Harrisburg Broadcasting (Images of America)
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| Rating | : | 4.80 (848 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0738575070 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 128 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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Judith A. Buffington said Excellent for Early Broadcast Research. An excellent collection of Broadcast History for the Harrisburg, PA area. Covers the entire period from Radio's beginning to present. A great book for the seniors for memories, and a great book for younger people who are researching broadcast hitory in the area.. Great local history John E. Geschwindt I rated it 5 stars because it documents a previously little known facet of the history of central Pennsylvania.It is well written by a local man with a long history is broadcasting stretching back to his teen years.. Well witten. Tomcat Very good research of radio and TV in the Harrisburg area, worth reading. It brought back lots of fond memories.
Smith, Ron Drake, Mac McCauley, Pete Wambach, Mike Ross, and countless others have emerged as part of Harrisburg’s long, unique broadcasting history.. WKBO was the city’s Top 40 leader in the 1970s. In 1922, the first radio station in Harrisburg, WBAK, was owned by the Pennsylvania State Police. By 1925, three more stations were added to the local lineup. Throughout the decades, names like Dick Redmond, Ed K. By 1953, Harrisburg had two television stations within the city limitsWHP-TV and WTPA. In 1985, album rocker FM104 became WINK 104, skyrocketing almost overnight into one of the highest-rated stations in Harrisburg history
Currently a television engineer for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Portzline is also a member of the Society of Broadcast Engineers, Pennsylvania Museum of Music and Broadcast History, and the owner and webmaster of HarrisburgBroadcasting. About the Author Timothy P. . Portzline began as a volunteer board operator at WMSP 94.9 in Harrisburg in 1974. He went on to become the assistant engineer at WINK 104 and later the chief engineer for Clear Channel Radio in Harrisburg
He went on to become the assistant engineer at WINK 104 and later the chief engineer for Clear Channel Radio in Harrisburg. Portzline began as a volunteer board operator at WMSP 94.9 in Harrisburg in 1974. Currently a television engineer for the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Portzline is also a member of the S