Rabat-based Maghreb Arabe Presse (MAP) is the Moroccan state-owned news agency founded in 1959. Recently, the agency has completed a transition to IP and they have chosen to rely on Lawo broadcast technology in their radio production studios. The project was performed by LTS Network, based in Casablanca.

The technical update encompasses three radio studios and two TV studios and is fully based on IP technology. After LTS Network won the project in 2018, a meticulous upgrade-in-place was begun. CEO Hassan Eddahbi explains: “The radio architecture comprises two control rooms, two small studios and another large studio that accommodates multiple guests. Lawo’s sophisticated radio AoIP solution enables fast operation and an easy working environment for talent.”

“The ruby consoles in both control rooms have proven their effectiveness and audio quality, and their workflow is more intuitive and less involved than competitors’ offerings,” Eddahbi continues. “The consoles allow you to quickly switch between the different control rooms and choose the desired environments in record time, whether broadcasting live or recording for later use. They also make it possible to host all three studios at the same time during a single broadcast!”

Lawo was chosen thanks to the true-IP workflow of the company’s audio mixers which allow operators to access all audio sources available on the network at any given time; this is especially important since MAP serves its international programs in Arabic, English, French, Spanish and Tamazight (the language of the Berber people).

“The project’s requirements were quite challenging,” says Eddahbi, “New technical solutions and customer-defined workflows needed to be matched and fully integrated in the overall network. But we knew we could count on our team and the Lawo engineers.”