PARAMUS, N.J.—Having recently transitioned to an entirely 4K studio facility, KLCS-TV, Los Angeles PBS affiliate, decided to go with Sony for its server, selecting the company’s PWS-4500 live production server.
The PWS-4500 can be configured as an HD production recorder or as a fully-featured replace server supporting 4K and HD formats, as well as SDI and IP interfaces. It supports HDR natively in 4K/HD and it can record content in 4K and HD simultaneously. Additional recording features include the ability to record four 4K/eight HD video signals and 16 audio channels; recording of multiple channels; and record data with 10 bit and BT2020.
Other features for the PWS-4500 include the PWS-110MG1 Media Gateway that creates workflows for archiving files recorded on the server to networked storage or removable media; three 4K streams can be backed up over a 10GbE network in real time. The station also says that server will help them prepare for when they can broadcast in ATSC 3.0.
Article continues belowKLCS is able to interface the PWS-4500 with its Sony XVS-6000 switcher, which is used to control the playback directly.
KLCS-TV broadcasts 24/7 to more than 15 million viewers in Los Angeles and surrounding Southern California areas.
