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Broadcasting
To broadcast the 1980 Olympics the
following number of international channels
was established: 21 television
channels, 100 audio commentator, and
100 radio channels.
The television channels included 8
channels in the Intersputnik satellitecommunication
system, 7 channels in
the Intelsat satellite-communication
system, and 6 channels in the cable
and relay lines.
Television and radio signals were
routed to the OSC from all the Olympic
venues. 59 basic r. f. channels
were derived to carry the signals from
competition sites, the Main Press
Centre, and the Olympic Village in
Moscow. Each basic r. f. channel in-
168
cluded one vision and four audio top
class channels. In addition, television
and radio signals were routed to the
OSC from Tallinn, Leningrad, Kiev,
and Minsk along trunk lines. To televise
the Olympic Torch Relay, appropriate
television and radio signals were
transmitted to the OSC in Moscow
from certain points passed by the
Torch. The signals were transmitted
from the OSC to the OTVRC to be
used in the production of programmes.
Ready programmes were
transmitted back to the OSC to be
routed to all the continents. Vision and
sound were constantly monitored in
special quality-control rooms of the
OTVRC and OSC.
A receiving dish for television
signals from the Olympic sites,
installed on the roof of the OSC
The main programming and
technical coordinator's room for
continuous vision and soundquality
control