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harbor to carry a report of the arrival
of the Queen. Coverage on FM continued
from the vessel carrying the
Queen, a harbor ferry, and a car in
the royal entourage.
Splitting amplifiers were used, it
was said, to feed the Royal speeches
and descriptions, where required, for
public -address systems and for film
or newsreel sound track purposes. In
some instances, the sound tracks were
dubbed in days later from magnetic
tape recordings made at the station's
studios. One of the unusual characteristics
of the broadcasting system in
Australia, the station's spokesman
said, was the ability of the system to
transmit simultaneously over a network
of 64 medium -wave and nine
short -wave transmitters in the nation
and Papua -New Guinea. This facility
was used for the broadcasts describing
the arrival and departure of Her
Majesty and the Duke. as well as the
progress of the royal party through
the capital cities in each state. These
broadcasts were said to involve 11,500
miles of program lines; mostly of the
open -wire type. When it is realized
that this line length is nearly equivalent
to the distance from the North
to the South Pole, one can appreciate
the complexity of the problem that
was involved, and successfully solved.
NOTWITHSTANDING the number
of grant withdrawals entered since the
first of the year. there are a healthy
number of stations now operating;
nearly 400. And it has been forecast
that before the year is out, we may
see as many as 500 on the air. As this
column was being prepared, stations
noted on this page had received the
green light to build.
THE LIMITATIONS of the present
standard of time. the mean solar day,
instigated a search a while ago for
new methods to determine time and
frequency. The probe resulted in the
development of an atomic clock utilizing
the absorption characteristics of
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NEW TV GRANTS SINCE FREEZE LIFT
Continuing the listing of construction permits granted by FCC since
lifting of freeze. Additional stations will be carried next month.
FREQUENCY POWER.
STATE CITY CALL CHANNEL (me.) (Video)
Alabama Dothan WTVY 9 186 -192 55.6
Florida Daytona Beach WFMJ -TV 2 54 -60 1.26
Nevada Henderson KLRJ -TV 2 54 -60 10.96
Oklahoma Tulsa KVOO -TV 2 54 -60 100
Oregon Portland 12 204 -210 316
Texas Big Spring KBST -TV 4 66.72 1.33
Arizona
Florida
North Carolina
Ohio
Wisconsin
Texas
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NEW CALL LETTER ASSIGNMENTS
Mau
West Palm Beach
Gastonia
Columbus
Mansfield
Wausau
Corpus Christi
KVAR
WEAT-TV
WTVX
WTVN-TV
WTVG
WSAU-TV
KVDO-TV
(effective radiated power, kw.) .
NEW TV STATIONS ON
12
12
48
6
36
7
22
204 -210
204 -210
674 -680
82 -88
602 -608
174.180
518 -524
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THE AIR
(As of September 25, 1954)
The following new stations bring the lists published in previous issue. up to date.
FREQUENCY VIDEO VIDEO
STATE, CITY STATION CHANNEL RANGE WAVELENGTH POWER
(IN MC.) (IN FT.) (IN KW.)
Iowa
Sioux City KTIV 4 66 -72 14.61 51.2
Kentucky
Louisville WQXL -TV 41 632 -638 1.55 200
Maine
Poland WMTW -TV 8 180.186 5.43 105
Missouri
Cape Girardeau KFVS -TV 12 204 -210 4.79 316
Joplin KSWM -TV 12 204 -210 4.79 58.9
North Carolina
Durham WTVD 11 198 -204 4.93 60
Oklahoma
Muskogee KTVX 8 180 -186 5.43 316
Vermont
Montpelier WMVT 3 60 -66 16.1 18.3
Canada
London, Ont. CFPL -TV 10 192 -198 5.08 117
Port Arthur, Ont. CFPA -TV 2 54 -60 17.8 5.1
Quebec City, Que. CFCM -TV 4 66 -72 14.61 1.3
Regina, Sask. CKCK -TV 2 54 -60 17.8 19.5
WACH -TV, channel 33, Newport News, Virginia, is now back on the air. WKAB -TV. channel
48, Mobile, Alabama; WCOC -TV, channel 30, Meridian, Mississippi: KSTM -TV. channel 36.
St. Louis, Missouri; and WCHA -TV. channel 46, Chambersburg. Pennsylvania. have gone
off the air.
The frequency of the video carrier = 1.25 - channel lower freq. limit. Total number of
TV stations now on the air in U.S.: 395 .124 of which are u. h. f.)