950 HD eliminates the need for external PCs and simplifies the broadcast chain while improving a station’s presence on the dashboard,” they said in a release.
“Traditionally, radio stations have relied on separate systems for automation, metadata correction, visual messaging and RDS encoding, often requiring dedicated Windows-based PCs in the airchain.”
They said the embedded Quu360 option provides several benefits. It allows broadcasters to ingest metadata from cloud automation systems via HLS streams; normalize and correct artist/title data in real time; insert synchronized visual messaging for advertising and promotions; and deliver formatted metadata to the built-in RDS encoder. External Quu360 PCs are not needed.
“Broadcasters have the benefit of a consistent, high-quality display on the dashboard, with standardized song titles/artist data and support for synchronized advertiser messages,” the said.
The announcement was made by Orban President David Day and Quu VP of Technical Success Joe Marshall.
Marshall called the announcement “a major step forward in making synchronized metadata and advertising more scalable.”
Orban will be in booth C1259 at the NAB Show. Quu will be in meeting room C2658MR
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A release said that NBC Sports will make use of Triton’s hosting, monetization and audience measurement tools.
“Working alongside Triton Digital allows us to better understand our growing audiences and deliver reliable, consistent measurements to advertisers,” said Aileen Sokol, VP of content partnership development at NBC Sports.
As part of the collaboration, NBC Sports will use Triton’s Omny Studio for podcast hosting and distribution, Triton Ad Platform for audio advertising monetization and campaign management, Podcast Metrics for IAB-certified podcast measurement and analytics and Demos+ for demographic insights.
The release said that Triton’s technology will support NBC Sports’ podcast portfolio, allowing the company to distribute and monetize its sports podcasts.
A new AoIP console called the Axia Pulsar will debut from the Telos Alliance booth at the NAB Show.
The manufacturer calls it a compact mixing surface for situations where a hardware console is preferred but space is limited.
This might include small studios, newsrooms, sports venues and remote broadcasts.
The surface has eight motorized faders and a touchscreen-based monitor section. It can be expanded up to 16 faders with an optional expansion unit that can be joined or installed in a split configuration.
An optional browser-based HTML5 Pulsar Soft feature allows control of Pulsar consoles from a computer or tablet. It includes Pulsar Cast for remote audio monitoring.
Pulsar uses the Axia StudioCore integrated console engine, which combines the power supply, a dedicated five-port AoIP network switch, audio I/O and the Pulsar mixing engine in a 2RU rack-mounted format.
The Pulsar mixing engine uses Axia GEN2 technology, featured in the company’s flagship Quasar XR and SR models. It can work in a larger Livewire+ AES67 ecosystem.
Senior Vice President of Audio Production Cam Eicher said in the announcement, “The small console landscape has changed significantly in the past several years, and while many customers are drawn to virtualized solutions, there is still a strong demand for a compact but highly performant hardware mixer.”
Logitek has launched JetPak, which it described as a compact, hardware-based USB audio interface intended to simplify how computers connect to Livewire AoIP networks.
It will be shown in the MaxxKonnect booth at the NAB Show. Logitek is partnering with MaxxKonnect on the product.
“Supporting up to four stereo inputs and 10 stereo outputs, along with integrated GPIO and logic control, JetPak provides a direct bridge between standard USB audio and Livewire environments, without the need for dedicated software drivers or additional licensing,” it said in the announcement.
JetPak can be held in the palm of a hand and can be moved from computer to computer.
“Configuration is stored within the device itself, allowing it to move easily between systems while retaining channel mapping and logic, making JetPak ideal for easy deployment and rapid disaster recovery.”
Logitek said JetPak combines “the ease of plug-and-play USB sound with the security of a physical hardware buffer,” minimizing direct network exposure from host computers.
JetPak will ship in Q2. It was announced by Logitek founder Tag Borland and MaxxKonnect President/CEO Josh Bohn.
A look at the native Windows app, designed by Radioservers.
Radioservers has announced the release of a native Windows desktop radio application.
The company is positioning the product as an opportunity for stations that seek to recapture desktop listening hours lost to streaming services and browser-based players.
The Windows app gives stations a branded, installable desktop application that operates in the listener’s taskbar and Windows system tray.
It runs automatically at Windows startup, streams live audio and displays now playing information and song history. The app can also pull the station’s latest news from its WordPress RSS feed, it is capable of serving advertising from the station’s ad server and it can be distributed through direct download or the Microsoft Store, the company said.
Radioservers handles development, branding and distribution — including Microsoft Store submission.
Alongside the Windows launch, Radioservers also announced app development for three television streaming platforms: Roku, Google TV (Android TV) and Apple TV.
Each app is branded with the station’s logo and colors, supports live stream playback and now playing display and is submitted to the corresponding platform’s app store by the Radioservers team.
Radioservers said that it now offers native app development across five platforms, including iOS and Android.
Swiss cloud provider Infomaniak has launched a new automated radio streaming solution.
The company said that the platform makes it possible to run an online radio station directly from a web browser.
With the new “auto DJ” feature, a station can operate without manual intervention. Music programming relies on playlists that combine multiple criteria, making it possible to vary the schedule without selecting each track manually, the company said.
Shows, jingles and advertisements are scheduled in a program grid.
When a host starts a live broadcast, the platform automatically switches over with no intervention required.
Infomaniak said that the product is developed and hosted in data centers located in Switzerland. The company positioned the service as an alternative for stations currently relying on non-European streaming platforms, where their streams might be monetized by third-party advertisers.
“Broadcasters retain full control over their distribution and monetization,” the company said in a release.
The platform is DAB+ compatible, as stations can relay their stream to the digital broadcast operator of their choice.
Among the radio and TV stations using Infomaniak’s streaming infrastructure are France TV, Radio France Internationale, Bel RTL, Fun Radio Belgium, Hit Radio Morocco, Radio Algérie as well as Energy and One FM in Switzerland.
The company said approximately 3,000 stations in Europe use its services.
Dielectric is expanding its OptiLoad line. It plans to show a new external heat exchanger system at the NAB Show.
It extends the capabilities of the OptiLoad platform by moving heat from RF loads outside of transmitter buildings.
OptiLoad already included an internal heat exchanger, but traditionally the heat was discharged into the transmitter room, the company said. The new system moves the heat outside, which will be helpful particularly in warmer climates or in facilities where HVAC capacity is limited. And it means customers don’t have to design their own heat exchanger systems or integrate with transmitter cooling.
The system uses a two-part architecture, with an indoor RF load unit connected via hoses to an outdoor heat exchanger.
Its PLC architecture monitors RF presence, coolant temperature, pressure and system health. Pumps and fans are run only as needed for efficiency.
The system includes safety interlocks that protect transmitters by shutting down operation if coolant pressure drops below threshold levels or if temperatures exceed operating limits.
The OptiLoad family was introduced two years ago. It combines water column load technology with intelligent monitoring and closed-loop cooling. It expanded in 2025 with OptiLoad Light for lower-power TV systems and OptiLoad FM for radio applications.
Digigram has released a new version of its ALP-AES67 sound card featuring 128 I/O channels, an addition to its ALP-X series.
“Capitalizing on the advantages of the existing ALP-AES67 (64 I/O channels by default), ALP-AES67-128 ensures full compliance with AES67, Ravenna, ST2110-30 and ST2022-7,” the company said.
“Both versions of the sound card provide full support for redundancy and out-of-band management, reinforcing network infrastructure security, essential features that are not fully accessible with ‘AES67-compatible’ Dante cards.”
The company promises robust performance for high-channel count audio workstations and servers. The PCIe card supports up to 128 simultaneous recording and playback channels, offering OS integration through multi-card and multi-client drivers for Windows and Linux.
The cards are available in three form factors: low profile, double-width low profile and full-height profile, to accommodate most PCs and servers. They are configurable with two or four Ethernet ports. They support ST2022-7 Class D redundancy mode or switch mode to reinforce systems with the capacity to manage a redundant network.
The cards are suitable for radio and TV broadcasting, the defense and security markets and live entertainment.
Visitors to the MaxxKonnect booth at the 2026 NAB Show will learn about a new option for distribution called Prism. Adrian Berkovits is founder and president.
Radio World: What is Prism?
Adrian Berkovits: It is a purpose-built, global audio broadcasting ecosystem designed to replace traditional satellite distribution.
Its hardware and software are engineered from the ground up to work in unison. The result is a cost-effective solution that offers far more ease, control, insight and flexibility than traditional satellite distribution.
Our flagship receiver, the Quattro, is a four-channel stereo 1RU appliance designed and built in collaboration with Angry Audio.
RW: Who founded the company and where is it based?
Berkovits: I founded Adventure 33 and own it 100%. Prism is a new product and service offered by us at Adventure 33. We’re based in Toronto and we are a team of 18 people, a mix of employees and contractors.
Prism Quattro
RW: The website describes “a resilient omnidirectional IP network for broadcast-grade audio delivery from studios to affiliates.” Who developed this technology?
Berkovits: We developed this in-house all from scratch because we’re obsessed about uptime and we knew to do it right, we needed to start from zero.
When we say “omnidirectional,” we mean it literally: There is no single point of failure anywhere in the architecture. Prism routes audio simultaneously across five independent infrastructure layers and multiple cloud and dedicated providers, each with different network paths among multiple geographic regions.
If a vendor has an outage, for example, your audio is already flowing through the other layers. If a fiber cut takes down one network path, traffic keeps flowing via the other layers.
We’ve watched Prism maintain uninterrupted service during major cloud provider outages that took down thousands of websites and services. While other systems went dark, our audio delivery stayed on air because the architecture simply routed around the problem. It’s resilient by design.
RW: Why does the radio broadcast marketplace need this, compared to what’s available?
Berkovits: The radio industry is facing a critical infrastructure crisis. C-band satellite spectrum is being reclaimed by wireless carriers for 5G deployment. Satellite capacity is literally shrinking, and what remains is becoming prohibitively expensive and difficult to manage.
Broadcasters need a migration path off satellites, but early IP-based alternatives were typically built on a single cloud provider that just trades one single point of failure for another. We’ve been listening, and the marketplace has been waiting for a solution that’s both truly resilient and actually practical to deploy.
Prism solves this by using proven, leading-edge technology that affordably is far easier to use, configure and deploy than traditional broadcast infrastructure. Stations can provision new receivers remotely in minutes and even configure their audio channels and closures using their phone.
RW: What are the terms of purchase — is this a one-time buy, a lease, a monthly subscription?
Berkovits: Encoders and receivers are a one-time purchase with no recurring fees. The Prism network infrastructure, web portal and support operate on a flat monthly or annual subscription model. No surprises, no usage charges, just predictable and affordable operational costs.
RW: Do you have any clients using the system?
Berkovits: Yes, we have several large early adopters already using Prism in both Canada and the United States. We’re working with them under NDA during the initial deployment phase, so we can’t release their names just yet, but we’ll be announcing those partnerships shortly.
RW: What else should broadcasters know?
Berkovits: At the end of the day, we are an agile team that deeply cares about audio and are driven by the hunger to solve problems. We’ve spent a great deal of time focusing on contact relay closures for automation triggers for example.
This has been a sticking point for the industry for quite some time. Commercial copy-splits, for example, and audio/metadata timing are all seamlessly managed and precisely synchronized within Prism. Events fire exactly when they’re supposed to. We even support cross-fading and ducking if desired for the broadcaster’s use case.
From the Radio World “Who’s Buying What” page: DHD says radio and online broadcast network ArtSound FM in Australia’s capital Canberra chose its audio mixing consoles for new studios at its headquarters in the Manuka district.
“The project is part-funded by the Community Broadcasting Foundation and being progressed by DHD distribution partner Qvest Australia, which is based in New South Wales,” the manufacturer said in its announcement.
ArtSound covers performing and visual arts including literature, theater, film, exhibitions and concerts. Its VP and Technology Manager Chris Deacon told DHD that the modernization initiative included replacing three audio mixing consoles that were built in-house in 2005. ArtSound selected two DHD SX2 consoles and a compact TX2 model.
Campbell Swinton, Queensland State manager at Qvest Australia, said the project is being done in two phases so ArtSound can maintain 24/7 operation.
“Phase 1 is now complete with the first studio fully equipped and ready to go operational. It includes a 10-fader DHD SX2 studio console connected to a DHD XS3 core. Phase 2 will center on equipping a second studio with a 10-fader SX2 console and XS3 core. We have also integrated an ultracompact DHD TX2 console plus DHD’s Views and Assist apps. All three consoles are equipped with Dante audio-over-IP connectivity.”
WorldCast Systems has introduced a Kybio monitoring offer through equipment distributor Broadcast Supply Worldwide.
It says the goal is to simplify the monitoring of broadcast infrastructure while providing an affordable and easy-to-deploy approach. WorldCast will feature this new option at the NAB Show.
“The solution allows radio stations to monitor up to 25 devices — including transmitters, STL links, audio codecs, sound processors, modulation monitors, networking equipment and environmental sensors — through a secure cloud-based dashboard,” it said.
“Stations receive real-time alerts and performance insights, helping engineering teams quickly detect and resolve issues before they impact on-air operations.”
The service is offered as a subscription starting at $150 per month, with an annual plan available.
Kybio integrates with equipment from a range of manufacturers. It operates through the Kybio platform while a lightweight EdgeBot agent running on a small local PC collects equipment data and securely transmits it to the cloud.
“This architecture eliminates the need for a dedicated on-site monitoring server and makes deployment simple for broadcast engineers and technical managers,” WorldCast said.
The Kybio cloud monitoring service is offered through the BSW website.
DPA Microphoneswill show an upgraded version of its 4097 Micro Shotgun mic at the NAB Show.
“The 4097 CORE+ Micro Shotgun delivers a new level of clarity, headroom and sonic transparency for choir, speech, film and broadcast applications,” the company said. The mic should find uses in broadcast, film, conference settings and houses of worship.
“The integration of CORE+ technology significantly reduces distortion throughout the dynamic range of this gooseneck microphone to ensure pristine, intelligible sound capture in the most demanding sound environments.”
CORE+ is a eliminates non-linearities that DPA says are typically generated by microphone membranes and electronic components. “This produces an exceptionally natural, distortion-free sound that is particularly critical for spoken word reinforcement.”
The 4097 also has a new design that includes a simplified foam shape, a flock finish and an upgraded gooseneck. An improved shock mount reduces interference from external disturbances.
The audio imaging service Phantom Producer has released a new software version centered around a redesign of it user interface.
According to a release, version 2.0 of Phantom Producer introduces a multitrack editor with a drag-and-drop feature. Radio producers can layer voiceovers, music beds, sound effects and brand elements into a timeline.
Producers can build projects from scratch or customize segments developed by the Phantom Producer team. The platform offers weekly preloaded content and custom production services, which include drops, beds and voiceover work.
Phantom Producer is part of Gemini XIII, which specializes in partnering with audio and video franchises. Gemini XIII acquired Phantom Producer in 2022 and United Stations Radio Networks in 2023.
You can watch a video that reveals the look of the new interface below:
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