CBC/SRC Newsroom

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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 lighting.

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. He considered other light sources, including fluorescent fixtures, but they were not a good solution because he wanted to adjust the spectrum of the light to his own specifications. Dickson turned to Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions’ LED-based fixtures as the perfect resolution.

With complete support from Marc Chartrand, Manager, Technical Operations of CBC, who was responsible for the renovation, Dickson began to formulate the LED-based concept design and decided to do what no other newsroom had done before. He created a set that was entirely lit by LED sources, from illuminating the set backdrop to the on-air talent, using Philips Solid-State Lighting Solutions’ lighting systems.

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Photo Credit: Brad Dickson, Société Radio-Canada/Canadian Broadcasting Corporation	Photo Credit: Brad Dickson, Société Radio-Canada/Canadian Broadcasting Corporation