Pilot failure likely caused ’07 collision of two Phoenix ENG copters
The National Transportation Safety Board says the pilots of news choppers from KTVK-TV and KNXV-TV that collided and crashed July 27, 2007, were occupied with their reporting duties as they covered a police pursuit and failed to see each other...
WNET.ORG adds HVS-1500HS production switcher for ‘Worldfocus’ newscast
The production switcher is part of a new production facility for ‘Worldfocus,’ which is distributed in SD but will be offered to PBS member stations in HD in spring 2009...
Hyperlocal may be overhyped
Hyperlocalism is one way that local stations can combat national news coverage, but questions still remain about whether it’s the answer...
NTSB recommends new safety rules for ENG helicopters
The agency has called for new restrictions on helicopter pilots who report for television and fly at the same time...
Senate votes to delay DTV deadline; House to move this week
The Senate has voted to postpone the transition till June, and the House of Representatives is expected to do likewise this week...
WBAL-TV relies on DNF Controls USP systems
The two Universal Switch Panel systems installed at the Hearst-Argyle-owned station in Baltimore are situated to either side of WBAL’s switcher and multiviewer wall...
Two Florida stations combine news operations with Oasis
WFLX and WPEC have added Bitcentral Oasis to share news resources and increase revenue...
KTLA relies on JPEG2000, H.264 compressed HD backhaul for Rose Parade
While the station’s primary Rose Parade backhaul was encoded in the JPEG2000 format, KTLA also chose to use H.264 contribution encoded with the Telairity BH8100 encoder...
‘Klyde’ takes Bay News 9 weather to next level
The 24-hour cable news channel in Tampa, FL, is using a Baron Services million-watt dual-polarization radar system to give viewers a faster, more accurate view of threatening weather conditions...
WBAL goes live with local HD news
To produce five HD local newscasts per day, the station undertook a modernization and upgrade project led by Communications Engineering of Newington, VA...
TBN equips New York studio with Ikegami HDK-79EXIII field cameras
Trinity Broadcasting Network has added six of the full-digital HDTV field cameras configured for studio use in its new Union Square facility...
Republican lawmakers move to block reinstitution of Fairness Doctrine
The Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 seeks to keep government out of monitoring political speech on the airwaves to ensure fairness...
Davenport station adds DIGITAL PROceiver IFB solution
KWQC in Davenport, IA, began using the digital IFB in mid-October....
Troll Systems TouchStar controls remote camera, receive site gear
The system’s touch-screen interface lets operators control TrollCam camera systems, as well as S750 and TS-940SL remote site controllers at multiple locations...
BMS TCII Media Router System offers ENG IP connectivity
The system consists of a Mobile Media Router in the truck and a Media Router Gateway installed at the receive site...
