Link: http://wgsf.oldgleaner.com/

WGSF Television

Newark, Ohio 1963 - 1976

Public Broadcasting Television Station WGSF operated in Newark, Ohio, from 1963 to 1970 as Channel 28, and then as Channel 31 until it ceased operation in 1976.

The call letters for station WGSF honor the first major contributor to help finance the station - the Games Slayter Family. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Games_Slayter

WGSF Dedication
The station was officially dedicated in 1963. A larger photo of this page from the dedication booklet with photos of the station and of Mr. and Mrs. Games Slayter may be seen at:

http://wgsf.oldgleaner.com/GamesSlayterFamily.html

Notes On Call Letters
Radio and television broadcast stations in the United States are assigned call letters (station identification) that begin with either the letter 'W' or 'K' followed by two or three other letters, in this case, GSF, for Games Slayter Family.
(Some people persisted twisting the call letters to W-S-G-F)

It is interesting to note that the designator -TV was NOT part of the assigned identification - legally, it was just 'WGSF.'
The station was once cited by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) because the station identification slide read "WGSF-TV" and the audio announcement proclaimed it as such. We had to quickly make new , correct slides, and change the announcer's copy.