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 256×256 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 192×192 video inputs and outputs. The new system will switch 192×192 AES audio signals, as well as a 64×64 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.
