Nautel is a privately owned company headquartered in Canada. Founded in 1969, with approximately 150 employees, the company reported $40.0M in revenue as of 2024, functioning as a tier 2 media tech buyer. The company specializes in connectivity infrastructure, designing, manufacturing, and supporting high power Radio Frequency (RF) products for AM and FM radio broadcast, navigation, sonar, and industrial applications.
Nautel confirmed its annual Radio Technology Forum for Sunday, April 19, in Las Vegas, coinciding with the 2026 NAB Show. The forum will feature an Industry Briefing Breakfast that includes the Publisher/President of Radio + Television Business Report and Radio Ink. Earlier, on February 23, Nautel's head of customer service, John Wilton, expressed concerns about the "aging out" of broadcast engineers and a growing lack of RF knowledge, prompting the company to establish a training center at its Nova Scotia facilities to offer comprehensive training sessions. Previously, on February 19, Nautel detailed these plans, announcing two in-depth, paid training sessions for June and September at its new training center in Hackett’s Cove, Nova Scotia. Each three-day course will cover FM and AM transmitters, along with RF technology essentials.
Nautel offers 3 products in the media tech industry. Nautel's product portfolio comprises of connectivity infrastructure.
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Nautel's revenues were less than $50M in 2024. Caretta Research has split Nautel's revenue into 3 different product categories, the largest of which is analogue radio transmitters. For full access to Nautel's revenue breakdown subscribe to Caretta Portal.
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Nautel's customers primarily consist of broadcast Media Production and Distribution and broadcast television and radio companies. Examples of Nautel's customers include Ideastream Public Media and KYUK Public Media.
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