
With New FOR-A HVS-2000 Switcher and ClassX Graphics, WLVT-TV Improves Production Workflows and On-Air Look February 19, 2020
Cypress, CA, February 19, 2020 FOR-A Corporation of America today announced PBS39/WLVT TV, part of Lehigh Valley Public Media based in Bethlehem, Penn., upgraded its control room last August with a FOR-A HVS-2000 HANABI video production switcher and ClassX broadcast graphics system. The new equipment has improved the on-air look of the stations original programming as well as its live production workflows.
For example, the HVS-2000 can load and playback graphics from the ClassX, so the TD can access them during live productions. As a result, PBS39s graphics designer does not have to be in the control room for "routine" productions. "When I saw how well the two integrated together, plus the price, it seemed like an obvious choice," said Andrea Cummis, chief technology officer.
Part of the stations multi-year equipment upgrade plan, the HVS-2000 and ClassX replaced aging Grass Valley and Chyron systems. PBS39 equipped the new switcher with 32 inputs (expandable to 48) and a 3 M/E panel with 6 M/E performance, plus 4 MELite buses, which transform traditional AUX buses into fully functional M/Es. Cummis praised the switchers AUX remote control panels, which are used to feed the set monitors. "That has been very helpful and freed up a lot of our router outputs," she said.
A "typical" PBS39 studio production is a four-camera shoot, but it is not unusual to have a 10-camera shoot that uses both studio and PTZ cameras. "We do surprisingly big shows here and with the FOR-A switcher, its no problem at all," Cummis said.
During a particularly busy production night, PBS39 was producing a program at a nearby venue while shooting a live event in its studio. The HVS-2000 was also able to receive the feed from the external shoot with embedded audio, add a station bug to the program feed, and output the branded content with the embedded audio for recording without interrupting the studio production. Being able to pass embedded audio was one feature that didnt seem important when we got it, Cummis added, "but it totally saved our night for us."
PBS39 produces more than two dozen shows every month, including episodes of the nationally syndicated series You Bet Your Garden, as well as Scholastic Scrimmage, a long-running local high school academic quiz show. As part of the Philadelphia market (DMA #4) serving eastern Pennsylvania and western New Jersey, the station also hosts live "town hall" meetings on a variety of topics. Every series gets its own distinct graphics, and Cummis said the ClassX has allowed the stations graphic designer to be more creative.
The ClassX also supports the use of RSS feeds for updating election results and other data in graphics, a feature that was not supported by the stations older graphics system. Cummis said the system "worked great" for local primary election coverage last year, but she is looking forward to using the system to its full potential for Election Night in November.
"This is really important. Were going to have people everywhere," Cummis explained. "Our election coverage is going to be way better with the new switcher and the ClassX."
FOR-A is the exclusive distributor of ClassX in North, Central, and South America. The agreement provides broadcasters and live event producers with the ability to create and play out ClassX real-time broadcast graphics integrated with FOR-A video switchers.
About Lehigh Valley Public Media Lehigh Valley Public Media , home of PBS39/WLVT, WLVR, and WPPT, acts as the catalyst to promote civic engagement, and to fulfill the regional needs of the Greater Lehigh Valley, through its dynamic communication platforms and resources. The Reporter Corps creates community-focused content for PBS39 News Tonight, digital platforms, and WLVR. Lehigh Valley Public Media and United Way of the Greater Lehigh Valley are partnering to fund and fulfill the regional literacy initiative Lehigh Valley Reads. This campaign is working to ensure all Lehigh Valley students read on grade level by the end of third grade by 2025. Lehigh Valley Public Media is a community-owned public media organization serving eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Lehigh Valley Public Media is licensed in Allentown to the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation. For more information, visit PBS39.org.
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