Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1953)
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A SHIPPED 25-kw transmitter this week to WCIA, Champaign, 111., and next week planned to get another off to KOMO-TV, Seattle (Ch. 4) and a 10-kw to KCEN-TV, Temple, Tex. (Ch. 6). Only new uhf transmitter order to go this week went to WARD-TV, Johnstown, Pa. (Ch. 56); uhf transmitters previously reported but not shipped until Aug. 24 went to KSTM-TV, St. Louis (Ch. 36) and Capital City Television Co., Sacramento, Cal. (Ch. 36). Next week, another is due to go to KCEB, Tulsa (Ch. 23).
GE reports shipping antenna to KSTM-TV, St. Louis (Ch. 36), on July 30 but 12-kw transmitter is being held up until Oct. This week, 12-kw went out to WIFE, Dayton (Ch. 22), reported aiming for Sept. 1 tests. Antennas have been delivered to WBLN, Bloomington, 111. (Ch. 15), and WKJG-TV, Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Ch. 33), but their transmitters aren’t due for delivery until early Sept., former to get 1-kw and latter 12-kw.
Dumont shipped its third uhf transmitter Aug. 25 to WNOK-TV, Columbia, S. C. (Ch. 67), and principals are working to get 5-kw job on test by Sept. 1. Others shipped and operating: WGLV, Easton, Pa. (Ch. 57), and WBUFTV, Buffalo (Ch. 17). Latter is reported to have developed some “aural nulls” but these were said to have been ironed out this week with new diplexer. DuMont ships vhf transmitter week of Aug. 31 to KERO-TV, Bakersfield, Cal. (Ch. 10); week of Sept. 7 to share-time KOY-TV & KOOLTV, Phoenix (Ch. 10); about Oct. 1 to KBOI, MeridianBoise, Ida. (Ch. 2).
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In our continuing survey of upcoming new stations, these were reports received this week:
KBOI, Meridian, Ida. (Ch. 2), with DuMont equipment ordered for Oct. delivery, is rushing work on Deer Point transmitter site about 10 mi. from Boise, near site of nowdefunct KFXD-TV, Nampa (Ch. 6), and is aiming for Thanksgiving Day debut, reports pres. & gen. mgr. Westerrnan Whillock. Free & Peters will be rep.
KRGV-TV, Weslaco, Tex. (Ch. 5), isn’t yet decided on equipment but anticipates air date of Nov. 1, reports Millman Rochester, TV director. Gen. mgr. is Byron W. Ogle. Studio construction in Weslaco is well under way way but work on transmitter building at 752-ft. site in LaFeria, Tex., hasn’t yet started. Pres. 0. L. Taylor, who also heads rep firm bearing his name, also is applicant for Ch. 3 in Wichita, Kan., pending hearing decision. Taylor Co. will be rep.
WROL-TV, Knoxville (Ch. 6), with 2-kw RCA transmitter on hand and antenna due up by Sept. 1, aims to start programming by Oct. 1 or earlier, reports exec. v.p. W. H. Linebaugh. Race with local uhf WTSK (Ch. 26) is indicated by oilman W. R. Tulley’s announced order for Federal transmitter due in mid-Sept. and on air as soon as possible thereafter. With Chattanooga-Knoxville coaxial ready, network programs will await only the completion of Atlanta-Chattanooga link.
KOY-TV, Phoenix, Ariz (Ch. 10), share-time grantee with KOOL-TV, reports DuMont equipment promised for Sept. 10 delivery. Construction has begun and Sept. 20 tests are planned, with programming in early Oct., according to mgr. Albert Johnson. Rep will be Blair.
KGGM-TV, Albuquerque (Ch. 13), slated to be CBS outlet, has set Sept. 27 as target date, reports pres. A. R. Hebensteit. It will share RCA transmitter site with new plant of KOB-TV (Ch. 4) atop 10,655-ft. Sandia Crest, about 11 mi. north of city. [Note: KOAT-TV, Albuquerque, reported last week that DuMont transmitter, shipped Aug. 12, will be turned on Sept. 15; Phil Hoffman is mgr., and networks will be ABC & DuMont.] Weed will be rep.
WHBQ-TV, Memphis (Ch. 13) expects to begin testing Sept. 20, with big special sections of local newspapers
due Sept. 28-29. It will affiliate with CBS, starts with $700 base rate, reports mgr. John H. Cleghorn. It’s owned by local Harding College, has studios nearly ready in Hotel Chisco. Blair will be rep.
WWOR-TV, Worcester, Mass. (Ch. 14), has ordered 1-kw RCA transmitter and 24-gain antenna for Sept, delivery, now plans Oct. 31 debut in lieu of original Dec. 15 date (Vol. 9:27), according to v.p. & gen. mgr. Ansel E. Gridley. WGTR-FM building and grounds atop Mt. Asnebumskit in Paxton, Mass., about 5 mi. from downtown Worcester, have been purchased from General Teleradio and are being remodeled for TV. Leonard V. Corwin, exZiv, has been named commercial mgr. Raymer will be rep.
WLBR-TV, Lebanon, Pa. (Ch. 15), has studio-transmitter building ready and RCA transmitter on hand, now is erecting tower, reports mgr. Lester P. Etter. Target has been advanced to Oct. 1 (Oct. 15 programming) from original Nov. date (Vol. 9:27). Rep not yet chosen.
WITV, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (Ch. 17), has now set Nov. target date, reports it will be first to use RCA custombuilt “peanut pattern” directional antenna for pinpointing signal strength in high population areas (Miami particularly). RCA equipment has been shipped. Plan is to join DuMont Network, which part-owner Comdr. Mortimer Loewi once headed. No rep has been chosen.
WUTV, Youngstown, O. (Ch. 21), has GE confirmation of Sept, shipping date for transmitter and, with all present equipment on hand, including 275-ft. Blaw-Knox tower, will definitely be in operation in early Oct. That’s latest report form E. G. Polan, of Polan Industries, Huntington, W. Va., which also holds CPs for WLTV, Wheeling (Ch. 51), and WPTV, Ashland, Ky. (Ch. 59). Transmitter deliveries for latter are presented scheduled for Oct., Mr. Polan adds. Zoning detail has held up Wheeling construction, Ashland transmitter-studio is 80% completed.
KTVQ, Oklahoma City (Ch. 25), has launched an extraordinary campaign of promotion to build up uhf’s advent pending Oct. 1 tests and Oct. 10 commercial debut dates (see p. 8), and pres. John Esau reports he expects it to be city’s second station because its GE 12-kw order antedates that of KMPT (Ch. 19), announced for early Sept. Antenna is already on hand and will surmount beacon atop 35-story First National Bank Bldg., where other construction is nearing completion. Full-page ads, billboards, radio spots, dealer displays, postcards, etc., are heralding station, which will start at $300 base rate (with discounts to charter advertisers) and has these staff men lined up: Harry Abbott, ex-KTUL, Tulsa, mgr.; Wm. H. Sadler, ex-WFAA-TV, production director; Wayne Taylor, exKTUL, film editor; Wayne Wilkes, ex-WKY-TV, Oklahoma City, stage mgr.; Haroles E. Coomes, ex-WAVE-TV, Louisville, chief engineer. Mr. Esau, ex-gen. mgr. of KTUL has disposed of stock interests in KATV, Pine Bluff, Ark., to devote fulltime to KTVQ. H-R Television will be rep.
WTOB-TV, Winston-Salem, N. C. (Ch. 26), with RCA transmitter now going in and 547-ft. tower about onefourth up, moves into new TV-radio studios Sept. 1 and plans test patterns between Sept. 15-25. Pres. James W. Coan announces rate card with $200 base. H-R Television will be rep.
KCOK-TV, Tulare, Cal. (Ch. 27), GE equipment scheduled for Sept, shipment, has rescheduled start to Oct. 1 from last reported Sept, debut (Vol. 9:28), according to mgr. J. Alan Rinehart. Hour rate will be $250. Forjoe will be rep. It’s second for owner Sheldon Anderson, his KAFY-TV, Bakersfield (Ch. 29), having begun testing Aug. 20.
Evanston, 111. Ch. 32 grantee, Northwestern Television Bcstg. Corp., plans April 1954 start, but hasn’t ordered any equipment as yet, reports Angus D. Pfaff, pres, and co-owner with Howard S. Martin, scientific glassware manufacturer. Rep not yet chosen.