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D88069-1
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- 1955-01-20 (Creation)
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A cooking show or segment being filmed live at KTNT TV. Two of the crew members appear as time release or reflections. Microphones hang from the ceiling & above one camera and a mirror above the performers reflects the lights. KTNT began broadcasting in March of 1953 as Channel 11, a CBS affiliate. It was owned by the Tribune Publishing Co. The station soon expanded from its original 30,000 watt power to become the most powerful, at 316,000 watts, broadcasting station in the Puget Sound area. It carried a variety of local and national programs, including the first telecast in full color in August of 1954. TPL-8237
KTNT TV (Tacoma); Television broadcasting; Television production & direction; Television programs--Tacoma--1950-1960; Television studios--Tacoma--1950-1960;