Description

WOI-TV went on the air in February 1950 and for several years was the first station in central Iowa to offer a regular schedule of programming. It was the first television station owned and operated by an institution of higher learning and was noteworthy for its early experiments in Kinescope recording techniques.

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Time Span

1952 to 1978
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Top Subjects

politics and government football elections army-mccarthy controversy (1954) presidents--election

Locations

iowa united states

Genre

television programs news bulletins

Objects

65 VIDEO/VND.YOUTUBE.YT
65 TOTAL ITEMS
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