The Canadian Broadcast Corporation (CBC) is one of Canada’s most successful networks, and its French division – Société Radio-Canada (SRC) – is one of the few French-speaking television networks to broadcast over the air. Its French-only newscasts are not its only unique characteristic; this Toronto-based station is one of the first newsrooms to be entirely illuminated by LED sources.
Brad Dickson, senior lighting director for CBC/SRC, was faced with a challenge. He had to find a new light source to illuminate the entire SRC newsroom, including the on-air personalities, but did not want to incur additional costs by adding extra power or cooling. The existing lighting system was tungsten, and although the light source illuminated the on-air talent effectively, the heat, power consumption and lifespan of the bulbs caused a major concern.
