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CHEK News - Victoria: The Little Station That Could, March 9, 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia - March 9, 2010 – In late 2009, the Global Television network decided to shut down a number of their tier 2 market stations including CHEK in Victoria, which has been part of Victoria for over 50 years. Management at CHEK approached the community and raised enough interest and investment to enter into negotiations with Global...
AEL Equips City of Vancouver's Emergency Operations Centre with Mission-Critical Tools, February 11, 2010
Vancouver, British Columbia - February 11, 2010 – To facilitate fail-safe emergency response communication during high-profile events, and on an ongoing basis, Applied Electronics’s Vancouver team has completed a significant installation for the City of Vancouver’s Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) in the E-Comm building, located in...
Christie Digital Unveils MicroTiles™: The New Digital Canvas, January 15, 2010
Mississauga, Ontario - January 15, 2010 – Stack and cluster them tile by tile, just like building blocks, to create your own digital canvas for architecture, retail, digital-out-of-home (DOOH), control room and event production spaces. Measuring 12” high by 16” wide and 10” deep, Christie® MicroTiles™ are...
Peter Gillespie as New Manager of Broadcast Systems Division, January 4, 2010
Mississauga, Ontario - January 4, 2010 – Paul Stechly, President of Applied Electronics, is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Gillespie to the position of Manager of the Broadcast Systems Division. With an outstanding career spanning over 26 years in the Canadian broadcast industry, Peter joins Applied Electronics with exceptional...
Alberta Children’s Hospital Palliative Care “The Rotary/Flames House”, December 14, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - December 14, 2009 – The Rotary/Flames House is a community-based palliative care hospice that serves families from Southern Alberta who are caring for a child with a progressive or life-threatening illness. The freestanding pediatric hospice is located near the new Alberta Children’s Hospital and has...
AEL-Frontline Sprinter on DRDC Front Lines, December 2, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - December 2, 2009 – Scientists at the Research and Development arm of National Defence in Ottawa, Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC), took delivery in December of this AELFrontline Sprinter Command Vehicle. The DRDC Sprinter van is outfitted as a mobile nuclear laboratory...
AEL Establishes a New Partnership with PolyVision, November 30, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - November 30, 2009 – Applied Electronics is pleased to announce a new partnership with PolyVision, a worldwide leader in visual communication products that enhance the way people learn, work, and communicate. PolyVision focuses on creating solutions that...
AEL's Annual National Sales Conference 2009, November 16, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - November 16, 2009 – Each year, Applied Electronics’ management, sales and support teams from across Canada gather for a 4-day sales conference to review results of past year sales, examine struggles and successes, discuss new technologies, and forecast the upcoming year. For the 4th year in a row, we have conducted a fun...
Waveform Monitor/Rasterizer Trade-in...Save 25%, October 12, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - October 12, 2009 – For a limited time, you can trade in your used Waveform Monitor or Rasterizer from any manufacturer for a new Tektronix model and save 25%. This program allows you to refresh your test equipment with the latest Tektronix products to make your work easier, faster and more effective...
CCBE 2009 & AEL's Hospitality Suite, September 21, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - September 21, 2009 – Held on Sept 17-20th at the Horseshoe Valley Resort in Barrie, Ontario, the 2009 Central Canada Broadcast Engineers (CCBE) Conference was well attended. Sponsored by Applied Electronics and Grass Valley, this year’s CCBE BBQ on Friday evening introduced a new...
Audio Visual Technology for the City of Guelph Council Chambers, September 3, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - September 3, 2009 – Applied Electronics designed, supplied and installed audio visual systems in 4 Corporate Meeting Rooms, Committee Room, Council Chamber, and Councilor’s Lounge in the City of Guelph’s Civic Centre. Three Corporate Meeting Rooms are each equipped with...
AEL and VOX Build an HD Studio, August 10, 2009
Montreal, Quebec - August 10, 2009 – Vox is a television service dedicated to building strong, stimulating relationships with the community and features locally produced programming. Applied Electronics provided system design consultation and equipment supply for VOX’s new HD studio....
AEL's Annual Calgary Stampede Breakfast - A Strong Tradition, July 13, 2009
Calgary, Alberta - July 13, 2009 – What an amazing turnout it was! Each year, Applied Electronics hosts its popular Stampede Breakfast on the first Friday of the 10-day long Calgary Stampede event. Having acquired more space and undergone renovations, our Calgary office was able to...
Da Vinci Impressario Control Environment, June 17, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - June 17, 2009 – Applied Electronics is pleased to announce a new partnership with da Vinci Systems, a leading manufacturer of high-end post-production color grading and film restoration systems for motion picture film, video and broadcast post-production facilities worldwide....
School of Higher Technology, June 5, 2009
Montreal, Quebec - June 5, 2009 – École de technologie supérieur (School of Higher Technology) is an engineering university member of the Université du Québec network, offering accredited post-graduate programs intended specifically for students that have...
Tektronix DTV Seminar at SRC Montreal, May 29, 2009
Montreal, Quebec - May 29, 2009 – Tektronix and Applied Electronics hosted a Digital Television Seminar at CBC/SRC in Montréal. The complimentary full-day informational seminar offered valuable working knowledge of the technologies behind digital terrestrial television broadcasting and how to survive the HD-DTV transition....
SMART Headquarters, May 4, 2009
Calgary, Alberta - May 4, 2009 – SMART Technologies is the world leader in interactive whiteboards and group collaboration tools. On May 1st, SMART announced the official opening of its new headquarters and research center in Calgary, Alberta. The environmentally friendly building is designed to meet LEED...
AEL Edmonton Successful Open House, May 1, 2009
Edmonton, Alberta - May 1, 2009 – Applied Electronics' Edmonton staff hosted a highly successful Open House to showcase our new office space and warehouse facility and had an outstanding turnout of customers and industry partners. Lunch and refreshments were served and incredible door prizes were drawn. Aside from conducting tours...
Ryerson at NAB 2009, April 27, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - April 27, 2009 – For the third year in a row, Ryerson University’s Radio and Television Arts (RTA) students flew down to Las Vegas to attend NAB 2009. It was once again a phenomenal experience for all 60 students(up from 42 students in 2008), some making connections for...
Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award for the Global Project, April 20, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - April 20, 2009 – Applied Electronics and Orad are proud to announce that the Global Television project was honored with the prestigious Gold Level 2009 Broadcast Engineering Excellence Award at NAB 2009 in Las Vegas for New Studio Technology- Network. The award recognizes...
John Leermakers Promoted To Vice President of Finance, March 30, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - March 30, 2009 – Paul Stechly, President of Applied Electronics, is pleased to announce the promotion of John Leermakers to Vice President of Finance. John graduated with an Honours Business Administration degree from Wilfrid Laurier University and obtained his CMA Designation...
Knowledge Network Upgrades With Help From AEL, March 12, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - March 12, 2008 – Knowledge Network is British Columbia's public Educational Media Service providing high quality, commercial-free documentaries and arts & culture programming. Knowledge contracted Applied Electronics to assist in the building of an end-to-end digital SD solution into...
SMPTE @ The Score, February 10, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - February 10, 2009 – The Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers (SMPTE) Toronto Chapter held their February meeting at The Score's new street-front HD studio facility. The meeting commenced with presentations and then small groups were taken on tours of...
Sim Video's 2009 Technology Open House, January 30, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - January 30, 2009 – Sim Video, an industry leading rental house offering the latest in professional broadcast and High Definition video equipment, hosted its fourth annual Technology Open House in Toronto on January 29th. The educational event experienced an unprecedented...
AEL's National Standing Offer # E60HN-08AVSO/011/HN, January 27, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - January 27, 2009 – Applied Electronics' National Standing Offer features over 55 of the industry's top technology manufacturers.
Applied Electronics' National Standing Offer Number:
E60HN-08AVSO/011/HN
AEL Builds New HD System for The Score, January 12, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - January 12, 2009 – The Score HD is a specialty sports channel that provides sports news, highlights, information and analysis programming along with live event sports coverage. Recently, The Score underwent a massive system upgrade to its facility in Toronto and contracted Applied Electronics to do a total rebuild of...
AEL Joins the AV Global Alliance, January 8, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - January 8, 2009 – Applied Electronics is proud to become the newest member of the AV Global Alliance. Founded in 2007 by AVM of the United Kingdom, the AV Global Alliance is a partnership of leading video conferencing and audio visual system integrators who have the ability to...
Jamie Easson Promoted to AEL's Manager of Systems Engineering, January 5, 2009
Mississauga, Ontario - January 5, 2009 – Paul Stechly, President of Applied Electronics, is pleased to announce the promotion of Jamie Easson to Manager of Systems Engineering. Jamie has been with Applied Electronics for over 7 years and came to us with extensive experience in mobile and studio systems engineering. After following in the footsteps of Gord Ballantyne...
AEL Equips Montréal City Hall with New Conference System, December 17, 2008
Montreal, Quebec - December 17, 2008 - The City of Montréal contracted Applied Electronics’ A/V team to design, supply and install a new conference system for 80 delegates in its City Hall council chamber. A DIS (Danish Interpretation Systems) was installed to improve...
Global Television Using Virtual Studio Technology, December 1, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - December 1, 2008 – With the help of Applied Electronics in systems design, supply and integration, Global Television now uses Virtual Studio Technology as it revamps its local newscasts and prepares for the total transition to full high definition. The Global remote news production project was unique in that...
AEL Helping to Reach for the Rainbow, November 24, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - November 24, 2008 – Fifteen years ago, Paul Stechly, President, graciously offered Applied Electronics’ expertise to help a charitable organization called “Reach for the Rainbow”, which helps children with...
AEL Supplies CTV News Trucks by the Half Dozen, November 19, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - November 19, 2008 – Applied Electronics and Frontline Communications proudly delivered six new HD News vehicles to CTV over the past several months. Two of the trucks are DSNG-ENG “combo” Sprinters – one each for CKY-CTV Winnipeg and CP24 Toronto. The other four are...
Prince Edward Island Legislature, November 17, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - November 17, 2008 - Applied Electronics recently completed the installation of a television broadcast system in the P.E.I. Provincial Legislature. The system operates similarly to the other legislatures in Canada: when a member...
AEL’s Annual National Sales Conference 2008, November 10, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - November 10, 2008 - In early November, Applied Electronics' A/V and Broadcast team of managers, sales and sales-support staff from the east coast to the west coast gathered for a 5-day symposium which concentrated around...
AEL Custom-Built 84 ft. x 8 ft. Screen for Rogers Sportsnet, October 9, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - October 9, 2008 - This may be the most powerful, most flexible, most creative seamless display wall in Canada and it's for Rogers Sportsnet. This Applied Electronics custom-built 84 ft. wide x 8 ft. high front projection display structure is the "on-air"...
CCBE 2008 – AEL Hospitality Suite, September 22, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - September 22, 2008 - The Central Canada Broadcast Engineers Association (CCBE) held another
successful convention at the Horseshoe Valley Resort, near Barrie, Ontario, on September 17th – 20th. The combination of quality technical papers and a golf tournament continued to attract members from the broadcast industry. This year’s event was highlighted with...
NTV Celebrates Skylink-1, September 2, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - September 2, 2008 – The folks at NTV in St. John's have a new asset with which to serve the communities of Newfoundland and Labrador: Skylink-1. NTV's Sprinter ENG van was delivered by Applied Electronics and Frontline Communications...
AEL Special Projects Crew Completes 9th Olympics Project, August 29, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - August 29, 2008, 2008 – Applied Electronics' Special Projects Team, based in the Toronto head office, has recently completed an 18-month supply and system build project for the major broadcast networks in Nordic countries Sweden, Finland, Norway, and Denmark. The crew...
AEL's Annual Calgary Stampede Breakfast - A Growing Success, July 14, 2008
Calgary, Alberta - July 14, 2008 - Applied Electronics' Calgary team staged a fantastic Stampede Breakfast and Open House on Friday, July 11th, showcasing Applied Electronics' newly renovated Calgary office space. Breaking last year's record of...
AEL Receives Another Tektronix Performance Award, July 10, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - July 10, 2008 - Applied Electronics was honoured with a Tektronix Performance Award, recognizing outstanding sales of Tektronix's test and measurement equipment. Applied Electronics is one of Tektronix's top performers...
Two More Sprinter DSNG Vans for CTV, July 7, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - July 7, 2008 - Applied Electronics and Frontline Communications are nearing completion of two more Sprinter DSNG News vans for CTV Winnipeg and CTV Toronto. They will be delivered with 1.8m Vertex AVL DSNG antenna systems...
Robert Jeffrey Norton Passes Away at Age 86, June 28, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - June 28, 2008 - It is with great sadness that Applied Electronics report the passing of a real icon in the broadcast industry, Robert Norton, known to all as "Bob" or just "Norton". Bob always referred to himself as just a "peddler", but he was a very special kind of peddler. He was...
SMART Technologies Chooses AEL for Major Integration Project, June 4, 2008
Calgary, Alberta - June 4, 2008 - Applied Electronics has been awarded the contract to design, supply and install audio/visual systems in the new SMART Technologies Global Headquarters located in northwest Calgary, Alberta. The systems, comprised of...
Applied Electronics Limited 1958-2008... 50 Years And Growing, June 2, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - June 2, 2008 – Not too many family-owned companies experience 50 successful years in business. Applied Electronics' owners, Paul Stechly, Susan Stechly and John Stechly, are very proud to able to sincerely thank their employees who...
New Emergency Response Sprinter for the Alberta Environment Ministry, May 29, 2008
Edmonton, Alberta - May 29, 2008 - Applied Electronics and Frontline Communications built onto the widening Command Vehicle market in Canada with this emergency response vehicle for the Alberta Environment Ministry. The van was formally presented to Environment Minister Rob Renner at...
AEL Supplies Telex Intercom System Aboard a Ship, May 26, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - May 26, 2008 - The IT Interceptor, based in Halifax, installs and repairs communication cable on the Ocean's floor. Applied Electronics supplied the massive vessel with a Telex expandable intercom system which allows crew members to....
Canada's National Ballet School - A Big Accomplishment, May 15, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - May 15, 2008 - Applied Electronics is very pleased to hear that Canada's National Ballet School project "Grand Jeté" in Toronto has been awarded the Governor General's Medal for Architecture for 2008. Applied Electronics' Audio Visual Systems installation team designed...
AEL Sponsors Ryerson Students for NAB, April 16, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - April 16, 2008 - For the second year in a row, RTA (Radio and Television Arts) students from Ryerson University attended the National Association of Broadcasters convention in Las Vegas, NV, in hopes of gaining knowledge and hands-on experience with the latest...
AEL Receives North American Dealer of the Year Award, April 12, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - April 12, 2008 - Applied Electronics' President, Paul Stechly, happily accepts Front Porch Digital's North American Dealer of the Year Award at a dealer meeting hosted by Dave Polyard, Vice President of Sales with Front Porch Digital, during the 2008 National Association of Broadcasters convention....
AEL's Calgary Office Gets a Make-Over, April 4, 2008
Calgary, Alberta - April 4, 2008 – Julian Fraser, Western Regional Manager, is proud to announce that the renovation of our Calgary office space is nearing a successful conclusion. All 5,000 square feet have been demolished and updated to support the growth...
Global Sets a New Standard in Remote News Production, March 3, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - March 3, 2008 – Global Television has begun the on-air launch of its ground breaking remote news production system beginning with Global National progressing to Montreal and Halifax. Using a complex system designed in conjunction with Applied Electronics...
Digital Television Technology Seminar at CTV Vancouver, February 20, 2008
Vancouver, British Columbia - February 20, 2008 – Patrick Wells, Applied Electronics' dedicated Broadcast Sales Representative in its Burnaby (Vancouver) office, reports that a very successful Tektronix Digital Television Seminar was held yesterday at CTV Vancouver. The free day-long seminar was...
AEL Delivers VOX's First HD Mobile Broadcast Truck, February 15, 2008
Montreal, Quebec - February 15, 2008 – Applied Electronics recently finalized a custom system design, in collaboration with Videotron, for the VOX HD mobile broadcast truck - the first high definition mobile broadcasting unit for...
Signiant - Developed in Canada and Marketed Worldwide, January 28, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - January 28, 2008 – Applied Electronics is pleased to announce a new partnership with Signiant, the digital media supply chain company that telco, media and entertainment executives rely on to manage the movement of media...
Groupe TVA: DSNG Sprinter Numero Deux!, January 17, 2008
Mississauga, Ontario - January 17, 2008 – Applied Electronics proudly (and carefully) delivered a second DSNG/Microwave combo Sprinter to Groupe TVA in Montreal in January. The van conversion was completed by Applied Electronics' partner Frontline Communications...
