WRAL taps Broadstream for video playout


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Michelle Clancy

| 12 February 2016




BroadStream Solutions has announced that soon-to-be NBC affiliate WRAL has selected its OASYS Integrated Playout platform.



WRAL has been the flagship station of Capitol Broadcasting Company for decades, serving the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill/Fayetteville/Wilmington area of North Carolina.

BroadStream will replace WRAL’s traditional master control, which is made up of separate dedicated servers, automation, master control and graphics systems with a single OASYS integrated channel playout platform that runs on commodity hardware.

The system includes six channels of playout for its three main channels, WRAL, WRAZ and WILM, all with mirrored redundancy. The redundant system is split across two facilities some 15 miles apart. The ingest, storage and playout systems are fully mirrored at the transmitter site, providing geographically diverse automated backup or disaster recovery options. The OASYS solution also includes two additional playout channels for regionalisation of WRAL 5.3 Fayetteville and Internet Web streaming.

OASYS also adds advanced graphics and redundancy as well as simplifying workflow and operations. And, the multichannel Web client allows a single operator at WRAL to monitor and control all eight channels or quickly switch to specific channels as required.

“Today WRAL benefits from a future‐proof playout solution and is ready to be a pioneer yet again as the industry continues to evolve,” said Herbert Brenninkmeijer, CEO, BroadStream. “We’re delighted to be a part of its rich history.”