We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) during our scanning and processing workflow to make the content of each page searchable. You can view the automatically generated text below as well as copy and paste individual pieces of text to quote in your own work.
Text recognition is never 100% accurate. Many parts of the scanned page may not be reflected in the OCR text output, including: images, page layout, certain fonts or handwriting.
TV STATION ROLL-CALL — 1948-1949
WRGB, Schenectady, X. Y.
First public demonstration of television was made in the home of Dr. E. F. W. Alexanderson, G-E engineer in Schenectady. Event occurred in Jan., 1928. In May, 1928, WGY, G-E radio station in this city, became the pioneer TV station broadcasting on a regular schedule of three afternoons a week. Power transmitted by WGY on their shortwave transmitter at regular power — equipment of Dr. Alexanderson's — used a 24-line rotating disk with flying spot scanner and photoelectric cells.
There are approximately 10,600 television receivers G. e. Markham in the area, and the estimated TV audience numbers station Mgr.
some 258,000 families. WRGB is on the air approximately 31 hours a week, including pickup from NBC. Live shows average about six hours a week.
WSB-TV, Atlanta, Ga.
WSB-TV first went on the air as a regular commercial television station Sept. 29, 1948 with a total of 64 hours ^^ and 53 minutes of live programming and 70 hours and
s — — .« 13 minutes of film programs. For outside telecasts, sta
tion is equipped with a complete mobile unit, with two image orthicon cameras, microwave transmitter and receivers. For studio telecasts, equipment consists of jjp^~" two orthicon cameras (dolly mounted), complete sound
equipment. For film and slides, an inconscope camera, John m. Outler, Jr. two 16 mm. sound strcbo-light projectors and for silent Gen. Mgr. movie production, a Bell & Howell camera complete with
lens equipment and a Huston speed developer is used.
As of Sept. 29, 1948, when station first went on the air commercially, a total of twenty sponsors were telecasting via WSB-TV facilities.
WBAP-TV, Fort Worth, Tex.
f~
WBAP-TV made its debut September 29, 1948, as the first television station in the Southwest. Construction of a new Radio-Television center was begun in February of that year, arid will contain 74,500 square feet of floor space. Facilities are planned for nine studios and an auditorium with a capacity of 400. The television unit, with a specially designed "video lane" is now complete.
The transmitter, an RCA super-turnstile, is located within the city, reaching 502 feet above ground, 1,138 feet above sea level. The effective radiating power is 17.6 George Cranston KW visual, and 8.8 aural. WBAP-TV covers all parts statwn Mgr
of Dallas. The Fort Worth-Dallas area is the South's No. 1 market, ranking above Houston and New Orleans.
hi inn i iiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiHii^^ rairrn
1017