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While working as the technical director of WHEN TV, Syracuse, New York, Frank K. Spain envisioned a television station for his boyhood hometown of Tupelo, Mississippi. An electrical engineer, Spain had been a member of the engineering and development team for NBC in New York and Washington.Upon petitioning the Federal Communications Commission for assignment of Channel 9 to Tupelo, the formidable task of making his dream a reality began in 1953.At this early stage in television, the best commercial television equipment was extremely expensive and constructing your own television station was unheard of but Spain faced this formidable task with determination and dedication. Throughout the construction period, his garage, backyard and home basement in Syracuse literally became an electronics assembly facility. The antenna, transmitter and cameras were designed and built from scratch.

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