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1 8-B The State and The Columbia Record Columbia SC Friday February 17 1984 TV WLTX plans to construct tallest broadcast tower in central SC 6:00 (11X26) Entertainment Tonight: Singer Laura Branigan talks about her film debut and take a visit with actor Michael Fox 7:30 (10) PM Magazine: See the ultimate doll house and take a tour of bathrooms i (25X2X15X6A) XIV Winter Olympics: Scheduled events are the ice hockey playoffs slalom in alpine skiing four-man bobsled and the 4 75 km relay biathlon from Sarajevo Yugoslavia (35) Carolina Journal: Mike Collins interviews two new entrepreneurs about how they use computers to teach Ml PM II MELE JESSE FUMES IF mt-ao ADV By Ray Benson Television Editor Channel 19 plans to construct the tallest broadcast tower in central South Carolina a signal coming from 2049 feet above mean sea leveL The announcement comes from Curtis Lewis Jr of Savannah Ga president of Capital Communications Inc which owns and operates WLTX-TV Lewis said the new tower will provide a major increase in Channel coverage in the Columbia market and surrounding areas Channel 19 filed application with the Federal Communications Commission Jan 31 seeking approval to modify its broadcasting facility From the time approval is granted and this is expected to only be a formality the new tower will be in operation in six months The 2049 feet will dwarft the towers of WIS-TV 1500 feet and WOLD-TV 1149 feet The new tower will he located on the north side of Screaming Eagle Road in Richland county and approximately 11 miles northeast of Columbia city limits The new antenna will also increase Channel power from the present 1250000 watts to an effective radiated power of five million watts making it the most powerful in the midlands and possibly in South Carolina WOLDTV went to 36 million UHF watts when it built its new tower while WIS power stands at 316000 watts It should be pointed out that a VHF signal like WIS is much stronger than a UHF signal All Vs are limited to 325000 watts by the FCC tend it to a point north of Lancaster and to a point south of Bamberg That makes it a minimum of 65 miles It could be more in certain areas proposed new grade1 contour reception will expand to just about equal of the present grade giving Channel 19 one of the most powerful television signals in central South Laughridge said expenditures to construct the new tower would be excess of 82 In terms what this means is viewers now 40 miles away like Newberry and Orangeburg will get a signal as strong as people in downtown Columbia and the signal these cities were receiving will now reach Lancaster and other points 65 or more miles away CBS vice president for marketing Scott Michels said: congratulate Capital Communications and WLTX-TV in announcing plans for a new tower Elver since it began operations more than 30 years ago it has continued through the years to improve its visability and service as a CBS -affiliate in the Columbia market place construction of this new tower will substantially upgrade the au- -dience level of Channel 19 and we are delighted that WLTX-TV is so firmly committed to the future of broadcasting and the continued service in the Columbia Construction of a new tower in the long run was a must for Channel 19 CBS within a few years will dis- tribute all signals by satellite junking the present co-axial cable system (telephone lines) With the split-up of rates are going up However with its new tower Channel 19 will almost reach the coverage capacity of Channel 10 EXPANDED coverage is planned because of our great confidence in the future growth of the Columbia Lewis said new proposed grade contour will provide almost 100 per cent coverage over Channel present countour and will reach approximately 935000 people based on the 1980 What Lewis say is the new coverage will increase the clout of the Columbia market When Channel 25 (WOLDTV) increased its power the Columbia market moved up from 90 to No 81 in the market ratings which are based on the number of homes served and population in the coverage area However Columbia has lost ground since then and now ranks 87th Channel increase could move Columbia to about 80th and possibly the high More power increases by the stations could eventnaHy put Columbia in the elite the top 50 market Of course at the same time this means increased rates to advertisers Dick Laughridge vice Resident and general manager of WLTX-TV said course Pm excited This is a giant step forward WLTX-TV began as WNOK-TV in 1953 on Channel 67 with less than 100000 watts and is oldest continuously operating television station current signal is approximately a 40-mile radius and the new proposed grade countour will ex 8:00 (10X4CX4GX6WX26X36) Legmen: Jack and David are suspected of aiding and abetting a prison escapee (19X3X5CX7X 11X12X13) The Dukes of Hazzard: Boss nasty nephew shows up in Hazzard and makes trouble for the Dukes 8:30 (35) Wall Street Week: Guest for "The Twenty-Year is Felix Rohatyn senior partner Lazard Freres Co STEVE MARTIN returns to New York as the guest on 'The New at 10 pm Channel 10 9:00 (10X4GX6WX26X36) The Master The Master must team up with an old adversary to rescue a kidnapped daughter (19X3X5CX7XUX12X13) Dallas: Sue Ellen is not sura who got her pregnant and Bobby begins to have doubts about parentage (35) Inside Story: In "Good CopyBad the consequences of medical reportage in the press that misleads seriously ill people is explored and efforts to make journalism and medicine more compatible are discussed 10:00 (10X4GX6WX26X36) The New Show: The guests are Steve Martin Catherine and Cyndi Lauper Just Wanna Have (19X3X5CX7X1 1X12X13) Falcon Crest: argument with Linda culminates in a fatal automobile accident and Angela is preoccupied with driving Terry out of town (35) Firing Line: The topic is "A Murder and guest is Muhammad Aziz one of the three men convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment for the assassination of Malcolm This was taped at Sing Sing 11:30 (10X4CX4GX6WX26X36) Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: guest is actress Madeline Kahn (19X7X11X13) CBS Late Movie: "Diary of a Teen-age starring Dick Van Patten and Charlene Tilton A young girl puts her life in danger when she accepts a ride from a stranger (repeat) (25X2X15X6A) XIV Winter Olympics: updated highlights of some of the events from Sarajevo Yugoslavia 12:30 (10X4CX4GX6WX26X36) Friday Night Videos: an exclusive interview with Chrissie Hynde of The Pretenders Videos include Kool the Gang Hall Oates and 38 Special Where You 'A-Team members left to right Dirk Benedict George Peppard Mr Misfortunes befall hit show What did all this do to the taping schedule? the combination of accidents sane people thought it would cause said the West Coast publicist Frank FarrelL "It did hold up production for a few days but back on target We were able to tape around Peppard on Feb 8 and had gone as far as we could without him But then the company had to shut temporarily on Feb 9 and 10 producer Stephen Cannell has assured NBC that he will be able to meet all deadlines for air dates for the the episode now being rushed toward completion is scheduled to air Feb 28 For awhile it seemed as if NBC would have to rerun an earlier episode on that date There will be a rerun on March 6 but Farrell said that was scheduled long before any of the By George Makslan New York Daily News red-hot is rushing to complete fresh episodes and get back on its normal production schedule A series of misfortunes threatened to force the show into premature reruns during the height of the competitive February ratings sweeps Two weeks ago series star George Peppard had an accident while on the set The injury required eight stitches and the actor returned to work the same day Peppard finished out the week but nine days ago he fell ill with the flu He was out the rest of the week and returned to work on Monday The hit show has had other problems Last month me of its trucks carrying special effects equipment was stolen while parked in front of the home in the San Fernando Valley It was recovered minus some expensive electrical materiaL be a couple of reruns in March but be back with first- run material in May during that key sweep he said formidable co-star Mr was not called in to track down the i truck thieves but the muscleman has been booked to be the subject of Dean second of the season on NBC next month But before Mr agreed to do the show the actor reportedly made certain demands He did not want the entire show devoted to jokes about him and he also insisted on delivering a message about how he has been helping the youth of America Did Mr get his way? He always does B0II1ESS LOVEBS OfllTE ltIEE-OHMHStiaiMI Enjoy our Guiness promotion party tonight starting at 7 pm mamsmis 3824 Rosewood Dr 782-5397 Complete listing in TV Weekly Saturdays in The Columbia Record FE MARCH SPECIAL EGYPT Manhattan Mayhem Diane Sawyer used to pushing herself By GaN Shlster Kniflht-Ridder Diane Sawyer co-anchor of the Morning is used to pushing herself Though she wakes up at 2:30 am for her 6 am weekday broadcasts she routinely goes out on weeknights assume my body will never she says I dread is the day the camera light goes on and I sit there niiiwg and completely comatose I try not to go out more than one night a week hut things keep happening I sleep on weekends My personal record is 26 hours Day Dreams A Continuing Romance per person dM occupancy 5 DAYS Round trip from NY latdaeeaecominodatfone 'Transfers Sightseeing with private guide CSenieTomlTravel With la Our Command" 738-0047 mm or call your travel sgont I got us each a Budweiser out of the refrigerator while Coach set out the hamburgers and fries Then I got him caught up on my misadventure in the park and the subsequent fiasco in the subway Halfway through the story he started laughing so hard he couldn't eat "I know he said when I was finished "It strikes me that this guy be OK maybe not out to kill you but sure becoming a pain in the duff to have around Did you set up the answering machine as I told He nodded if he does call and we get him talking? that gong to prove? You think going to give us his name and we can find out why doing this Coach I think we can figure out who be We were both sitting on my mattress which is on top of two sets of box springs I found in the street It doubles as both couch and bed in my place Pensively he said to me we going to do until he I could tell he had sane kind of recreational activity in mind to fruit of him to cut really what I had in he said "I know what you had in mind Coach but forget it This is a business meeting nothing He cut the cards you ever see men for I started dealing five-card stud which so great with just two people but I think Attila had the intelligence for it Or maybe he did but I figure he could shuffle the cards "Sure I see men for I told him as you see all those countless women for fun But you think it would be fun not to have fun for once in your "Not I had an ace in the hole and a deuce up while he was showing a 10 and betting big I saw him not wanting to raise and scare him out of the game try Coach pot your mind to it Playing poker can be just as much fun as well it just can be And also more profitable I was thinking "I doit suppose I could interest you in a game of strip I hoped he had sane exhibitionist tendencies because I met a By Beverly Sommers (Episode 17) A familiar voice spoke into my ear at the same time the arm around my neck loosened Even a novice can sometimes take a karate it Coach I thought you were the I could hear him chuckle but I still see him "How would the phantom know where you "At this point he seems to know He followed me up to my apartment where I turned on the overhead light and set the case down on the floor I saw he was carrying a bag from I was hoping that part of the contents were for me There seemed to be a lot of him in the tiny apartment and I wondered if he was the kind of man who liked to fill all the available space in the he asked new Can I take a can let him I told him taking the gun out of my pants and setting it down on the milk crate I use for a coffee table A moment later I heard a mdse and saw Coach getting out of the way ROSES ARE HERE! 1 GRADE PECAN TREES FRUIT TREES DWARF FRUIT TREES SHADES FLO WEFHNG TREES (Apples Peach Plum Pear Figs Apricots Nectarines Cherries Grapes Scuppemongs) Al varieties recommended by Qemson Extension Service fa our area of the slithering iguana "What the devil is meet Attila my new Since Coach was obviously unnerved by the appearance I made a brave show by squatting down and actually petting head It wasn't a great sensation but it as bad as I thought it would be "Why would you want The poor guy seemed really confused by my choice of a pet I spotted the granddaddy roach slouching out of the closet to welcome me home and I said Ah it was too beautiful to describe That roach who had evaded my every attempt to kill him was instantly caught by swift tongue and became the dinner in no time flat was pretty said Coach "Yeah it? guaranteed no cockroaches as long as "But do you like him any better than the made up my mind "nursery 8253 Sumter Hwy 1 7 1 8 Beltline 783-0444 787-7721 MS pass the time So I got up and almost tripped over Attila in my haste to get man yet who could heat me at poker a deck of cards with which to amuse he asked ourselves Well? I thought I shuffled the deck and set it in nwwrwi jM I.