jbnews 344 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Wait, TV stations have to get permits from the COUNTY OR CITY to build a new news set? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennTV1983 743 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Wait, TV stations have to get permits from the COUNTY OR CITY to build a new news set? Any new construction or renovation work being done above a certain dollar amount (usually above the $25,000 range, which varies from city to city) requires a permit to be issued as well as a licensed contractor to be assigned first before anything can actually happen. That includes TV studios when you factor in the costs for demo, floor resurfacing, lighting replacement, labor, and other miscellaneous stuff in addition to the actual set installation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted November 29, 2015 Share Posted November 29, 2015 Plus the gubmnt like to get it's cut of that tax money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weeters 1811 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Wait, TV stations have to get permits from the COUNTY OR CITY to build a new news set? There is also usually a significant amount of electrical work that needs to be done to install a new set. That alone is enough to require a permit in most places. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnews 344 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Wow. I never new that. I thought cities didn't care when a station got a new set. Interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eat News 4738 Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Well in the olden days sets were a lot less complicated, so most cities didn't care. But over time as building codes evolved things changed. Granted there are still some exemptions and grandfathering...but those are few and far. Some notable exemptions may be found in LA/Hollywood where sets can be treated differently in many aspects because they are on movie lots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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