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 May
4, 1945
CBS-WCBW TELEVISION TEST PATTERN TRANSMITTED FOUR TIMES A WEEK Coincidental with CBS television station WCBW-N.Y. going on a three-programs-a-week schedule, its test pattern transmissions have been increased to four a week, making a total of three and a half testing hours on the air. The new test pattern schedule is: Fridays, 3:00 to 5:00 PM, EWT; Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, 7:30 to 8:00 PM, EWT. Until May 1, the WCBW test pattern schedule was Thursdays from 2:00 to 4:00 PM, EWT, only, at which time it was the only pattern on the air. CBS and NBC have an agreemment to transmit their patterns simultaneously in the Friday time, and Dumont is expected to join in the operation shortly.P. A. Goetz, Coordinating Supervisor of CBS Television Engine81ring Operations, pointed out that simultaneous transmission of test patterns makes it possible for a television service man to make one call and adjust a receiver satisfactorily for all stations operating. Discussing the value of the test pattern to set owner's, he said:"It establishes first, of course, whether the receiver is working. It is helpful in orienting the antenna for minimum reflections. It also makes possible adjusting the size of the image) centering, linearity and, finally, focus." * * * |
June 11, 1945 CBS TELEVISION STATION WCBW-N.Y. AUGMENTS ITS FACILITIES WITH ANOTHER FLOOR IN GRAND CENTRAL TERMINAL CBS television station WCBW-New York, has added 3,000 square feet of floor space and is making extensive alterations of its premises in the Grand Central Terminal to permit expansion of operations. The augmented quarters will give the video station a total of 25,000 square feet for offices, studios, workshops and storage. Present operations of WCBW are confined to the third floor. The additional space comprises two separate sections of the second floor. One section will be used for television activities of the CBS Research Department and as a "viewing room," accommodating 20 persons. The other section will be devoted to a carpentry shop. The third floor is being altered and modernized. The room for scenery designing is being enlarged, and additional storage space for props is also being provided. On the balcony of the third floor, rooms used for storage will be converted into additional offices and the storage material moved to a warehouse. A second "viewing room," also seating 20 person will be built on this floor for the use of visitors. The new "view1ing rooms" will bring to five the number of television receivers at WCBW. They are to be installed by Phil Goetz, supervising engineer of Technical Operations for CBS Television, and fed by antenna from atop the Grand Central Terminal Building and directly from the control room via a video transmission line.
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