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Steve Dichter, a collector of early color television equipment, worked for KTLA for 16 years starting in 1965. He kindly provided these rare photographs of the early days of W6XYZ and KTLA. Here is a 4 part interview with Dick Lane, an announcer hired by W6XYZ in 1942 (courtesy of Steve Dichter).
W6XYZ logo card Klaus Landsberg pictured with large W6XYZ logo card in 1942.
1944 remote telecast
Klaus Landsberg posed with a W6XYZ DuMont Iconoscope camera. Klaus Landsberg, founder of W6XYZ at the controls in the W6XYZ truck. Pre-1947.
The following is from Al Germond:
Here is a screen shot from a modern video game using the W6XYZ mobile van
W6XYZ and KTLA After the War
Small sound stage, (called the "test stage"), located on the Paramount Pictures lot occupied by W6XYZ until 1947
Here is a 1947 test pattern A 1947 sign-on after the station became KTLA. Here is the audio that accompanied the sign-on
Bob Hope emcees the premier telecast of KTLA Jan. 22, 1947. A total
of 1948 Station Card Courtesy of Steve Owen 1951 remote
John Silva, the chief engineer at KTLA, was the first to use a helicopter for news coverage. In 1958 he rented a Bell helicopter and installed a camera and transmitter. Van used to televise the 1955 Rose Bowl parade KTLA Television transmitter located on Mt. Wilson.1949 From Geoff Schecht:
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