BRIDGEVILLE, Pa.—When WXII, the Hearst Television-owned NBC affiliate for North Carolina’s Greensboro, Winston-Salem, High Point markets, opened its new TV studio in August, Brightline’s L1.2 and L1.4 LED SeriesOne models helped light it up.

With nearly 40 units installed, the L1.2 and L1.4 lights create the base lighting for the daylight balanced (5,600K) set. The L1.2s were used mostly as side fills, while the L1.4s were positioned at the front. In addition, Lupo DayLED fresnels were added to create crisp lighting for eight specific talent positions around the set.

Dan McKenrick, the lighting designer for the studio project, said an advantage for using LED lighting fixtures on a news set is the extensive dimming range without color temperature change, allowing for better control for a diversity of skin colors. He also found Brightline’s ability to add intensifiers to increase output and control screens to restrict the light path to be useful during the project.

Another element that McKenrick had to take into consideration when selecting and installing the Brightline lights was the fact that two configurations had to be devised—one for the current COVID-19 restrictions and another for when newscasts are able to get back to normal.

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BRIDGEVILLE, Pa.—The Open Signal: Portland Community Center in Portland, Ore., completed an upgrade to its 2,000-square-foot facility this past July that saw the installation of 30 Brightline L1.2 SeriesONE LED fixtures.

Open Signal is a PEG organization that produces programming for five cable channels reaching 400,000 homes in the Portland area. The facility produces about 20 shows a week between its two studios.

With its previous lighting setup creating fan noise that was impacting productions, per Open Signal’s media services manager Noah Dorsey, Open Signal tapped Brightline’s 5600K L1.2 lights, which are controlled through a DMX console. The soft-light capability of the fixtures provides versatility for producers. The lights also easily work with Studio A’s chromakey cyc.

“We love them,” said Dorsey. “They live up to the name ‘Brightline’—they’re super bright.”