Digital Computers for Television Automatic Switching Control

The first application, so far as is known, of a digital computer to television automatic switching control is presently in development under CBS auspices. The resulting system offers a considerable advance over previously-used techniques with respect to functional capacity, ease of revision of program schedule, and adaptability to changes in operating practice. In meeting these stringent requirements the computer approach proves to be economically sound, offering features unattainable by other means except at prohibitive cost.