<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hmmm... In re-reading the Wall Street Journal story about the tapes, there might be a chance that the recording was made somewhere other than WDAU-TV.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; "><a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704709304576124373773290508.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop#articleTabs%253Darticle">http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704709304576124373773290508.html?mod=WSJ_hp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsTop#articleTabs%3Darticle</a></span></div><div><br></div><div>The article says it was Quad, and the commentary is from the CBS announcing team.</div><div><br></div><div>Since you don't expect to find a Quad machines outside a TV station is smaller markets, one might assume the recording was made at WDAU-TV. But, the language the article uses (my emphasis in bold) leaves the actual recording location in some doubt.</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px; ">The tape's owner said through his attorney, Steve Harwood of Norfolk, Va., that the recording had been shot by his client's father, who <b><i>recorded the broadcast by WDAU-TV</i></b> in Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, Pa.,<b><i> on a videotape machine at his workplace</i></b> in hopes the tapes might someday be valuable.</span></div><div><br></div><div>The article's not clear about where that workplace was. </div><div><br></div><div>It might have been made at a competing station off the WDAU-TV signal... or it might have been made at some other in-market facility that had a Quad machine at the time and a tuner pulling in WDAU-TV on channel 22.</div><div><br></div><div>Since it's 10pm on a Saturday night, I can't exactly call the attorney's office in Norfolk, VA and get some clarification.</div><div><br></div><div>The Wall St. Journal video story notes that the recording operator started and stopped the machine, recording the plays but not the commentary between... apparently in an effort to get the game onto 90-minutes of tape.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://online.wsj.com/video/tape-of-the-first-super-bowl-emerges/BE7B4465-B4F2-41E5-9A00-A4041FD57D1E.html">http://online.wsj.com/video/tape-of-the-first-super-bowl-emerges/BE7B4465-B4F2-41E5-9A00-A4041FD57D1E.html</a></div><div><br></div><div>Looking at the clip the Wall St. Journal posted, one sees a good bit of breakup in the video (see 2:29 in).</div><div><br></div>Looks like the machine was losing lock during recording. Off air signal? One hop or two?<div><br></div><div>Some NFL World Champioship Game 1 (aka SuperBowl I) Trivia from Wikipedia</div><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_I">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_I</a></div><div><br></div><div><table class="infobox vevent" width="300" style="font-size: 12px; color: black; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1em; padding-top: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; clear: right; position: static; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; z-index: auto; "><tbody><tr style="vertical-align: middle; "><td style="vertical-align: top; "><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_broadcasters" title="List of Super Bowl broadcasters" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Announcers</a></b></td><td style="vertical-align: top; "><b>CBS:</b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Scott_(sportscaster)" title="Ray Scott (sportscaster)" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Ray Scott</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Whitaker" title="Jack Whitaker" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Jack Whitaker</a>and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Gifford" title="Frank Gifford" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Frank Gifford</a><br><b>NBC:</b> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curt_Gowdy" title="Curt Gowdy" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Curt Gowdy</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Christman" title="Paul Christman" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Paul Christman</a></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: middle; "><td style="vertical-align: top; "><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" title="Nielsen ratings" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Nielsen ratings</a></b></td><td style="vertical-align: top; "><b>CBS:</b> 22.6<br><small>(est. 26.75 million viewers)</small><sup id="cite_ref-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_I#cite_note-0" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup><br><b>NBC:</b> 18.5<br><small>(est. 24.43 million viewers)</small><sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_I#cite_note-1" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup><br>(Total: 51.18 million viewers)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_I#cite_note-2" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: middle; "><td style="vertical-align: top; "><b>Market share</b></td><td style="vertical-align: top; "><b>CBS:</b> 43<br><b>NBC:</b> 36<br>Tot: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span> 79</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: middle; "><td style="vertical-align: top; "><b>Cost of 30-second commercial</b></td><td style="vertical-align: top; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">US</a>$42,000 (Both CBS and NBC)</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div><br></div><div>Comparing to last year's championship:</div><div><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV</a></div><div><br></div><div><table class="infobox vevent" width="300" style="font-size: 12px; color: black; background-color: rgb(249, 249, 249); border-top-width: 1px; border-right-width: 1px; border-bottom-width: 1px; border-left-width: 1px; border-top-style: solid; border-right-style: solid; border-bottom-style: solid; border-left-style: solid; border-top-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-right-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-bottom-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); border-left-color: rgb(170, 170, 170); margin-top: 0.5em; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-left: 1em; padding-top: 0.2em; padding-right: 0.2em; padding-bottom: 0.2em; padding-left: 0.2em; clear: right; position: static; z-index: auto; font-family: sans-serif; line-height: 19px; "><tbody><tr style="vertical-align: middle; "><td style="vertical-align: top; "><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_broadcasters" title="List of Super Bowl broadcasters" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Network</a></b></td><td style="vertical-align: top; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NFL_on_CBS" title="NFL on CBS" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">CBS</a></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: middle; "><td style="vertical-align: top; "><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Super_Bowl_broadcasters" title="List of Super Bowl broadcasters" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Announcers</a></b></td><td style="vertical-align: top; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Nantz" title="Jim Nantz" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Jim Nantz</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phil_Simms" title="Phil Simms" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Phil Simms</a></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: middle; "><td style="vertical-align: top; "><b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nielsen_ratings" title="Nielsen ratings" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Nielsen ratings</a></b></td><td style="vertical-align: top; ">45.0 (national)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV#cite_note-2" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup><br>56.3 (New Orleans)<br>54.2 (Indianapolis)<br><small>US viewership: 106.5 million est. avg., 153.4 million est. total (most-watched Super Bowl in US TV history)<sup id="cite_ref-NielsenBlog_3-0" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV#cite_note-NielsenBlog-3" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span>[</span>4<span>]</span></a></sup></small></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: middle; "><td style="vertical-align: top; "><b>Market share</b></td><td style="vertical-align: top; ">68 (national)<br>82 (New Orleans)<br>80 (Indianapolis)</td></tr><tr style="vertical-align: middle; "><td style="vertical-align: top; "><b>Cost of 30-second commercial</b></td><td style="vertical-align: top; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">US</a>≈ $2.5 – $2.8 million <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference" style="line-height: 1em; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; "><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl_XLIV#cite_note-4" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(6, 69, 173); background-image: none; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; white-space: nowrap; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; "><span>[</span>5<span>]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div>So the rating and market share's about the same, but the number of viewers for last year is a tad more than double.</div><div><br></div><div>Since we're talking about games and Quad recordings here... </div><div><br></div><div>I wonder which WCG/SB is the oldest complete game preserved on Quad, and which was the last? Who recorded them and has them now?</div><div><br></div><div>Ted<br><div><div apple-content-edited="true"> <div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; font-size: 14px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Ted Langdell</span></font></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Secretary</span></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">Skype: <span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span>TedLangdell</span></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" size="3"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; ">e-mail:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre; "> </span><a href="mailto:ted@quadvideotapegroup.com">ted@quadvideotapegroup.com</a></span></font></div></div></div></div> </div><br></div></div></body></html>