Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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pin platters In 1949, with borrowed equipment set up under a tree, Valley's radio station first went on the air. Given the call letters of KVJC, the station was later moved indoors and four years ago, when the title of Valley was changed from Valley Junior College to Los Angeles Valley College, KLAV was born. From the Associated Student Body funds, S100 per semester is allotted as an allowance to help finance the operation of Valley's station on a closed circuit. Fully capable of broadcasting on an open circuit that would reach the greater part of the Valley, KLAV restricts its coverage in con- sideration of the expense involved. Nevertheless, KLAV gives professional train- ing to Valley students. Radio and TV stations are frequently visited, as is the Don Martin Professional School in Hollywood. Guest speakers ,on KLAV have included Bill Ballance of radiols Channel 98, one of Valley's most frequent visitors, Tom Kennedy, George Walsh, CBS, and Jackson Wheeler, remem- bered as one of the students' favorite speakers. Jack Latham has invited many of the students to sit in on his Channel 4 broadcasts. KLAV has been assigned its part in civil defense also. In the case of an alert, the station would be tuned to the proper CD channel and would relay instructions to the students. Now, however, with the new communications system centered in the Administration Building and hooked to all the new buildings, it looks as if KLAV might no longer be required to play this role. Even on a closed circuit KLAV has been known to cover a wide area. There's a story around campus that, once upon a time, a woman living at Whitsett and Burbank called the station telling them that she enjoyed their programs but that her husband was a day sleeper and could they please turn down the volume a little. is h- . . But first a word from our sponsor.. . Mike Flamer interrupts Practice makes perfect as discman Mike Flamer spins platters in practice session. a KLAV action-packed droma. 49

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l l T,eacher of Technique, Mrs. Frances Economides discusses broadcasting problems with Doug Brookins. , X ,,.: 2 A blend of text and try-out Announcer Jeff Brown works hard now buf will be sipping a soft drink when the friendly man says, This program was pre- recorded.