- F rench ▁television ▁series <0x0A> </s> ▁Wal ton ia ▁ ▁may ▁refer ▁to : ▁ ▁Wal ton ia ▁( bra chi op od ), ▁a ▁bra chi op od ▁genus ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁T ere br at ell idae ▁ ▁Wal ton ia ▁( f ung us ), ▁a ▁fung us ▁genus ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁D erm ate aceae <0x0A> </s> ▁Lind os ▁Electron ics ▁is ▁a ▁British ▁manufact urer ▁of ▁test ▁equipment ▁for ▁audio ▁quality ▁measurement . ▁ ▁F ounded ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁by ▁Peter ▁J ▁Sk ir row , ▁the ▁business ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁home ▁where ▁development ▁and ▁manufact ure ▁began , ▁as ▁is ▁so ▁often ▁the ▁case , ▁in ▁gar age ▁and ▁spare ▁rooms . ▁Since ▁then ▁it ▁has ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁well - known ▁name ▁in ▁audio ▁and ▁broadcast ing , ▁supp lying ▁test ▁equipment ▁to ▁broad c aster s ▁and ▁stud ios ▁world wide , ▁and ▁represented ▁at ▁many ▁professional ▁audio ▁exhib itions . ▁ ▁The ▁LA 1 ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁product ▁to ▁be ▁manufact ured , ▁and ▁this ▁was ▁rapidly ▁adopted ▁by ▁engine ers ▁at ▁Independent ▁Local ▁Radio ▁stations ▁who ▁needed ▁quality ▁testing ▁equipment ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁their ▁stud ios ▁and ▁transmit ters ▁met ▁the ▁I BA ▁Code ▁of ▁Pract ice ▁before ▁they ▁went ▁on - air . ▁It ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁be ▁widely ▁used ▁by ▁the ▁BBC ▁and ▁other ▁broad c aster s ▁and ▁stud ios ▁world wide . ▁Man ufact ure ▁of ▁the ▁LA 1 ▁ceased ▁with