AIRPORT TV
System Now In Use
A closed circuit television system which has been tested at Christchurch airport for the last month came into
daily use yesterday. The system has cost about $13,000 and Christchurch is the first airport in New Zealand to have it
According to the airport manager (Mr A. I. R. Jamieson), the seven television sets in the domestic and overseas sections of the terminal building worked satisfactorily. Silent advertising and tourist information are screened. A “panning” camera on the terminal roof can give views of activities around the terminal—on the tarmac, in the car park, and on the roads. Reproduction is good. Mr Jamieson said the wide coverage from the roof-top camera would be useful for occasions such as as civic receptions and departures of dignitaries. In addition to the seven monitor sets, there is a receiving set in the upstairs lounge which screens Channel 3 each evening for passengers. Five young women who normally man the terminal telephone and public address system will make the announcements over the closed television system. Mr Jamieson said he expected the use of the system would help to reduce the number of announcements made over the public address system.
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Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31551, 13 December 1967, Page 1
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