Television Studio - Master-control Room

Master-control Room

The Master control (MCR) room houses equipment that is too noisy or runs too hot for the Production control room (PCR). It also makes sure that coax cable and other wire lengths and installation requirements keep within manageable lengths, since most high-quality wiring runs only between devices in this room. This can include the actual circuitry and connections between

  • character generator (CG)
  • camera control units (CCU)
  • digital video effects (DVE)
  • video servers
  • vision mixer (Video Switcher)
  • VTRs
  • patch panels

The Master control room in a US television station US, is the place where the on-air signal is controlled. It may include controls to playout television programs and television commercials, switch local or television network feeds, record satellite feeds and monitor the transmitter(s), or these items may be in an adjacent equipment rack room. The term "studio" usually refers to a place where a particular local program is originated. If the program is broadcast live, the signal goes from the PCR to MCR and then out to the transmitter.

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