WMHT in Schenectady, N.Y. became the first PBS member station to go live Sept. 27 with the PBS ACE system. WMHT is one of six PBS member stations scheduled to inaugurate ACE technology this year. ACE is an IT-based, multicomponent broadcast system designed to bring greater efficiency to the participating PBS membe

ACE is designed to bring increased efficiency to participating PBS member stations

WMHT Educational Telecommunications uses a Colossus network-based automation and content management system

OmniBus Systems has appointed Lorie Callahan as director of PBS market development. Callahan will manage OmniBus' relationship with PBS and its member stations and work closely with the public broadcaster on the further development of its ACE system and the emerging NGIS (Next Generation Interconnection System) pro

OmniBus has installed its automation system at KBDI-TV, a PBS member station that serves the Denver and surrounding communities on the Colorado Front Range. The installation will control three digital channels and facilitate archiving of broadcast material. OmniBus will provide individually tailored soft-panel tools

PBS has tapped Ascent Media Systems and Technology Services --formerly A.F. Associates--to serve as the primary systems integrator for its new IT-based ACE master control system at participating PBS stations nationwide. Ascent also has been awarded a design and construction contract for the PBS network operations

PBS and a consortium of technology suppliers have announced the development of ACE, a new multi-component broadcast solution.