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For Immediate Release
WOIO-TV Cleveland, OH
RAYCOM
OWNED WOIO-TV IN CLEVELAND BROADCASTS
NEWS IN
HD WITH JVC GY-HD250 PRO HD CAMERAS
- Wayne, NJ (April 7, 2008) —
Cleveland-based WOIO-TV, CBS affiliate and Raycom’s largest market
station converted its local newscasts to HD with JVC’s GY-HD250
ProHD cameras. As the first Raycom station to convert its news to
HD, WOIO-TV airs eight hours of news a day utilizing JVC as the
station’s primary studio news cameras for its live morning, noon,
evening and nightly news programs.
- WOIO-TV has the GY-HD250s set up on pedestals
in a studio configuration, which are operated through Vinten
Radamec broadcast robotics. The station has one operator that
controls the pan, tilt, focus and zoom functions for all four
cameras throughout each newscast.
“We initially looked at box
style cameras, but went with the GY-HD250s because they give us
better control in the studio. I was sold on JVC because of the
camera’s functionalities such as gamma control, return video, tally
and intercom should we need it because the robotics go down,” said
Bob Maupin, Chief Engineer, WOIO-TV. “In addition, we’re able to
adjust the colors and skin tone detail, which is very important when
we’re constantly doing close-ups of the anchors.”
- “In 2007, we had dozens of stations across
the country adopt our affordable HD solution,” said Lawrence
Librach, Vice President, Digital Video Division, JVC Professional
Products Company. “And with the switch to digital TV less than a
year away, JVC enables stations to transition to HD seamlessly and
affordably. The days of broadcasters purchasing $35k cameras for
local news are virtually over. JVC’s ProHD provides outstanding
picture quality and offers a full complement of studio accessories
including CCUs, Remote Operation Panels, Studio Viewfinders, Lenses
and lens controls.”
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- Raycom’s CBS affiliate, WTVR-TV located in
Richmond, Virginia has also upgraded to the JVC GY-HD250s.
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- WOIO-TV is one of America's most talked about
CBS affiliates. 19 Action News at 11:00 is one of the only late
newscasts in the country to post three consecutive years of
significant audience growth. In
addition, WOIO-TV has the market's only newscast at 4pm to the
already established 5pm and 6pm newscasts.
- This announcement follows the successful
integration of the JVC GY-HD250U by many stations across the country
including Scripps Television Group, Waterman Broadcasting, Weigel
Broadcasting, and WLS-TV, ABC owned station in Chicago, IL and
KABC-TV, ABC owned
station in Los Angeles, CA.
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- For more information and high-resolution
photos of the GY-HD250U, please visit JVC’s Web site
http://pro.jvc.com/newsroom.
- ABOUT
JVC PROFESSIONAL PRODUCTS COMPANY
- JVC
Professional Products Company, located in Wayne, New Jersey, is a
leading manufacturer and distributor of a complete line of broadcast
and professional equipment. For more information about this, or any
other JVC Professional Products Company product, contact JVC at
(800) 582-5825; or Candace Vadnais at PFS Marketwyse 973-812-8883,
ext. 430 or visit JVC’s Web site at http://www.jvc.com/pro.