Dielectric Awarded Contract to Provide 7 Antenna Systems to TV Azteca in Mexico

Dec. 19, 2013 - PRLog -- Raymond, Maine (December 1, 2013) – TVAzteca, the second largest media company in Mexico, has awarded Dielectric LLC a contract for seven antenna systems.  The antenna systems, part of Dielectric’s new Powerlite™ product line, will be deployed to sites throughout Mexico as part of their digital migration project HDTV 2013.

“Dielectric’s team will supply highly engineered systems for all seven sites, utilizing our broadband slot design techniques on 5 of the 7 sites. This methodology provides superior electrical performance with reduced windload, while also simplifying installation and increasing reliability with a single connection input,” stated Keith Pelletier, General Manager of Dielectric.  “We are pleased to once again be in a position to engineer and manufacture antenna systems for TV Azteca.”

Dielectric’s latest product line is the new Powerlite™ line of antennas.  It is the most cost-efficient product offering for power requirements of 6 kW or less.  The innovative line of single channel or broadband UHF and VHF antennas offer numerous pattern options that can be mounted on many different structures.

About Dielectric:

Based in Raymond, Maine, Dielectric LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.Dielectric is a leading provider of innovative broadcast products. From remote stations to major markets, Dielectric delivers solutions for every need since 1942. The Company is a trusted partner of broadcasters worldwide.Dielectric prides itself on being a solution-oriented engineering company. It collaborates with the consultant community, as well as with its customers' engineering staffs, to design advanced and reliable antenna systems. More information can be accessed at www.dielectric.com

About TV Azteca

Azteca is one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television programming in the world, operating two national television networks in Mexico, Azteca 13 and Azteca 7, through more than 300 owned and operated stations across the country. Azteca affiliates include Azteca America Network, a broadcast television network focused on the rapidly growing U.S. Hispanic market, and Azteca Web, an Internet company for North American Spanish speakers.

Azteca is a Grupo Salinas company (www.gruposalinas.com), a group of dynamic, fast-growing, and technologically advanced companies focused on creating shareholder value, contributing to build the middle class of the countries in which they operate, and improving society through excellence. Created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas (www.ricardosalinas.com), Grupo Salinas operates as a management development and decision forum for the top leaders of member companies. The companies include: Azteca (www.irtvazteca.com), Azteca America (www.aztecaamerica.com), Grupo Elektra (www.grupoelektra.com.mx), Banco Azteca (www.bancoazteca.com.mx), Advance America (www.advanceamerica.net), Afore Azteca (www.aforeazteca.com.mx), Seguros Azteca (www.segurosazteca.com.mx) and Grupo Iusacell (www.iusacell.com). Each of the Grupo Salinas companies operates independently, with its own management, board of directors and shareholders. Grupo Salinas has no equity holdings. However, member companies share a common vision, values and strategies for achieving rapid growth, superior results and world-class performance.