Television digest with electronic reports (Jan-Dec 1954)
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TWO ALL-SPANISH TV stations are due to go into operation soon in El Paso area — KELP-TV, El Paso (Ch. 13), and XEJ-TV, Juarez (Ch. 5). KELP-TV grantee Gordon McLendon, operating radio KELP there and onetime head of now defunct Liberty Broadcasting System, claims his station will be first all foreign-language TV station in the U. S., for he plans to program it 100% in Spanish. RCA equipment has been purchased from an unnamed Columbus (0.) station, construction of added facilities in radio building is under way, and plans for 352-ft. tower drawn up and it’s planned to go on air around next June 15, McLendon reports. Rep will be Forjoe.
Across border in Juarez, new XEJ-TV, owned by broadcaster Pedro Meneses Jr., and now being installed by engineer Morton Zimmerman, has set target date of May 17. Mr. Meneses says its programming will be built around sports telecasts, including filmed bullfights from Mexico City as well as local events and Spanish translations of such favorites as Cicso Kid, Boston Blackie, Unexpected, My Favorite Story. Rep will be National Time Sales, N. Y.
There are already 2 stations in El Paso (1950 pop. 130,485, with Juarez credited another 122,598). They’re KROD-TV (Ch. 4, CBS) and KTSM-TV (Ch. 9, NBC).
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GE reports order for 12-kw transmitter from WKNXTV, Saginaw, Mich. (Ch. 57), which began year ago with
1-kw; this is the station one-third owned by Congressman Alvin M. Bentley, now recovering from bullet wounds suffered when Puerto Ricans shot up House of Representatives. GE also reports WTVJ, Miami (Ch. 4), switches to new 35-kw transmitter and new tower site April 15.
RCA reports shipment of 10-kw transmitter April 9 to KGEO-TV, Enid, Okla. (Ch. 5), and 50-kw amplifier same day to WCAU-TV, Philadelphia (Ch. 10).
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In our continuing survey of upcoming new stations, these were reports received this week ;
WSFA-TV, Montgomery, Ala. (Ch. 12), has tentative Oct. 1 target, reports v.p.-gen. mgr. Lionel F. Baxter. Its plans for new TV-radio center in Cloveidand section include outdoor studio. RCA transmitter has been ordered, along with 750-ft. tower and 12-bay superturnstile RCA antenna, to be located on Mt. Carmel, 23-mi. south of
Color Trends & Briefs: Color-conscious engineers are devoting much of their technical sessions to the new medium. NARTB engineering conference will have about half its papers on color (Vol. 10:14). This week, Society of Motion Picture & TV Engineers announced agenda of semi-annual convention at Hotel Statler, Washington, May 3-7. TV sessions, all May 7, are as follows:
Morning — “The Early Days of TV,” John V. L. Hogan, consultant; “CBS Color TV Staging & Lighting Practices,” Richard S. O’Brien, CBS; “Color Lighting Sources,” H. M. Gurin, NBC; “Subject Lighting Contrast of Color Motion Pictures for TV,” E. T. Percy & T. G. Veal, Eastman; “Dage Vidicon Camera for Film & Studio Use,” James L. Lahey, Dage; “Electronic Shutter in TV Film Pickup,” F. Cecil Grace, DuMont.
Afternoon — “Electronic TV,” Axel G. Jensen, Bell Labs; “Applications of TV to Military Operations,” H. C. Oppenheimer, Signal Corps; “RCA-NBC Color TV Mobile Unit,” S. Atwood & W. C. Phillips, NBC; “Kinescope Recording With Ultraviolet Light,” R. 0. Drew & J. M. Brumbaugh, RCA; “Color Kinescope Recording Methods,” E. D. Goodale, NBC; “A Continuous Projector for TV,” Otto Wittel, Eastman; “Progress & Status of Theatre TV,” Ralph V. Little, RCA.
city. C. B. Smith is technical director. Ownership interlocks with Montgomery Advertiser & Alabama Journal. It will be city’s second outlet, WCOV-TV (Ch. 20) having begun April 17, 1953. Rep not yet chosen.
WLOS-TV, Asheville, N. C. (Ch. 13), has ordered 25-kw Federal transmitter for June 1 delivery, plans Aug. tests. Sept, programming, reports v.p. Charles B. Britt. It already has 300-ft. Lehigh tower, will top it with Federal antenna. Work on transmitter house & tower atop 5721-ft. Mt. Pisgah begins May 1 after 2.3 miles of road have been graded and 3000-ft. inclined railway built up 45degree slope. It will be first local competitor for WISETV (Ch. 62) which began last July. Rep not yet chosen.
KGVO-TV, Missoula, Mont. (Ch. 13), with 5-kw GE transmitter on hand and 12-bay antenna due in May, expects to meet June 15 test target, start programming July 1, reports pres. Art Mosby. It plans to cover all western Montana from transmitter site atop mountain, 1905-ft. above av. terrain, near Evaro, 10-mi. north of Missoula. Footings have been poured for transmitter house and 200ft. Ideco tower is scheduled for completion by May 15. Hour rate will be $200. Rep will be Gill-Perna.
WAAB-TV, Worcester, Mass. (Ch. 20), with 5-kw DuMont transmitter scheduled for July delivery, now plans Sept, tests, Oct. programming, reports pres. George F. Wilson. Its 24-bay Gabriel antenna is ready, as is old WGTR-FM tower, but date hasn’t been set yet for antenna installation. Rep will be Hollingbery.
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CFPA-TV, Port Arthur, Ont. (Ch. 2), has ordered
2-kw RCA transmitter for Aug. delivery, plans tests late that month, programming Sept. 3, writes owner Ralph H. Parker. It bought unused City Fire Hall, located at highest point in city, for TV-AM headquarters, plans move of offices and radio studios next June while TV studio installation is underway. It will have 200-ft Stainless tower and 3-bay RCA antenna. Rep not yet chosen.
CJBR-TV, Rimouski, Que. (Ch. 3) has ordered 10-kw RCA transmitter for July delivery, plans tests late next summer, programming in Sept., reports gen. mgr. Jacques Brillant. It’s expanding radio studios for TV, will build transmitter house and RCA-designed 120-ft. 4-slot wavestack tower & antenna on Peak Champlain, 1137-ft. above sea level. It will carry CBC French language programs. Reps will be Adam Young (for U. S.) and H. N. Stovin.
NBC color schedule has following changes from last report (Vol. 10:11) : Dropped: American Forum of the Air April 25. Added: Voice of Firestone May 3, tour of Metropolitan Museum May 8, Kukla, Fran & Ollie May 9. Some 60 program and production personnel of NBC-TV’s first affiliates equipped for color will study techniques in
3-day seminar in New York May 10-12. Others will be scheduled as more stations become equipped.
Chromatic TV Labs, pushing its grid-type Lawrence tube — claiming large size, simplicity, ease of production, good performance — has issued 19-p. brochure on tube, available from company at Paramount Bldg., New York. Company estimates 24-in. tube can be mass produced for less than $100. This week, it cut price of grid structures for tube from $150 to $125, offering them to tube makers.
Start of color studio construction in Burbank, Cal. is scheduled for end of April with goal of completion by year’s end, according to NBC west coast v.p. John K. West. The 12,600-sq. ft. structure will cost $2,000,000.
Latest station reporting color activity, WBTV, Charlotte, N. C., expects to be testing network rebroadcasting equipment by end of month.
Technical description of RCA 19-in. color tube (Vol. 10:4) is included in April Tele-Tech Magazine.