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WQXR-FM Chooses Combined NETIA/Isilon
Solution for Highly Automated Production and Broadcast Operations
October 10, 2007
Source: Netia
NETIA today announced that New York City's
WQXR-FM is implementing NETIA's Radio-Assist™ 7.5 range
of digital audio software programs and Isilon® Systems'
Isilon IQ clustered storage system to enable secure, highly
automated production and broadcast operations.
WQXR-FM is the classical music radio station of the New York
Times and the nation's first commercial classical music radio
station. As the first step in a major studio overhaul, the
integrated solution comprising NETIA and Isilon systems will
initially enable conversion of WQXR-FM's CD library to a hard
disk system and eventually provide a complete and highly efficient
production environment capable of creating additional content
for a variety of distribution platforms.
"As we upgrade our facilities, one of our primary objectives
is to enable the creation of more programming for additional
platforms," said Harold F. Chambers III, director of
operations and production at WQXR-FM. "NETIA's Radio-Assist
provides the comprehensive production environment and database
management tools we require for streamlined production, while
Isilon's storage systems offer the density and reliability
we need for storage of audio content from thousands of CDs."
The integrated solution being deployed at WQXR-FM features
Radio-Assist's DBShare database management module, which ensures
the consistency of media stored within the Isilon IQ clustered
storage system. By performing systematic and synchronous redundancy
checks of all the metadata produced by the system, DBShare
ensures the stability of database contents.
All databases are automatically synchronized and thus provide
automatic, transparent redundancy, as well as automatic database
restoration, in the event of any incident.
Added protection of the radio broadcaster's media assets will
be provided by the storage system software, which preserves
file integrity and accessibility. The Isilon IQ solution offers
a range of data security software including SnapshotIQ, which
enables instant global snapshots of the server system; SyncIQ,
which allows for synchronization and replication processes;
and SmartConnect Advanced, which allows users to optimize
the number of client connections based on Network File System
(NFS) and Common Internet File System (CIFS) protocols. In
conjunction with Radio-Assist and the DBShare module in particular,
Isilon IQ delivers high storage capacity with simple management
tools and a high level of data security.
WQXR-FM will install a routing system along with its NETIA
and Isilon Systems software and hardware to allow for a complete
shift of production tasks to Radio-Assist. Among the benefits
of the system will be online users' ability to access now-playing
information in real time, which is particularly valuable in
identifying classical pieces and recordings for listeners.
"Flexibility and security are critical to successful
management of media content, and we've worked closely with
Isilon Systems to ensure our integrated solution delivers
both these benefits in meeting WQXR-FM's media-storage needs,"
said Mustapha Rezzoug, product manager, radio, at NETIA. "Together,
our technologies serve as an end-to-end station management
solution equipped with unique data protection tools and optimized
access to stored media."
About WQXR-FM
Founded in 1936, 96.3 WQXR-FM was the nation's first commercial
classical music radio station, and since 1944 it has been
owned and operated by The New York Times Company (NYSE: NYT).
The most listened-to classical station in the United States,
with nearly a million listeners tuning in each week, WQXR
also features regular news, analysis and commentary from correspondents
of The New York Times. WQXR is available online at www.wqxr.com
and through Radio@AOL. More information about the station
and its programming are available at www.wqxr.com.
About NETIA
NETIA is a leading provider of software solutions for managing
and broadcasting television and radio content. The company's
four product ranges, Radio-Assist™ (audio), Manreo™
(video), OpenNet™ (audio and video), and Media Logging™
(audio and video), allow content holders to manage all of
their processes — from capture to multichannel broadcasting
— over terrestrial channels, the Internet, mobile devices,
and other channels. NETIA's products are used worldwide in
more than 40 countries by more than 200 prestigious customers,
including RFI, Radio France, BBC, BSkyB, ABC, TF1, Canal+,
RAI, Radio Vaticana, HRT, SRTC, RTM, VOV, MOI South Africa,
Mediacorp, RTBF, SBS, RTL, FR3, Minnesota Public Radio, and
many others. NETIA has its headquarters in the south of France,
with offices in New Jersey, Paris, and Rome.
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