Posted by blackburst@aol.com on 11/04/24 11:39

Steve Guidry wrote:
> Interesting side note . . .
>
> I loaned one of mine to a local station who had thrown all theirs away.
> Turns out that Hogan's Heroes is only available from the distributor on 1"
> or on 3/4".
>
> Steve

Yeah, doesn't surprise me. There used to be a show called Ask the
Manager on WSBK-38 in Boston, one of the early superstations, that had
good ratings with Hogan. "The show has legs", said manager Dan Berkery.
I remember him announcing on ATM that they would switch from 3/4" to 1"
versions of Hogan on a certain date, and difference was dramatic!

What a weird show, Hogan. I thought it was cute, harmless, enjoyable,
but a lot of people opposed it as gloifying the Nastys.

"No one touches the girl..."

I inherited about 1200 3/4" tapes of local programming. Someday, I'll
digitize it.

At the news network where I work (mostly server, but BetaCam until
recently) we have ONE 3/4" broadcast deck, in a dub rack.

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