| Releases for Year 1999 |
| 11-08-99
| DALLAS-BASED CONTINENTAL ELECTRONICS OPENS DOORS TO FIRST DIGITAL BROADCAST IN MINNESOTA |
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| Digital Broadcast of Tonight's Cowboys / Viking Match Up Made Possible by Local Transmitter Manufacturer
DALLAS, TX - (November 8, 1999) - Thanks to Dallas-based DTV transmitter manufacturer, Continental Electronics Corporation (CEC), football fans in Minnesota will be able to watch their home team play on digital television for the first time. KSTP-TV of St. Paul will digitally transmit tonight's face off between the Dallas Cowboys and the Minnesota Vikings, making it the first-ever commercial digital broadcast in Minnesota.
We're very pleased to be part of this very historic occasion," said David Burkey, CEC president. Tonight's first-ever digital broadcast in Minnesota is an important achievement for the CEC employees who worked very hard and very diligently to make it happen."
About Continental Electronics Corporation
A global leader in broadcast transmitter equipment, CEC, a subsidiary of Tech-Sym Corporation, provides a full range of reliable products for AM/FM radio, digital television, high power, and digital audio broadcasting applications. Founded in 1946, Dallas-based CEC is the foremost supplier of advanced RF transmission technology and the world's most experienced designer and builder of high-power broadcast equipment. CEC's products are used in more than 100 countries around the world. For more information about CEC, visit the company's Web site at www.contelec.com or call 1-800-733-5011. |
