BWAV

This is a sound delivery system, also known as a broadcast.wav file.
BWAVs (pronounced "Bee Wav") are sound files, which have an inherent (non-tape based) timestamp. When loaded into your editing software, the BWAV will automatically appear on the correct part of the show/timeline. Unlike DA88 or Tascam, you don't have to load the file real-time, it can be ingested as a digital file in a matter of seconds.

The timecode of the BWAV relates to the system it was created on - it will be PAL or NTSC depending on where it was made. This can be a problem when importing NTSC BWAVs into a PAL project.

However, it's a particularly useful format for delivering across platforms and for re-versioning of programme audio. It can be FTP-ed from country to country for quick delivery

A BWAV can be mono, stereo, 4-track or 8-track, and can be used in place of a tape-based format such as DAT or Tascam (DA88).

Beware - a single BWAV file cannot exceed 2gb in size

BWAV files can be any sampling frequency or bit depth, but standard for TV is 16bit 48KHz.

If using BWAVs to transfer sound from one sound house to another, remember to get them both to talk to each other about what they need and how they'd like the BWAV laid out.