The Knoxville News-Sentinel from Knoxville, Tennessee • 14

iWROL-TV and WTSK-TV Expect to Be on Air i Soon With Local and National Programs win mv QA mm Television By PHIL O'HARA AN ENTIRE new field of endeavor if opening to aeveral persons in this area as two television stations make plans to get on the air within the next month and three other awlicants look forward to a Federal Communications permit that will allow one of them to begin construction A hearing on the applications at NTSC Presents Technical Documents To Back Petition for Adoption of New Standards Bp (MM Frees WASHINGTON Sept 12 The National Television System Committee has funded the Federal Communications Commission 52 pounds of technical documents to support its petition for adoption of new color television standards Dr Baksr chairman of tha industrywide eommittae said the technical information roan investment of nearly 610000000 in research on color TV Baker presented the documents totaling 3823 pages to FOC Chairman Rood Hyde no oPFoarnoN THE FOC has proposed to adopt the NTSC technical stand-' arts which would permit present TV sets to pick up color telecasts in Mack and white without any Idsd equipment No opposing statements had been presented at the deadline A number of TV manufacturers have supported the proposal Baker said the NTSC hopes ths FOC will approve new standards before the end of the year and clear the way for the beginning of commercial color telecasts and the manufacture of color sets COST MAY HIT MM IT HAD BEEN estimated that the first set would cost 3800 to 31000 but several manufacturers predicted the cost will drop with! man production Hyda said the FOC was grateful" for the technical data submitted by the industry committee of scientists and engineer Ha called it a significant contribution" to tho commission's study Ths NTSC color standard! If approved by the FOC would replace the incompatible system the FOC three years ago I E-T Area Improved: Service Is Aim of Group WITH fiw advent of television assured for the Knoxville area the sales and service dealers of this area have formed an organization known as Television Service Association of East Tennessee Membership in ths organization Is open to an established radio-television sales and service dealers This organization was formed eight months ago with the realization that a great many new problems unknown to the radio service field would be experienced In the field of television The organization has set op a code of by-laws with whjch all participating sales and service dealers must abide in their relationship with the general consumer public The purpose of the organisation Is: 1 To propagate the necessary information to the dealers and of television receivers with regard to various conditions aur-rounding the use of television equipment 2 To establish a code of professional standards and fair trails practices so as to gain the confidence of the general public 1 To seek the cooperation of manufacturers and distributors of television equipment and to cooperate with them in establishing adequate and reliable service warranty contracts 4 To determine standards of installation Roy Lynch Is the president of the association and Bill Lennon is file secretary and treasurer Photo Spending Still Tops TV ir-lMb CMS UvmI ptitti ICA lal-iiidaa Mai eaa baail Fsh: view sa fablg Modal la Baidiod glggk ba MM 1700 189 Foaturing Tdfometto TGifter Turn ono knob CLICK-thorn's your station This la Tha Emblem af Tha TELEVISION SERVICE DEALERS ASSOCIATION "Your Emblem of Protection Mr SmHk Mr Daaalger NEW YORK Sept 12 -Americans an spending their money at a faster rate for photographic equipment and supplies thin they are for radio television books or foreign travel impossible to break the 6565JM0000 of photo equipment produced last year Into purchasers by consumers busi-a professional photographers but using the rising trend of consumer outlay on printing and developing as a guide it appears that consumers now spend twice as large a proportion of their Inbuying these products as they did in 1939 and Chattanooga by the telephone company WTSK also Is building Its transmitter and studio on top of Ridge just east of Memorial Road Radiated power will be 21000 watts from an antenna about 500 feet above the surrounding terrain Two live camera chains will be used for studio programs two 18mm projectors for film shows and two automatic 35mm slide projectors for still shots The station derives its three last call letters from the initials of the operating company Television Services of Knoxville WHIR TO CARRY CBS WTSK expects to be televising regularly such CBS personalities as Arthur Godfrey Ray Mllland Jarkie Gleason Art LinMetter Ed Sullivan Perry Como Herb Stabler Grscie Allen Gene Autry and many others The temporary offices of WTSK are at 319 North Gay 8 tract The principal owners of the company are Tuley an oil producer and contractor of Evansville Ind Harold Thoms owner of WISE-TV in Asheville and a part owner of WAYS-TV Charlotte and WCOG-TV Greensboro and an Interest in radio station WEAM In Arlington Va and Horton Doughton who has an interest in WAYS-TV and WCOG-TV The general manager of WTSK Is Harold Rothrock The assistant general manager and production manager Is Jay Miller Guy Smith HI is the commercial manager Others to be affiliated in the operation are: Jerry Danriger film director Peter Fennelly chief video technician Joseph Broyles chief engineer William Westfall staff photographer and William Eckstein -film technician tl CONTROL WROL-TV THE MOUNTCASTLE Broadcasting Company obtained the permit for WROL-TV However a charter has bean- obtained fay Greater East Tennessee TV Inc which will eventually be the controlling ganization although its officers and directors are yet to be elected The 22 stock subscribers and stockholders are: Paid Mount-castle Sr Frank A Tucker Julian Morton Cunningham Cowan Rodgers Jr Wayne mire Myron Marks Jams Johnston Amos Trotter Andy Trotter John IX Black Shirley Spence Waller Anderson Herbert Madden Stewart Hensley Frank Fowler Rig- Mr Median Mr Andrews i president Mr Unebaugh ecutlve vice-president Mr Reese vice president in charge of programming Mr McCloud vice president in charge of sales Fred Andrews vies president in charge of engineering William Hubbard1 a TV production consultant who was for-merily with WSM-TV In Nashville was added to the staff during the past week Save This Section for Future Use Atomic Energy May Boost TV ATOMIC ENERGY may provide power for television and radio sets of tha future Mere specks of radioactive material from nuclear fission may do for television and radio reception what electricity does today according to David Sarnoff president the Radio Corporation of America miniature power supply in he says "may RDM Uyttoy gf Ip igjiigj pick RRgbRgRDDg MM I1TM1 359 HER you have purchased television television or not you will Ownad and Oporatod by Hugh Simpson FOUNTAIN OTY RADIO -TV SERVICE Authorized vportv dealer Proven Service Over 28 Yean" Phono C-187C 1314 Broadway Fountain City Dykes Needs TV To 1 See 1 Games TELEVISION receivers have put to some strange uses But the one that the is attributed to Jimmy Dyfcea volatile manager of the Philadelphia Athletics I Dykes whose explosive temper and brawlings with umpires cause1 him to be tossed out of more games annually than any otheri American League manager now! has a TV set installed in his office! under Connie Mack Stadium had the set installed" says Dykes that may know going on after have been chased by flu umpires" OPERATIONS TELEYBED TV is being used to teach surgical techniques Televised surgical operations with commentary by the surgeon are transmitted to nearby auditoriums where medical students get an unobstructed view of the proceedings RCA Victor televised at John Hopkins Hospital in 1947 fiw first surgery ever covered by TV WHETHER your new nt to keep this special section tor future reference Besides stories and pictures on various TV receivers these are many articles on the care of sets and how they should harmonize with the other furnishings in the living room or wherever the set la piaeed hr UmV MmiW UHT-WV taw Im pratanM mmI taw pwb CpHflMl Mil MALL nOWX VATMCn bast Monrnur nun HUNLEY-TURNER Scrippa Howard Radio Inc (WNOX): WBIR Inc and Tennessee Television Inc Is scheduled for Sept 21 before tha POC in Washington Tha greatest current problem for both WROL-TV (VHP Channel and WTSK-TV (UHF Channel 26) is one of construction but programming and personnel is getting its share of attention from the management of each of itoe stations as well as from the other companies who hope to enter the TV field fo radio all a person needs In order to do wen before the microphone Is a pleasant voice and some particular aptitude But in TV a different story The whole body comes into play before tha camera and its critical audience TV MORE DEMANDING THE TV CAMERA pictures all action exactly as it is There is no opportunity to cut and edit the film as In a motion picture production A person's features and actions are reeorded as they actually appear except for any makeup that may be used pie actor or actress before the TVS camera doesn't necessarily need to' bo what la general tanned "good looking" However most of them possess photogenie qualities must be able to generate friendliness have a pleasant voice be'abla to product a genuine smile and to be what la known as "per-ooable" la addition to having soma particular ability Many such persona already are employed la radio and it win not be: too difficult for most of tl who so desire to make the transition It is expected that the man-agtmsnt of the new TV stations 11 wherever possible utilise radio personnel However aofiie win be brought In foom out-of-lawn They must be augmented Xtust naturally takes mors personal for TV than for radio Rtsldea radio Isn't going out of tha picture for from it according to experience in other cities where some stations report that they have ended up fat a healthier condition after tha first few months of the TV5 novelty wears off ntDIO IT ACE UNITED 1 programming ia Knox-viljo is at present fat a bulous" stage of development For enfa-thing studio apaeswill bo limited when the stations -first tabs to tha air Tha stations hope tofmove brio permanent quarters later but their present problem is to Jet going as quickly as possible far the lint few months studio space win only allow a maximum parsons at on time before camera Tha equipment and will occupy the balance IptCii 't if Most of the programa win be on -film-with a few five local tele-eafcta such as westhsr' nsws and spirts woman's shows and civic affelrs programs Ths usual TV filfil faro will bs presented Including cartoons westerns feature pictures and kinescope recordings of network shows' Abbut tbo most thst can be iefipited foam TV officials at the moment on a definite basis is that "weU do our best to provide the best la outstanding local and network programs Wan have suitable quartan and complete ne its shows as expeditiously as elBe" I SS'- Films wifi be obtained of NBC ana tC8S'' programs -and sent to Kipxville by sir -express to be shiwn aa quickly as possible after Jv' thq five production WROL also to air U-T football games the attar they art played nows by um xr XI EXPECTED to ba early In 1951 before any Knoxville TV sta-1- tion csn brine in five Is shows In the Interim both of those S1' now holding permits an doing their heft to bring TV aervleo in at the earliest possible date Both are at-Vu' tempting to get on the air within -T CO days of being granted a permit 3Z Successful it would bs a national reford WRQL'S target data remains Ocf 1 and WTSK hopes to get on th air a week or two afterwards WROL's expected radiated power start out at MOO watts The make possible radio receivers no larger than wristwatch and tiny television sets to be carried in the pocket like a camera "When this day comes people may also cany pocket-size radiophones-that will enable them to communicate with their home a office no matter where they ate1 he cautions these tae-isibilitiei an not "just around the comer" t-yj fljHCA WAI FIRST FIRST ARTIST to have her picture televised was Jessica Drag-onette pioneer radio soprano who was for many years star of tha old Cities Service program VANS ORDERED IN confaitt JU use I HUI FIRST'MOBLE television-vans ordered by the National Broadcasting Cb in October 1937 and delivered two months later They were first used in the televising of the Memorial Day parade tho next year along Riverside Drive hi New York City gins Clarence Beaman Jr Unebaugh John XL Reese John McCloud and Fled Andrews The present operators of the station are: Mr Mountcaatle NOW and THE RUSH Hf Ds fcSEEsJ BUY AVOID as 1 with raw XM Tdevisioa a ir-bNb CMS tewirf tried tCA VMw MlwHiiM yw Wf Cm- MP takla madal laei pww ww wmi amaiq pyss ebeiv Mfori tfH4V B00V5 Faaturing as low as M95 lahace lasy MestMy Psysnah Momtofiee Mow sms ring depth and darfty Interfwvnos is seremsd out power stepped automatfoafCr Ifitttodb Lsh diaHag Turn cm CLICK your statical Less Monitor" circuit system automatically Aota 1 sound awl pietuw at its finest su toww priced sstotiSsmiwaf UHF I HUNT BROS Successors To I is lahtad MoMiTtsea Turn ono knob CUCK-tboro's your station management of that atafian re-ports it will cost approximately SUOfiOO to provide the interim 1 service and whan tha time eomea toktep tha power up to ita Ulttmate 10a000 watts much of the equip-mqnt fiiay are now installing will Chavo to ba Junked tML la pfenning to act up a camera In a-booth at the TVAAI Fair beginning tomorrow to bbow are leaidento how a pio-tum -la brought to ttwir living f'roqra sereen It la anticipated that thdr rintarim operation wifi WtprfMe a eambined primary and aeooadary coverage over an area tfh approximately 40 miles from Kno S' Film be each dbwettan Fringe area pe refoptton will be possible up to 70 milsa away --t-- -iv 1' Ji la rissk sbony ITTIK SIGHT ITTU SOUND lima buy S'lS Factory Trained Tech- LIBERAL BUDGET TEMS 4 We con offer fids finast quality Magnowx TsievWon rseeiver at a lower cost then sals of Imsar quality bocauw Magnowx dlreet-to-deaier sailing cuts distribution costs Cams in today end see the Mognovox Big-fieture System that givei you cteorsr dwpw stoadter pictures without glare or refiactiora Hoar ths glorious Mognovox High-Fitteiity Sound that adds life-like tealkm You'll agree that Mag-navox it America's greatest TV value! 712:5 So Gay St 'v Phono SUM MM i StnMi eeme sessp Bbd god CbRtfoybfbf tew teiM te rick wahagwih AteMriTML tuiiu te im wwte-SMt SB UNMW taw taw -v Hta ww MMl UHMmw pwk MM mm mil -i rtf USE MICROWAVES NEXT WEEK WROL-TV expects an antenna obtained from Vavup and ready iopwatioiL is betas mounted tho old FM tower toe statior I on top of Rfatac went plan for bringing the into Knoxville calls for relay from Louisville ashvifie and by asicrowava to 4 FREE PARKING CORNER GAY A 1 4 CUMBERLAND WOODRUFF'S TELEVISION STREET FLOOR 424 GAY DEAN niS TIRES LAST 'U1 OPEN MON JtNIGNTSTIL 5 -A -r tt will be fed ICnoxvllle'overthe whteb Is now functioning tab If fitfM to' handle tha traffic are nowl dawbetbud at taoi St' RK- taatallad tataKnoxri mimru um '-A iiwiffuijyrayy.