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Four locally originated programs were broadcast in 1963, using a borrowed videcon television camera. WGSF did not again possess equipment to originate any programming, other than station identification, until 1966.

Borrowed Dumont cameras were used for several months in early 1966 for the origination of locally produced broadcasts, including offerings by a summer school class in television production.

Slide projectors and the "still" RCA TK-20 Iconoscope camera chain was utilized for several more programs that fall.

When station WJW-TV in Cleveland donated two RCA TK-30 studio cameras later that year, production finally "took off."

WGSF was airing at least thirteen locally-originated programs a week by 1968!

In addition, WGSF broadcast many 16mm films from various sources during the years from 1967 to 1976.

This series of posts will share some of the memories and insights into local origination on WGSF Television.