
WSUN-TV - Wikipedia
WSUN-TV, UHF analog channel 38, was a television station located in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Operating from 1953 to 1970, it was the first television station in the Tampa /St. Petersburg television market .
History of UHF Television
WSUN-TV/38, St. Petersburg FL. by K.M. Richards with contributions from Brock Peters. This is the story of a UHF which was among the first few dozen to go on the air, operating without any dark periods for nearly 17 years, yet was unable to survive against VHF competition, and was ultimately done in by a newer, well-heeled UHF.
WSUN-TV, St. Petersburg, Florida - earlytelevision.org
The City of St. Petersburg has a long history of questionable decisions regarding the use of resources and this tradition continued with the planning of Channel 38. It was decided that WSUN-TV's studio was to be located on the ground floor of the famous 'Million Dollar Pier' on St. Pete's bayfront (WSUN radio had been a long-time tenant at the ...
Other Bay Area Kid Shows - big13.net
WSUN (Channel 38) CAPTAIN MAC'S ADVENTURE TRAILS. Capt. Mac (Burl McCarty) pitching Foremost Milk to his young viewers. He changed the dinner habits of Tampa Bay youngsters. First on the air and first with a kid's show, WSUN was the home of Captain Mac, a jungle adventurer.
Capt Mac 1 - Big 13
Since Channel 38 was the Suncoast's only TV station from 1953-55, the monopoly on viewers made Captain Mac's show extremely popular and influential. WSUN's small 35' X 46' studio only allowed for a daily quota of 10 youngsters, and eventually there was a …
Capt Mac 2 - Big 13
McCarty's decision to exit WSUN and join the new WTVT station in May, 1955, caused much consternation with the management of Channel 38. They had learned that sports director Guy Bagli was defecting to WTVT along with program director Monte …
WSUN-TV explained
WSUN-TV, UHF analog channel 38, was a television station located in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Operating from 1953 to 1970, it was the first television station in the Tampa/St. Petersburg television market .
WSUN-TV, St. Petersburg, Florida - Tripod
WSUN-TV (May 31, 1953) ch. 38; power - 200 kw visual, 107 kw aural; antenna height - 460 feet above average terrain, 492 feet above ground. Address: Municipal Pier, zone 1, St. Petersburg. Phone 5-4121. TWX 8-082. Licensee: City of St. Petersburg (original owner). Ownership: Municipal corporation. Network: ABC-TV (primary).
WSUN-TV Debuts, May 31st, 1953 - Television Obscurities
2010年3月27日 · WSUN-TV Channel 38 in St. Petersburg/Tampa, Florida, began broadcasting at 4:15PM on Sunday, May 31st, 1953 with a dedicating ceremony featuring Samuel G. Johnson, mayor of St. Petersburg, Curtis Hixon, mayor of Tampa and Herbert Brown, mayor of Clearwater .
Vintage St. Pete: Captain Mac • St Pete Catalyst
2021年1月18日 · After announcing on most of the Tampa/St. Pete stations, he wound up at WSUN, which launched its television arm in 1953. And the boss wanted a kiddie show. “My father was a policeman in Hialeah,” McCarty told an interviewer, “and I had his .38 police special.
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