Studio 8H, Television studio in Rockefeller Center, Manhattan, United States.
Studio 8H is a television studio inside NBC Studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza, entered beneath a dark ridged canopy whose neon signs read "Rainbow Room", "Observation Deck" and "NBC Studios". The room measures 132 by 78 feet (40 by 24 m) and rises three storeys, space built to hold a full orchestra.
The studio was built in 1933 as a radio facility for orchestral broadcasts and transitioned to television in 1950 with the Kraft Television Theatre. It became the permanent home of a major comedy show in 1975 and has remained a broadcast center since then.
The studio's name comes from its position in the 8th floor "H" section of 30 Rockefeller Plaza. Fred Rogers wrote music for Your Hit Parade in this room, and Eddie Murphy later parodied Rogers' children's character as "Mr. Robinson" on Saturday Night Live here.
Studio 8H sits inside 30 Rockefeller Plaza, reached by the Rockefeller Center subway stop and by foot through the complex. It is a working broadcast studio, not open to the public; the only way in is as a ticketed audience member for a taping, so look for audience ticket announcements rather than visiting hours.
Studio 8H measures 132 by 78 feet (40 by 24 metres) and rises three storeys, dimensions that made it the world's largest radio studio when it was built. The first performance of Samuel Barber's Adagio for Strings was broadcast from this room. Fred Rogers wrote music for Your Hit Parade in the same space before Eddie Murphy later parodied him there as Mr. Robinson.
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