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Antennavision Set For Yuma; Buys KIVAThe signing of a contract for thesale of KIVA for $550,000 was announced today by Bruce Merrill of Phoenix, owner of Aniennavision, 1 Incorporated, and Harrv C. Bute Iter, president of Valley TelecastingCom pan \ . licensee of KIVAMerrill said the -ale assurescontinuation of broadcast television service by KIVA, the Channel 11 station at Yuma plus* orderly development of community antenna systems for Yuma and other population centers in Yuma and Imperial Count.es This wdl give the view .ng pubiia multiple-channel choice of TVpro trams.The joint announcement In Merrill nrd Butcher pon'ed out that the sale is subject to the tppro\ d by the Federal Communications Comm; -.on of the transfer to Merrill of il the stock of Va evTelecasting Company It also provides for the withdrawal bv KIVAof its protest pending it the FCf againo the use of four microwave channels to relay the programs of the four Phoenix sta-' onx to the Yuma trea,In addition. Antennavision re-qutr s the approv al by the CdvCouncil of Yuma and bv the Yuma%-County Board of Supervises s for appropriate author.ty to u-e the streets, roads an! alleys for he installation of cables and relatedequipment to carry the Phoenixprograms into homes of subscribers,R\ combining KIVA and 'he antenna system into one owner-■ :Wv'.ship, tive public can havechit.ee to which t is entitled, Merrtll told The Sun.We mean to otte -.ur in a manner best calculated to preserveand develop BOTH services forthe benefit of the public. Nochanges in the m inagemen* orstaff are contemplated,’* he said.If*?
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Yuma Sun
Yuma, Arizona, US
Fri, Sep 16, 1960
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