PBS Move LA

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PBS Move

 

LOS ANGELES (CNS) - PBS SoCal KOCE announced today that its broadcast

operations will be moved from Golden West College in Huntington Beach to

westside Los Angeles in mid-November.

``The station's new high-tech master control systems and signal

transmission line will move to a shared site in the Sawtelle district of L.A.,

and Centralcast LLC -- a centralized master control facility for public

television stations -- will be the broadcast hub,'' according to a PBS

statement.

``Nearly six years ago, KOCE became PBS SoCal and stepped into the role

as the primary PBS station when KCET left PBS,'' said President and CEO Andrew

Russell.

``Over that time, we've accomplished a great deal, thanks in large part

to the support of our viewers, who contribute more than 50 percent of our

annual operating budget,'' he said.

``This move expands our footprint across the region and strengthens our

operations. It also reflects our commitment to being good stewards of public

funds, because it makes our operations more effective and efficient.''

Syracuse, New York-based Centralcast provides automation services,

content recording, storage, synchronization of traffic data, signal monitoring

and a consolidated traffic system for public television stations around the

country, according to Russell.

Station officials said the move to Centralcast provides PBS SoCal an

instant upgrade of costly equipment that depreciates quickly and must be

updated often.

PBS SoCal KOCE, the third most-watched PBS station in the country, has

regional offices in Century City, Costa Mesa and downtown Los Angeles.

 

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