It’s a small TV station, folks. It comprises individual modules all stuck in a space the size of a walk-in closet. An oversized air conditioner keeps the heat of all those electronic units from roasting you to a crisp when you have to work in there. Believe me, you don’t want to have to work in there; it’s not exactly quiet.
Three channels, twenty-four hours of programming, all in one large closet. In the 1980s, the station would have been quadrupled in size, all analog and plug-and-play – little or no automation.
Soon, they’ll put it all in a large shoe box.
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I wonder why IT departments always seem to be located in the basement of buildings? Of course, that was the good old days before the cloud.
cheap space, and to keep the guys with pen protectors away from the normals