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<DIV><FONT size=4>Don...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>In the Wometco days (that would be before the KKR leveraged
buyout</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>in the 80's) WLOS was one of 5 stations under the corporate
umbrella.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Never had a chance to visit the mansion or the mountaintop
transmitter</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>outside of Asheville... TNX for the
description...</FONT></DIV></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 color=#0080ff size=4 face=Tahoma FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="14"><B><I>73,<BR><BR>Don Murray, W4WJ<BR>Fredericksburg,
Texas<BR><BR>Retired from 40 years in Miami TV<BR>35+ years at NBC O&O WTVJ
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<DIV>In a message dated 3/27/2010 9:39:08 P.M. Central Daylight Time,
dwnorwood@embarqmail.com writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Don:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Seeing the Wometco truck brought back some
memories. In the mid 70's, I believe Wometco also owned WLOS-TV in
Asheville, NC. I had some enjoyable visits there with the chief
engineer, Lee Davis, if my memory serves correctly. The station was
located in an old mansion with a new addition for some of the studio
space. VTR's were in the basement. All Ampex quads and I believe
an ACR-25 in later years. Quite a view overlooking the city from the
rear parking lot as the facility was located on the side of one of the
mountains that surround the city. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=3 face=Arial>Don Norwood<BR>Digitrak Communications,
Inc.<BR><A title=http://www.digitrakcom.com/ href="http://www.digitrakcom.com/">www.digitrakcom.com</A></FONT> </DIV>
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<A title=mailto:W4wj@aol.com href="mailto:W4wj@aol.com">W4wj@aol.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com href="mailto:quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com">quadlist@quadvideotapegroup.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, March 27, 2010 9:00
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [QuadList] Off topic: WTVJ
remote truck</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>David...</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>Been there a FEW times!! </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>Yes, the tape truck, and the production "expando" made up
the</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>operation.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=4>We were the CBS affiliate until Jan 1 1989, when we
switched to NBC.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>The station was bought by GE/NBC mid-1987 but remained
with</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>CBS for over a year!! A very unusual
situation... An NBC O&O,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>but a CBS affiliate!! ;-)</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>The HS100B was back at the studio!!</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=4>TNX for the flashback!!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 color=#0080ff size=4 face=Tahoma FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="14"><STRONG><EM>73,<BR><BR>Don Murray, W4WJ<BR>Fredericksburg,
Texas<BR><BR>Retired from 40 years in Miami TV<BR>35+ years at NBC O&O
WTVJ </EM></STRONG>
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