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IS'Si-eTelevision StationTo Start RegularIteSlalei : h£bjhePrograms Tomorrowfo' CH• thi-ieyig (ti,i- Roswell’s television station, and to e-jNew Mexico’s newest. KSWS-TV. ber-Channel 8 hits the air waves toil morrow at 4 p. m.. with a special j? ^r. schedule that offers top-flight en- ta d tertainment. A test pattern will cc be seen from 1 to 4 p. m. tomor- _ row.e KSWS-TV is affiliated with pf both the American Broadcasting!Company and DuMont networks.P- The opening schedule, will give ls television viewer a good idea of e the type of programs they may expect on the new station. KSWS-** TV is the southwest’s first re-I gional television station and pro's vides the only television reception ^ for 181,060 residents in southeast-ICJ orn New Mexico. The transmitter [11 is located on Comanche Hill, eight j miles east of Roswell. Programs, will be seen daily from 4 to 11s' p. m.lp Erection of the transmitting an-10 tenna at KSWS-TV was complet- cd several days ago. Since then. * station engineers have been busy ^ installing transmission lines andj making final check of transmis-F sion equipment, i KSWS-TV and it’s sister sta-tion. radio station KSWS are own* r ed by John A. Barnett of Roswell. Barnett filed the application foiI.h the television station on April 7. ^ 1952. He envisioned a television a. station strong enough not only to j. serve Roswell, but most of south-jeastem New Mexico. Barnett, oil c_ producer, geologist and engineer.' w looks upon KSWS-TV as an op-ie portunity to 'give Roswell and!ie Southeastern New Mexico a tele-0 vision station that will add much 11 prestige, entertainment and better living to the citizens of this aiea.;n .i
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Roswell Daily Record
Roswell, New Mexico, US
Tue, Jun 23, 1953
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