Link: http://oldgleaner.com/blogs/blog2.php/

Moving To A Different Address

Link: http://oldgleaner.com/blogs/blog2.php/

Hello:
Thanks for stopping by the WGSF Television blog.

I have moved current entries to a new FOLDER on the server -
(mainly a technical thing) to shorten the URL.

These posts are repeated there. Go to

http://oldgleaner.com/blogs/blog2.php/2008/04/

Also, please visit the web site for all of the WGSF Television articles, plus other information, at:

http://wgsf.oldgleaner.com/

Leland Hubbell
"The Old Gleaner"

The Early Television Foundation is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of television receiving and camera equipment from the early days of television.

The WGSF mobile Television production van is one of the items in their collection.
There is a web page dedicated to the truck, which includes the history prior to ownership by WGSF, with photos.
Links to the manufacturer, RCA, are included.

http://www.earlytelevision.org/wgsf_van.html

They also have the "Ike" camera that was used for a slide chain at WGSF throughout most of its operating history.
Technically an "Iconoscope" camera, named for the image pick-up tube, the complete nominclature is an RCA TK-20 Iconoscope Film Chain Camera

http://www.earlytelevision.org/rca_tk20.html

The Early Television Museum is located at 5396 Franklin Street in Hilliard, Ohio (614) 771-0510

Steve McVoy is our (WGSF's) contact at the Early Television Foundation and Museum:

info@earlytelevision.org

The URL for the Web site is:

http://www.earlytelevision.org/index.html

Note: Photos and other information about the WGSF mobile van and studio equipment may be seen on the WGSF web pages:

http://wgsf.oldgleaner.com/

From: Steve McVoy
etf@columbus.rr.com

The 2008 Early Television Convention will be held on May 2, 3 and 4 at the museum in Hilliard, Ohio

Can't make it to the convention this year? The entire event will be telecast live online.
The 2008 Early Television Convention will be telecast live on the
internet from 10 AM to 5 PM Eastern Standard Time. There will be a link
on www.earlytelevision.org to allow you access.

Program for Saturday:
Evolution and Development of Television in France 1928 � Present Al Germond
The Museum of Radio and Technology Lloyd McIntyre
The RCA TJ-48 Television Van * Chuck Pharis
Television: A Life History Alex Magoun
Color TV's Alphabet Soup - Or, how NTSC Begat SECAM, PAL and Their Descendants John Pinckney
The RCA 1931 120 line set - History and conservation Darryl Hock

Broadcast Television Installations from the Early 1940s through the 1950s
James O'Neal
Crosley Television in the 30s and 40s Mike Banks

* The museum will have a TJ-48 van on display at the convention. This van was originally used by KDYL/W6XIS in Salt Lake City, then purchased by WGSF-TV in Newark, Ohio, where it was used until the 70s. It was then donated to the Ohio Historical Society. The Society has loaned the van to the Early Television Museum.

WGSF Updates will be added to the WGSF Blog and posted on the WGSF Home web site.
Notices about additions will be sent out via the WGSF Reflector e-mail Discussion list.
Topics will include a summary of the latest posts and general news about the WGSF On-line History project.

Leland Hubbell
WGSF Project Coordinator

Greetings to all:
I hope everyone is visiting the WGSF Television on-line pages from time to time.
I have heard via e-mail from several former staffers lately, which I much appreciate.
Please check in, and let me know that you are receiving these e-mails. If you know of any former WGSF staffers that are not on the WGSF e-mail list, invite them to join us.
The WGSF Home page is: http://wgsf.oldgleaner.com/

E-MAIL REFLECTOR GROUP MAILING
Members:
If you receive e-mail from the list, it means that you are a member of wgsftelevision@wgsf.oldgleaner.com
As a member, you can see the entire mailing list, and make changes to your account by entering your subscriber name and password, and clicking on the "Visit Subscriber List" box.
To post a message to all the list members, send email to:
wgsftelevision@wgsf.oldgleaner.com


You could also use the members listing to e-mail any other
list member without posting to the entire list by clicking on the desired member's name.

ARTICLES/TOPICS DATABASE
I have made several additions to the WGSF Articles database. Please note that these are intended to be discussion starters, not a completed chapter, by any means. And please add your own comments to them. The topics that have commentary are highlighted. Click on the topic to view the article:
http://www.wgsf.oldgleaner.com/articles_topics.html

Recent additions include:
The Blue Truck
The Mobile TV production truck
A summary of blog comments about Mr. McDaniel
WGSF TV cameras
Power for the TV Truck
Adult volunteer database

I am compiling all of the posts to the old WGSF Yahoo Groups list, and will be posting those comments in the WGSF Articles/Topics database as well.

WGSF BLOG AND BLOG INFORMATION
The WGSF Blog is especially intended for discussion. I will be constantly adding topics, so check often. Perhaps the best way to check out the categories available for blogging is to go to:

http://oldgleaner.com/gleaner_b2evolution/blogs/blog1.php?disp=catdir

Need more information about blogging? Note that there are two listings at the top right of the Blog pages
"WGSF Blogs" and "Information"
Click on "Information" for help getting started; or
http://oldgleaner.com/gleaner_b2evolution/blogs/blog2.php

You have several options to add to the discussion
1. The WGSF Blog - You don't have to be a registered member of the Blog to post comments, but it is so easy to sign up. Either way, as member or visitor, just click on the link at the bottom of each post that says "Feedback"
You will get a page that invites you to leave comments.
And - PLEASE leave comments!


2. You can send me direct e-mail. I have several working e-mail addresses.

lhhubbell@oldgleaner.com
lhhubbell@johnstown.net
leek8mzh@yahoo.com

3. The WGSF e-mail reflector list may be used for comments that you wish all of the list members to see as an e-mail. Go to the WGSF Home page at:
http://wgsf.oldgleaner.com/#list

4. The Yahoo Groups account is still active, and you may post to WGSF Yahoo Groups if you are a member (requires a Yahoo e-mail address)
However, I prefer that you use one of the other methods, since only a few persons are still active there.

The WGSF sites do have visitors, but the logs don't give names. I have listed some of the statistics for the WGSF Blog activity on the WGSF main web page.
http://wgsf.oldgleaner.com/WGSF_Blog_statistics.html


Remember - This is an active, on-going project, which hopes for
- yes, expects!- your contributions.

THE FUTURE IS COMING!

Noting that the Former WGSF Mobile TV Truck is now on display in Hilliard at the Early Television Foundation reminds me that we have not been successful in getting displays about WGSF set up in Newark. Neither The Works nor the Historical Society seems to be interested.
I had an e-mail from Dan Wade about the 31 Reports backdrop, which he has stored away, wondering if it could be displayed somewhere.
I also have a lot of goodies, which I would like to put on display. If not Newark, maybe Hilliard?

I viewed parts of the Early Television Foundation convention Saturday, May 3, which was streamed on the internet. I think that Tom Miller was there, and I hope that he will give us a report.
The "streaming" experience gives me another idea:
Why not "stream" some of the old WGSF programs that we have on video tape.
There were suggestions at one of the reunions about converting the VR-660
tapes to digital. The next step would naturally be to stream them on the
internet.
To check this service out (probably one of several available) go to:
http://www.ustream.tv/


Just think about seeing "Wildcat Den" from the 70's. Maybe even John Hall doing a "Rotten Egg' Award.
These streaming things/shows (whatever) are widely publicized on the web, and have a blog associated with the broadcast. What a way to continue broadcasting!!!

I don't have either the time or especially the digitizing equipment at present, and maintaining the web site keeps me busy. But - Hey! sounds like an excellent future project.

Leland Hubbell
WGSF Web site Administrator
lhhubbell@oldgleaner.com