| Show Wave Micro Installation i iNow is isNow isNow Now Finished Town Television Inc and Midland Telephone company both of Moab this week culminated culminated culminated a year of efforts and negotiation ne ne- ne with the completion of or ofa ora a n wave microwave link from Cedar Mountain between Price fund and Green River to Moab This Installation Installation In In- first of Its kind In Utah Is designed to serve isolated Iso Iso- lilted comuni ties with television comparable to io that obtained In cities where broadcasting stations stations stations sta sta- are located The Tho microwave micro wave system spans an airline I distance of seventy miles and a aground aground I ground mileage of nearly Moab's geographical location on In a valley surrounded by towering tow ering red cliffs makes normal TV reception Impossible and booster service not practical ca for forthe forthe forthe the same reason In 1954 1951 a cable system was installed and ed programs were offered to customers Later la a m modified fied booster system was installed on the northeast slope of the La Sal mountains but bad weather and impassible roads made service both poor and uncertain On December December December De De- cember 31 1958 service was discontinued altogether by the operating company under a ruling rulIng ruling rul rul- ing by the FCC regarding operation operation operation oper oper- of a radio station and a television booster by the sime corporation Mr G G. U. U Foote and his partner partner partner part part- ner Mr Glenn Lile made arrangements arrangements arrangements ar ar- ar- ar to resume operations opera opera- op operations ra- ra on an on interim basis Th Their ir operational policies brought Improved Improved Im Im- proved service and additional customers were connected Later they purchased the assets of th the i I I former company including a aI I wire system and customers j i In December of 1959 Town Television Television was incorporated with Mr Foote as president Mr Lileas Lile Lileas as as vice president and Wm T T. Hines as secretary secretory The following board of directors was also announced J. J W. W Corbin Glen M M. Carlson Carlson H H. B. B Evans Edd Robert Mohler and Edward E E. E.- Drake This c corporation J e problem m of adequate and acceptable acceptable accept accept- able television service f for far r Moab and a microwave link appeared to be the only solution AccordIngly AccordIngly Accordingly Accord- Accord negotiations were begun with Midland Telephone company company company com com- pany and the utility made application application application ap ap- ap- ap to the FCC for a li license license li- li cense cease as a common carrier Installations Installations In In- were begun on Cedar Mountain and at a a point 3 miles east of Moab Final approval was received on May 11 1960 and adjustment tests to the equipment equip equip- equipment ment are being made at present In Town TV receives a signal on Cedar Mountain from the Salt Lake transmitters and this signal is fed into the micro- micro Continued on Page 10 4 t TELEVISION Continued from Page Pape 1 wave transmitter operated by Midland Telephone A dish antenna antenna an nn- tenna Is used to beam the signal to the Moab station where another another another an an- other dish Is used to receive the signal It Is then converted back to a n television picture and this is Js delivered by Midland In in- to the system of ot Town TV Over homes In the Moab area are arenow arenow arenow now served satisfactorily pictures pictures pic plc- tures from Channels 2 4 and 5 with more than additional customers customer expected In the near future Plans are arc also underway to bring Channel 7 to the people of the community within the i next year |
