Sennheiser and Agorà, both official audio suppliers to host broadcaster of the Eurovision Song Contest (ESC), ORF, are working on the audio installation for the upcoming singing competition.
Sennheiser will deliver its largest Spectera setup to date, including manufacturing samples of a yet to be launched handheld transmitter [pictured above]. A firmware variant especially for the event adds functionalities that will be needed on site, such as a level recorder.
Volker Schmitt, manager for technical application engineering at Sennheiser and ESC veteran, says: “We’re excited to bring the largest deployment worldwide of Spectera Base Stations, bidirectional bodypacks and handheld mics to the ESC. Artists and crews will benefit from the extraordinary clarity of IEMs over Spectera, and artists using a headset mic will be able to perform with just one belt pack. Like the Agorà team, our wireless experts are very much looking forward to the amazing international teamwork at the ESC.”
Meanwhile Italian rental company, Agorà is handling the technical production for the event. In Lisbon and Tel Aviv, it supported the local teams for PA, RF, show mixing and network technology. In Turin, it was in charge of those areas and it is now bringing the same full service to host broadcaster ORF in Vienna.
Valerio Motta, Agorà’s project manager for the ESC 2026, is excited to see the advances in technology and workflow that this mega-broadcast brings year after year. “But the best part of the job,” he says, “is to work with teams from so many nations. The ESC is like a very fast and complex festival – we love it!”
Dr Andreas Sennheiser highlights the technical aspect of the show: “The Eurovision Song Contest is a huge opportunity for companies to put their latest and greatest technology through its paces at the world’s biggest live music broadcast. We’re very pleased to be able to partner with the ORF and very happy to have welcomed Agorà to the Sennheiser offices.”
After an endurance test at Sennheiser, all Spectera devices were shipped to Agorà for further tests and configuration into racks, followed by a two day Spectera training at Agorà’s headquarters. The Agorà and Sennheiser teams are now getting ready to support host broadcaster ORF in its task to make the world’s biggest live music contest a reality.
