Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESRT) will participate in a
featured presentation at the NAB Show Broadcasting Engineering
Conference on Tuesday, April 19th, 2016, 4:30 – 5:30 p.m. PT
at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Room S228. Shane O’Donoghue,
Director of Broadcasting for Empire State Building, will speak on the Consequences
of the Incentive Auction for Broadcasters as part of a planning and
problem-solving expert panel. Plans are underway to successfully manage
the FCC’s 39-month time period allotted for broadcasters to transition
their services to assure uninterrupted service to the sophisticated,
mission-critical broadcast communications of the 14 TV stations and 19
FM radio stations broadcasting from the Empire State Building.
The panel includes broadcast technology, legal and regulatory experts
who will address spectrum repacking challenges, reimbursement issues and
resource allocation.
Mr. O’Donoghue’s perspective from the Empire State Building will serve
as an example to other broadcasters. He manages the largest over-the-air
broadcasting transmission facility in the United States, serving New
York—the #1 U.S. broadcast market—as home to 19 FM radio stations, 14
television stations, and city, federal and commercial communication
services. The Empire State Building’s telecommunications infrastructure
reaches the most people from a single tower anywhere in the world.
Broadcast stations have continually operated from ESB for the past 83
years. It is the site of the first experimental TV broadcasts, FM
experimental broadcasts and now a showcase of today’s digital media
transformation.
Panelists include:
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Doug Lung, VP of Technology, NBC Owned Stations, NBC Universal
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Shane O’Donoghue, Director of Broadcasting, Empire State
Building/Empire State Realty Trust
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Kevin Fisher, President, Smith & Fisher
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Davina Sashkin, Fletcher, Heald and Hildreth
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Tom Silliman, President, Electronics Research Inc.
Moderator:
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Peggy Miles, President, InterVox Communications
The NAB Show www.nabshow.com
is the annual conference for the National Association of Broadcasters www.nab.org
Session Information: http://bit.do/incentiveauction
About Empire State Building Broadcasting
Empire State Building (ESB) Broadcasting remains at the center of the
New York Tri-State Region’s broadcasting operations. ESB’s central
location and height allow delivery of over-the-air broadcast signals to
the entire designated market area. ESB offers multiple antennae location
options and combiner and transmitter rooms for all broadcasting needs.
ESB is a state-of-the-art facility, from its comprehensive power
distribution and RF Monitoring System to work safety and security
protocols, ensuring the highest level of service to our broadcasting and
telecommunications clients. ESB is currently underway with a major tower
project that includes a new master FM auxiliary antenna and RF safe
climbing aperture that will facilitate ease of future work and
maintenance. ESB is WiredNYC Platinum certified and provides
state-of-the-art communications backbone with redundancies and
distributed antenna system (DAS) to assure robust and reliable
communications systems. ESB amenities include largest tenant only
fitness center (15,000 sq ft), tenant only conference center, seven in
building culinary options, bike room, messenger service, and 24/7
security. https://www.esbnyc.com/business-esb/broadcasting
About NAB Show
NAB Show, held April 16-21, 2016 in Las Vegas, is the world's largest
electronic media show covering the creation, management and delivery of
content across all platforms. With 103,000 attendees from 166 countries
and 1,700+ exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for digital
media and entertainment. From creation to consumption, across multiple
platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is home to the solutions
that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to
new screens in new ways. For complete details, visit www.nabshow.com
About Empire State Realty Trust
Empire State Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:ESRT), a leading real estate
investment trust (REIT), owns, manages, operates, acquires and
repositions office and retail properties in Manhattan and the greater
New York metropolitan area, including the Empire State Building, the
world's most famous building. Headquartered in New York, New York, the
Company's office and retail portfolio covers 10.1 million rentable
square feet, as of December 31, 2015, consisting of 9.4 million rentable
square feet in 14 office properties, including nine in Manhattan, three
in Fairfield County, Connecticut and two in Westchester County, New
York; and approximately 720,000 rentable square feet in the retail
portfolio.
*Please note all lease square footages are approximate.
Forward-Looking Statements
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“contemplates,” “aims,” “continues,” “would” or “anticipates” or the
negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases. The
following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future
events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the
forward-looking statements: the factors included in (i) the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015,
including those set forth under the headings "Risk Factors,"
"Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations," "Business,” and “Properties" and (ii) in future periodic
reports filed by the Company under the Securities and Exchange Act of
1934, as amended. While forward-looking statements reflect the Company's
good faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. The
Company disclaims any obligation to publicly update or revise any
forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions
or factors, or new information, data or methods, future events or other
changes after the date of this press release, except as required by
applicable law. For a further discussion of these and other factors that
could impact the Company's future results, performance or transactions,
see the section entitled “Risk Factors” in the Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, and other risks described in
documents subsequently filed by the Company from time to time with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. Prospective investors should not
place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements, which are based
only on information currently available to the Company (or to third
parties making the forward-looking statements).
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