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The CEA 130 is now on the air at three different transmitter locations. WDSE Duluth, MN, KVIE Sacramento, CA and WNED Buffalo NY were put into operation and are now transmitting digital signals. Each of the PBS stations are using the Thales Paragon DCXP transmitter.

Rex Greenwell, the Chief Engineer at WDSE said, “L-3’s new CEA 130 technology promises to offer considerable energy savings over the life of the transmitter, and the potential savings we can obtain in energy costs may pay for the transmitter over its lifetime.” Rex went on to say, “The migration to broadcasting digital signals over UHF channels has required a great deal of power, consuming lots of electricity and increasing the cost of operation. The CEA 130 can significantly reduce those energy costs. It’s really a revolutionary product.”