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it I or )«*lt;*ling iortf. oiy.-,,ai#mage 'stock f life td by rtherfromquip-tchesmentitch*andssingPort-Broadcasting companybuys radio equipmentWeivRobert H. Christensen, Tl, president of Christensen Broadcasting Company, announced that his company Monday purchased a complete FM radio station package of new equipment from Gates Radio Communications Company, a division of Harris-ta-tertype, of Quincy, m. The purchase included a 3,000 wattFM stereo transmitter, 300 foot transmitting tower, stereo console, recording and playback equipment, turntables, microphones, FCC monitoring equipment and the latest remotebroadcastingwill be used to provide coverage of athletic events through Humboldt County beginning next fall.Stan Whit man of Waterloo, district sales manager for Gates Radio Company, was in Humboldt Monday to finallte the sale withland cement batching plants and incinerators, 1‘unless provided with appropriate control of emissions of particulate matter and of smoke.**How the elected officials of government in Humboldt County are going to solve the garbage problem is not known, speclfi-Christensen.Christensen stated thata tower crew from Utility Tower Company from Oklahoma will * be in Humboldt erecting the 300foot tower within the next two weeks. He announced that John Beestoo of Des Moines, who was anelectrical engineer for WHO/AM/ FM/TV for 20 years, will install the equipment at the transmitter site and studio site as soon as toe equipment arrives from Urn manufacturer.Once toe radio station is on, ..JDlRjbptjrgU be retained as consulii% engineerDate high 9 1110U1213232526 17Ion-12410-12-12ChargeIkentiowith aIt was also announced Hat toe offices and studios for Humboldt’s first radio station will be located in downtown Humboldt at 617 Sumner Ave. Christensen stated that remodeling work at the downtown location will start at once,Fred Morlng, Washington, D.C., legal counsel for Christensen, has filed a request with toe Federal Communications Commission requesting the FCC to approve the call letters of KHBT/FM tor Humboldt’s new FM radio station.Wayne Lnof more City, wlicentious actsH. Burn, preeic Atwood, presboldt County j limtnary beariiover to toe 1 District Court i Bond was set al Atwood was lt;a complaint fix one of two boys Atwood, orig Falls. SL D., $2,000 bond fro charges of ass attempted exto against nature..11■ Ba a.
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Humboldt Republican
Humboldt, Iowa, US
Wed, Jan 14, 1970
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