FLO TV has four channels for live events, which it broadcasts from this editing suite across the hall from the main operations center. There are four consoles plus one spare and are often used for specialist sports coverage like college football, World Series poker, the U.S. Open, the X Games, and coming this spring, the NCAA Division I men's basketball championship. But they’ve also been used for President Obama’s inauguration, Big Brother, and the Victoria’s Secret annual fashion show. Viewers typically watch live events for around 20 minutes at a time.

Qualcomm puts in a 15-second delay on live broadcasts. That’s just enough time to catch something the FCC could slap a fine on and it came in handy for the live footage of Big Brother: “We caught several ‘F-bombs’ the first day,” Wallace said. The quality-assurance bay next door is used for processing video that’s not live but not part of the regular TV channels either and previews for the free promotional channels and showcase programs go through here.