WGSF (TV)
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WGSF was an educational television station in Newark, Ohio, which operated from 1963 to 1976. The station was founded by The Licking County Fund for Public Giving, on behalf of the Newark City School District. Studios were originated at Newark High School.[1]
In the early years of the station, WGSF broadcast on
donated two cameras to WGSF.The station broadcast on channel 28 until 1970, when the Ohio ETV Network Commission, The
WGSF signed off on June 30, 1976, not only due to aging equipment, but due to opportunities for Newark City Schools to operate a channel on
The channel 28 frequency would be reallocated to Columbus as a commercial frequency; this channel would be reactivated when WTTE signed on in 1984.
In 2003, Newark High School's Brad Philhower and Nick Iannitto produced a documentary on the 40th anniversary of WGSF titled Ruby Waves. The documentary can be viewed on the Facebook page of Newark City School's news program, “The Wildcat Network”, formerly known as “Wildcat News Net”[2] The Facebook page also hosts numerous historical pictures of WGSF.[3] [4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c Hubbell, Leland. "WGSF Television History". Retrieved November 4, 2008.
- ^ Facebook: Wildcat News Net
- ^ Gregory Ardrey, TV Teacher, Newark High School, 2014-2016
- ^ Mat Dunham, TV Teacher, 2016-Present