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M . t . L sEf IEMBEB 9, 1947 THE WAYNES VILLE MOUNTAINEER PAGE ONE (Second Section? Owners Of Radio Station WHCC The . HOLT McPlirKSON aUWfW ,.nl Vice-I'resiriciit S1WTOK Win. MF.DFORD H. ! 1 ii 4 . .i 1 1 1 .Si'ci'rtarV-'I'rcaurer CN r.AI.I.ACr M. T. BRIDGES ' " """ - laiuiscr I'luito ii liu.rum ('I.Al'l)K N. ALLEN J U NIIMAl "' JI1IIHU jjjgyl TV I ' J WJrJ) ( X pH y 1 jtVS k j LhhwukAH . ... JiiimuMMiMl KPRMXfi JAMES E. MA SSI 10 K. S. SLACK HiirifaaMBMMMaMaaaaMnMnMHa rKaM8ia!ai8" ' mmmmml. i M ii tm i ill TRrVftt'r . . . -....a. I m llrr tTTirpc jr i IIt!KY Ltli WhAIHIiUS M..-IUHl l.r.l, l. it i.n I iir.rxj luPn i (Icrer, which is on loan from the PP5 Studios of StationWHCC Modern In Every Deta il The studios of WHCC over the ' Park Theatre are of special de , sign for radio broadcasting, with special treatment of walls and 1 floors to get the very best in sound for the mir"-o.hones. Saturday the engineers installed ! the United Press teletype news j machine at the head of the stairs, ! using special cork base for the ma i chine. Turning to the left at the head of the stairs, one finds them- 1 selves in the reception room. At a desk on the left is Miss ' Mary Moody, secretary and recep tionist. Placed around the room arc j several leather covered chairs, and the floor is covered with a deep rose carpet. On the wall facinc the entrance door is an oil paint- 1 mg Dy Dr. J. L. Cobb dnnalpH tn I the studio. There are two viewing windows which permit those in the recep-; tion room to see broadcasts from each of the two studios. One stu- 't dio has the baby grand piano, and the other is used mostly for news and other broadcasts which do not require a piano. The windows be tween the reception and the studios are made of two thicknesses of plate glass with a dead air spate between. Over each window is a ; small electric sign that flashes "On Air" when a program is originat ing from mat particular studio A door leads oil Iroin 'he recep tion room to he main studio, which also has the floor covered with carpet, and the walls are covered with acoustical tile. Venetian blinds, and drapes cover the win dows, and modernistic lights illum inate the studio. There are two microphones in this studio one that hangs over the piano, and an upright that is used by announcers or singers, if they prefer this type. Through another viewing window from this studio, is the control room, where engineers control the operation of picking up the broad casts and sending them on the cables to t'v transmitter house. The engineer on duly can see every performer in the studio, and through the plate glass windows give signals when they are ready for announcers to start, or pcform ers to begin their program. Leading on liiis i.u..trol room is the other studio, which has a door that leads from the control room and al.so (he program manager's of- ! flee. This studio is built exactly asl ; the larger one with the exception! that a small table for announcers 1 to read from replaces the piano, i The program director's office and the business office are connecting, !and also connect with the reception ! room. j Each ollice and studio is pro vided wilh a monitor which pipes j the program then on the air to each j place. Provisions are also made whereby the program director can j sit in his office and hear an audi tion being given in either of the I studios without interruption of the broadcast program. In fact, two ' such audtions can be given at one ! time, if the need ever arises. Already hundreds have visited the studio, and of course the thing that fascinates the average person most is the studio control board, which is coverM with i-'-t switches and buttons, w.iic.'i ; operator must manipulate in split second speed at times. Thl unit is what brings all facilities togeth er, and sends the broadcasts on to the transmitter house and tower. WHISTLING IN VAIN NEW YORK -- The city's depart ment of water supply installed su personic whistles to scare away the gulls plaguing the giant water res ervoirs at Ashokan and Croton. A few weeks after the whistles were set up, the department re ported this result: more sea gulls and a lot of dogs. Want Ads Get Immediate Results he "ur.se: Pn al lb,. i,i ln Willi, p -hi mm 8.V.- i!. ves- II ,1 ,1 ' uuv il. llllllll V lit' ' 1 H . a ' ''' '"'illmisp (if V'w Y.nk Mar- listen- ,h1, ii. nt hi. P'rUCtlons r-a, Pd in ,i,i.. " " a i iv. l. , l '" all ien . 4 . Pi a w,,. . Udl l'"ers will P. Tl, r.,,. 1 'here 'wn as ttvfu bv Al- t'" Xew York lh Great Merer, which is on loan from the ! V. S. Navy. This particular radar machine has three ranges, two ten and forty miles. With a click of a switch, the range can be changed. The scope, or screen, shows what shore line may be in sight, what vessels are to port, starboard, ahead or astern. It picks out the buoy routes. Its operator can determine the speed of moving objects. It will not pick up debris or any matter not ex tending several feet above the water. The weather for this particular test in Mew York Harbor uas clear. A pilot wouldn't need radar. But that isn't always the case. New York Harbor many times has been fogged out. I The WaiiHprpr was hrnllt?ht through The Narrows, past and be tween scores of other ships, and all the while the skipper in that screened-ln room saw exactly what was in the ship's path. He gave instructions accordingly. He also could maintain a close watch on the shore line, and keep his safe distance. Radar already has been tested on Great Lakes ships. They may be the first to use this magic of electronics. But others are sure to follow. Radio Man Hailed As Good Samaritan j PITTSBURGH 'UP' In the navy they had a name for William Yeager. He was the Good Samari- tan. To hundreds of families in the 48 slates his name was almost ' sacred. 1 When Bill Yeager was a lonely i radio technician on the USS I Thornton, he developed a hobby. 1 Every night he listened to Radio ! Tokyo for letters written by Amer j ican prisoners of war. He jotted 1 down excerpts from the letters. Occasionally, a prisoner was al lowed to speak over the air. Yeag j er recorded their voices on discs, i He shipped the discs and letters i to the families of the prisoners. He mailed 800 letters in all. He has since received 650 replies, j Yeager said that "If I ever de ' cided to travel. I could accept in : vitations from every state. I would never have to stop in a hotel." DOG BITES PREPAID FALL RIVER, Mass. 1 UP1 When a Fall River youth was bit ten by a dog, the owner told po lice she would take care of all medical bills, since the dog was in sured against such activities. NATURE COMES THROUGH NEW YORK (UP) Water Com missioner John M. Cannella ap pealed to the public to conserve water, warning of a possible short age. One hour later a thunder storm' broke, cascaded more than three inches of rain in parts of the city, flooded subways, poured into basements, snarled traffic and filled the city'? reservoirs up-State. an Invitation - - The management and staff of WHCC invites you to attend the formal opening and dedication of Radio Station WHCC on Wednes day, September 10, at noon, from the stage of the Park Theatre. You are invited to attend and par ticipate in" the program. The prin cipal speaker will be Senator Clyde R. Hoey. Please arrange to be on hand promptly at 11:45 (No admission charges) 1400 On Your Dial UNITED PRESS NEWS ON THE HOUR EVERY HOUR Smoky Mountain Broadcasters INCORPORATED STUDIOS, PARK THEATRE WAYNES VILLE, N.C.
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