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January 26th, 2012

JAMPRO... Acquiring Minds Wish To Know (SatBroadcasting™)


[SatNews] JAMPRO Antennas, Inc., the oldest broadcast antenna company in North America, has acquired....

....the Alan Dick Broadcast (ADBL) Division of ADC UK Ltd. Located in the U.K., ADBL is one of the oldest names in Europe for broadcast antennas, combiners / filters, towers and broadcast infrastructure service. The acquisition combines two industry leaders, both accomplished in the development and implementation of exceptional engineering solutions, to form a powerful, global organization poised to address the growing global need for digital TV (DTV) products.

Founded in 1954, Jampro, an early and key player in the emergence of digital TV, has grown to become one of the largest international suppliers of radio and TV antennas and associated radio frequency (RF) equipment, transmission line and components. Based in Cheltenham, U.K., ADBL has served as a major provider of communications infrastructures in Europe, the Middle East and Africa for more than three decades. Jampro is known for its pioneering in antenna technology, combiners / filters, towers, and RF components that address nearly every application in the broadcast industry. The Company has installed thousands of broadcast systems since its inception in 1954, each designed and built to address the specifications of the end-user.  Winner of multiple Queens Awards for industry, Alan Dick offers a high-quality portfolio of station equipment, towers, and antennas derived from extraordinary and innovative engineering solutions. ADBL’s credits include supplying a large number of broadband multi-channel systems to the BBC - Arqiva for the U.K. DSO (Digital Switch Over).  The systems were installed on large face towers resulting in a successful solution for an exceptionally difficult and challenging application.