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WKAR celebrates
50 years of television broadcasting.
As part of our 50th anniversary celebration, throughout this
season WKAR is featuring programs made right here in mid-Michigan.
New programs from WKAR, Vintage WKAR encores, and historical
milestones for our long-running favorites are all part of this
season-long celebration.
The Anniversary - January 15, 2004 11:07:25am
EST
WKAR broadcast logs reveal that the first television test signals
from Michigan State University were broadcast on January 15,
1954 at 11:07:25am EST (25
seconds after 11:07am)
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A special program celebrating WKAR Television's 50th anniversary this year debuts on Sunday.
"WKAR's First Fifty: Mid-Michigan's Broadcast Pioneers", airs at 7 and 10 pm Sunday, September 12th. Scott Pohl recently spoke with producer Joe Barnhart about the program. | Sep. 9, 2004.
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A book covering the 50-year history of WKAR-TV has been assembled by WKAR Promotion Director/Editor Diane Hutchens. It's called WKAR-TV: A Historical Perspective 1954-2004. Hutchens created a similar book on the history of WKAR Radio a few years ago. In a conversation with Scott Pohl, Hutchens said research for the radio book was much easier than the TV project. | Sep. 8, 2004.
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Carol Spinney, the puppeteer who plays Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on the public TV children's program
Sesame Street, is visiting East Lansing for WKAR TV's 50th anniversary celebration. WKAR Radio's Rob South spoke with him about his long-standing roles on Sesame Street. | Jun. 18, 2004.
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WKAR-TV is marking its 50th anniversary this year. On Saturday (6-19-04), the public is invited to tour the station during an open house in the station's studios. Scott Pohl spoke with Jeanie Croope, WKAR-TV's Promotion Director, about what you can see and do at the open house. | Jun. 17, 2004.
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Thursday, January 15th marks the 50th birthday of WKAR Television. The station is celebrating the occasion by throwing the switch on the station's new digital transmitter. Director of Engineering Gary Blievernicht told Scott Pohl he was looking forward to 11:07:25 a.m.
| Jan. 15, 2004.
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This week we're observing the 50th anniversary of WKAR-TV. The station has lots of special events and programming in the works throughout the year. Recently, Scott Pohl talked with Executive Producer Tim Zeko and Director of Corporate Development and Major Gifts Cindy Herfindahl. Zeko says he's pleased that the station is marking the anniversary by turning on a new digital transmitter.
| Jan. 14, 2004.
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As WKAR-TV turns 50 years old this week, we're looking back AND ahead to the future. Scott Pohl spoke with Bob Page, who was station manager for almost 20 years. He was an MSU student when the station went on the air and joined the staff a few months later, in 1954. Scott played some old TV audio for him from the early days of WKAR-TV, starting with "The 4-H TV Science Club".
| Jan. 13, 2004.
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WKAR Television marks its 50th anniversary on Thursday. It's an opportunity to look at the station's history and its future. The station signed on the air on January 15th, 1954. Scott Pohl spoke recently with Bob Page, whose career at WKAR-TV included almost 20 years as station manager. He was there for the station's infancy.
| Jan. 12, 2004.
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