old tv production truck

[XDCAM]

One of the first color TV live remote trucks built by RCA and delivered to CH 4 in Buffalo NY around 1970 Costing just over 1 million dollars to buildhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIIUFBo9r1E

[Kamakiri]

Shows as WBAY, which is in Green Bay WI. Here in Buffalo, at the time channel 4 was WBEN, now WIVB.

[dtvmcdonald]

I'll bet WBAY gets more WWW hits than any other TV station,
since "W" is next to "E" on the keyboard. It sure gets LOTS of
hits from me.

[Dave A]

An old Gertenschlager unit. Many small remote outfits used them up to the late 70's.

[Telecruiser]

Originally Posted by XDCAM

One of the first color TV live remote trucks built by RCA and delivered to CH 4 in Buffalo NY around 1970 Costing just over 1 million dollars to buildhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIIUFBo9r1E

I think that is very sad. Although I don't have room for another vehicle like that, I'm reasonably certain that some collector would have loved to have that truck.

[XDCAM]

In showing this, it might help in saving other OB Van .

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Telecruiser

I think that is very sad. Although I don't have room for another vehicle like that, I'm reasonably certain that some collector would have loved to have that truck.

I agree. They probably could have donated it to a museum and gotten the same money in the form of a tax break that they got from the scrap metal.

[TVTim]

It is very sad. But then again, I feel that way about all old vehicles that are still useful.