Snell announced the Christian Broadcasting Network (CBN) has purchased a second Snell Sirius router to drive the network's digital broadcasting infrastructure. The Christian Broadcasting Network is a multifaceted non-profit organization that provides programming by cable, broadcast, and satellite to approximately 200 countries, with a 24-hour telephone prayer line. Snell provides customers with a comprehensive range of solutions for the creation, management, and distribution of content, as well as the tools necessary to transition seamlessly and cost-effectively to digital, HDTV, and beyond.

The new router, which handles up to 256x256 AES audio signals, joins a Sirius system for video routing, which has anchored CBN operations since the network's transition to digital broadcasting in 2005. The CBN's original Sirius router is currently switching 192x192 video inputs and outputs. The new system will switch 192x192 AES audio signals, as well as a 64x64 timecode matrix. A key component of the routing operation is Snell's MCM system, which provides control over both routers and the ability to automatically re-route signals to a redundant path in the event of a crosspoint failure.