The State from Columbia, South Carolina • 20

The State: South Carolina's Progressive leuspaper COLUMBIA TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 1953 The State: South Carolina's Largest Heuspaper PAGE iH WNOK-TV General Manager Station Today New Columbia TV Starts Operations WNOK-TV to Programs From 2 WNOK-TV which will begin its secretary is Carlisle Roberts and television broadcasts today in- treasurer is Samuel Litman in each day and continuing aj After three years of planning and projectors preparation WNOK-TV will begin To guarantee high-quality pro-telecast inc operations in Columbia gram service production crews and 6 o'clock this evening Operating tends to present a diversified and balanced program schedule of the i highest quality and taste in content and In presentation its officials said on Channel 67 with power exceeding through until late evening Moody McElveen Jr general manager of the station stated that every effort will be made to expand the hours of operation as rapidly as possible Commenting on the station's line-up of programs Mr McElveen added "We have been very fortunate in arranging a program schedule They have assured that WNOK-TV will offer full cooperation with recognized agencies including the Community Chest the American Red Cross the American Heart Association the Youth Center and many others WNOK-TV will make its facilities free of charge for five-minute de- technicians carried out an extensive schedule of "closed-circuit" telecasts For several weeks programs have been conducted as though they were actually "on the air" In this manner operating procedures were given a thorough rehearsal Programs to be telecast by WNOK-TV will include live local features coverage of special events syndicated and local films and net 90000 watts the station will offer television service to all of central South Carolina Affiliated with CBS and DuMont Television Networks the station will carry a large number of nationally known programs featuring mch personalities as Arthur God- Present Networks In order to have the best method available for telecasting slides WNOK-TV installed Du Mont's cathod-ray tube video scanner This very elaborate piece of equipment will handle up to 25 slides automatically In effect it scans the subject with a spot of light and then electronically reproduces the image which is seen on the viewer's screen The research division ot Allen Du Mont Laboratories is responsible for the development of all cnathod-iay tubes Without the cathod-ray tube there would be no home television receiver WNOK-TV has installed two Holmes 16 mm sound movie projectors each of which is capable of running one full hour of uninterrupted film The audio or sound equipment utilized by WNOK-TV is the finest available including two Fairchild all-speed turntables and a com- which includes such a wide array If of entertainment and Information WNOK-TV's high-powered UHF transmitter is the second such unit to be delivered by the DuMont work services from both the CBS votional programs Monday through Television Network and the Du Friday under the auspices of the We are confident that our service i frey Perry Como Fred Waring Laboratories When the first model Friward Murrow and Jack I was installed and tested at Easton Columbia Ministerial Association Each Sunday WNOK-TV will invite one of Columbia's churches to conduct a program from its studios entitled "Columbia Chapel" Time will be made available for films of a public service nature such as those supplied by the armed forces and various and sundry organizations or groups that basically are classed as service Pa experts of the industry acclaimed the exceptional coverage and picture quality transmitted by the new unit During a special demonstration of the new transmitter a good-quality picture was received in New York City over 70 miles away Due to the more favorable Carolina terrain DuMont en 111 the future will be in keeping with our pledge to bring the very finest television service to South Carolina" WNOK-TV PROGRAM SCHEDULE TUESDAY SEPT 1 Early Show (Film) Wheel of Fortune (CBS) Anyone Can Win (CBS) Wnnk-Tv Dedicatory Program (Studio) Danger (CBS) TV Theater (Film) Sism Off MOODY McELVEEN JR is general manager of Radio WNOK and WNOK-TV Mont Television Network In planning the WNOK-TV schedule the varied interests of the viewers in this area were constantly borne in mind "WNOK-TV recognizes the importance of it's responsibility to Columbia and to South Carolina Thus the station will always endeavor to respond impartially to outside requests for time for the discussion of public issues "WNOK-TV will depart from its regular scheduled programs whenever matters of local or national Hard Work Benny Over 2000 square feet of studio space is available for the production of local TV programs The very latest type of studio and control room equipment was obtained from the DuMont Laboratories a company which pioneered many of the industry's technical accomplishments "Live" programs will be telecast by means of two image or-thicon cameras and film features may be transmitted through either the station's two 16 millimeter ay To make possible locally-produced plete Western Electric audio input gineers believe the WNOK-TV transmitter will equal or surpass this coverage DoIlar-a-Seeond Giveaway Show Features Murray A six foot two-with-eyes-of-blue guy who could be a matinee idol but prefers to make the girls swoon programs WNOK-TV has instalied considerable complex equipment Says Comedian Red Buttons "comedy find of tin year" says he has no advice for newcomers to television "I'm a newcomer myself" Red explains "This is no picnic no pushover It's a full time job and WNOK-TV will begin operation with program service starting at 2 interest warrant special program-Two studio Image Orthicon cameras station executives ming coverage Ww Developments In Science Shown )n TV Program console The video console made by Allen Du Mont Laboratories includes five monitors similar to the ones in the regular television receiver through which all material being telecast is first previewed by one of the several staff directors which are mounted on mobile dollies will be used for locally originated programs A very complex said WNOK-TV and WNOK Radio are Sales Department it takes all the talent and energy with laughter rather than heart you can muster up There aren't nnv short ruts nnrl (hpro icn't nnv The Johns Hopkins Science Re- Radio system of lighting has been in-South stalled including dozens of flood- both owned by Palmetto Corporation which is a the emcee of the for success You have to palpitfetions is iew oldest ot educational pro-i rams on television network will "Dollar a Seconrt" show' All off icers lights Fresnel aid Leko spotlight! work for everything you get" Buttons has been working at being a comedian for more than 15 of Carolina corporation are Columbians with resistance dimmers which een over WNOK-TV Tuesday at 8 1 Tne show wi be seen each over WNOK-TV his 33 years There have been good day at 9:30 The Sara quads born in 1950 to British war bride Betty Sara in Sydney Australia are visiting in Britain with their parents The mother formerly was Betty Holmes of West London The president is Croft Jennings the vice presidents are Irwin Kahn and Lindau III will enable the station to effectively produce various types of local programs payoffs all along the way Now the "Red Buttons Show" will be seen over WNOK-TV each Monday at 9 beginning Sept 21 Created by Lynn Poole for the Johns Hopkins University the Science Review was designed to tgive half-hour weekly demonstrations of current developments in all 1 fields of science from astrophysics to zoology Guests on the program and the Du Mont Television Network and 'the handsome guy is Jan Murray Murray the comedian is a product of vaudevjlle night clubs burlesque and theatre engagements He made his debut as a comic on the famed Borscht circuit Several years of are leading scientists those who themselves have developed the man in 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