Does FCP Pro X edit to tape?

I need to export a tv spot back to tape so I can send it to TV station.. Its been a while since I used FCP and the new FCP PRo X looks totally diferent to what I was used to..
I looked for edit to tape but cant find anything..
Thank you in advance
Mo

I think Apple is betting that they will be the future, and the path there is by taking risks and changing standards that, in the present, still work for a lot of people. It is a small gamble. Personally, I love that they are full of that kind of energy, even though occasionally it leads off into Mobileme land.
The question is, will the present industry pros gamble on Apple or on another company? Will the industry standard become where Apple is going, with the cloud, no DVDs, no tape, or will it stay the same? I doubt Rod Serling would be able to predict where this is all going...Today newspapers are dying, tomorrow tv stations will be web based, heck it is all coming from one little cable.
In a way, it would be a good thing if some Outer Limits bizarre plan was at the core of it all...at least we would be on the menu.
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