Founded in 1983, Information Station Specialists is the nation's sole domestically owned source for Information Radio Stations, Advisory Signs and associated power sources used to broadcast safety and service messages to motorists, and the only source providing a product entirely made in America.
 
 
       
 
  1. Step Up to the Next Generation Digital Message Player –
    the NX8R
A digital message player that can be controlled by telephone is the heart of every Emergency Advisory Radio Station. The new NX8R Digital Message Player works on the same convenient protocols as the legacy IP8 or AP55 Player you currently have but with a quantum leap in . . .
Capacity: 80 minutes of recording time and up to 1,000 messages. (The legacy player has 14 minutes and 250 messages, maximum.)
Stability: Flash memory means all programming is safe from power loss.
Quality: A 16-bit recording rate makes messages sound better.
Flexibility: NX8R handles multiple live feeds from sources such as NOAA, PCs, CATV, etc.
Automatic
Station ID:
The station identification plays automatically every half-hour as required by the FCC.
Redundancy:

If you lose your telephone lines in an emergency, the NX8R Digital Message Player offers a two-way redundancy option that allows total control across a two-way radio channel using the same commands that are used by telephone.

 

GO TO NX8R wEBPAGE.
  1. Add the Quality and Convenience of Computer Control

More and more Information Radio Stations are programmed via computer instead of strictly via telephone in today's age. Since 2005, Information Station Specialists has offered an option called Workstation Audio Control to accomplish on-screen drag-and-drop message control.

Now, ISS has upgraded this popular option to operate on Windows 7 and has added some key features you have asked for. Workstation Audio Control Edition 2.1 now offers:
  • Message scheduling by date, day and time
  • Text-to-speech software
  • Program control via remote interface
  • Integrated live broadcast
  • More intuitive on-screen controls, look and feel
    Automatic restart of broadcast program upon power restoration.

Existing Workstation Audio Control operators can upgrade to Edition 2.1 with little effort. And ISS now offers a remote method by which we can assist you on-line with the installation.

Workstation Audio Control: Is the stand-alone solution.
Go to Workstation Audio Control webpage.
This solution works in conjunction with either your station's legacy digital message player or the new NX8R Player described (left), so the ability to control the station by telephone is retained and redundancy is added.
  1. Notify Instantly

When the situation becomes critical, turn on Flashing ALERT Signs in the coverage area of your station to notify motorists to tune to the frequency to become informed.

Go to Flashing ALERT Signs webpage.
 
 
         
 
  1. Produce a Professional Program
How much better can you hold your listeners' attention when your messages are recorded professionally? This affordable service brings a professional sound to your station's standard messages and is free to AAIRO members.

Go to Recording Services webpage.
  1. Go Wireless/Expand Coverage
Add more stations to cover more area. "Repeater" stations may be added to broadcast in areas where you are not now broadcasting. The new Wireless Audio Link system links the audio to new AM transmitter locations without requiring the expense of leased telephone lines.

If your station currently depends on vulnerable /expensive telephone lines to link audio, consider a wireless upgrade.

Go to GPS Frequency Stabilization webpage.
  1. Take a Station "to Go"
RadioSTAT is a new portable information station that cities, counties and state emergency offices may take to places where broadcasts need to be heard. Used in conjunction with quick-erect signs for emergencies, affordable RadioSTAT stations can broadcast instructions for health crises (e.g., mass inoculation), evacuations, hazmat, road construction, public events, etc.

Go to the RadioSTAT webpage.

 
         
 
  1. Keep a Component Spares Kit "at the Ready"
Have spare components "at the ready" in case they are needed. The Component Spares Kit typically includes one each: transmitter, antenna, RF arrestor, telephone line arrestor, power surge arrestor and wattmeter. The kit may be customized to match your precise equipment package and your desired spares quantity.
Request an Estimate

Email Bill Baker and indicate the upgrades that interest you.

 
         
 
Legacy Information Station operators who do not currently run ISS ALERT AM Systems may need to modify/replace cabinets, system wiring and other details in order to take advantage of certain upgrades.
 
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