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The AccuWeather
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This is
where all the programs you see are switched. It is the final control
point before our transmitters. The operator has control over the many
machines for playing back programs during the day. He or she is also
responsible for recording programs that are transmitted via satellite,
and for properly aiming and tuning the satellite equipment for news
feeds. The operator on duty has a
log
(produced by the "traffic" department) which tells them which
commercials to play at what times. WFMZ-TV was one of the first stations
in the country to play back commercial material from
optical laser disks. This technology has been replaced by
disk-array storage. All of our commercials are stored on a large
computer hard disk array. That means that any commercial, promo, ID, or
other material is instantly available to the operator. The master
control operator has monitors for the National Weather Service (in case
of weather alerts) and for the Emergency Alert System.
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