[QuadList] Did NBC use white lines for queuing?

[David Crosthwait]

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson may have been the initial user of this pulse. I believe the show A.D. triggered the pulse. Maybe the T.D. at the A.D.'s cue. Since Tonight was a 60 network 60 local avail, it was essential to let the affiliates know the break was coming. 


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On Mar 29, 2016, at 3:51 PM, Nick Grbac via QuadList wrote:

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> From: <nickgtv at mindspring.com>
> Date: March 29, 2016 3:50:13 PM PDT
> To: quadlist at quadvideotapegroup.com
> Subject: Did NBC use white lines for queuing?
> Reply-To: nickgtv at mindspring.com
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> Hello all:
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> Yes, NBC did use those lines/boxes for cueing. Up until the mid to late '80's, NBC would use that form of alerting stations when to start quad heads (flashing), and then roll (steady) for those shows that weren't pre-recorded in advance and had timings distributed. Normally, MCR received TWXs of all shows with pretty accurate timings. The exceptions were things like: Tonight, Tomorrow, Today, etc.
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> (Good catch!)
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> Nick Grbac
> KRON-TV MCR
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