South Carolina Station
Stays Sharp by Upgrading With Utah Scientific Master Control
and Routing Switcher
July 28, 2008
Source: Utah Scientific
Utah Scientific today announced that Hearst-Argyle-owned
NBC affiliate WYFF of Greenville, S.C., has deployed the company's
UTAH-400 digital routing switcher, MC-2020 master control
switcher, and SqueezeMax effects unit to support its transition
from analog to digital and to enable broadcast in HD.
"We've been a Utah customer for many years. In fact,
the router I'm replacing is a 23-year-old analog router from
Utah Scientific," said Doug Durkee, WYFF director of
broadcast operations. "When necessity forced us to move
from analog to digital, we were glad to stay with the company.
Utah Scientific products are extremely reliable, durable,
and easy to upgrade, and the warranty protection is excellent.
We've also been very happy with the service from Utah."
WYFF serves the No. 36 Nielsen market, which is very competitive,
especially on the local news front. One way WYFF distinguishes
itself from the competition is that it broadcasts the region's
only live Doppler radar. The Utah Scientific SqueezeMax effects
unit, which replaces two outdated pieces of analog equipment,
will, among other things, enable the station to use its live
Doppler radar more flexibly and predictably as an element
within its station ID.
"To stay competitive, broadcasters need more than high
programming quality; they need high technology quality, as
well," said Utah Scientific President and CEO Tom Harmon.
"At WYFF, Utah is supporting a technology transition
that is sure to sharpen a local station's competitive edge."
The UTAH-400 digital routing switcher family includes HD and
SD digital video switchers and AES/EBU digital audio switchers
in all matrix sizes. At WYFF, the UTAH-400 router, on the
air since June, is a 144-frame, loaded 96x40 system. Specifically
designed to address the growing requirement for large switching
systems, the UTAH-400 is based on an innovative matrix architecture
that greatly reduces system complexity, resulting in commensurate
reductions in rack space and power requirements.
WYFF also purchased the new Utah MC-2020 digital master control
switcher. The MC-2020 frame can hold two independent signal-processing
channels, allowing WYFF to build a system in one frame that
supports both SD and HD formats, as well as dual-channel configurations
for either format.
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