Hide Article Text (OCR)
Ibegins operations open house Sat.Heart of er, is he standardhe peration, howev-control room wheresound film,plexer. This takeSundayClosed circuit TV to be beamed to subscribersby Ernestine C. VeatchKSA-TV makes i s bow here tomorrow wdth an open house at the new studios on Maksoutoff street and begins actual presentation of programs at 6 p. m. Sunday. Hours (thereafter will be 6 to 11 p. m. daily, it was announced by R. D. “Chuck” Jensen and E.W. Christiansen.Ketchikan Alaska Television is a participating stockholder in Sitka Alaska Television, along with appeared to thi writer to be am.m. ibrought in by plane, is taken from the projector into the Multi-the optical image and bends it around a corner into an electrical signal. Two projectors as well as a slide machine feed into the Multiplexer, utilizing but one TV camera for three different pictures. While one pro-another is refilmjeator is in use, wound and whenthe firstends a button starts the second, with no delay. Incidentiv, all films are leased.The projector cnlrol paneleighteen local stockholders. Three Sitka directors for the new corporation w’ill be elected at a meet ing planned for Sunday.Jensgn is president and general manager of the Ketchikan firmsmall meiaL nox similar box, with many ing dials. Through the top panelcontrols both filmtalklarger,atop afluctuat-the opera t projectors and the slide projector, while the lower box — or soundand Christiansen is vice presidetr controlLocaladjusts volume, mixes sound from the turn-ofder the management Hall Jaqua, who has radio station KTKN and for the past two years.An invitaition has beenbeenJameswithmikes and :table. At thlt;control board of the filmright of these is theKA -T \mastercameras, which adjusts the ture for size hri«?htnessness. The two livlt;pic*brightness or dark-ameras in theto the public to attend the open studio also ar house Saturday from 3-5 and 7 9ontrolled fromthese panels. Behind these are two motal locker-appearing struc-itures which110US6TVp.m., to see themselves on television, preview some of (the programs and watch the equipment cuits for thlt; in actual operation.These include: RCA camera.-, tiplexer. A tape recorder is alsoand broadcast equipment, Bell installed for live programs where Howell projectors, Jerrold Elec a tape is desired or to providecontrol cir-:ameras and work in conjunction with the Mu!tronics line amplifiers and related equipment and Times co-axial line cable.background music for slides.KSA-TV represents an investment of $40,000 in studioIn the studio is an overhead ment and som000 inlightingand two I andiitcirkUtolUtinstallation?equip-cable \s oflive cameras. Accoustical tile forms the ceiling and the walls will be curtain?d for additionalsoundproofing.today, it has a hundred subscribers.“Ware wlt;ft Ipleased with (theonfinued on-page four)
Newspaper Details
Daily Sitka Sentinel
Sitka, Alaska, US
Fri, Nov 13, 1959
Page 1
Full Page
Clipped by
Sammi B.
NA 26 Nov 2020
Other Publications Near Sitka, Alaska
Baranof Banner
Sitka Thlinget
Daily Sitka Sentinel
