,'l'V got underway barely over a year ago. From the early Spring

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mmencement of o ration by . n . ble is Radio Station CFCY was li- were erected at a site om CISCY-TV on Channel lgemarks an- rfgllghgcgiggw ?,;?”m”,,'"m',”.21," 5,,-.,.m.'...f'. nu caused 32 years ago in Charlotte Charlottetown. with a worse! 1;. other milestone in the entertaln- inches in 'dis'inetei'. When ihl town as a commercial broadcast- 000 watts and a b whet ment history-of Prince Edward .Th9 i19i8hi0”h9"l1di0i5 350” video rent.” the antenna, its lug station by the late Colonel ule of sixteen hours dIy.DuI'- Island. twenty feet and there" is ample power 15 lmpuned to mow wug. K.s. Rogers, one of Canada's lead- ing this period Cannibal owned and operated by e 1,. df0lEh:ou:'m(lyl1-5 axe lag: 0:2: almost amen um” u are” " log pioneers in the broadcasting Radio Broadcasting Commiealp

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land Radio Broadcasting Co. Ltd.. CFCY-TV, Canada's newest Tele vision Station teiecasts with an guthorized power output of 79,000 Watts Video and 39.500 Watts Audio. ' .

The ultra-modern transmitter building and t are located

at Strathgartney, approximately

I t I I - . of Colonel Rogers endeavouring 1943 for private bmwcnungli, iiemfiff, dyeigctetii nEi'”Zr93vee'x?w:'3 :;:a;',,';;::,n'"m,h,gw;g;';;g;e;;ig1b-; haugtive tests have yet to be tgestam 13:3; Iar::dg:;tnmzdl:f;;; tions across Canada to more-at be ideal. being about 325 feet Swain comm mom when an m” 9- P their power output from woo to

above sea level on a terrain that is otherwise low and undulating.

At this location, the antenna is virtually a landmark towering

hanglug.door faces the South side of the studio. and. if the oc- casion arises, vehicles such as automobiles may be brought in for broadcasts.

On the main floor of the trans- mitter room is located the tele- vision transmitter and auxili equipment racks, and the tclecine

video and' audio control equilr

transmitting supervision desk and off camera announcing studio, all

3'7 however, will not be determin

ment is located. Above this is the hot

it was on lea POWER. AMPL ll

Due to the location of the Chan- nel ls Television Station, it is not

quired within a forty mile radius for instance. The actual coverages;

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for some time as numerous ex-

A rather unique feature of the transmitter building is that the air from the transmitter is used to augment the heating fa- ciliiies of the oil fired furnace

industry, whose untimely death occurred in 1954 when plans for C!!!-TCY-TV were being formulat- e .

It is worth noting that from early records of the station. it would appear that the inspiration to institute an experimental radio station about 1912 was the result

American stations was not sails factory.

It was from these early experi- mental broadcasts that CFCY was founded as a private commercial

was supercedediby the Cansdinn Broadcastin, Cur, stlan. ; In 1942 CFCY moved it! btdlllr s fro Queen sired Kent Street which is the present site of the Island Broadcasting Co. Ltd's offices studios. When permission was given Q

5000 watts. CFCY was the

station in the Maritime Pro V

to effect the increase. . In 1950 the station built I

l t 600 feet above the gro d . ' letel new transmltt plant - Eifdoswell over 900 feet above '21. ?(E,,r 2:1? 1):: o'i?se1lrii:tlii:Idoio fife gisomlfeehafsgfleemin Pth.ev1l:h::m':Ils :"l,1lfi3i?l?al'sti:lg5i)st:it:ff'.In.1n um Wm! lflorthyklver. 15.E.I.. u Ii 1eV'e1- studio where the "live" brosd- for a staff iounse. sleepinc.qum- In 192. during the Jubilee cele- - ” ' menu. I new

The transmitting building is ap- proximately 30 by 60 feet and was designed by Charlottetown Archi- tect Keith Pickard. The exterior is "trafford tile"; while the interior is "theremocrate block." The basement, foundation and floors throughout are all concrete. Open web steel joists support the steel roof deck and a sound proof glass

- wall partition separates the 30 by

casts originate.

when a "live" broadcast is on, the studio camera and micro- phones transmit the vision and sound to the control room where they are checked by , re. The video is again checked at the transmission supervision desk before being channelled into the main transmitting facilities.

From the transmitter it goes to

30 foot "live" broadcasting studio from the transmitting and control

Actual Pianningi Of Siaiion Underway For Only A Year

rue aciualrplanning of crev-

of 1955 through to the. end oi Sept- ember. endless hours were spent in consultations with the many different electronic manufacturers regarding the most suitable equip- ment for CFCY-TV Numerous consultations were also conducted with the representatives of van- ione manufacturers in order to ensure the best possible system. Visits were made to other ,in- stallations to gain the benefit of their experience. In one week alone last fall, Mr. Large visitod Canadian General Electric in To- ronto, Canadlan Westinghouse in Hamilton. a TV manufacturer in Newark, New Jersey; inspected the TV installation on top of the Empire state Building and visited RCA Victor in Montreal before returning to Charlottetown. However, towards the end of September last yeat-..it was de- aid to amuse , contract wi cans in General lectric. This decision was reached; chiefly be- cause CFCY is well acquainted with GE equipment and con-

the lower and the antenna at the top through a 700 coaxial

The complete television station for CFCY was installed by Mr. B. M. Read. Mr. L. Stratton and Mr. H. COX. Field Engineers for the Canadian 0 ml Electric Com- pany, Toronto. Mr. A. Lorne Fin- ley, CFCY Technical Supervisor. and members of the CFCY staff. were on hand during the installa-

slneers. to become familiar with

At the present time. CFCY-TV is not is to bring the fights from M on square Gardens, to viewers on Prince Edward Island the same time as they take place. By the fall. of next year. however. 3:; station willkbe able to- pro

e . in M. I .. i-means of '”a microwave set-up. and coast-to-coast picture trans- mission will likely follow in 1960. Here is how this will be accoun-

eiders it the finest that can be ob- tained anywhere. '

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plish J. Suppose a TV program starts

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"instant Transmission” Expected Next Fall

by fed to one transmitter. but also

ters and rest rooms.

Television did not come to Prince Edward island overnight. It is a matter that has been carefully considered for years.

Already. the quarter of s mil- lion dollar investment on the part of the Island Radio Broadcasting Co. Ltd... has resulted in s sub- slantial increase in the company's staff and provided grentnr em- aigment possibilities in the In-

the operation of the equipment. In relation to the Company's radio operation. CFCY, "The Friendly Voice of the Maritimes." will continue to expand and de- velop es it has in past years to assure listeners of the best in listening pleasure. The public can be assured that therehwill be.no terruption or change; in the op.- erationvof CFCY radio;

in Toronto. with the network studios where a television pro- gram is being put on in front of the cameras in much the same way as CFcYd'Vt puts on a pro- gram in How- ever. this prognun is not only

through long coaxial cables laid far underground. to.tho. offices of .the Case Nations! Teiegrephs and the Bell Telephone

Co. There. company i technicians

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. teen years experience with CFCY,

first Canadian networks. Five years member of the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Commission network. operating with a power output of 500 watts.

Up until 1935, the operation of the station had been from within Charlottetown's city limits. but during this year a new trans- mitter and transmitting towers

later, CFCY became a u

watt transmitter, a 500 watt , by transmitter. and s CID trie generating plant to, uninterrupted service to the yin

c A: L -or From an operation that Khm- cd Colonel Rogers and only' assistant in 1924 when it was, censed, CFCY has grown ' now it has about thirty-five peo- ple on the regular staff. . Mrs. Keith Rogers succeed her husband as President of the

1956 will be remembered by Station Manager, "Bob" Large for two reasons. First, it marks the institution of television on Prince Edward Island. and sec- ondly, it is Mr. Large's 20th. an- niversary in the broadcasting in-

dustry. .

Bob joined the staff of CFCY in 1936 as an announcer and opera- tor. The following year. he moved out to the transmitter at the old Malpeque Road site as an oper- ator and the station began broad- casting on s sixteen-hour daily has .

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Event iBig Occasion For Station Manager

.In1939hejoinedthestaffel the CBC as' a broadcast operator at CBA Sackville. and it is inter- esting to note, that he was one of the original CBC staffers at that time.

Two years later. be returned, CFCY as Chief Engineer and" 0 pervised the installation of all; i station's equipment when it , to the present site on Kent

From 1941. he successively, ed the following .,.nt CFCY, -Chief Engineer. Produc- -tion Manager. Prognm and finally. station llsnsget.

A. Lorna Finley. Technical Su- pervisor of the ststotn. has four-

haying started as a transmitter dp0rltoaoa'td1soldMalpequel!,oId his time with the sta-

crsasing th Mslpeque Road site to tts. the installation of the newradio

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ENT or OPERATIONS" ,

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ssr rues: FAMOUS TELEVISIONA rnoanms on crov-rv

Pick The' Stars

Father Knows Best

The Ernie Kovacs Show

Star Stage

Big Town

The Millionaire

Lassie ' y - ,

Holiday V. ' Cross corrode Hit Parade

i i"O,ur- Miss Brooks - .Ciimo'x I ' '

Howdy Doody .

The Jackie Gleason Show TiI:o f A

Profile in Serenode For Strings Adventures Of Robin Hooc'i it Circus Boy to Who's The Guest Rendezvous With Maurice Fun Time

Disney land Show Time Roy Rogers Studio Qne 7 . The Ciiavy Show V ' Kraft Television Theatre Dragnet . , Burns Kind Alien ' ' 1 Lav. L9” , Stu Davis Junior Hjtgozine ' T'"'Y Ami M' 'Wusiiin&f ' Country? I-loedown

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