Bay-Area Public TV Taps Harris for Automation

San Francisco-based public broadcaster KQED has signed a $1 million deal for a multi-channel automation control system from Harris' Broadcast Communications Division. Harris' Automation Solutions Windows-based control system, which controls up to seven broadcast channels, can be configured for any broadcast operation

Author:: TVTechnology
Publish date:: Dec 18, 2002

San Francisco-based public broadcaster KQED has signed a $1 million deal for a multi-channel automation control system from Harris' Broadcast Communications Division.

Harris' Automation Solutions Windows-based control system, which controls up to seven broadcast channels, can be configured for any broadcast operation and provide control for most types of devices through a LAN, WAN and TCP/IP network.

KQED says it chose Harris because it will need increased channel control due to additional digital children's and educational PBS channels as well as increased demand for program management for the station's DTV channel.

WFSU-TV, a Tallahassee-Fla.-based PBS affiliate has selected MicroFirst's new Digital Automation System (DAS) for station automation control. DAS will be used for the command and control of WFSU's new SeaChange Broadcast Media Cluster server with seven channels in and seven channels out and Broadcast Media Library via

CBS affiliate WWTV-TV has installed a Harris ADCT automated playout system at its Cadillac, Mich-based facility.

Cordillera Communications is centralizing and updating broadcast gear for some of its TV stations. The Duluth, Minn.-based owner of 11 TV stations has selected Harris automation for a centralization project in Montana and for stations in California and Colorado. Cordillera is creating a central "hub" at KXLF, a fu

The Outdoor Channel has tapped Harris to automate its new HD network, Outdoor Channel 2 HDSM, slated to launch July 1. The Harris ADC-100 automation system will be used for management and play-out of content and also for control of the integration of promos, interstitials and logos. The configuration includes th

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Harris Automation Solutions invented modern TV broadcast automation and has been its leading innovator, developing such industry standards as the Video Disk Control Protocol, the Video Archive Control Protocol, and frame-accurate control. We are continuing our legacy of innovation with new tools that extend the benefits of automation far beyond traditional device control, so broadcasters can make the most of their media and do more.