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Sioux Falls, Aberdeen, Huron, man, called Hie fire department Has Satellite Stations 22 Sioux Falls Argus-Leader 12, 1967 Pierre, Watertown and Winner. Said Evans Nord, executive vice and Miss Roman jumped into a cab. She got to the Ivanhoe Theater on time to appear in "Beek- Chicago Fire Doesn't Stop Theater Star president and general manager of the KELO-Land stations: "Our staff is a specialized man Place." group, trained in all phases of CHICAGO (AP) The show KELO Since Shows Major Growth Inception in 1953 went on even though the star's car caught fire. Actress Ruth Roman leaped Public to See Atomic Site Trinity site Oct. 1 when a military escort will take a car cara-van into the desert where th world's first atomic bomb exploded.

The annual tour into the White Sands Missile Range site, where the bomb was detonated atop a tower July 16, 1945, is a bring-your-own car, lunch and water affair. radio and telecommunication. Station equipment is the finest and most modern available and is used to bring entertainment, news, sporting events and education into the living rooms of the viewers in the vast KELO-Land area 18 hours daily each of the 365 days of the year." from her burning auto Sunday night a few blocks from the Am bassador East Hotel where she If, on the spring evening of I such neighboring states as May 18, 1953, you felt the need Minnesota, Iowa and Nebras- the ensuing 13 years in which I las increased to a total com- the company has become a mul I dement of 135. ti-station operation, the staff Offices are maintained in ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) The public will get one of its rare looks at the nuclear-seared is staying.

Her chauffeur, Robert Still- of electronic entertainment, ka The KELO-Land stations were chances are you were listening the first to provide a capability to Bob and Ray or the Halls of Ivy or Mr. Keene, Tracer of Lost Persons. On the following evening, May 19, 1953. a new world of Miff? in South Dakota for the transmission of network and local color. However, it was not until hte so-called "color explosion" of 1965 that color became an important factor the television industry.

In early 167 plans were formulated to bring even better television to the viewing and listening audience. In coopera LA entertainment was opened to Sioux Falls area vieweri as KELO-TV signed on the air with 1 JDlAa Li IHHHJUNJ a medium called television. The history of KELO-TV ac tually began on Aug. 28, 1952, when Joe Floyd and his asso tion with KSOO-TV in Sioux ciates purchased KELO Radio. Falls work began on a new The radio station had been on the air since 1937, and at the time of purchase was owned by 000-foot television tower near Ro'wena.

By midsummer foundations had been laid and steel for the construction of the tower was on the new site. Sam Fantle Jr, Construction of a 576-foot television tower began on Nov. 19, 1952, and approximately six Actual stacking of the tower months later programming be steel was completed in the almost unbelievable time of two KSOO weeks. On Sunday, Aug. 1967, gan.

In those pioneering days of television, the art was in its infancy. All programming was filmed, including local weather, on telecasting began from the top of the new tower after an overnight move of trans KELO news and sports. mitting equipment from the site of the old tower which Control of programming was maintained from the downtown studio, then at 8th and Phillips, but the film was actually shown had served the KELO-Land stations since June, 1956. When KELO-TV took the air from the transmitter site, 7V4 miles southeast of Sioux Falls. for the first time on that spring The entire weekly schedule at evening in 1953 it boasted a total staff of 15 people.

During that time was 15 hours, consid erably less than the number of hours telecast in just one broadcast day at the present time. 'Live Telecasting in 1955 On January 17, 1955, acquisi 'Cute' Bears in Parks Can Maim YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL 2000 Tower PARK, Wyo. (AP) The beg gar beside the road in Yellowstone National Park may have a blue ribbon in one ear, a pink tion of space and the installation of studios in the Hollywood Theater building made local live programs possible and the film technique was discarded. At this same time cable interconnection made it possible for KELO-TV to bring live network programmnig to the area. The management of TV was quick to realize that although the Sioux Falls market area was a desirable one, better programming and wider commercial support could be gained only through an expansion nf tha nurahw nf hnmpc ribbon in the other, and a bleach spot on his rump.

He may look cuddly, adorable and fun-loving. But he isn't. He's a wild animalcapable of chawing off a chunk of arm or taking a swipe at a face with his long, sharp served throughut the area. It was with this end in view that claws. But thousands of tourists each year ignore warnings and feed plans were made for the construction of a satellite station in Garden City.

The satellite was designated KDLO-TV by the Federal Com imunications Commission and was th first of its kind in the and tease the bears which line the park highways seeking handouts. And each year about 50 to 100 tourists wind up with bear claw scratches or bear teeth marks on their face and hands. It's been several years since any tourist has been mauled sufficiently to require hospitalization, but just south of the park near Ashton, Idaho, a man was KELO and KSOO are transmitting their new powerful signals to you the latest in RCA ANTENNA SYSTEMS. Wouldn't it seem logical that you would receive this signal best on an RCA COLOR RECEIVER? severely mauled last spring. Two girl employes were attacked and killed by grizzy bears in Glacier National Park in Montana this summer.

But country. Construction on KDLO-TV was completed and Sept. 27, 1955, was set as the date for its sign-on. On Sept. 21, 1955, just six days prior to the indicated date, a major catastrophe befell KELO-TV.

A freak tornado dipped out of the sky and levelled the 576-foot tower, which was a "must" to provide network programming to the new satellite. Fortunately there were no injuries and a temporary replacement tower had KELO-TV back on the air within 48 hours. Sign-on of the new satellite, KDLO-TV, proceeded on schedule. Strategically located to provide primary television signals Yellowstone rangers said the tourists stil aren't heeding their constant warning to stay away from the 400 to 450 black bears which roam the park. Most of the damage incidents occurred at the campgrounds where bears scrounge for food left open by campers.

If the food is left uncovered at night to the Aberdeen, Huron and Wa-tertown areas, KDLO-TV raised the television market rating bringing the stations into 'the the bears go right through convertible tops, car windows or tents to reach it. Park rangers said most of the personal injuries occur along top 100 market group. Second Satellite Constructed side the park highways where bears beg for food and block traffic on the narrow two-lane Plans for further expansion and conformation to the normal roads. Tourists are given writ mZ4 ten warnings about the. bears distribution pattern for the trade area resulted in the decision to construct a second sat RCA VICTOR Hew Yista COLOR TV HOiE ENTERTAINMENT CENTER New Vista Color TV with automatic fine tuning.

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With the coopera tion of Medicine Butte TV, fic isn't backed up while motor a nn-profit corporation formed ists feed the bears cookies, to bring television to the Pierre, crackers or popsicles while an Winner and Chamberlain areas, other member of the family KPLO-TV was constructed. This snaps a picture. Tti ERICKSON Mod. I HJ 837 ti' iutn ass w. tn.

pielur station is located atop Medicine Butte, 25 miles from Cham' berlain. Despite warnings that the bears are wild, some tourists try to get pictures of their youngsters sitting astraddle one KPLO-TV began telecasting on July 4, 1957, serving Central South Dakota and Northeastern Nebraska. With the completion of KPLO-TV, the group title of "the KELO-Land Stations" was of the bears. Park rangers said they can't verify the truth of the story, but there is a rumor among park employes that one tourist even spread honey over his small son's face so he could get a photograph of a bear licking it off. adopted to designate three in- tegrated facilities serving over EICA VICTOR COLOR TV PRICES START AS LOW AS seventy percent of South Da CHANNELS kota as well as segments of WHEN YOU'RE FIRST IN COLOR TV THERE'S GOT TO BE A REASON See Your RCA VICTOR Dealer irxr j.ir, -ji vN' i I jnV-v i Vl i Wholesale Distributor Sioux Falls South Dakota 1 Joe Floyd, president of Midcontinent Broadcasting is pictured in his office at the KELO building..