International photographer (Jan-Dec 1941)

A COMPLETE MEANS OF INSTANTANEOUS PARTICIPATION IN SIGHT AND SOUND TCLC V Since Easter Sunday of this year television receiver oAvners in Southern California have viewed Don Lee telecasts several times weekly. Charles Correll, the "Amos" of "Amos and Andy" writes in that he has had as many as thirty guests at his home in the Hollywood hills to witness the boxing bouts telecast from the American Legion Stadium. The television service in Hollywood is second only to that available in New \ork City; thus, information thereon should be of interest. To all these who have visited greater Los Angeles or the San Fernando Valley the new location of the Don Lee Television transmitter W6XAO is immediately apparent atop Mt. Lee in "Hollywoodland." The hundred foot square three-story building, flood-lighted at night, and the three-hundred foot television tower command attention from below except when wreathed in clouds. The top of the tower, being two thousand feet above sea level is the highest point in the city limits of Los Angeles. Telecasts are made on the following schedule: Friday evening, 8:30 to 10:45 P.M. Professional boxing bouts from the Hollywood American Legion Stadium, Hollywood Blvd., at El Centre Reid Kilpatrick, television commentator. Music by the American Legion Post 43 Band, Silvio Savant, Director. Monday evening, 8:30 to 10:45 P.M. Professional wrestling bouts from Hollywood American Legion Stadium. Reid Kilpatrick and guest sports commentators. Professional Coast League baseball from the "Hollywood Stars" Gilmore Field, Beverly and Fairfax Blvds., each Sundav throughout the baseball season, 1:30 to 6:00 P.M. Mike Frankovitch television-radio commentator. Southern California television lookers are fortunate in witnessing perhaps the best sporting events which take place in the area. In other areas such events are not always available to television. The vision of Pacific Coast sporting executives in becoming associated with this newest form of mass entertainment and education is to be commended. On-the-spot television pickups as scheduled above are viewed by two television cameras at the scene. Portable control equipment and Don Lee transmitter W6XDU beam the television waves back to the home transmitter atop Mt. Lee for retransmission to the many homes and public places having television receivers in Southern California. Instantaneous change of scene from long shots to close-ups is possible by electric switching. At baseball games, telephoto shots of interesting plays on the bases may be televised as well as of International Photographer for September, 1941 Don Lee Television Building and antenna tower atop Mt. Lee in Hollywood. By Harry R. Lubcke, Director of Television, Don Lee Broadcasting System the pitcher-batter-catcher combination by a camera behind home plate. The Don Lee Television transmissions may be received in the greater portion of the populated area of Southern California. Television receivers are already in operation in the cities of Pomona, El Monte, Whittier, Santa Anita, Arcadia, Santa Ana, Long Beach, San Gabriel, Pasadena, Playa del Rey, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, San Fernando, Van Nuys, North Hollywood, Burbank and all other cities less distant than those named from Mt. Lee, Hollywood. Reception up to 60 miles from Mt. Lee is expected, but has not yet been proven by installation of television receivers in homes by the public. The Don Lee television station operates on new channel number 1 on a visual frequency of 51.25 megacycles and on an aural frequency of 55.75 megacycles. 525 line 30-60 frame interlaced Federal Communications Commission commercial standard television images are broadcast. An additional service, personally provided by President Thomas S. Lee of the (Continued on page 25) The Don Lee portable television transmitter W6XDU shown in the upper audience section of the Hollywood Bowl, televising the Easter Sunrise Service, 1941. The "Hayrake" beam antenna is in the top foreground pointed to "beam" the message to the maintransmitter atop ground pointed to "beam" the message to the main transmitter atop cable shown on the poles, the cable running down to the cameras positioned in front of the stage. The image monitor equipment is located in the bowl lighting control booth. (Pictures Courtesy Don Lee Broadcasting.) 17