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[Photograph 2012.201.B2000.0151]

Description: Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Construction workers Jim Cahill, left, of Muskogee, and Don Kinnan, of Tucson, Arizona, balance on WKY tower crossbar 900 feet above the Oklahoma countryside as they jockey the huge 80 foot "gin pole" used to raise the new 5 ton, 100 foot TV antenna to the top of the tower."
Date: October 9, 1953
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B2000.0096]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bulb snatchers would have to be daredevils too to get at this big aircraft warning light which will be placed atop WKY-TV's new 100-foot antenna."
Date: October 6, 1953
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B2000.0148]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Workman and WKY-TV tried twice Wednesday morning to raise the station's new, 5 ton, 100 foot antenna to the top of the 900 foot telecasting tower, but a technical difficulty stopped them each time."
Date: October 7, 1953
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B2000.0145]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Whew! They finally did it WKY-TV had its new 5-ton, 100 foot antenna in place Thursday and it probably will be transmitting at full 100,000 watt strength for the OU-Texas football game Saturday afternoon."
Date: October 7, 1953
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.B2000.0147]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "It was grounded by wind Tuesday, but barring further bad weather, WKY-TV plans to raise its 100 foot antenna at 7 1.m. Wednesday."
Date: October 8, 1953
Creator: Tapscott, George
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society

[Photograph 2012.201.OVZ001.6983]

Description: Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma City Times newspaper. Caption: "Your television reception go a little bad? Don't worry if you're a WKY-TV fan, because it's only temporary. The station says reception will be better than ever in the next few days. Reception, particularly in the so called "fringe" area of the station's coverage, may be a little poor for a few days because engineers are erecting a "bigger and better" antenna. And to get the job done, they have to use a small, tempor… more
Date: September 15, 1953
Creator: Albright, Bob
Partner: Oklahoma Historical Society
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