Facilities

Ascent Media - Minneapolis, MN

Our technical operations center in downtown Minneapolis, MN, provides premiere telecommunications capabilities to the entire Upper Midwest.

Capable of moving media content across town or around the world, a full array of C- and Ku-band antennas is available for domestic and international video and audio and data uplink and downlink. The Lino Lakes earth station has switching and fiber connectivity to the Minneapolis center.

Connecting the Twin Cities to over 50 locations worldwide via the Global Interconnect, an exclusive hub acts as the link to sporting venues, television studios, post production facilities, hotels and businesses. Regional services include full-time & occasional satellite transmission services, an insert studio, mobile ENG truck and portable microwave equipment.

Ascent. Serving every stage of your media life cycle.

We're part of Ascent Media's world-leading network of media facilities, which offers fully integrated, end-to-end services for every stage of the media life cycle. We can channel the talent, technology and resources to bring you the best in media services wherever your needs take you. Belonging to the Ascent family allows us to offer more diverse, more advanced media capabilities, so that no matter what your media needs may be, our facilities can solve them.

Facility Expertise

  • Business Television
  • Headshot Studio
  • Teleport Services
  • Compression & Encryption
  • Network Origination / Playout
  • Video Peering & Switching
  • Conditional Access Services

Learn more about Ascent's global service offerings

Key Contacts

  • Kelly Gorton

    Sales Manager

    tel +1 612.330.2645

  • Ascent Peering/Switching

    tel +1 612.330.2443 | 800.295.4198

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