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Gitv Gets TV Station asNew Year *( astinir StartsKNBS-TV. th« station in Southeastern Washington and Northeastern Oregon started telecasting here early in January.(first television worked together in radio and television in California and made plans for their own station two!] years ago.Walla Walla was selected afterThe affiliate of the American a study and survey that covered Broadcasting Co. is owned by most parts of the United States,Northwest Broadcasting System. Bond said.Studios are located on Alder be-! Although ABC is the primarytween First and Colville and more network of the station, KNBS will than 1200.000 worth of technical! stress local programs and localtransmitting equipment is atop personalities. Local productions in-Pikes Peak in the Blue Mountains, a few miles southeast of Walla Walla.Company engineers this winterelude the Bondwagon heard twice weekly on Tuesday and Thursday nights. Northwest Bandstand,a teen-age dance party in the stu-used snowmobiles and four-wheel dios Saturday nights and a weekly drive vehicles to reach the trans- Square Dance party with squaremitter and when the snow became deeper in January men remained at the site three days ata time since living quarters werealso provided there.Available Two WaysThe station telecasts on channel 22 UHF, and subscribers to Blue Mountains TV cable in W’alla Walla receive the station on chan-dance clubs from all over the Inland Empire participating in the studios, Bond said.The station also provides local news, a sports program conducted daily by Dean Derby and a weather program by Ed Rebman, formerly with the Walla Walla weather bureau.Rod Alexander of Whitman Col-. _ .lege has a weekly program andnelIS. KNBS is also on the cable I, new producllon 6ta„systems in Pendeton. Athena, the'^ M)d wU| ^Tri-Cities and other communities.Officials in the company include Warren Gray, president and general manager; Chuck Connors, TV-movie performer, executive vice president; Rodney J. Holton. secretary and business manager; Lyle Bond, vice president and station manager; William Barclay, vice president and chief engineer and W. R. Wallace, treasurer and production director.Donald Harris, Walla Walla, is sales manager.Bond said 28 persons are now employed by the station.Californians Invest HereThe company officialsa Peoples*Forum Sundays at 7 p.m.The station carries most of the top ABC network shows along with some from other networks and others are to be added as they are purchased for this market. Bond said. KNBS operates on 273,000 watts reported to be the most powerful in the InlandEmpire..ALTERATIONThe word noon’' originallymeant 3 p m., at which time the church service called nones” was held. Later the time was altered and the term applied to have midday.
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Walla Walla Union Bulletin
Walla Walla, Washington, US
Sun, Feb 21, 1960
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