NBC Television Central — An Overview

Large television centers are becoming more common throughout the world. While the design of individual studios and associated control rooms within such centers can be dealt with based on past experience, the routing and ultimate release-to-air of numerous individual signal sources within the center take on a special dimension when the system is very large. Rebuilding around an ongoing operation within an existing structure strongly influences the final design. A review of existing operating practices suggests many possibilities for improvement from a human-factors viewpoint. The final scheme includes the use of a large audio-video routing apparatus, a multichannel computer-controlled release studio, and numerous remote-control subsystems. Automated program schedule preparation and flexible voice communications play important roles in the completed system.

Print ISSN

0036-1682

Published

1976-10

Content type

Original Research

DOI

10.5594/J07547