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Show JOURNAL. SEPTEMBER 18, 1980 NORTH DAVIS LEADER, WEEKLY REFLEX DAVIS NEWS H151 Sol ESPECIALLY HEBE IN DAVIS COUNTY THEBE'S MOBE TO INSTALLING A GABLE TV SYSTEM THAN MOST PEOPLE EVER BEALIZE! What Cable TV will offer you In addition to your regular local stations, Wasatch Community TV will offer you cable TV for an additional fee each month. With a simple and inexpensive installation hookup, you will be able to receive 16 TV stations from all across the country, including ESPN, a 24 hour sports station; UPI News, a 24 hour news station; WTBS, Atlanta, and the public service stations. wonderful benefits and enjoyment of Cable TV. The going has been rough, and we aren't there yet, but we Update. .. where we Progress report. . . where we are today Great progress has been If WCTV received the necessary cooperation, we could initially offer Cable TV to some county residents as early as November 1980. The projection is to have stand today want the county residents to know what we have been doing and are now doing to provide you with this service. made in a short period of time. However, there are still agreements and arrangements that must be finalized for WCTVto complete our preliminary work. . . and for this we need your support and endorsement. The design of the entire system was completed in April 1980. Pole line 'agreements are basically completed, but we're still For an additional monthly negotiating with Bountiful Power on some of the ' ur .groundwork. If We will be finished with our pole inspection throughout the entire county sometime in September. Actually, the first franchise to install a Cable TV system was granted in 1966. Very little was done. In May of 1979, Tele Communications Inc., a very experienced and internationally known tele communications company gained control of Wasatch Community TV. your family can also h eryoy recent movies uncut and commercial free on "Home fee, full-lengt- Box Office" and "Showtime," including TV specials, night club specials and special concerts. History of Cable TV in Davis County Mountain Bell, Kaysville Power and Bountiful Power. we have been doing everything in our power to provide Davis County residents with the many cable TV available to most homes in Davis County by late next summer. Woods CrossNorth S.L. With the support and team effort of everyone involved, public companies and residents alike, we can meet these objectives and all epjoy the additional benefits that Cable TV provides. A 100 75 Listed here is a brief summary of the current status in each city or area. Locate where you live and follow the progress. Updates will appear from time to time and you'll be able to see how much closer your area is to eryoying cable TV. 50 - V. 25 ",r Bountiful A t 100 75 50 25 KaysvilleLayton The extensive job of mapping cable routes was started in June of 1979 and was completed in November of the same year. Running the necessary cable-a- n exhaustive project that was started in November, 1979, and is still in progress. are Wasatch Community and since May, 1979, t 00 up-comi- ments with Utah Power, the TV 1 There are many other benefits that WCTV provides to each city government, county government and public utilities. This will be discussed in greater detail in newspaper reports such as this. Please watch for them in this newspaper. Immediately, work began to establish pole line agree- cable to provide hook-up- s at individual homes is done in two ways: from pole to pole, and underground where trunk lines cross railways, highways, and in subdivisions where there are no poles. The above ground method requires an inspection of every pole before stringing We . As you can see, Wasatch Community TV has been continuously active since gaining the rights to offer cable service to Davis County. f The engineering needs everywhere in the county except Bountiful are complete with Utah Power and should be finished with Mountain Bell in November. In Bountiful, the engineering began in July with Bountiful Power and is just now beginning with Mountain Bell. Cable construction of all underground trunk crossings of railways and highways is completed. Underground construction in some subdivisions is underway. Overall, from start to finish, Davis County resi- dents in certain areas are getting very close to being able to erjoy Cable TV. . 100' 100 75 75 50 50 25 25 Clearfield ' ' . FarmingtonCenterville A A 100 - t 75 50 Together, we can make it happen in 25 ClintonSunset Davis County! For more information, please phone in South Davis, 298 - 3525 and in North Davis at U1 nnnn LnJ 530 West 1400 South o Bountiful, UT 84010 479-065- 1. |