The Spokesman-Review from Spokane, Washington • 93

'The Spokesman-Review, Aufeilst 28. 1983 Valley Learning Center PRE-SCHOOL AGES 3, 4 and 5 Staff photo by STEVE THOMPSON Lee Schulman in KSKN, Spokanes newest UHF television station. The birth of a station It's Not Too Late Open House Register Yodnosday, August 31st 9:00 A.M. to 12:30 P.M. E.

10909 32nd St. (South of Sprague between Bowdish and University) PHONE 924-1566 Grace Dunkley, Director Enroll for 2-3 or 5 days. labels still hang from chairs that have never been sat in. A secretary was busy unpacking dozens of telephones. Partitions mark off empty offices in a modular arrangement that will permit future expansion of each department.

Hes already allowing for escalation and the stations first ratings battles have yet to be fought. Camera and switching equipment wait silently in crates for the touch that will bring them to life. A satellite dish sits outside just waiting to turn its sensitive ears to the heavens. A landing pad for helicopters awaits the first touchdown of news crews flying in late-breaking items. The parking lot is empty of the employees vehicles that will eventually pack it.

The employees, for the most part, have not yet been hired. There is a sense of expectancy in the air, however. A calm before the storm, as Schulman termed it. It is clearly a place where big plans have been made. One of biggest planning endeavors has been for the news department.

Schulman pointed out spaces for news reporters ana editors big spaces. The set-up for producing KSKNs news is (Continued on page 15) By ALICE FEINSTEIN Staff writer The countdown has started. KSKN, Spokanes newest television station is about to be born. Like the birth of a child, the birth of a television station is not without its complications and labor pains, but with proper planning and prenatal care the process can go smoothly enough. Mid-wife to the birthing of KSKN is principle owner and station manager Lee Schulman.

With 37 years of television management experience behind him in places like Seattle, Chicago and Los Angeles, Schulman has assisted at tne birth of television stations before. But this time its different. This time hes the father, and, he said KSKN represents the greatest challenge Ive ever had in my life. KSKN, to air over Channel 22 on the UHF and Cox Cable dials, should go on the air some time between Aug. 30 and Sept.

15, Schulman said. Actually general might be a better description for Schulman. He led a brief tour of the stations spanking new facilities at E4022 Broadway with all the intensity of a military leader inspecting the field of battle. Silent for the most part, the whole station facility smells like a new car. Manufacturers N.81 15 Division Next to EHe Records E.

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