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T E L E V I S I O N & C A B L E C/) 3:11 C/) heF AuthoritativeACID Reference for the Television, 13Cable & Electronics KIndustries 41:1 Published by Warrer Publishing, Inc., 2115 Ward Court, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037 C.0 Stations Volume No. • 64. 1996 Edition Broadcasting's best friend is home again. The RCA® broadcast equipment line is now part of Comark Communications Inc. COMARK Route 309 & Advance Lane • Colmar. PA 18915 TEL: (215) 822-0777 • FAX: (215) 822-9129 0 1941i Comark Communications. Inc THONICAST Big News About Something Small. The CPI Compact Satcom MPA. Our new Compact Medium Power And, as with all CPI amplifiers, the Amplifier (CMPA) is big news in the CMPA is backed by the industry's portable satcom market. It's ideal for largest sales and global service network. SNG, flyaway and small earth terminals. No matter where in the world your story The CMPA packs high efficiency in a breaks, CPI's CMPA will be there 5.25" single rack drawer. transmitting the news. 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