The Virginian-Pilot from Norfolk, Virginia • 6

Channel 13 Today 'i I malrzt WVEC TV Switches to A so 4 programming 3 MA hT 2 A The Virginian Pilot Norfolk Portsmouth Va riday Nov 13 1959 the viewer no longer has to worry about maintaining what was basically two televi sion sets It means no more bow tie antenoas aad it means that transient peapie eoaiag into the area have ta worry be cause their sets equipped for UH eqaafizatiea of compe brought about by the station switch to VHr chan nel it possiWe for us to provide better programming Chisman continued television viewer will get a wider choice of pro he pointed out "And from ouf point of view it means WVEC TV can double its personnel size to give more and better programming pro duced" by a larger and better ex perienced staff any one time' in the day the viewer can have three dif ferent programs to choose Chisman said by a new fast whicfe altoart inatantaneously filming processor far nat at fipe disaster parade or any also pl Is fk 1 a 1 at a job tb i 1 i 1 a me unn ocaoufMai ue aaw a receeae nata signs ana soana picture news film news arad puffiie' sareiee' pro gnawws WeTS give a lO minute liweshcnr out of Norfolk that i will caver a mirituaside of things every weekday here'll be early evening and i fate news Originating live from and we will have the only late shaw with film runs in the cankement WVECs live news programs the station will be abfe wiring on the spot film coverage events within minutes of the time they occur This wiH be aiccampEshed A new video tape recorder withm 3 auaM sf Site tiate cameramen can cover Chisman explained make it available for more par ents who previously couldn't see the programs because their sets were not converted to UH more reliable signal sys tem to the schools Norfolk will mean better oonwnonicat ion of the TV classes to the stu On the entertainment side there will be a live clown to be master of ceronoateai for the new Three Saooges pro gram this all Chis man added "is that now the signal from this station will be comparable and competitive to the other two staticas in the tannine to pro iU improve the flexibility of gram educational television to WVEC switch today to channel 13 will for the first time bring all three major networks io the entics Hampton Roads television audience The station is becoming a full time affiliate of the American Broadcasting Co It will join WAVY TV with the National Broadcasting Co and WTAR TV with Columbia Broadcasting System affiliations: planning action pro said Thomas Chisman president of Penin sula Broadcasting Corp opera tor of the station means going to start with the basic ABC pro gramming including Maverick 77 Sunset Strip the Wednesday Night ights and others will be supplementing that with action films such as Lost Horizons Jt Happened One Night end many others made between 1931 and some ef them seen for the first time orr television Harry Doggette (right) program director of WVEC TV rehearses one of the live news telecasts which wui ee a parr inc station programming on minucir will be ready for broadcasting major event ia tfte area and? With the new processor the the a i TO THE STA "wCX ijjf AND MANAGEMENT of WVEC TV rC Seic! WT AR TV I EiiWWl 7 St i xvXvx Vlrslnlan Pllot Photo by Clark lsg gaaagU My'b I iHR i tit OaL i a i I sfik 1 Mr i St i in rv Sr WT SL gf Mr i g3Sv SS HaaE.