*** All audio must be in compliance with the loudness control practices contained in “ASTC A/85: Recommended Practice” and be set for -24 LUFS.
NOTE: LUFS IS A DIFFERENT METERING SYSTEM THAN DB. BASICALLY IT WILL LOOK AT THE COMPLETE AUDIO TIMELINE AND LIMIT IT BASED ON IT’S METERING FINDINGS. A BALL PARK VALUE ON A DB METER IS AROUND -12 DB (LOWER IF THE AUDIO IS HIGHLY COMPRESSED). IF YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW TO SET AUDIO FOR -24 LUFS THEN SEND .MOV OR .MP4 NON-CLOSED CAPTION FORMAT.
Tape Formats (Matching Bars/Tone – SD ONLY)
BetaCam SP (non digital)
DV / DV-mini / DVC Pro / DVC Pro 50
Digital Format (.MP4 or .MOV)
4:3 (SD) 486i lower field (486×720)
Audio AAC Ch. 1&2 48kHz -24 LUFS
NTSC Frame Rate 29.97 Drop Frame or 30 NonDrop
16:9 (HD) with all graphics adhering to broadcast safe title
Audio AAC Ch. 1&2 48kHz -24 LUFS
1080i (upper field): 1920×1080 NTSC Frame Rate 29.97
720p (progressive): 1280×720 NTSC Frame Rate 29.97 or 59.94
NOTE VIDEO SCALING USED: WBBZ-TV BROADCAST AT 720P 1280X720 FRAME RATE 59.94
Closed Captioning must use MPEG-2 or .MP4
Files received that do not conform to our standards will be rejected.
MPEG-2 Notes: Program Stream Only (do not use transport stream)
CBR (constant bit rate) 25 Mbps or Two Pass VBR (best) / average bit rate 25 Mbps / max bit rate 30 Mbps
1080i or 720p (see above), Audio AAC Ch. 1&2 48kHz -24 LUFS
Total Running Time to the nearest second (EX: 30:00 and not 29:20) PLUS NO SLATE OR PADDING ON .MP4 FORMAT
DO NO SEND Windows Media Format. DO NOT USE a frame rate of 24 or 23.976 or file will be rejected
We can download files via sites like “Opentext/Hightail”, “We Transfer”, “Dropbox” “Google Drive” or from your FTP site. You can upload to our Public FTP site. You will need a FTP Client like FileZilla https://filezilla-project.org/ (free download) – A normal web browser will not work.
Host/server: ftp.wbbz.tv
User: production@wbbz.tv
Password: (CALL YOUR AE)
Mailing address is: WBBZ-TV 4545 Transit Road, Suite 750 Williamsville, NY 14221
WBBZ-TV Phone: 1(716) 630-WBBZ (9229)
(Updated January 18, 2022)