NBC Burbank, 1959: Video Tape Bay 3
This is an early look at the video tape department in Burbank. There were three bays of RCA TRT 1 Cs with 4 machines in each bay. Machines 11 and 12 are seen on the back wall. Twelve machines were needed not only to record shows produced there, but to record and playback network feeds for time delay broadcasts. Photo from RCA Broadcast News, March, 1959.
CBS Television City…Circa 1988 This clip takes a look back as CBS prepares for it’s 60th Anniversary. Since the company became CBS in 1928, I’m guessing this was shot in 87 or 88. Enjoy! [evp_embed_video url=”http://CDN.eyesofageneration.com/Content/Viewseum/tvc1988.mp4″ preload=”none” template=”mediaelement”] Source
ULTRA RARE…FIRST “TONIGHT” SHOW, Part 2 of 2 To get the full effect of this historic footage, that is just now become available online, make sure you see and read Part 1, posted earlier today. This is Monday, September 27. 1954…debut night, and full of surprises for everyone…including those of us watching now. Steve Allen’s […]
Always Handy Flip cards and camera alignment chats were always close at hand in the early days like in this 1949 shot from NBC. Do you know why? Source
Dumont: The Start Of WABD, New York This photo was taken April 15, 1946 and shows the inaugural broadcast from the new Dumont studio at Wanamaker’s department store in Manhattan. The telecast was fed to Dumont’s W3XWT (WTTG) in Washington for broadcast there, and in Washington, some FCC officials making congratulatory comments were fed back […]
For those who came in late, the network standard was to record two copies and play them both back together.
Same thing for shows originating on film.
…and we still do that today!
Don Huth on the right.
‘There were three bays of RCA TRT 1 Cs with 4 machines in each bay’. No, at that time, there were four TRT’s. The rest were Ampex VR 1000’s. If one looks closely at this shot, you will see at least 7 VR-1000 transports. The associated electronics contain Ampex gear but also RCA modulators/demodulators for “RCA Labs color”.
Coats and ties in Video Tape!
How about that Chuck, just think if video tape guys came to work with coats and ties on now a days… !
Bill Bryant was there !