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l- .4 i i -f 'i THE SCRANTON TIMES, SATURDAY, JUNE 6, TS DEBUT TOMORROW AS CBS AFFILIA -TV MAP JUJU JU i Cream of Crop' in Network Programs To Be Presented to Big Area Audience Station to Be Launched Head of Scranton Broadcasters, Inc With Hour-Long Program Starting at'4 Top Entertainer to Be Seen on WGBI-TV Starting Tomorrow 1 Major steps in the chronology of television leading up to tbei The Cream of the rp debut of WGBI-TV and other Ultra High Frequency stations follow: network television enter Mayors of 4 Cities, Officials of Firm Will Participate Scranton will achieve its News is an important part of the TV diet" of the American1 rightful place in the tele- people and will achieve still greater importance as Ultra High News Will Be Given Spotlighti As WGBI-TV Starts Telecasting Chief Engineer Frequency stations begin telecasting in substantial numbers. of One of these UHF In Charge of Station 4 I' 1927 April: Wire television demonstration between Washington and New York, with a radio link between Whippahy. and the Bell Telephone laboratories in New Y'ork. 1928 February: First trans atlantic television Mrs Hia Howe televised in London by John L. Baird and picked up at llarts-dale, N.Y.

1928 July Outdoor scenes, in cluding tennis and golf matches, televised under natural light by Telephone laboratories. I 1928 September: One act melodrama. The Queens Mes sage, televised from Schenectady, N.Y., by the General trie Co. 1929 June: Color television with images about the size of a postage stamp sent over wires across a room at Bell Telephone laboratories. 1929 November: Dr.

Vladimir K. Zwoeykin demonstrated the kinescope or calhrode ray television received at a meeting of the Institute of Radio Engineers in I 'y i 4 i stations WGBI-TV in Scranton is all set! for its daily news menu for its viewers. The news will be presented from a tiny TV news studio at the Prudential Life Insurance Co Building where WGBI-TV is located. This news studio is located adjacent to the big studio in which other live local programs will be presented and the same TV cameras will be used for both studios. However, the newscaster and announcers giving spot com mercials.

station breaks, etc. who 'also will use the room will be viewed by the TV camera through two thick panes of clear glass, although to the viewer at home it will appear as if he is in the same room as the camera The glass between the main and news studios is tilted to eliminate glare which might reflect in the camera lens. The news studio has its own lighting system, with various types of lights installed for feature. flat and back lighting. Feature incidentally, is that which is focused on the features of the commentator, newscaster or other performers.

There win be a variety of backgrounds available for the rear of the news studio with changes the news studio with changes vision tomorrow at 4 P.M. when WGBI-TV makes its debut as a full-power 2 15, 500-watt affiliate of the Columbia" Broadcasting Co. WGBI-TV will telecast on Ultra High Frequency Channel 22. Launching of WGBI-TV after many months of planning and preparation along with a tremendous investment in the most modern equipment and studios will be featured by an hour-long dedication program beginning at 4 P.M. WGBI-TV is located in the 1000 block of Wyoming Ave.

Appearing on that program in addition to entertainers will be the mayors of four cities and, officials of the station and othert representatives of religious, civic and industrial organizations. Mrs. Frank Megargee, president of tho Scranton Broadcasters, Inc will deliver a brief dedication talk at the outset of tho special program, which will bo watched by invited guests on studio monitors and on specially installed TV sets at tho Scranton Club. Mayor James T. Hanlon, Scranton; Mayor Luther Kniffen, Wilkesbarre; Mayor Frank Kelly, Carbondale, and Mayor John Al-Iardyce.

Pittston, will join in observing the TV debut of WGBL Other speakers will include: Mrs. Douglas Holcomb, vice presi- tainment wall be presented to a big regional audience on UHF Channel 22 by WGBI-TV, Scrantons first TV station and the only station the area to make its bow to the public with its full power allocation from the Federal Communications Commission. These highly rated pregrems ny ef them "live'' will be supplied WGBI-TV threugh Its ffilieHon with the Colutnbie Breedcasting Ce. There will be no delay in presenting such shows. The first one Adventure" will be ured tomorrow at 5 PM.

immediately after the conclusion of the dedication program which is scheduled at 4 Other top shews to be presented tomorrow include: "Toast ef the Town" with Ed Sullivan, scheduled from to Fred Waring of "You Are There" et 7, "Private Secretory" with Ann Sothern et 7:30 end "The Web" et 10. WGBJ-TV first acheduled newscast and tporta roundup ta listed at 11 PJi, following which the staUon will aign off until Monday at 5 Pit. when "Whata New" will make ita initial appearance. Ralph White w-ill be featured on this daily presentation. CBS TV show a by WGBI TV certain to be added during the ensuing show, Mondavi and Gracie Allen, kr -t i vV 1 'if 4 KENNETH COOKE MRS.

FRANK MEGARGEE GEORGE D. COLEMAN Veteran Directs WGBI-TV Setup Cooke Designed Video Studios Chief Engineer for WGBI for 24 Years Megargee. presi-, Mrs. Megargee is the mother dent and treasurer of Scranton of five children: Mrs. Douglas Rochester.

NY. Broadcasters, which owns Holcomb, who is vice president! 1930 January: Six foot images and operates Radio Station WGBI of Scranton Broadcasters; Misses demonstrated at Proctor Theater and WGBI-TV. has been in radio Katherine and Mary Megargee. in New York by the Radio Corp from the early days. 'students at Marymount College America.

A native of Honesdale, the Tarry town, Frank Megargee, 1930 Apnl: Two-way wire youngest of six children born to a student at Delbarton televisidn which speakers sev- ii Attorney and Mrs. Frank M. Morristown, and Jean, who'er! miles apart saw each i other general manager lOOK being made during the day tojMonaghan. she came to Scranton attends Slarywood Seminary. Sheim8es.

demonstration by Eell avoid the danger of the viewing at an early age with her parents also has two grandchildren, Doug Telephone in New York. Radio Reins in 1932 (audience growing tired of any George D. Coleman is general one background. and was educated at St. Cecelia's las and Ellen Holcomb.

I93 September; Teles lsion Academy, this city. Upon the death of her hus- image, on a 10-foot screen at On June 28, 1926. she was mar- band in 1948, Mrs. Megargee be-! radio-electrical World's Fair dis ried to Frank Megargee East came president and treasurer of'Playin Orange. and became as- Scranton Broadcasters.

and 1935 December: Coaxial cable dent of WGBI-TV; George D.1 onager of WGBf-TV. He be- The backgrounds may also al-Coleman, general manager of theicame WGBI manager in 1932. the low sponsors of newscasts the station; Kenneth R. Cooke, chief ar the late Frank S. same will hold true in the main engineer: Ted V.

Rodgers, presi-'Presidnt WGBI, which began studio to have their store with her late husband, has been active in both the man dent of the Scranton Chamber of operations Jan. 12. 1925, as a 10- for example, reproduced for the' founder of WGBI, in the days of ageraent of the radio station and Commerce; Frank C. station, decided to close his TV camera. jthe development of the station, the preparations for While the window between the acting as vice president of Scran WGBI-TV programs chairman of the executive com- radio store and devote full time launching on UHF Meet Kenneth Cooke, chief engird WGBI TV, who was responsible for designing the new TV studios and installations and then for supervising the actual installations.

Mr. Cooke, who resides at 903 Prescott Ave has been chief engineer for Radio Station WGBI 24 years A native of Grange, ts. um t.V Mondas at 8. I Love Lucy vears and with WMCA Many Shews Listed Among the other to be carried many more are to the list few weeks are. Red Buttons at 9 30.

George Burns NJ. he was with the Bell Tele- phone Co in New York for six a Ball and Desi also termed television pip developed by Bell Telephone and opened for tests between New York and Philadelphia at a cost of $500,000 1937 May: Telecast of King George the Sixth and Queen main and news studios is of clear ton Broadcasters. Inc. Channel 22 tomorrow. Elizabeth of England over an 'yorj jor seen years before com area of 7.500 square miles to an to WGBI UHF TV-Expected to Cost $75,000,000 in Initial 3 Years Arnaz, Mondavs at 9 Jackie Gleason and his popular Uell versed in the technical variety show, Saturdajs from 8 side of radio he is a graduate to 9 of Ihe Newark Institute of Tech- Talent Scouts with Arthur nologv and the RCA Institute in Godfrey.

Mondavs at 8 30 New York Mr Cooke has been Studio One. Mondv at 10 engjgid in TV studv and research Film Theater of the Air." for the past decade Tuesdays at 8 That 10 vears of studs is pay- "Crime Ssndicate and CHy Introduction of television on Ultra High Frequency channels mittee of Comerford Theaters, to the broadcasting business. Mr. Inc. and former postmaster gen-iColeman bad been manager of glass, a similar viewing window oral'; Federal Judge John W.Jthe store.

I between the studio and the con- Murphv. Rev. Kenneth Dolan, as-! Born in Scranton. Mr. Coleman trol room has tinted glass to sistant" editor of The Catholic was graduated from Technical escape having the bright lights Light and director of the Cath- High School in 1918.

He was a in the studio invade the control oiic Information Bureau; Rev. Dr. basketball star in high school and ropra and hamper the engineers Lynn C. Smith, chairman of the'Pyed professional basketball in and technicians in their work, radio commission of the United i the Intercounty League. He joined The miniature news studio even Churches of Lackawanna County; 'the Army after graduation from bas Ha own air conditioning con Rabbi S.

Schoop, spiritual leader'high school and served until Irol, assuring the newscaster an of Temple Israel; Paul Chamber-' after the Armistice ended World even and comfortable tempera-lain, manager of the 1. jr5- be 'act that his Commercial Equipment Depart-j Mr. Coleman spent three years 'studio is on the same air con-ment. Electronics Division of taking courses at night in elec- Hioning hookup with the equip-General Electric and William trical engineering at Penn State ment-filled control room Weldon, president of Blair TV. Extension College.

His first job national sales representative of was with the Hudson Coal Co. He gyp 6CUirCU until trol. assuring the newscaster audience of about 50.000. English Derby Televised 1939 April- President Irapk Roosevelt telecast at Fair opening in New public. York.

This estimate was made today, 1939 May English Derbv tele by George Coleman, general vised and transmitted to four in Northeastern Pennsylvania wall entail an investment of $75,000. t0 5100.000,000 in the imUal three years by station operators World hn 'and the President of Blair Will Give Address manager of WGBI-TV, which oc tendon theaters" for showing on Jf Hospital, Tuesdas at 9 cupies UHF Channel 22 out of 15 screens before ca- Held on UHF Channel Arthur Godfrey and His Scranton. I udtences whfch ra ad 22 torncrr qualified to Fnerds." Wednesday, at 8 'js iK.r.r,' sss. R'th to lead ZjJ.SS or more ffcT'XZf 'Vie Got a Secret." Bedoe receiving sets in Northeastern 250 Pennsylvania within three wars!" chan-' 193a' providing WGBI with davs at a fall qualified staff from the out- First baseball game set of telecasting g' under the impact of UHF later went to the General Elec-, i trie Co. in the test department UGBI-TYV Others Invited For Video Pictures Schenectady, where he played Others invT semiprofessional basketball.

Sub-, the number of in- sequently he returned to Scrjn- Mr Cooke is married to the1 co. a--. 1 1 rour Star Pay House, Thuri- formtr Katherine Gallagher, a switchlxiard operator for the ca2T5 al Fir-t National Bank prior to her 'ux Theater, Thuri- marnage. da Jt Princeton I nner Columbia Lnncr First boxing Lou N'oa vs nels. Presently, according to estimates, there are about 40.000 sets the area equipped for UHF.

Within a vear, Mr. Coleman jtelevised with defeating 'sity in 10 innings 1 1939 Jure match televised 01 linUted SPaC'i ta 1929 Mr. Coleman joined Mr include. IVrgarree as manarrr nf the rsdin'- in revision, nowever, ui( Scranton Superintendent 1 tuching is done before the Commercial photographers can and do touch up pictures to eliminate facial defects. In television, however, the restore -moving dirwtle and ex Aching is done before the pic-Schools Richard F.

McNichols.l A broadcasting in ture taken by makeup on the Blake Tewksbury, president ofig32. 7 dcasting subject being pictured. Keystone Junior College; J. J. ih.

rniumKi, 1 Thats why a make-up depart- Leary, president of Comerford nton ment is another addition to the Theaters; Thomas L. Moran.lf Cf composition of Scrantons new Scranton Times general manager: UHF Channel WGBI-TV station. Big Town. Thursdays at 9 30. "My Little Margie, Thursdays at 10 Schultz Playhouse of Stars." Friday i at 9 Tubeless television and radio yr and jrj Frida? sets are on the agenda for the at jo future but they are still in the the Clock." Saturdays at laboiatorv experimenting stage 7 30 todav according to the General Thu I Show Business." Sat-Eleelric Co urdays at 9 The company said that a new -51eel Millie." Saturday at predicted, there will be 120 000 Baer at Yankee Stadium in sets and within three ears i ork.

Baer won. 000 UHF receivers 1940 February Color televi Using S3 00 as the average in sion demonstrated before Federal vestment for set purchase and Communications Commission by installation, the addition of RCA. 000 sets during the three year! 1940 February, firs! hockey 'period represents an investment Kame telecast from Madison of S72.000.000 Square Garden Rangers vs ta Service charges, including serv-, nadiar.s. 1940 April- Telecast of Ring ice contracts, will substantially Edward J. copublisher i nation.

Mr. Coleman served thre two-year terms as Third Fhahvth iZ jt District director ot th National cover a moIe for Of PF.pma Association of Broadcasters. He cover or correct unruly eye-ot The Times, Sister M. Eugenia, nresident of th Pennsylvania bro and it can style or dress president of Marywood president ot tne Pennsylvania the hair. Orphans Court Judge James f.

a cas ers Associatlon for three Even if a guest on a TV pro-Brady. Judge Michael J. Eagen, additioh t0 a long record in'sram arrives at the studio sport- radio and television, Mr. Coleman heavy two-day old beard it has devoted himself to civic enter-1 to have him appear prises. He has served as first sbaven on the home TV set William Broughton, district sales manager for broadcast equipment, General Electric Frank Barnes, sales sles of the i WILLIAM H.

WELDON add to this total as will mvest-jling Bros, and Bamuro St Bailey method of producing germanium 939 for transitors 11 being developed -Qujx Kids Saturday at 10 and brings tubeless sets a step -Pprry Ccrno Show. every closer to reality. Monday. Wednesday and Friday Transitors are tiny device capa-ifrom 7 45 to 8 lth ronUir, ment in converting the thou- circus from Madison Square Gar sand of present Very High' den. another first Frequency sets to receive UHF.

Finally, the heavy cost of build 1940 June. Republican (Continued on Pago 24) broadcast manager equipment division tl -dually shaving him. ofiQub Yjce chairman of the Ameri Whi1 makeup is a necessity In GE; Richard Buckley, President Radio CommittA for'TV. it does not mean that persons ble of doing much of the work guters being features of tbe pronow done by vacuum tubes in TV and radio receiver German- gram along with Como. William Weldon, president of ing and equipping TV studios and Blair-TV, wiH speak at the transmitters must be considered WGBI-TV inaugural program to-j In the case of WGBI-TV this morrow at 4 P.M.

is in the neighborhood of $500,000 Blair-TV represents many of the before even going on the air to-' For CBS Shows large television stations in Jane Fromana UJ5.A. Carv lum is an element vital to transi- teen- and Thursday. from 7 45 to 8. General rePfrted sale? repstntatiVe- Pennsylvania Department.1 fPPeanng on the air wi 1 be given ThomJ PW Wihn officer ofJosephM. Bailey.

thePof greasepaint 30b used Thomas W. Wilson. Horace Post in clarks Summit and if on the sUge director of the Advertising and UP Pcr cent Sales Clob, the Better Business of tbe views being CDs (closeups). Lohnes and Fred Albertson, all of Dow, Lohnes Albertson, law and wholesalers of Columbia Broadcasting Co net Washington firm; George C. Davis, country and has been signed by1 Retailers WGBI-TV as their national repre- cadio and te'evision sets and work shows which will be pre (equipment realize the vast poten-jsented by WGBI-TV will reach tial for new business which is the transmitting station on the duc)n as many as 100 wafer-thin a represented by the long awaited est Mountain from Chanrel 2 la)fr, 0f treated ltory of and Gower local TV installations jin New York on a special re mamum in 1 six inch ingot.

i (Cwntiwid Pag 24) r. Tomorrow nights Toast of the Dr Robert Hall, a physicist in Town-lcheduled al a-ii cer- he firm Schenectady outstanding presen- tor.es, has found a way of pro- und the re Burciu ind Hahnmnn Mocnital I natural makeup is essential. He also has 5erved on the Cham-i dont worry if you happen to orheSanfonnTritain'e Rich1 1 ber of Commerce board and is be called upon to appear, ard LfttlSd Past Present of the Northeastern make-up operation won SitiroS adveSSi Association of And youll look your best. 1 Representatives ol CBSTV InJ Manufacturers Representatives. Coleman resides with his wife and TV IS 69 YEARS OLD Married to the former Buth, their son, Ronald, 16, in Clarksj The first television system was sentative.

Blair also represents radio orv- Theerations of Scrantoh Broadcasters, hurt line. (Continued on Page 24) ILenore La Bar of Scranton, MrJ Summit. patented in Germany in 1884! Model Used in Developing Plans for Full-Scale WGBI-TV Installation iceiver connected to a double LONG DISTANCE CLAIM jRhombic antenna installed close A Pueblo. Col dairyman claims to the tower a world record for long distance! The special receiver bears little reception with his new television resemblance to the TV home re-receiver. The dairyman, Leslie ceivmg set.

For one thing, it Donley, has reported receiving lacks a picture tube over 20 distant TV stations, in. The direct CBS Channel 2 Ug eluding one in Mexico and received, picked up by the double Rhombic antenna, and parsed on to the special receiver then will be directed to the WGBI TV video and audio "racks" a the transmitter and then beamed out in exactly the same fashion as programs which orig mate in the home studios of the Scranton TV station The Channel 2 signal received direct from New York without Frank Megargee. 16. son of Mrs. Frank Megargee.

president of the Scranton Broadcasters, Inc, and the late Frank Megargee, founder of WGBI. will close the switch which will relay a Hons-was described as put WGBI-TV on the air tomor- perfect by Vk GBI TV Chief En-row afternoon at 4 igmeer Kenneth Cooke. He ex- The switch which he will that CBS engineers found close is located in the control almost impossible to believe room immediately adjacent to that such reception was being the studio in which the hour- long dedication program will be They installed a field intensity presented. He is a student at recorder at the WGBI-TV transrm- ter about four months ago and it has been checking the signal constantly ever since. The check Heaves little to be desired.

Delbarton School in Morristown, NJ. He officiated in a similar role when WGBI started EM broadcasting. WGBI-TV SCRANTON as well as late feature stories about your TV favorites. TV Guide every week plus tbe lutings for ALL TV station. Get your copy of TV Guide every Wednesday and double your TV fun.

li to niem to ho vo CLIDE mround tho houte TV Guide, your favorite television magazine, salutes WGBI TV as another landmark of achievement in Television. This new station will greatly enhance TV enjoyment and provide many more hour of viewing pleasure for thousands of TV fan. Yes. its hats off to Channel 22 and the men who made it possible. You'll find WGBITVs complete program lutings.

This Is tha seal modal comp lata with TV camara, "mika" fcaom, film preiactar, vidaa racks, control consala, ate, which was usad by WGBI-TV in davo'loping tho plana far tha full sea la installation from which tha station will talacast on UHF Channal 22 from Tha portion of tha, modal at tha loft is tha main control roam. Tha control consala from which all operations during a talacast aro directed ia shown against tha wall between control room and studio. A model of one of tha stations TV cameras can be saan In tha studio portion of tha modtl. Color TV In Scranton Region Seen at Least 4 Years Away Color television eventually will come to the Scranton area. But, according to an estimate by George Coleman, general manager of WGBI-TV, color television is at least four years in the future.

And it might take much longer. Mr. Coleman explained as WGBI-TV prepared to take the air with black-and-white TV on UHF Channel 22 that there are many intangibles which have to be considered making any prediction as to when Scranton will have color TV. With the outlook being for at least four years minus color, few TV fans are likely to elect to delay installing sets In tbr until r' Long before WGBI actually Kenneth Cooke, chief engineer, made and installed in the scale scale model was made were started to revamp its studios and built an exact scale model of the model. flowed faithfully offices in the PrudentialLife In-, contemplated TV studio and; Mr Cooke explained that the! Todays full size studio, control 1000 block other installations.

That model scale model, completed six room, etc. are an exact duplicate! fl for as accurate down to the last months-before construction work of those shown in the model, the officials of the station knew tiny detail.Jt included TV camera started, was necessary to make; "We took lots of time with the actually how the completed proj-and audio boom certain that there would be am- model to make sure what he was ect would look. projectors, control panels pie room for all equipment when planning for TV would be exactly; engineering staff of the and consoles, video and audio the TV installations were builtlwhat we wanted and under the direction racks. Even chairs wre The specifications on which the'exnlin t..