Several challenges are facing the distribution of public radio programming. C-Band spectrum repurposing, manufacturers no longer building satellite hardware, and funding issues. Recognizing these challenges, NPR Distribution is adopting terrestrial distribution for its next system upgrade.

Mike Pilone and Jon Cyphers will present how NPR has designed and built a low latency, terrestrial, affordable, audio distribution system. From encoding, scheduling, distribution, to decoding at stations the ContentDepot Edge system is up and running at 20 stations already. We’ll share what went into our decisions, an overview of the system, and some lessons learned to help others.