German public radio selects Gewi traffic news system

Traffic software developer Gewi has been selected by Hessischer Rundfunk (HR), a German public radio station for the state of Hesse, Frankfurt, to collect, create and aggregate traffic information to be broadcast on the HR stations which include five different radio formats. In addition, the traffic information is distributed to TV channels, internet platforms and a telephone hotline. Navigation systems can receive data via RDS-TMC and TPEG. The solution uses Gewi’s TIC for Traffic News, which enable
January 30, 2017 Read time: 1 min
Traffic software developer 1862 Gewi has been selected by Hessischer Rundfunk (HR), a German public radio station for the state of Hesse, Frankfurt, to collect, create and aggregate traffic information to be broadcast on the HR stations which include five different radio formats.

In addition, the traffic information is distributed to TV channels, internet platforms and a telephone hotline. Navigation systems can receive data via RDS-TMC and TPEG.

The solution uses Gewi’s TIC for Traffic News, which enables each announcer to customise the traffic reports based on the type of content and length of broadcast required.
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