Stereo TV — Mono is the Problem

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Publisher: SMPTE
Doc Type: Journal Article
Article Type: research-article
Abstract: This article describes the NBC Television Network's changeover from mono broadcasting to stereo, and some of the difficulties encountered. When a television network in the U.S. commits to stereo broadcasting, the shift does not take place all at once. Occasional stereo segments may be inserted into a program without prearrangement or special switching or level-setting equipment. Although the stereo signal could be distributed as sum on Channel 1 and as difference on Channel 2 to assure mono continuity, this would present many problems. Therefore it was decided to distribute the signal in discrete format: left on Channel 1, and right on Channel 2. Although simple technically, the conversion was not simple operationally.
Publication Date: 1986-06-01
DOI: 10.5594/J06523
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J06523
Author(s): Randy Hoffner

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