Show Chamber Meet Refers TV Hassle to County Vernal Chamber of Com Com- Commerce merce board of directors Tuesday referred the question of a local television station to Uintah County Commission Commission- Commissioners ers ens and their television engi- engi engineer Weer neer Rex Howell owner of in Grand Junction Colo which Is initiating the local project will meet with the commissioners and the county will make a recommendation recommendation at the Chamber meeting Tuesday or of next week THIS MOTION came Tues Tues- Tuesday Tuesday day at the end of n hour hour- long discussion with Mr Howell who appeared at the Chamber mooting meeting In opening his comments Mr Howell remarked that the lines of communication between the TV facility and the community seem to be down He averred that there is no desire whatever to inter inter- interfere fere with present reception but rather to give additional service plus la later er local ex- ex expression expression He pointed out however that a local studio was not economically feasible at the present time HE SAID THAT the Vernal site had been chosen due to the wide horizon that in in- in includes eludes northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado Mr Howell said that the Colorado side had been en push push- pushing ing for the new TV facility as they are not getting Colorado news from the Vernal sig sig- sig signals nals The TV N official said that if the Chamber was not in har- har harmony harmony mony with his plans he was prepared to withdraw his FCC application and start over HE ASKED Chamber members how they would feel if a facility could be pro pro- provided vided without interference nce with present reception Get Get- Getting ting another location would be no problem he stated state 1 He said that he knew the technIcal difficulties could be resolved Royal B Henderson asked Continued on page 8 rv iras irasie ie TV hassle Continued from page 1 Mr Howell if the proposed station could eliminate pres present ent programs by pre empt ing Mr Howell replied that his company would not insist on as It already is choosIng from three net net- networks works still could be carried locally he said HE ADMITTED that this company had had some mis- mis misunderstanding misunderstanding understanding on reception in the beginning that it did not recognize but realized now that its proposals would interfere re with wilh present reception tion He said he was willing to accept another channel if the proposed Channel 3 would be bea bea a potential source of interference ence He said he had asked the FCC to hold any action on his petition n until he had discus discus- discussed discussed sed it with Vernal Chamber of Commerce HE SAID HE would guar guar guar- guarantee antee as a condition of going ahead that there would be no interference with the pres- pres present present ent system It would I besim be sim-I sim pIe to eliminate that problem he averred Dr R R Bruce Christian ask ask- asked asked ed the official if the station would pull out its equipment after it was set up if it were found that Interference was caused Mr Howell said this would have to be resolved prior to installation Joe LeBeau county television television sion engineer said that the use of any adjacent channel would swamp present chan chan- channels channels nels However he said later a VHF translator in Colorado would not interfere with Ver- Ver Vernal nal reception MR HOWELL said that apparently the feeling was that there is adequate service at present without any addi- addi additions additions Mr Howell said he recognized recognized there were cultural ties between Vernal arid and Salt Lake City but Colorado should not be militated against lIe He said his company will bring television service to toI I Colorado somehow without without interfering with Vernal He Hei I suggested the possibility of Channel 5 out of Craig Colo The Utah Colorado line Is not a Berlin Wall he said and people should not think I provincially as a 11 Colorado corporation is involved GLADE M com com- commented commented that if you can get in without interference with the present service there would be no kick from the community Mr MI Howell Rowell said that an ad- ad additional additional booster on Douglas Creek Pass could get service with 1 O non interference with Vernal facilities and the company would have to aban- aban abandon abandon don the proposed satellite sta- sta station tion here Under this plan the trans trans- translator lator would be limited to the output of the Vernal stations which is one watt Also a aGrade aGrade Grade A picture could be ob- ob obtained tamed from Grand Junction by using a facUltY facility on the cable TV site Mr Howell said that pro pro- programs programs grams CBS would be live and his company would be will will- willing Ing to contribute to the cost of local installation GRANT SOUTHAM sug sug- sug suggested that the matter be turl tur- tur turned ned over to the county c com com- m-I m missioners and their engi engi- engineer neer He said there was no wish to deprive Colorado of any television enjoyment Mr Henderson proposed that the Chamber go on rec- rec record record ord as not opposing the satel- satel satellite satellite lite station providing the county and its engineer be assured that there will be no Interference with existing facilities ThIs vote deadlocked 33 3 Whitney D Hammond said he could see no advantage in Channel 3 and would pre pre- prefer prefer fer to see Colorado people served instead IT W WAS AS AT this point that it was proposed that the ac- ac action action tion be tabled for one week to enable Mr Howell to meet with the county commission commission- commissioners ers and their engineer and that a recommendation n be brought to Vernal Chamber next Tuesday In other business busine s Dave Elias was appointed chair chair- chairman chairman man of the industrial survey and development committee Dr Christian reported on the golf tournament last weekend and said that it was wasn wasa n a big tourist attraction ED MORTON HORTON introduced P Pete te Santee new commander of Vernal American an Legion Post who will be an eX io member of UH the board of directors Barclay Gardner introduced introduced ed Paul Davis of Salt Lake City field supervisor for Utah Employment Service The Central Utah Project study committee will meet Monday noon at the Hotel Vernal Samples of new letterheads for the Chamber were passed around The Chamber voted on one and bids will be asked for to print them A Chamber orientation meeting for committee chair chair- chairmen chairmen men will be held Tuesday for those missing last meeting The installation meeting Monday ening at County Club was reported successful |