had from time to time.
We’d welcome a visit to our studios.
As we can show you,most of our equip
ment'is obsolete;most of it is in poor
. condition from wear and tear over the
past six years; many of the' companies
which manufactured our equipment no
longer are in business* Cur techri
cians and programing personnel—the
few of them—work long hours to keep
AFRTS Adak on the air. They are SAs
and ETNSNs— not union engineers with
six years* experience and expensive
equipment.Our live shows vary* "Kiss
Marie" id excellent—"Studio A" had
its good and bad. But we try0 We do
programs with two or three inexper
ienced people, part-time, that pro
fessional commercial stations usually
produce with 20 people, full-time and
very experienced.
Now, for public taste: Adak has a
varied population. The seniors don*t
like opera. The wives don*t like
^ sports. The older persons don’t like
^ kiddie shows and the agnostics recent
religious programs. We regret we can-'
not .provide an alternate channel.
AFRTS-LA provide us with a package of
programs each week, which includes a
balanced selection of TV shows geared
for naval personnel—not dependents.
We try to arrange them in the order
we think best. Notice our weekday
evening schedule begins with kiddie
shows, then information programs,
then variety, then western or drama
and finally a late novie...a little
bit for everybody. The spcrt.s shows
are telecast on Wednesday rights and
weekend afternoons, when nest of the
men can watch. Please recognize that
if you don’t like opera, perhaps the
guy next to you does* He suffers
through your sports show and doesn’t
WE DON'T
SHOW
YOGI BEAR . . .
gripe.
One of our missions, incidentally,
is to provide informational programs,
such as '’Accent,” ’’Presidential Press
Conference” and "CBS Reports”. We
will continue to carry out our mis
sion.
If you'd like to see our studios,
discuss our programing or offer s jme
constructive suggestions,you can call
the offioer-in-charge at 025. We'll
be glad to explain our problems. But
please don’t chide us for not putting
on Yogi Bear, We can't. Again, we
can’t choose our programs. Please
remember: Television 2,000 miles
from Seattle is a privilege, not a
righto This is the Department of De
fense, not NBC. And Channel S is
trying to please you.
Who knows? Next year, they may
send us Yogi Bear]
AFRTS
Oil
Painting.
The Information and Education
Office will sponsor a course in
Oil Painting beginning 17 Nov.
Classes will meet from 0900
to 1100 Saturdays. Curriculum
will cover color, drawing, oil
techniques. Students will do
at least one oil painting.
Enrollment fee is $8, plus
$4 for supplies. Fee must be
paid by 26 October so that
supplies can be ordered.
Course, is open to naval per
sonnel and civilians.
Instructor is Mrs. Jeannette
Zurbrugg. Enroll at I & E
Office. 375J.