Color Television comes to Lansing via WJIM

[jr_tech]

In addition to the never seen Admiral large screen color set, this caught my eye:

"The station expected only limited color responses, since the transmitter now in operation does not contain the full color adaptation equipment."

Can anybody explain what equipment might have been missing, or was that perhaps just a CYA statment, in case viewers were disappointed, as many had been at some early demos of 15" sets.

Thanks for posting this historic material!

jr

[benman94]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

In addition to the never seen Admiral large screen color set, this caught my eye:

"The station expected only limited color responses, since the transmitter now in operation does not contain the full color adaptation equipment."

Can anybody explain what equipment might have been missing, or was that perhaps just a CYA statment, in case viewers were disappointed, as many had been at some early demos of 15" sets.

Thanks for posting this historic material!

jr

I spoke with the designer of the Sparton 15 incher before he died, and I'm currently negotiating with the family to purchase his set. We're about $2K apart on price at the moment, but either I'll fold or they'll fold eventually.

Anyway, he said that the transmitter at WJIM was an old DuMont unit that had to be jerry-rigged into working. Later in the year they received a new RCA unit.