The Californian from Salinas, California • 16

Wednetdoy. Sept. 3. 1986 Salinas Californian 1 6 KSMS-Channel 67 begins Spanish-language programming Monterey Peninsula TV Cable Television will carry the station's programming on its cable system within a month, Valenzuela said. Valenzuela said the station's signal should reach south Monterey County in about six months.

That is hen the construction of a building on Fremont Peak to house the station's transmitter is expected to be completed. Valenzuela said, and more programming will be added within two weeks. But Valenzuela said some viewers may have to work harder than others to receive channel 67. For some viewers, KSMS's signal is only available on L'HF channels, 1eople some areas, including Salinas, who saw Spanish language programs on cable systems had to connect antennas to receive channel 67. Valenzuela said a cable com- serving areas including bier and Prunedale is carrying KSMSs programming on its cable system.

Another company that serves Watsonville and part of Santa Cruz County will begin carrying KSMS's programming within 13 days, he said make a television station opera-tional, Valenzuela said, but he and his employees only had a few months. Hut he said he had no doubt that KSMS-Channel 67 would be on the air by Labor Day. it was a matter of having or not having Spanish-language television. We re serving the community just like we promised." Valenzuela said. "Bight now we're just trying to get the bugs out of the system.

It goes to show what a little talent, energy, ingenuity and a sense of humor can accomplish." KSMS's owner William II. Schuler said the station has received more than too calls since it ent on the air. thanking the station's employees for making sure Spanish language programing remained in Monterey County. "We feel we are providing a much needed service to the Spanish-speaking community." Schuyler said "We have been working night and day. almost on an emergency basis, so that By Fred Alvarez It nas C.s tom an MONTEHEY Monterey County as without a Spanish-language tele ision station fur a few hours Monday.

But a new Spanish language station hit the airwaves Monday afternoon to fill the void. KSMS-Channel 67 made its of. final on the-air debut at 1 on Labor Day The Spanish-language television station, occupying the Monterey building where KMST-Channel 46 used to be. offers the onlySpnish language programming in the area. Earlier Mondjy morning.

KCBA-Channel 35 changed its long standing Spanish language format to an English larguage format. Claudio Valenzuela. KSMS operation's manager, said it was a struggle to get Spanish-language television on the air by Sept. I. the date that KCBA had announced it would change to an English-language format.

It usually takes about a ear to we would be on the air by Sept 1 and so there ould be no lapse in sen ice to the Spanish speaking community." Schuyler said he is expecting an even closer relationship with the Spanish International Network. the network where KSMS gets its programming "Our viewers will be getting a much clearer message than they were previously, and we will be clearing more Spanish programming that KCBA did." he said The new station's first program Monday was a novela a Spanish language soap opera titled Tirmpo Dc Vmr To Starting the station's programming with that show seemed an appropriate way to bunch a new television station. Valenzuela said. "We are only going to get better the longer are on the air," Valenzuela said. "We've made it on the air.

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