Studio 8H
Studio 8H is a 6,102-square-foot (566.9 m2) television studio located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, United States. The studio is a part of NBC Studios, the home of the NBC television network, located at 30 Rockefeller Plaza. It is most notable for housing the live broadcast of Saturday Night Live (SNL), which has been broadcast from the studio since the show's inception in 1975.
Construction[edit]
Studio 8H was originally built in 1933, at the time of Rockefeller Center's initial construction. It was intended not only for orchestral performances but also for radio variety programs with large studio audiences.[1] It became the home of Arturo Toscanini's NBC Symphony Orchestra in 1937. At the time of construction, Studio 8H was the world's largest radio studio, 132 by 78 feet (40 m × 24 m) with a height of three stories, which could house a full orchestra.[2] It was converted for television use in 1950, primarily for the live broadcast of Kraft Television Theatre.[3]