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YumaToGet TelevisionIn 60 DaysWit hi *1 Mi 'lays foobahly lossYumans will b resting tr. t h e i ?living rooms watching the initialtelecasts of thin cil v's lirst tele*vision staticwas the news rpiflved to-da Irom Walter -I. Miles, who will linilcl and maimi;c the new studio, Stile* said he had n* cel vo d of tidal word irom theFederal lt;oiitmuuiea tions lt;o nilt;mission late yesterday that his♦ •rrqucol hiui been granted. I'( lt;regulation* require that regular telecast* must begin HO to !H daxsfollowing approval.The original request for the television station was made in t h e name of the Valley TelecastingCompany about a month ago byPark Dunford, who was at t h a itime genet a I manager, of the firm Stiles now has been named general manager, while Dunford willassume duties as chairman of the board.Other men in tne company areGrover Dunford, father of ParkDunford. of Los Angeles, and LeoEllsworth. William S Porter. A S. Reber, Id. L. Allen. K C. Hussey. Howard I*. Roberts, and Russell Madsen,#♦'11 f»':4 Ion ffllBiine!41 ■;’(€ ft IT V hOWB f f-Cl’ltl II f 1 tietWOt k I.-This wouM be accomplished bymeans of kinescope film#*No call letters have \rt been designated tor the station, hut Stiles said its power would he 30,• non watts. Vriroim’s other t w ostations, KPHO, Phoenix, a,-*dKOPO, Tursoii. maintain I7-iomi and 3;t.ooo watts, resje «ii\elx,Total investment in the n« w§ta 11on w i!! be .• § h* »u? $ p r c *Stilus $ftid It will use ||wo rlt;r iirsand three cameras, ' S* me g3Tjpet* tfofisiwiil be cltosefi from the Yuma area foi employment...Plans for the build iidrawn by Yunil arch*irk. I a, . ■ Kloi‘k. . * tie rfbuof ideas*At 1Zlt; .fU;nJfo frc a11. h tiesbcH B Ol€*ated® below Pilot Kv ' e ii.tec t FT *■v let *Bvgst-i ft * *1f * p |p|%, b 11 1 ** h .'I*' .• Mfl; l|®|§S.I|f Hiway §0* will contain feet. Dumont equipment v ecflorj a| truck in ChftonJ Nev *ey| yesterday, and is jnow J way top Yuma. M s Stiles, who was fornt«rly V rector of en.tneesmgOJK‘ oadctejFtintem in New England, built KPHO and KOPO, He is cu director of KOPO. Me is ■■ ► .■* with completing KPHO in 16 dand KOPO In 23 day,s.
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Yuma Sun
Yuma, Arizona, US
Fri, Mar 27, 1953
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