Arizona State University - Cronkite School of Journalism and KAET-TV Channel 8, Phoenix
As part of the renovation of downtown Phoenix, a new building was
constructed to house the
Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass
Communications (CSJ), PBS Station KAET-TV, radio station KBAQ, and
internet-hosted educational
outreach services.
BFA was
responsible for all television systems design, contractor supervision
and commissioning with ASU/CSJ and KAET personnel. The project included
the TV
broadcast and production areas, studios, edit suites, news rooms and
support
areas.
BFA had the additional responsibilities of designing,
implementing and licensing the Satellite transmission and reception
system, rooftop antennae, and studio to transmitter microwave link.
Steven Ehrlich Associates, Building Architect
HDR, Project Architect and Management
BFA, Broadcast Consultants
McKay, Conant, Hoover, Audio-Visual and Acoustics
ASU Cronkite Staff, Systems Commissioning
Sundt Construction, General Contractor
Vincor, Satellite Antennae Installer
AVR, Cabling Contractor
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Phoenix Satellite Television Network
Phoenix Satellite TV, is China’s second largest television network, serving a worldwide audience of over 300 million. PSTV operates six separate program channels, including Phoenix Chinese, InfoNews, Movies, Hong Kong, North America Chinese and Chinese News and Entertainment Channel. In 2012, PSTV decided to expand its Los Angeles headquarters operations to include U.S. based programming and distribution tailored to the North and South American markets. The new facility includes a large two story audience stage, insert and news studios, news room, two production control rooms, five edit suites, master control room, central equipment room, dressing, makeup and green rooms.
BFA worked with the design team on the selection and renovation of the site, and, with the PSTV staff, designed the production, editing, and support areas, technical systems, oversaw systems construction, and commissioned the final systems.
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E! Entertainment Networks, Los Angeles, California
As part of the expansion of its production and transmission facilities,
E! Entertainment moved to a new site, and upgraded to digital
technology.
BFA was responsible for the design, systems
specification, technical negotiation,
architectural coordination, construction supervision and on-site project
management of the construction of a the new HD plant. The new facility
consists of two production studios, twenty-five edit suites, four
channel
automated master control, satellite transmission center and equipment
rooms. BFA also managed the transition from the existing analog plant
to the new digital facility, including the “hot” cutover of the
transmitted signal.
HOK Architects
BFA, Broadcast and AV Consultants
Veneklasen Associates, Acoustics
Syska and Hennesey, M/E Consultants
Pinnacle Construction, General Contractors
Azcar, Systems Integrators
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Univision Television Group, Los Angeles, California and Nationwide
As part of a nationwide expansion and acquisition program, a
new headquarters and technical facility was constructed for the largest
Hispanic broadcast station group in the United States and the launch of a
second national network.
BFA provided design, specification, construction supervision
and project management for the new Univision Television Group headquarters in Los Angeles, encompassing the KMEX-TV and KFTR-TV operations at the Howard Hughes Center.
The facility consists of a complete, HD compatible, serial
digital plant with duopoly Master Control for simultaneous operation of
independent Univision and Telefutura Network streams. The facility included;
- Three live studios
- Live News and Sports studios
- On and off-line edit bays
- Fully automated server-based commercial systems
- 9.3 meter satellite uplink
- Twelve satellite downlinks.
Gensler Architects, Core and Shell Design
Area Architects, Interior Design
BFA, Broadcast, AV and Surveillance Systems Design
Veneklasen Associates, Acoustics
Taslimi Construction, General Contractors
Azcar and CheSystems, Systems Integrators |
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Other Broadcast and Production Projects
Telefutura Network, Nationwide
Paramount Pictures Interformat Transfer System, Los Angeles, California
MCA/MEI High Definition Research Center, Universal City, California
KSCI-TV Channel 18, Los
Angeles, California
World Poker Tour Post Production facilities, Los Angeles, California
The Game Show Network, Santa Monica, California
ABC Television and Radio Network News Modernization
Project, Hollywood
Dong Ah Television and Radio Broadcast Center, Seoul, Republic
of Korea
KNBC-TV Channel 4 Master
Control Center,
Burbank, California
Warner Bros. Television
Network Broadcast
Operations Center,
Los Angeles, CA
Toyota Motor Sales Video Production
Center, Torrance, California
NBC TV and Radio Burbank
Modernization Project, Burbank,
California
KTLA-TV Channel 5, Hollywood,
California
International TV and
Radio Broadcast Center, 1984 Los
Angeles Olympics
Orange County Cable News Operations Facility, Santa Ana, California
Kuwait
Television and Radio Systems Control
Center, Sabat, Kuwait
CBS Television Network Delay System, Los Angeles, California
Radio-Television Maroc, Rabat
and Casablanca, Kingdom of Morocco
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