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Satellite Booster 1 KIKU-TV Plans Color, UHF By BERT DARR TV-Radio Editor Hawaii's independent, non-affiliate TV outlet, KIKU-TV (Channel 13) is testing COLOR this weekend, and, as announced by new manager Herb Rossin of New York, plans to. expand its TV coverage to the Neighbor Islands by means of a UHF satellite booster. Ia a recent meeting with wealthy owner Richard Eaton (United Broadcasting), Rossin was handed responsibility of preparing to bring color TV to the Channel 13 station. When plans are complete for Neighbor Island transmission (perhaps 90 days) a UHF channel (in the 70's on the dial) may be used. Programming will be expanded also, retaining, though the foreign language format.

Game shows will be hosted by Island deejay Bill Charette and Sherry Cooper Wagner, and popular disc jockey Ron Cooper bows soon in a "Night Scene" program on KIKU-TV, joining forces with KHON-TV's Mary Anne Bunch as co-host. TV producer of the 90-minute ETV documentary, "Urban School Crisis," being viewed this Sunday night (6 o'clock) on KHET is ex-Islander Greg Jackson, Jackson attended Punahou and resided with his parents in Kahala and Manoa. A few Islanders may view themselves in Sunday's "Wonderful World of Golf" colorcast which was filmed at the Big Island's Mauna Kea Beach Hotel course. Al Geiberger and Peter Allis battle on the KHON (4 o'clock) program with divot digger Dan Sikes, who was heard to remark during filming on the 18th hole (when video delays and other difficulties insurmounta- oara Anderson ON'S "Ironside a policewoman, ble): "This isn't REALLY golf is it? It's TVl" but she DO have a heart page 44 4 i Piano-playing Liberace is in London this weekend beginning TV taping for summer season replacement of CBS "Red Skelton Show. Each telecast will include top U.S.

entertainers as guests in the European format. "noio feature, ly Valentine. Joe Rose's "Gripe Box" guest on KIKU-TV Sunday a 4:30 p.m. will be Rep. Howard Miyake, 11 aM who discusses major problems in the current 1 ii SHOP HOPPING with Cora "'1 VednSXiAY 7 ii FEB iA fi Mary Costa, Bob Arrow and symphony conductor Robert La Marchina join "Guest Line's" host Bill Ver-dier this Thursday evening at 7 on KHET's Channels 11, 10 and 4.

Other musical highlights in the broadcast limelight this week are KAIMVMetropolitan Opera," "Der Ro-senkavalier" with Leonie Rysanek as the Princess on FM and AM Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and the switching of Bob Hollinshead's popular "Concert by the Sea" from KAIM to KCCN. Next Sunday night's (February 16) "Concert by the Sea" at the Moana Hotel's Banyan Court features the Kamehameha Schools choir and a live broadcast of the program next week will be produced by Hollins-head for station KCCN (1420 on the dial) at 7:30. Need a few suggestions for Valentine Iay's remembrances or is someone having a birthday soon? Then our advice is to turn to Cora Whittingham's popular SHOP HOPPING column, one of the handiest shopping guides in the Islands. You'll find helpful hints from Cora about some of the best buys in the 50th State.

Read her suggestions on page 5 of this week's Aloha-TV Magazine..