KQDS - Duluth, MN
Alpha Video was contracted by FOX21 (KQDS) in Duluth, MN to design and build a news studio, control room, and tapeless news editing system. Working with the station, Alpha developed solutions that would meet the specific application of the client. The station's studio included Sony DXC-D55W widescreen studio cameras on Vinten pedestals, Autoscript teleprompters, and Fujinon lenses. The control room included a Ross Video Synergy 2 digital production switcher, Deko graphics, a Yamaha mixing console, and an Avid Thunder server. The editing system included four Avid NewsCutters, with each on contributing content into the Thunder server via a local area network.
