Hollywood Sign building for the antennas. From 1939 to 1947, this site was the location of the studios and transmitter of the first television station in Los Angeles, W6XAO (now KCBS-TV), founded by The Don Lee Network, hence the name Mount Lee. The TV studio left this location in 1948, and the transmission facility left in 1951, moving to the higher Mount Wilson. Land in the vicinity of the sign was purchased by Howard Hughes in 1940, who planned to build a hilltop mansion at Cahuenga Peak for actress Ginger Rogers. Before long Rogers broke off their engagement and the lot remained
Community newspapers in Hollywood, California Community newspapers in Hollywood, California Community newspapers in Hollywood, California, have included the "Hollywood Sentinel" (1903 or before-1911), "Hollywood Inquirer" (unknown-1914), "Hollywood Citizen" (1905-1931), "Hollywood News," (unknown-1931), and "Hollywood Citizen-News" (1931-1970). In 1903, veteran publisher A.A. Bynon sold his interest in a newspaper called the "Hollywood Sentinel" to G.P. Sullivan, who became the paper's editor. The "Sentinel" received the Hollywood city contract for printing legal advertising in December 1903. In 1904 C.N. Whitaker, former editor of the "Monrovia Messenger," bought the business, but on November 1 Morris & Ponay of Portland, Oregon, took it over. In 1905 Charles Mosteller of