Sharjah TV is finalising the design for a new TV channel called Al Sharqia from Kalba that will be built in Kalba, confirmed Dr. Khalid Omar Al Midfa, director of Sharjah Radio and TV. The HD 1080p facility will also support 3G infrastructure. “Sharjah Media Corporation (SMC) will launch a fourth TV station focused on […]
Sharjah TV is finalising the design for a new TV channel called Al Sharqia from Kalba that will be built in Kalba, confirmed Dr. Khalid Omar Al Midfa, director of Sharjah Radio and TV.
The HD 1080p facility will also support 3G infrastructure.
“Sharjah Media Corporation (SMC) will launch a fourth TV station focused on Sharjahs eastern zone. Presently, SMC runs three TV channels including Sharjah TV, Sharjah Sports Channel and Sharjah22 Channel. We also operate a radio station and a media training centre. Our fourth TV station will focus on Sharjahs tiny eastern areas including Kalba, Dibba al Hisn and Khor Fakkan,” Al Midfa stated.
The new facility will include a compact three-camera studio as well as an MCR and three edit suites. Abu Dhabi-based systems integrator Tek Signals is responsible for the project while Dubai-based Al Futtaim Technologies will undertake the lighting for the studio.
The studio will include 16-bit Ikegami ENG/studio cameras while Panasonic P2 cameras will be utilised for outdoor applications. The three edit suites will be equipped with Avid Media Composer systems. The project will include a fully automated solution for playout and on-air transmission.
We have opted for MediaGrid from Omneon, Pebble Beach Systems Dolphin playout server, Front Porch Digitals DIV Archive and IBM LTO tapes, stated Hamad Abdelrazaq, director of Engineering, Sharjah TV.
We are gradually ensuring that our environment is completely tapeless. The last two years have been the most dynamic years in our history in terms of technical changes. All of our equipment has been changed from analogue to digital and we are upgrading everything to HD.
