Five of the world’s leading audio equipment manufacturers joined forces
to build XM Satellite Radio’s state-of-the-art radio production
facility, the largest of its kind in the United States and the
first-ever, end-to-end digital radio complex, encompassing 60 000 square
feet. Scheduled to commence operations in the fall of 2000, XM Satellite
Radio Inc.’s (NASDAQ: XMSR) new Programming Center will contain a
network of more than 80 inter-connected audio studios to provide the
high-quality production required to create XM’s cutting-edge formats. To
achieve this, XM is drawing on the world’s leading audio equipment
manufacturers, including Klotz Digital, Northeastern Communications
Concepts, Acoustic Systems, Radio
Systems Inc. and Telos Systems.
XM’s 60 000-square-foot radio production facility will house more than
80 studios, including production, multi-format and voice-track studios,
a two-story 2,300-square-foot performance studio large enough to
accommodate a full orchestra and more than a dozen stand-alone studios
equipped to broadcast live performances.
