All Future Sports Broadcasts in Fox Widescreen to Carry Dolby Digital 5.1

6-Feb-03

Fox Sports' broadcast of this year's NFC Championship Game in Dolby Digital 5.1 audio to DTV affiliates in Charlotte, Los Angeles, and Washington DC marked the beginning of a new era for the sports broadcaster. All future events broadcast by Fox Sports in Fox Widescreen will be accompanied by Dolby Digital 5.1 audio.Fox's first use of Dolby Digital 5.1 was during its 2002 Fox Widescreen presentation of Super Bowl XXXVI. With the proper equipment installed and the number of Dolby Digital 5.1 affiliates growing, Fox viewers can expect to hear more sporting events, such as its coverage of NASCAR's Daytona 500 on February 16, and future regular programming delivered in Dolby Digital 5.1. As with its last Super Bowl broadcast, Fox uses Dolby E to send the audio from the remote truck through its network and out to the local stations. At the affiliates, the Dolby E audio is decoded and then encoded into Dolby Digital 5.1 for delivery to consumers. Fox purchased a full complement of Dolby products to outfit its remote trucks and network infrastructure.