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KUSI-TV picks Philips; station upgrades its production facility to digital.(Philips Broadcast Television Systems Co.)(Brief Article)

Broadcasting & Cable, December, 1996 by Dickson, Glen

Station upgrades its production facility to digital KUSI-TV, the UPN affiliate in San Diego, has upgraded its production facility with $700,000 worth of Philips BTS digital equipment. The revamp includes the installation of a Venus routing switcher (96x96 with serial digital video and stereo audio), which replaces an aging Dynair system, and a Saturn master control switcher, which is taking the place of a 15-year-old Grass Valley unit.

KUSI-TV also has purchased Philips BTS's Jupiter control system to manage signal distribution throughout its plant. "Jupiter lets us control all the routers and all the machines [such as VTRs] through the routers," says Richard Large, the station's vice president of engineering. The installation of the...

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