{{Short description|Canadian audio equipment manufacturer}} {{Infobox company |name = Ward-Beck Systems Incorporated |logo = 120px|ADR Logo |type = |foundation = {{start date and age|April 1967}} |location = Toronto, Ontario, Canada |key_people = Ron W. Ward, Rodger K. Beck, Eugene Johnson |area_served = |industry = Professional audio design & engineering |products = |revenue = |operating_income = |net_income = |num_employees = |parent = |subsid = |homepage = |footnotes =}}
'''Ward-Beck Systems''' ''commonly referred to as Ward-Beck or simply WBS'', is a Canadian manufacturer of broadcast audio and video equipment. It was founded in a garage in April 1967 by Ron W. Ward and director of engineering, Rodger K. Beck.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://wbsps.kuzub.com/history/article%20-%20broadcaster%201971%20-%20001.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-05-27 |archive-date=2011-07-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713174337/http://wbsps.kuzub.com/history/article%20-%20broadcaster%201971%20-%20001.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref>
On January 26, 2021, Ward-Beck announced that it would "cease manufacturing operations" effective January 31, 2021, and that the company's intellectual property is available for sale.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/ward-beck-will-cease-manufacturing|title = Ward-Beck Will Cease Manufacturing|date = 27 January 2021}}</ref>
==Customers and users== *Canadian Broadcasting Corporation *CTV Television Network *VOA *XM Radio *NEP Broadcasting *NBC *American Broadcasting Company *CNN *The CHUM Group *Much Music *Bravo! *Radio New Zealand *Rawlco Radio *Rogers Communications *Corus Entertainment<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ward-beck.com/news/40yrs.php |title=Ward-Beck.com {{!}} Celebrating 40 Years |website=ward-beck.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080101012511/http://www.ward-beck.com/news/40yrs.php |archive-date=2008-01-01}}</ref> *Bill Kennedy *Hotel2Tango<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hotel2tango.com/gearlist.html|title = Tools}}</ref> *Bedside Studios<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bedsidestudio.com/equip.html |title=B E D S I D E • S T U D I O |website=www.bedsidestudio.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20021220112227/http://www.bedsidestudio.com/equip.html |archive-date=2002-12-20}}</ref> *Doug Grean *Maritime Broadcasting System
==Ward-Beck Systems Preservation Society (WBSPS)== The [http://wbsps.kuzub.com Ward-Beck Systems Preservation Society] was founded in 2005 by Tony Kuzub. The goal and objective of the WBSPS is to keep vintage Ward-Beck equipment running and working by supplying a database of documentation, knowledge, and support. There are only a handful of consoles still in existence and use, and the WBSPS is dedicated to keeping these consoles in use and maintained. Many manuals have been scanned in their entirety and posted for all to learn from. The WBSPS was given permission by Eugene Johnson of Ward-Beck to publish information regarding vintage WBS equipment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wbsps.Kuzub.com/ |title=Home |website=wbsps.Kuzub.com}}</ref> The WBSPS is not directly or in-directly associated with Ward-Beck Systems Incorporated. [http://wbsps.kuzub.com/Letter%20from%20Eugene%20at%20Ward-Beck%20Systems.jpg A Letter of permission from Ward-Beck Systems]
==References== <references/>
==External links== *[http://www.Ward-Beck.com Ward-Beck Systems Official Website] *[http://wbsps.ca Ward-Beck Systems Preservation Society] *[http://www.ic.gc.ca/app/ccc/srch/nvgt.do?lang=eng&prtl=1&sbPrtl=&estblmntNo=123456065153&profile=cmpltPrfl&profileId=1861&app=sold WBS Industry Canada Profile]
Category:Audio amplifier manufacturers Category:Manufacturing companies based in Toronto Category:Manufacturers of professional audio equipment Category:Radio electronics Category:Audio mixing console manufacturers Category:Audio equipment manufacturers of Canada