Telos Systems
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Telos Systems is an American corporation manufacturing audio products primarily for broadcast stations. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Telos develops, sells, and supports equipment such as telephone hybrid
s and on-air talkshow systems, ISDN codecs, POTS codec
s, IP codecs, and audio logging recorders. Its Omnia division makes audio processors for AM, FM, HD Radio, and Internet audio streaming applications. Its Axia division makes mixing console
s and audio distribution systems based on Livewire
IP networking, an audio over Ethernet
protocol. Its Linear Acoustic division makes audio equipment for television stations and networks, including dynamics processors and multi-channel codecs.
The company was founded in 1985 by radio station engineer and talkshow host (WFBQ
, WMMS
) Steve Church. Its inaugural product was a telephone interface based on digital signal processing
, the first application of such technology to radio studio equipment.
In 2010 Church received the National Association of Broadcaster's
(NAB) radio engineering award.
Telephone hybrid
Telephone hybrids are an essential functional component of the Public Switched Telephone Network . The term also describes the piece of equipment used in broadcast facilities to enable the airing of telephone callers....
s and on-air talkshow systems, ISDN codecs, POTS codec
POTS codec
A POTS codec is a device used in broadcast engineering to send high-fidelity digital audio over regular telephone lines. A hardware codec, implemented with digital signal processing, is used to compress the audio data enough to travel at a bitrate equivalent to a 33.6k modem...
s, IP codecs, and audio logging recorders. Its Omnia division makes audio processors for AM, FM, HD Radio, and Internet audio streaming applications. Its Axia division makes mixing console
Mixing console
In professional audio, a mixing console, or audio mixer, also called a sound board, mixing desk, or mixer is an electronic device for combining , routing, and changing the level, timbre and/or dynamics of audio signals. A mixer can mix analog or digital signals, depending on the type of mixer...
s and audio distribution systems based on Livewire
Livewire (networking)
Livewire is an audio over Ethernet system created by Axia Audio a division of Telos Systems. Livewire was introduced in 2003 and is used primarily in radio station applications...
IP networking, an audio over Ethernet
Audio over Ethernet
In audio engineering and broadcast engineering, Audio over Ethernet is the use of an Ethernet-based network to distribute real-time digital audio....
protocol. Its Linear Acoustic division makes audio equipment for television stations and networks, including dynamics processors and multi-channel codecs.
The company was founded in 1985 by radio station engineer and talkshow host (WFBQ
WFBQ
WFBQ is a radio station in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, owned by Clear Channel Communications. The station operates on the FM radio frequency of 94.7 MHz, FM channel 234. The studios are located at 6161 Fall Creek Road on the northeast side of Indianapolis. The transmitter and antenna are...
, WMMS
WMMS
WMMS — branded 100.7 WMMS: The Buzzard — is a commercial radio station licensed to Cleveland, Ohio, widely recognized as one of the most influential rock stations in America throughout much of the history of FM broadcasting...
) Steve Church. Its inaugural product was a telephone interface based on digital signal processing
Digital signal processing
Digital signal processing is concerned with the representation of discrete time signals by a sequence of numbers or symbols and the processing of these signals. Digital signal processing and analog signal processing are subfields of signal processing...
, the first application of such technology to radio studio equipment.
In 2010 Church received the National Association of Broadcaster's
National Association of Broadcasters
The National Association of Broadcasters is a trade association, workers union, and lobby group representing the interests of for-profit, over-the-air radio and television broadcasters in the United States...
(NAB) radio engineering award.