Turner bets on satellite push for WTCG nationwide
Ted Turner’s WTCG in Atlanta expands via satellite to cable systems in 800000 homes across 17 states. The station, profitable since 1973 by emphasizing sports and movies, earns revenue from satellite carriage while advertisers adapt to the growing national audience.
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Atlanta
Ted Turner
Atlanta Braves
Turner
WTCG
Washington State
North Dakota
Miami
Texas
Edward Taylor
Hawaii
Alabama
Sid Pike
RCA
Satcom Satellite
Taylor
Western Union
Southern Satellite Systems, Inc
Tulsa, Okla
Southern Satellite
Pike
United States
Robert Wilson critiques American theater and champions choice
The theater innovator criticizes the mainstream as middle class and money driven while explaining his own avant-garde approach. He notes foreign funding for Einstein and a $90,000 deficit at Byrd Hoffman, and discusses Patio and its intimate monologue format.
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New York
Robert Wilson
Wilson
Joseph Stalin
Europe
United States
Einstein
Metropolitan Opera House
Byrd Hoffman Foundation
Lucinda Childs
SoHo
Lower Manhattan
Iran
Pratt Institute
Miss Childs
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