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Television Services

You already know the quality of WETA's broadcast productions — two of PBS's signature series, The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer and Washington Week with Gwen Ifill and National Journal, originate from the WETA Production Center's television studios.

In addition to public broadcasting, the Production Center's clients include government, commercial and cable organizations such as the U.S. Department of Education, BET, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, CNBC, Fox News Channel, MSNBC and NBC News. These and many others turn to WETA's Production Center for production and post-production services because of the quality of our facilities and equipment and the technical expertise of our staff.

A full-service facility

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The WETA Production Center offers:

  • fully-equipped HD broadcast studios
  • Avid Symphony and Media Composer editing systems with Avid Unity storage
  • electronic news-gathering (ENG) video crews
  • electronic field production (EFP) video crews
  • WETA is a Vyvx affiliate with full fiber-optic connectivity and also offers satellite uplinks and downlinks to C Band and Ku Band communications satellites
  • cutting-edge Internet video technology, including full webcasting service of any live or taped event

Our production team excels at producing on-going television series as well as commercials and videos for cable, private networks and corporate clients. WETA staff also regularly broadcast concerts from The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the White House, and the lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

In addition, WETA's videoconferencing clients span the globe. Our videoconferences have originated from locations in France, Germany, Italy and Australia, and remote locations around the United States. The Production Center's largest studio accommodates a full set and an audience of 80 people.

Wired for your needs

As a leading news and public affairs programming producer, WETA is already linked with the satellite and fiber-optic connections you need to broadcast your program. We have established connections at locations such as the White House, U.S. Capitol and State Department. From almost any location where you want to broadcast live, you'll be able to plug your equipment into a WETA connection that can transmit your feed via satellite.

Our field technicians are fully credentialed to gain access to government facilities throughout the Washington area.

WETA also serves as the primary Vyvx First Video station in the Washington, D.C., area. With our valuable two-way Vyvx fiber-optic connections, we can transmit your live video signal from Washington, DC to other First Video locations in cities across the United States.

"It didn't surprise me particularly that the WETA team beautifully provided all production services for our five-city teleconference broadcast. What isn't just everyday work and what did surprise me was that your people did this gracefully, calmly, thoroughly and with considerable flair. All of us here and, more important, all of our clients were delighted at the success of the broadcast."
— Hillmann & Carr Public Relations

WETA's HD Production Center.

"From top management down, every effort and consideration was extended to us to ensure our production partnership was successful. We are delighted and hopeful of future projects with WETA!"

— Media Arts, Inc.

WETA's HD Production Center.

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For a quote on your next television, video or radio project, please contact us.