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New TV Station Near CompletionEquipment tests are scheduled to begin within the next week on Farmington’s new television station, HVA-TV dmnd 12 with completionNew TV Tower An 11,000 pound 7Moot antenna is hoisted into final position at KIVA-TV, three miles south of Farmington on Highway S71, by a crew from the Zapata Construction Company of LosAngelos, Calif. Jerry Proctor, owner and general manger of Four States Television, Inc.,of installation of the transmit* ting tower and artmi Tm* day.The site, high on the bluffssouth of Farmington, will provide a transmission signal 420 feat above average terrain. The complete operation is housed in a new 4,WO squarelooi OMHCiim om nmoo soaxn of Farmington on Htftway 171.Jerry Proctor, owner and general manager of Four States Television, Inc., of Farmington, said the station would be the first VHF tv station to go on the air in New Mexico since UN and is only the sixth VHF (very high frequency) station in the state. Ron Nott is the chief engineer.Proctor said 10VA-TV would be seen live on Channel 12 and at Channel 10 on the Farmington cable system.The official said the station will be an all color NBCKDutti cipiDH 01 conpmtlocal color program erighia-tlon, uttUring all of the latest studio and transmitting equip-, mmtThe station plana to have test patterns on the air on Channel 12 around the latter pvt of die week. When teatsare completed and regularprograms begin, Procter said KIVA-TV would present NBC programming in the Four Corners arsa, plus additional local programming and regionalset coo-
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Farmington Daily Times
Farmington, New Mexico, US
Wed, Aug 09, 1972
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