Smarts Broadcast Systems
Press Release


For Immediate Release	                	8/15/01

For more information Contact:
John Schad
Smarts Broadcast Systems
800 747-6278


Smarts Broadcast Systems of Emmetsburg, Iowa has announced
the acquisition of On Air Digital, a digital audio manufacturer
located in Dallas, Texas.

On Air Digital manufactures products complementary to the
Smarts product line of digital systems for radio stations.
Their Ultimate Digital Studio is a well known product in the
industry currently in use in several hundred radio stations.
Their RadioSuite product is a state-of-the-art radio automation
system that brings a new, innovative, and highly stable computer
operating system to the broadcast industry. These products will
be added to the current Smartcaster line of digital audio
products manufactured by Smarts.

John Schad, CEO of Smarts Broadcast Systems said that all
manufacturing and administrative operations will be moved from
Dallas to Iowa, but the On Air Digital sales and product
development staff will remain in Texas. 

The acquisition positions Smarts Broadcast Systems as a major
player in digital broadcast products worldwide, according to
Schad. The company now has over 3,000 units in the field,
representing more than 25% of the total radio stations in the
United States. Units are also located in over 20 other countries
around the world.

Schad went on to say that the real value of the acquisition is
yet to come. "We will soon be introducing a brand new product to
the broadcast marketplace combining the best features of both the
RadioSuite and Smartcaster products, and adding new and exciting
functionality not yet available to the industry."

Schad said that the acquisition will allow rapid development of
a whole new line of products based around the Linux operating
system. The broad new product line will consist of upward
compatible modules to allow stations to acquire simple digital
systems very inexpensively but later grow them into more complex
systems as their needs change. Running under Linux, all systems
will offer reliability not possible with more conventional
operating systems.

The On Air Digital division of Smarts will be managed by John
Schaab in Dallas.

More information on Smarts Broadcast Systems and On Air Digital
USA is available at http://www.smartsbroadcast.com and
http://www.onairusa.com/.