In the history of motion pictures in the United States, many films have been set in New York City, or a fictionalized version thereof. The following is a list of some. History of WCIA Page 1. Midwest. Television Applies for Channel. Champaign. but Theyre Not Alone. This. wasnt the first. Illinois, but it would be a very. In the July 7, 1. Broadcasting Telecasting it was announced that Midwest Television. Brewster`S Millions Full Movie Part 1' title='Brewster`S Millions Full Movie Part 1' />Full List of Inventory 12717. You can search for a specific title by using your computer or other devices search function. If you want a specific list such as. Yearly box office results for 1985. Note RELEASE DATE shows all movies that opened in a given time period and their total grosses. DnsMxyU/UVyHFNdcqII/AAAAAAAAasY/fFMGFOHfybc/s1600/Brewster-s-Millions-1985-original-screen-used.jpg' alt='Brewster`S Millions Full Movie Part 1' title='Brewster`S Millions Full Movie Part 1' />Company had applied for channel 3 in Champaign, Illinois. The. proposed station would operate at a power of 1. HAAT of 7. 00 feet. The. applicant estimated a construction cost of 4. A first year revenue was estimated at. The transmitter and antenna would located 2. Champaigns business center and would be manufactured by. RCA, although the models were not designated in the. Midwest Televisions principals owners were. August C. Meyer at 2. M. S. Dyers 2. 8also a 4. News Gazette and WDWS Radio R. O. Derby at 5 C. R. Meyer at. 2. 6 Helen M. Stevick at 1. 3. 74. News Gazette and WDWS. Radio. August C. Meyer was an attorney on staff of the. News Gazette, one of two Champaign, Illinois local newspapers. Within. edition, another. The Illinois Broadcasting. Company tried to stake a claim on the valuable VHF allocation with a. FCC which included a 1. HAAT at 5. 50 feet. The investment would include a construction cost. The studio and transmitter was to. Florida and Vine Street in Urbana, Illinois. The. transmitter was to be manufactured by Du. Mont Laboratories and the. RCA model. The principal owner of Illinois. Broadcasting Company was F. W. Schaub at 1. 00. Mr Schaub was a. vice president of Decatur Newspapers Inc. Illinois. Broadcasting Company, and operator of WSOY Radio in Decatur. Champaign it became. FCC, perhaps even a court case and several appeals by the. This process could have delayed the construction of. Meanwhile, applicants for. UHF allocations were being awarded grants and construction. Illinois. As. youll read later, other battles for VHF stations were and would. Two of the many battles throughout the country. Illinois, that being the battle for channel 2. Springfield and channel 8 in Peoria. The prospects of. Midwest Television to get into the television business soon was not. That was when a unique plan was put into place by. Midwest Televisions principal owners August Meyer. He would approach. Midwest Television. Evidently, it was an offer. Illinois Broadcasting could not refuse. A new Midwest. Television would come together with the listing of principals being. Mr. and Mrs. August C. Meyer, Merrill Lindsey 2. Illinois Broadcast Company Russel O. Derby 5 J. A. Mc. Dermott. 2. 1 and the Reverend A. Ray Cartlidge of the First Presbyterian. Church of Champaign. Double Team Online Putlocker there. Reverend Cartlidge would take the seat at the. Helen M. Stevick and her. Marajen Dyess Chinigo 2. Champaign. News Gazette and WDWS Radio. Mr. and Mrs Meyer would hold the. On February 2. 6, 1. FCC. would grant Midwest Television a permit to construct a television. This would ultimately be central Illinois. VHF station. There were some minor changes. The placement of the transmitter, tower and antenna was. It. application was filed for the communities first commercial UHF. The spokesperson for the filing company. Phillip Zimmerly said he had hoped to join WCIA TV in the near. TV dealers in the Twin Cities pitching. VHF and UHF tuners to their customers. He. represented Champaign Urbana Television Incorporated. Theres. more about the filing company, its ownership and its proposed station. Meanwhile, August Meyer speaking on. Midwest Television stated that Channel 3 would be. Summer of 1. 95. 3. He explained that the. VHF television station was. He also said that. WCIA. Just a few months later, WCIA would become CBS. In his. statement he also alluded to a fast track on equipment deliveries. Its not sure if he was referring. WCIA broadcast tower or. In May a request was filed by WCIA. Illinois route 4. White Heath, which would place the transmitting. Champaign. The FCC granted the change. A couple of weeks later. Decaturs WTVP, Channel 1. FCC citing the. loss of a secondary affiliation agreement with CBS would create. UHF station. Prairie. BroadcastingWTVP stated that the granting of the transmitter. WCIA construction permit. Decatur station. WTVP. Channel 3 would place it. Decatur than the original proposal, enabling WCIA to. Decatur with a Grade A signal. Seeing that the. protest could potentially hold up the construction of WCIA, while. WTVP was nearing completion and ready for a July or August sign on. August Meyer backed down in July but not without getting something in. The original transmitter site was for a 8. Illinois route 4. Seymour, Illinois. After the FCC. approval of the move to near White Heath, Illinois, Mr. Meyer agreed. to move back to the original transmitter site but with a broadcast. There was more than likely an engineering. Meyer that the increase in antenna height would. Grade A signal across Decatur as well as Champaign Urbana. Upon. construction would. WCIA, located at 5. South Neil Street. The studio would. Champaign along the cities main north south artery. Springfield Avenue to the north and Green Street to the.