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whum tv wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 establishment 2 closure 3 references toggle the table of contents whum tv add languages add links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia television station in reading pennsylvania 1953 1956 whum tv reading pennsylvania united states channels analog 61 uhf programming affiliations cbs 1953 1956 abc 1955 1956 ownership owner eastern radio corp history first air date february 22 1953 1953 02 22 last air date september 4 1956 1956 09 04 call sign meaning named for owner humboldt j greig 1 technical information erp 260 kw 2 haat 544 m 1 784 ft transmitter coordinates 40 31 36 n 76 13 30 w 40 52667 n 76 22500 w 40 52667 76 22500 whum tv channel 61 was a television station in reading pennsylvania united states owned by humboldt greig alongside whum 1240 am the station reading s first broadcast from 1953 to 1956 it boasted the first ever high powered uhf transmission facility which spurred industry interest but also caused some technical issues the station ultimately suffered from many of the same economic problems that befell other early uhf television outlets establishment edit on august 7 general electric announced that it would supply the equipment for the whum tv facility in a contract worth 450 000 3 after a frustrating clerical error at the fcc the assignment of an unsuitable channel 55 to reading prompting both of reading s tv applicants to file for channel 61 only for the other to choose channel 33 4 that ended any hope of being the first station to air whum tv was granted its construction permit in the first week of september from there the eagerness of whum owner humboldt j greig took over he planned to have bulldozers on the site the date the permit was awarded 5 while kptv in portland oregon would be first to air whum tv s launch was looked at with interest by the industry because of its superior technical facility introduction of uhf into an existing vhf market and the presence of community antenna television systems that would redistribute the signal 5 greig promised the station would operate in the black financially 6 as construction proceeded whum tv traveled the region with a mobile unit giving demonstrations of television promotional materials hyped the coming of the world s most powerful television station and boasted that channel 61 would have more power than all the tv stations in new york and philadelphia combined 7 state police were necessary to manage the crowds who witnessed the erection of the mast billed as taller than the eiffel tower 8 tower construction was completed at the start of december 9 after delays in getting the station s wave guide transmission line used instead of coaxial cable to avoid excessive line loss on the tall tower 10 to work to specifications 11 test patterns went out on february 9 12 and the station began telecasting as a cbs network affiliate matching whum radio on february 22 2 making it the 10th uhf television station to air 13 the station had easy access to network coaxial cable which already ran a block away from its studios 5 whum tv boasted one of the most impressive facilities in early uhf broadcasting and was described by television digest as the first high powered uhf station 14 the tower rose 1 036 feet 316 m from atop a site on blue mountain near summit station delivering a signal with an effective radiated power of 260 000 watts then the highest in use at any uhf facility 15 the studios and offices in reading s tower hotel were furnished with two remotely controlled cameras 15 in addition whum tv had the use of two satellite studios in pomeroy s department stores at wilkes barre and harrisburg 16 the high power facility was effective at sending signal over a wide area however signal strength was often not as high in reading proper leading to poorer pictures 1 dealers often struggled to install television sets and antennas that received satisfactory signals from channel 61 particularly in reading they also learned that terrain shielding was much more severe to uhf signals than vhf 17 you talk about a low budget operation hum was a no budget operation mary ann chelius smith whum tv program host 1 in addition to cbs programming whum tv presented 30 hours of local and live programming a week 10 however some of it was rather cheap the station s cooking program was hosted by a woman who did not know how to cook and relied on cookbooks at the local public library to prepare her show 1 additionally the station aired sports programming from wpix new york part of a regional daisy chain hookup of 10 stations 18 six months after signing on the station almost faced calamity when a small plane clipped one of the guy wires supporting the whum tv tower after striking the wire the plane crashed and burst into flames both occupants died 19 a second outlet joined whum tv two months later when weeu tv channel 33 began telecasting with nbc and abc programs 20 weeu tv closed on june 30 1955 21 whum tv began airing some abc programming after channel 33 folded 22 closure edit as more viewers tuned to the more powerful vhf signals of philadelphia s network stations channel 61 suffered 1 a financial reorganization of eastern radio corporation was carried out early in 1956 with founder greig ceding the job of general manager to robert c magee 13 in late august the specter of additional competition arose when the commission approved a proposal to return wlbr tv channel 15 at lebanon to the air under the ownership of triangle publications whum tv had joined three uhf outlets in the harrisburg area in protesting the transaction 23 the final blow however came not from economic troubles but from above on the afternoon of september 4 1956 a lightning bolt struck the whum tv tower and caused what was described as extensive damage to the waveguide and antenna two days later channel 61 announced its closure would be for good 24 the station announced it would retain the construction permit but sell off the equipment to meet financial obligations 13 vhf service was maintained by five stations in the former whum tv coverage area 13 the large mast remained in place until 1958 when it was dismantled after being declared a menace to aviation 25 references edit 1 2 3 4 5 hinz christopher august 10 2007 when tv was young reading eagle archived from the original on may 18 2021 retrieved august 17 2020 1 2 whum tv pdf television factbook spring 1955 1955 p 188 194 retrieved august 21 2020 powerful uhf television station in reading mauch chunk times news associated press august 7 1952 p 1 retrieved august 21 2020 additional station grants pdf broadcasting september 1 1952 p 74 retrieved august 21 2020 1 2 3 early uhf proving ground reading pa pdf television digest september 6 1952 p 1 retrieved august 21 2020 telecasting notes pdf television digest november 8 1952 p 5 21 retrieved august 21 2020 when at the community fair see whum tv the world s most powerful television station in action lebanon daily news september 27 1952 p 13 retrieved august 21 2020 new uhf television tower to be 1036 feet elizabethtown chronicle october 31 1952 p 14 retrieved august 21 2020 tv station whum nears completion evening herald november 29 1952 p 5 retrieved august 21 2020 1 2 tv grants now total 49 six more uhfs authorized pdf broadcasting september 8 1952 pp 65 95 97 retrieved august 21 2020 reading will be on video channel 61 soon mauch chunk times news january 15 1953 p 1 retrieved august 21 2020 whum tv to air its test pattern monday pottsville republican p 17 retrieved august 21 2020 1 2 3 4 pioneer uhf whum tv pdf television digest september 8 1956 p 8 22 retrieved august 21 2020 4 more stations now on air total now 137 pdf television digest february 14 1953 p 5 19 retrieved august 21 2020 1 2 whum tv area s first uhf station has been operating for two months the morning call april 21 1953 p 30 retrieved august 21 2020 whum tv to be test tube for industry pottsville republican december 13 1952 p 14 retrieved august 21 2020 hensler w william oliphant c p may june 1953 reading pa pdf pf index and technical digest pp 43 123 retrieved august 21 2020 tv s biggest independent pdf television digest october 30 1954 p 5 59 retrieved august 21 2020 flames sweep broken craft air mishap occurs in pottsville area the scranton times associated press august 8 1953 p 1 retrieved august 21 2020 weeu tv begins broadcasts on regular schedule today reading eagle april 15 1953 pp 1 28 retrieved august 17 2020 announcement the reading eagle june 28 1955 p 30 retrieved august 17 2020 also republished in broadcasting july 4 1955 p 37 telestatus pdf broadcasting october 3 1955 p 89 retrieved august 21 2020 knocked off by lightning whum tv will stay dark pdf broadcasting september 10 1956 p 9 retrieved august 21 2020 berks county whum tv goes off the air lebanon daily news september 7 1956 p 2 retrieved august 21 2020 begin dismantling tv tower on blue mountain upi june 26 1958 p 4 retrieved august 21 2020 v t e broadcast television in greater philadelphia delaware valley and surrounding areas pa nj de full power wdpn tv 2 metv kyw tv 3 cbs wpvi tv 6 abc wcau 10 nbc whyy tv 12 pbs wphl tv 17 1 the cw 2 antenna tv mynetworktv wnjs 23 pbs wtxf tv 29 fox wppt 35 pbs wmcn tv 44 infomercials wtve 51 ontv4u wpsg 57 ind wppx tv 61 ion television wwsi 62 telemundo wuvp dt 65 univision low power wefg ld 7 wpsj cd 8 wpha cd 24 wfpa cd 28 unimás wzpa ld 33 wqav cd 34 w25fg d 36 wdum ld 41 well ld 45 daystar outlying areas wacp 4 tct atlantic city nj wsjt ld 15 atlantic city nj wphy cd 25 trenton nj wlvt tv 39 pbs allentown wmgm tv 40 1 true crime network 3 univision atlantic city nj wgtw tv 48 tbn millville nj wnjt 52 pbs trenton nj wbph tv 60 religious ind bethlehem wfmz tv 69 ind allentown defunct wvue 12 wilmington de weeu tv 33 reading wuhy tv 35 wfpg tv 46 atlantic city nj wkbs tv 48 burlington nj wlev tv 51 bethlehem wglv 57 easton whum tv 61 reading wfmz tv 67 allentown new jersey network pbs nearby areas baltimore harrisburg lancaster york new york city salisbury scranton wilkes barre retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title whum tv oldid 1335433302 categories 1953 establishments in pennsylvania 1956 disestablishments in pennsylvania defunct television stations 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