GOODS & SERVICES: New Ideas, may 11, 1953

One-Man TV. General Electric demonstrated a one-man television station, designed for small cities where present TV stations (which require a minimum of three technicians) would be too expensive to operate. Key component of the station is a double-paneled switchboard which permits the operator to cut in films, slides, transcriptions, local or network telecasts as well as run the transmitter it self. Price: $82,000 to $180,000, depending on the power.

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