Weekly television digest (Jan-Dec 1960)
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JANUARY 11, 1960
TWO NEW STARTERS OPEN UP 1960: The year’s first new stations are KNBS (Ch. 22) Walla Walla, Wash, and KDSJ-TV (Ch. 5) Deadwood, S.D., satellite of KRSD-TV (Ch. 7) Rapid City, S.D. KNBS began Jan. 3 with ABC-TV. It’s near the SE corner of the state, about 35 mi. from KEPR-TV (Ch. 19) Pasco-Kennewick. Wash. The other nearest outlet is KLEW-TV (Ch. 3) Lewiston, Ida., over 60 mi. distant. KDSJ-TV got program test authorization Jan. 6 to begin picking up NBC-TV programs of parent KRSD-TV. It’s near the Wyo. border, only about 30 mi. from KRSD-TV, but the Black Hills block reception between the 2 towns. The new starters change on-air totals to 561 (86 uhf).
KNBS has 12-kw GE transmitter and a 100-ft. guyed Utility tower with helical antenna at its site on Pike’s Peak. Studios are at 123 E. Adler St., Walla Walla. Warren L. Gray, ex-KHJ-TV Los Angeles, is pres.-gen. mgr. & 32% owner; William Barclay, ex-KNXT Los Angeles, vpchief engineer & 20% owner; Lyle Bond, ex-KHJ-TV, PR dir.; William Wallace, ex-KHJ-TV technical dir., operations mgr. & 8% owner. Base hour is $200. Rep is Weed.
KDSJ-TV has 5-kw Gates transmitter on Crusher Hill near Lead, S.D. Owners are Eli, John & Harry Daniels, who also operate KRSD-TV and radio stations KRSD & KDSJ. KDSJ-TV is sold as a bonus with KRSD-TV, which has a $150 base hour. Rep is Meeker.
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In our continuing survey of upcoming stations, these are the latest reports from principals:
KORN-TV (Ch. 5) Mitchell, S.D. hopes to begin operation early this year, reports owner R. V. Eppel, who is also pres. & gen. mgr. Construction of studio-transmitter house has almost been completed and 5-kw Gates transmitter has been ordered. Utility 500-ft. tower, now ready, will have RCA antenna. M. A. Johnson will be commercial mgr., J. Doherty from radio KORN, chief engineer. Network affiiliation hasn’t been signed, nor has base hourly rate been set. Rep not chosen.
KRET-TV (Ch. 23) Richardson, Tex. plans to ask FCC for program test authorization by Jan. 15 to operate as a non-commercial outlet. Owner is Richardson Independent School Dist. It will use 1-kw RCA transmitter, with Ling Electron studio equipment. Alford antenna was installed on Rohn 100-ft. tower last week. Electron Corp., which is building the station, has asked for authorization for experimental operation of its own 50-watt transmitter at KRET-TV.
WFSU-TV (Ch. 11, educational) Tallahassee, Fla. hopes to begin March 1, writes dir. Roy Flynn for grantee Fla. Educational TV Commission. It has ordered GE transmitter, and will use a 700-ft. Klein tower.
KERA-TV (Ch. 13, educational) Dallas plans to begin programming next Sept. 10, now that it has contracted to take over equipment & property of WFAA-TV (Ch. 8) for $400,000. WFAA-TV plans to move into its new building in 1961 and meanwhile KERA-TV will operate from temporary studios at WFAA-TV site on Harry Hines Blvd. E. O. Cartwright, pres, of KERA-TV, states that over $100,000 is on hand, another $100,000 has been olfered by Fund for Adult Education and remaining $200,000 is being collected.
CJCN-TV (Ch. 4) call letters have been requested for Grand Falls, Newfoundland, by owner CJON-TV (Ch. 6) St. John’s Nfld., reports vp Don Jamieson. It hopes to begin programming this month from studios on High St. in Grand Falls, but also will pick up some CJON-TV programs
via microwave. A prefabricated transmitter house is ready for the RCA transmitter at Norris Arm site, about halfway between Grand Falls & Gander. The base hourly rate is not set, but it will be available in combination with CJON-TV. Reps will be Weed and Stovin-Byles Ltd.
CKSA-TV (Ch. 2) Lloydminster, Alta, has ordered a Canadian GE transmitter and plans to program next June. It has a third of its construction completed, will use 605-ft. (Micro tower. The base hour is not set, rep not chosen.
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New $2 million-plus plant of WFAA-TV & WFAA Dallas is scheduled for completion by Feb. 1961. It will be at Young & Houston Sts., adjacent to the building of owner Dallas Morning News, and will bring together WFAA, now in the penthouse of the Santa Fe Bldg., and WFAA-TV, which is selling its property on Harry Hines Blvd. to upcoming educational KERA-TV (Ch. 13).
Recent Ampex Videotape recorder shipments bring total VTRs in use to 561. The latest deliveries, as reported by Ampex: KXTV Sacramento, WPTV Palm Beach, KHVHTV Honolulu, WHET Evanston, Ind., WANE-TV Ft. Wayne, KVTV Sioux City, la., KGGM-TV Albuquerque, KXJB-TV Valley City-Fargo, N.D., WKBM-TV Youngstown, KCPX-TV Salt Lake City (2 recorders), WRVA-TV Richmond, KREM-TV Spokane, WHTN-TV HuntingtonCharleston, WNCT, Greenville, N.C., U. of Ala., GE (Philadelphia), U.S. govt.
KCOP Los Angeles was probably first in telecasting history to carry a stock-selling message for a Hollywood movie company. Commercials urged viewers to purchase 22,000 shares of Cary Productions — at $10 a throw. The company seeks financing for its upcoming “Buffalo Soldiers” production.
Assn, of Maximum Service Telecasters adds the following members: KSTP-TV St. Paul-Minneapolis, KHQTV & KXLY-TV Spokane, KERO-TV Bakersfield, KXTV Sacramento, KTVU Oakland-San Francisco, WWTV Cadillac, Mich., WTOM-TV Cheboygan, Mich., KVAR Phoenix.
NAB help wanted: Members of NAB have been asked by station relations mgr. William Carlisle to recommend “a qualified prospect” for employment as a field representative. The job, to be filled early this year, entails travel, service calls, recruitment of new members.
NAB’s engineering conference committee, headed by Warren Braun (WSVA-TV & WSVA Harrisonburg, Va.), holds its final meeting Jan. 13 at Washington headquarters to prepare for 14th annual engineering sessions at the 38th NAB convention, April 3-7 in Chicago.
New NAB edition of “Engineering Handbook” is scheduled for free distribution to members late in April or early May. It later will be put on public sale by publisher McGraw-Hill at $25 per copy.
TV Code operations were scheduled to be discussed Jan. 11 by asst. NAB Code affairs dir. Harry H. Ward at a meeting of the Motion Picture & TV Council, a local group, in Washington’s Cleveland Park public library.
Canadian GE will distribute & service broadcast equipment made by EMI Electronics Ltd., London, including the EMI 4% -in. image orthicon and vidicon cameras which will be distributed in U.S. by Telechrome (Vol. 15:51 p3).
RCA shipped 2 color -TV tape recorders last week to WFBM-TV Indianapolis, Ind.