Southern Cross information
for 23 INF DIV
MCB-7
For date 700605
23 INF DIV was a US Army unit
MCB-7 was a US Navy unit
Primary service involved, US Army
Quang Tin Province, I Corps, South Vietnam
Location, Chi Lai
Description: The following is an edited version of an article titled "Channel 13 boosted to 30,000 watts"by 1LT Robert Pennington AMERICAL IO.
CHU LAI - The staff of Channel 13 T.V. in Chu Lai recently had a very busy Sunday afternoon when they opened a new broadcasting studio. In addition, Channel 13 boosted their transmitting power earlier in the day from 500 to 30,000 watts. The new power will beam the T.V. signal to Americal soldiers on remote fire support bases and increase the reception throughout the Americal AO. BG Roy L. Atteberry, Assistant Division Commander for support, was on hand to open the studio officially and cut the ribbon. The "ribbon" being the news film from the previous night's newscast. Channel 13 also had in operation for the first time a two-way voice line circuit with Saigon Headquarters that will enable them to have instantaneous coverage of world and Vietnam news events. In a brief speech before the ribbon cutting ceremony, CPT Bruce E. Beebe, Officer-in-Charge of Channel 13, thanked the Americal Division for its support of the Armed Forces Vietnam Network and Channel 13. CPT Beebe then presented a plague to Commander Philip Oliver, Jr., USN, in appreciation for MCB-7 building the new studio. Commander Oliver is the Commanding Officer of MCB-7. General Atteberry complimented the staff of Channel 13 for serving the men of the Division with fine programming and remarked that he would like to see more T.V. sets made available to the soldiers on the fire support bases.
Photo Caption: Brigadier General Roy L. Atteberry, Assistant Division Commander, and Commander Philip Oliver Jr. cut the ribbon officially opening Channel 13's new studio. The ribbon for the ceremony was news film from a previous broadcast. (Photo by PH2 Donald R. Roof, MCB-7)
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