CHICAGO—Serving more than two million weekly viewers across a four-state area, WTTW—a Chicago-based PBS station with four distinct channels and an online presence—takes pride in our many well-known local and national productions. Like all public television stations, we walk a fine line between meeting our budgetary goals and delivering programming that will interest our viewers. As a result, we’re always looking for technologies that will allow us to cost- effectively produce more local content and enhance it with live video from the field. This is particularly important for “Chicago Tonight,” WTTW’s evening TV news program. Previously for “Chicago Tonight” and other programs, our only resource for broadcasting live video reports was a microwave truck. Not only does the equipment

Join for free to read