V'J/SO14 Broadcast and Teleproduction Happenings PTL-'The Inspirational Network" Expands WDZL -TV, New 24 -Hour UHF RCA's Broadcast Antenna Center Quality Video's Mobile Unit www.americanradiohistory.com On the move. for you! 4,-. ..._V,. at" \ ,,\ 1 bt, . V I . O.. I . ` . .,S{+?f " \ Y '1 y^$(.. 4 , ,. P .. 1N " 1 , ; rÿ: I:IYf . ;-- ' !Í "' II-, i..R . a. : RCA Y{RWJä1sCAb7 6Y&Taa -1 f, ...,p,a- -.Ni l¡ JI ^ Idi.1 0 1 f' .i.w , +u. --^jyL ' r +,., p _ f ÿ'S 1, y, wpkM3.xyn. ,, nasr : . l . r -.-- / ( ,r w. }'Y, ) `r---._ .:. , a./ _ .*.Yd.g j 'i2N'-rE .., 3 s!Y ` 5 -,:. .` 'ß` ,...7.!: r.i/ .. 1 c.i` 1,'fy.VrY, *--rit, j+i .. ;j -'' - , }. - r* 1,:& r.1. `da .a ..\.". 47-77::` N1u " ` yy',, C ` .a..s"ç. _- 1, - l'3aa-y..í.-,.+D:.. `... View from United Slates Avenue There is a new RCA Broadcast Systems Di- We're moving toward a full integrated vision, operating from a new headquar- operation -consolidating administration, ters location in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. engineering and manufacturing in one Administrative operations- marketing, area for added efficiency and customer - product management, Tech Alert, cus- responsive service. tomer service and finance -are already in RCA Broadcast Systems move to Gibbs - place on site, and a new building is under boro reaffirms our commitment to remain construction. When completed later this the industry's leading supplier of quality year, TV transmitter engineering and pro- products, with unequalled support duction will move from Meadow Lands, services. We're moving ahead with new Pennsylvania. Custom Repair, Assembly products, a new environment, a new and Engineering (CRAE Shop) operations organization, and a new spirit. will relocate from Pennsauken, N. J. RC" www.americanradiohistory.com March 1984 Vol. No. 174 CONTENTS l --_- 9' -4 1`ai., . W NO Z14 ..' New WDZL -TV Jumps RCA Broadcast QVLV Operates A 4 Into Miami Market Antenna Center Quality Mobile This fast -moving UI-W broad- 1 25 TV caster found a transmitting site, Revisited Unit a studio, and was on -air operat- The source for most broadcast Quality Video, Las Vegas, covers ing a 24 -hour a day schedule - television antennas in the U. S. is a lot of turf with its modern 60- only eight months after the CP RCA's facility in Gibbsboro, NJ. foot television production unit. was awarded. Getting there took Started in 1954, it remains a Equipped with six TK -47 auto- a heroic effort. dedicated antenna engineering matic cameras, two handhelds, resource center, greatly ex- and a complement of video tape, panded in area and in capability. audio, switching and communi- This report is an update on the cations facilities, the QVLV facility, personnel and mobile unit is a flexible, full developments. scale TV studio on wheels. Products In 30 The News Added to the RCA video product line are the TKS -100, an innova- tive telecine system which utilizes CCD sensors and micro- processor controls, and the TII 400, a low cost one -inch VTR. More And Better: Brazil's New 18 PTL Expands Its 10 Five- Station Television Reach TV Network On -Air With expanding audiences, Rede Manchete de Televisao larger facilities and ever -growing launched its five-city network on video requirements, PTL main- a grand scale in mid -1983, with tains its state -of-art operation, state -of- the -art transmitting and producing more and better pro- studio facilities. The VHF trans- gramming. Their computer -age mitting and antenna systems are teleproduction operation is covered here. covered here. RCA Copyright 1984 RCA Corporation. All rights reserved. www.americanradiohistory.com VIEWFINDER Joseph C. Volpe Heads Broadcast WPAN -TV On -Air With Total Systems Division RCA System Package Joseph C. Volpe has been named Division A new independent UHF station, WPAN -TV, in Vice President and General Manager of RCA Broad- Fort Walton Beach, Florida, is going on -air with a cast Systems Division, now headquartered in complete RCA system package including trans- Gibbsboro, N. J. mitter, antenna and studio equipment. Before his promotion, Mr. Volpe was Division Valued at approximately $1.75 million, the Vice President, Operations for Broadcast Systems. equipment package includes a TFU -36 JDA He joined RCA in 1958 and served in a series antenna, a TTU -55C 55- kilowatt transmitter and a of engineering assignments with the Missile and 7 -meter satellite receiving station, four TK -710 Surface Radar unit of the RCA Government Sys- portable cameras and two TR -800 one -inch video tems Division. In 1971 Mr. Volpe became System tape recorders, as well as state -of- the -art switch- Project Manager of the AEGIS Program, a combat ing and special effects systems. weapon system developed for U.S. Navy cruisers. Operating with an ERP of three megawatts, Three years later he was appointed Chief Engineer Ch. 53 will cover the Northwest Florida region, in- of the Missile and Surface Radar activity and in cluding Pensacola and Destin with a 'city-grade' 1980 he became Director of Product Operations signal, according to Elbert Davis, President of Fort for this group. During 1981 he was advanced to Walton Beach Broadcasting Inc., and the station's Division Vice President, Broadcast Transmission General Manager. Systems, with responsibility for product manage- ment and engineering for RCA's line of broadcast High -Power Communications Satellites transmitters, antennas and technical services. Mr. Volpe succeeds Joseph B. Howe who has RCA Astro- Electronics has been awarded a been appointed Staff Vice President and Chief contract in excess of $120 million to design and Engineer on the staff of RCA Group Vice President, build three high -powered communications John D. Rittenhouse. satellites. The three Ku -band satellites, to be produced for RCA American Communications Inc., will pro- vide more efficient, more reliable distribution of TV services to customers in major metropolitan areas. The first of this new generation of communi- cations satellites built by RCA is scheduled for launch in 1985. The Ku -band system's other two in -orbit spacecraft are expected to be in position by 1987. "These satellites represent a high perform- ance approach to satellite designs through the use of space -proven lightweight, cost -effective com- ponent designs based on the highly successful RCA Satcom domestic communications satellite system," said Charles A. Schmidt, Division Vice President and General Manager at RCA Astro- Electronics. The new satellite's increased signal strength permits use of smaller antennas which can be situated on top of buildings in urban areas. Also, the frequency of the Ku -band transmission is sub- ject to minimal interference from terrestrial radio signals such as microwaves. Thus, the convenience of Ku -band system makes it a useful tool in the development of services such as teleconferencing and private voice and high -speed data networks linking Joseph C. Volpe business centers. The Ku -band system also offers an attractive option for broadcast television networks by elim- inating the need for expensive telephone, micro- wave of coaxial cable connections to a remote antenna location. 2 www.americanradiohistory.com VIEWFINDER United Nations Converts RCA TK -47 Cameras For Triax Operation The United Nations television program pro- duction center converted its two RCA TK-47 auto- matic studio cameras to operate with triax cable. The TK -47s are used in the meeting rooms of the General Assembly and Security Council. According to Martin Bunnel, Production Man- ager of the U.N. television operation, the RCA cameras could now be used to broadcast meetings of those two U.N. bodies. { J ..: - RCA Equips New Indianapolis Emmy Winner UHF Station WPDS -TV, a new UHF television station in Indianapolis, Indiana, is on -air with approximately $4.5 million worth of equipment purchased from RCA. Owned by Anacomp Inc., Ch. 59 broadcasts with an RCA TTU -110C 110 -kilowatt transmitter and a TFU -25G pylon antenna. To produce and edit its daily local news programming, WPDS uses three RCA HAWKEYE camera /recorder combinations and two HR -2 studio VTRs. Even before its air date, the WPDS studio was in operation, handling teleproduction assign- ments. The studio is equipped with three TK -47 automatic cameras, four TR -800 one -inch recorders, and a telecine system comprised of a TK-290 automatic telecine camera, two TP -66 16mm film projectors, a TP -7 35mm slide pro- won a TP -55 multiplexer. Commercials, sta- RCA's HAWKEYE camera /recorder combination jector and the EMMY in the "recording camera" category from The tion breaks and other short program segments National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. will be played to air with two TCR -100A automatic President John Cannon (left) of the academy presented the EMMY to Dennis J. Woywood, Vice President, RCA cartridge machines. Broadcast Systems Division. Other equipment purchased from RCA in- "We consider the EMMY to be the most prestigious cludes computer graphics and electronic graphics recognition of technical achievement a company can receive," Mr. Woywood said. "It is an honor for an RCA systems, a master control and automation system design team to again be recognized for its contribution and a routing switcher. to the television industry." 3 www.americanradiohistory.com NEW UHF STATION ,"/ Starts Fast, Runs non -Stop Independent WDZL -TV, Miami's newest station, A tower and transmitter site were available got off to a remarkably fast start: only eight from the Dade County Board of Education which months after the CI' was awarded, TV -39 was on- had closed its UHF station. As an additional bit of air and broadcasting a full 24 -hour schedule. good fortune, the transmitter structure was also Starting with a staff of two in February 1982 - available and adapted to accommodate the 110 kW General Manager Susan Jaramillo and Station TTU -110C Transmitter.