Penton’s Radio Magazine Recognizes 15 Companies with Pick Hit Awards

Penton Media’s Radio magazine, a leading source of information on radio technology, today announced the winners of this year’s Pick Hit Awards, presented at the 2008 NAB Show. Each year, Radio magazine’s Pick Hits panel selects the top 15 new products introduced at the convention. The Pick Hit Awards were first presented at the NAB Convention in 1985, making them the oldest technology award at the event. The list of recipients will be published in the June 2008 issue of Radio magazine and is available online at www.radiomagonline.com.

The 2008 Pick Hit Award winners are:
25-Seven Systems Program Delay Manager
Array Solutions Power Aim 120
ATI DM500
Audio Science ASI8914
Bird Electronic TPM
BTX Maxblox
Burk Technology Plus-X AC-8
Ecreso Next FM/Audemat Digiplexer 246
Enco Systems RAMA
Henry Six Mix
Inovonics 525
IP Connect IPC100
Nautel NV40
Omnia Audio Omnia.8x
Wheatstone E2

“The Pick Hit Awards are limited to just 15 winners, reflecting the value and prestige of the award,” said Chriss Scherer, editor of Radio magazine.

Winners are selected by a panel of broadcast engineers from radio stations, radio networks and radio production facilities, and make their selections independently and anonymously, based on strict guidelines. Winning products must fit a recognized need in radio, be priced within reason, be available within the current calendar year and must have never before been exhibited at the NAB Convention.

For more information, contact Chriss Scherer, editor at +1 (913) 967-7201, e-mail cscherer {at} RadioMagOnline(.)com or visit www.radiomagonline.com.

Tracing its roots to 1959 and Broadcast Engineering magazine, Radio magazine has served the interests of radio station and radio network engineers, managers and owners since 1994. Written by radio industry professionals for radio industry professionals, Radio magazine delivers in-depth technical expertise with the most-respected editorial content. Radio magazine is published by Penton Media.

Penton Media, Inc. is the largest independent business-to-business media company in the U.S., serving more than six million business professionals every month. The company’s market-leading brands are focused on 30 industries and include 113 trade magazines, 145 Web sites, 150 industry trade shows and conferences, and more than 500 information data products. Headquartered in New York City, the privately held company is owned by MidOcean Partners and U.S. Equity Partners II, an investment fund sponsored by Wasserstein & Co., LP, and its co-investors. For additional information on the company and its businesses, visit www.penton.com.
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