Type private Headquarters Wokingham, United Kingdom Motto Connecting What's Next | Industry Broadcasting Owner The Gores Group LLC | |
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Formerly called Harris Broadcast, Harris Corporation, Gates Radio Company, Gates Radio & Supply Company Founders Henry C. Gates, Cora B. Gates, Parker S. Gates Products AM, FM, UHF, VHF broadcast transmitters; STL transport systems; radio studio consoles; studio networking; studio furniture; video stream monitoring systems; broadcast accessories Brands Maxiva, Flexiva, Intraplex Founded 1922, Quincy, Illinois, United States Profiles | ||
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GatesAir is an American electronics manufacturer that produces, markets and services terrestrial TV/radio broadcast equipment globally.
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Products and Services
GatesAir manufactures transmitters and associated broadcast gear for over-the-air television and radio broadcasting around the world. GatesAir's PowerSmart Plus technology won an award in 2016 for providing the highest power efficiency possible for UHF ATSC transmission.
GatesAir also manufactures audio systems for public safety and government communications, as well as digital studio gear (including, consoles, networking framework, studio furniture, and studio-to-transmitter links) for radio broadcasters.
GatesAir continues to service not only its own products, but also those from its earlier incarnations (detailed below in History). This includes site installations, system maintenance, product repairs, and more. It also has a Training Center where operators and engineers can attend either product specific training sessions or an annual two-week training session on Broadcast Transmitter Operation and Maintenance, in cooperation with the United States Telecommunications Training Institute (USTTI).
Locations
Research and development is driven from the company's headquarter facilities in Mason, Ohio and supported by the long-standing manufacturing center in Quincy, Illinois. The Quincy facilities reside on a 40-acre campus that houses GatesAir's manufacturing, integration, test and global fulfillment operations. The Quincy location is also home to the Customer Service and Training Centers. The site is one of the world's largest producers of digital terrestrial broadcast equipment and technology today.
History
GatesAir traces its origins to 1922 when the Gates Radio Company was founded by Parker Gates, with the help of his parents, in Quincy, Illinois. The company was sold in 1957 to Harris Intertype Corporation (now Harris Corporation). The Gates brand was initially retained. In celebrating Gates' 50th anniversary in 1972, it was announced that the company was expanding to add television broadcast equipment with the acquisition of General Electric's TV equipment line that year. The company's name was changed to Harris in 1975. Harris Corporation sold its broadcast equipment operations to the Gores Group in 2012 with the sale completed in 2013.
In March 2014, Harris Broadcast was split into two companies, Imagine Communications Corp. (the Internet software and networking company) and GatesAir (the broadcast equipment company). The GatesAir name restores the company's historic name.