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Volume XXXII Number 46 _Ketlavik, Iceland_November 19. 1976
CCTV, FM
will sign on
Thanksgiving
Day
After more than two years of plann-
ing, four months of hard work by con-
tractor personnel and special sales at
the Navy Exchange, closed-circuit tel-
evision and FM Stereo music for the NATO
Base becomes a reality on Thursday-
Thanksgiving Day.
During the past several months, sto-
ries in the "White Falcon" have discuss-
ed the strange looking cable laying
machine, what the community can expect
from closed-circuit, and how residents
can purchase the special cable hookups.
By Thursday, NATO Base residents must
have their television sets connected to
the cable system and tunedt to Channel
Four (instead of Channel Eight) before
any television can be seen. Persons
should have purchased the required cable
from the Navy Exchange to enable them
to connect their sets to the wall jack.
If you want to listen to FM Stereo
music, in addition to having the tele-
vision capability, you should purchase a
special splitter and extra cable from
the exchange’s TV Repair Store.
Cable connection kits are available
from the Navy Exchange at the Personal-
ized Services Center, Main Store and
Stereo Shop. Help and supplies for spe-
cial hookups are sold only at the TV Re-
pair Store.
Special holiday programming has been
planned for Thanksgiving Day. The tel-
evision day begins at 9 a.m. and con-
tinues throughout the day and evening.
A variety of programs have been sched-
uled, including several Thanksgiving Day
specials and a pro football game.
For FM Stereo buffs, the programming
begins with sign-on at 8 a.m. and will
continue until midnight. This schedule
will continue daily thereafter. All
types of easy listening and classical
music is on tap, and listeners may hear
it by tuning their receivers to 88.5.
The schedule for AM Radio has been
revised to reflect the desires of those
who responded to the recent AFRTS sur-
vey. (see the accompanying story for
the survey resultes ) . The AM Radio Sta-
tion, however, will continue broadcast-
ing on the same frequency (1484) 24
hours daily .
On Thanksgiving Day when the closed-
circuit cable system goes into effect,
some problems are expected to occur.
During the past several weeks, extensive
testing has been done on the system to
ensure everything is working. Included
in this testing have been two "full run"
tests with favorable results.
If problems do arise, however, resi-
dents are reminded to first check the
connection from the wall plug to the
antenna hookup on their set for loose
wires. If all seems in order with the
hookup, persons may then call 4100 to
report the trouble. This telephone num-'
ber is for the Trouble Desk at the Pub-
lic Works Department.
With the introduction of the closed-
circuit system on the Naval Station,
television viewers can expect little or
no immediate change to the programming.
The television station presently
broadcasts about 86 hours weekly. The
bulk of the programming films and video
tapes arrive from the American Forces
Radio and Television Service, Los
Angeles via a special routing circuit.
Consequently, very little can be done to
eliminate the problems of the variety of
shows or the age of some of the shows.
The closed-circuit system is here to
stay. The quality of reception can only
be measured by those who watch tel-
evision or by those who listen to FM
radio. Thanksgiving Day should prove to
be a pleasant and relaxing day for all.
Radio survey indicates 8-10
ajn. programming most popular
DECIDING WHERE TO PUT the Hughes Trophy are key 57th FIS members: Master Ser-
geant Frank Thomasy, training NCOIC, Major Lee Hultgren, 57th FIS acting commander
and Captain Bill Young, executive officer. The Hughes Aircraft Company has
awarded the trophy for 23 years.
‘Hughes’ names 57th top FIS
What local and prerecorded radio
shows do you like best? What type of
music do you prefer? During what time
of the day do you listen to the radio?
These and other questions were part
of a radio station survey that was dis-
tributed during the late summer months.
The survey has been computed and the re-
sults now can be used during the coming
months as an aid in program scheduling.
The four-part, 22-question survey,
required annually by the Department of
Defense, is a key to evaluating listener
preference and can be used by station
disc jockeys to help build their pro-
grams .
Additionally, the results of the sur-
vey are forwarded to the American Forces
Radio and Television Service, Los
Angeles. They in turn will compile the
results of this and other surveys from
AFRTS stations worldwide. If necessary,
Los Angeles will then program changes to
the prerecorded shows they distribute.
About 3,500 surveys were distributed
throughout the NATO Base. Military per-
sonnel and their dependents were given
the opportunity to complete the survey
and return it to the Naval Station Pub-
lic Affairs Office. Of the question-
naires distributed, 1,049 were returned
and thus computed.
The following is a discussion of the
survey results. Anyone desiring to
look through the complete survey may do
so by coming to the Public Affairs Of-
fice, located near the Navy Exchange
complex.
The majority of AFRS listeners prefer
the 8-10 a.m. time slot the most, with
the 1-5 p.m. time slot being the second
most popular. The least popular was the
1-6 a.m. time slot and a very small per-
centage say they never listen.
music preterences ot NATO Base lis-
teners seems to have changed little from
last year. The majority prefer rock and
Top 40 music with country and western as
the third most popular. Easy listening
music is somewhat popular, while folk,
jazz, soul and classical music proved to
be the least popular.
In rating both local and network
news, sports and weather, the majority
of listeners considered this program-
ming "so-so" and "adequate".
On rating prerecorded programming
from AFRTS Los Angeles, the majority of
listeners opted for the "no opinion" re-
sponse. (The reason for this may be be-
cause the audience identified more with
the type of music played rather than
with radio personalities.)
Mystery Theater and the Golden Days
of Radio proved to be very popular with
the audience. Jazz Scene was disliked
to varying degrees by listeners and,
again, the "no opinion" response was
marked often.
Community Bulletin Board is popular
with the audience. Also, live radio
newscasts are popular as is the after-
noon drive time show. The Morning Show,
After Midnight Show and Weekend Country
also rated statistically high on the
survey. Most responses about these
shows, however, indicated a "no opin-
ion."
In terms of variety of information
and entertainment programming, the
audience states that it is of an ac-
ceptable variety. The majority of re-
sponses state either that the audience
thought programming was excellent, good
or acceptable.
As stated previously, the survey is
but one element to evaluate listener
preferences. Above all, it has been im-
portant to program for all sections of
the NATO Base community, providing en-
tertainment for all tastes. Other in-
dicators of listener preference are ob-
tained through various Human Relations
Councils, through specific record re-
quests which are phoned-in during a
show, and by responses gained from the
many persons who come into the station
during a normal week.
The interests of the audience on the
NATO Base is the primary controlling
factor for radio station programming.
The station attempts to please most of
the people most of the time and some of
the people some of the time.
(See scheduling on page 3)
Foreign Ministry grants
holiday mail privilege
The Foreign Ministry has granted au-
thority for Icelandic citizens who are
married to U.S. citizens and reside on
the NATO Base, to mail Christmas pack-
ages to relatives in Iceland without
going through New York post office.
According to Lieutenant Commander
William J. Ford, Iceland Defense Force
Legal officer, this one-time authority
applies to about 30 Icelandic citizens
in the NATO Base community.
The authority, he said, is applicable
only for three days: Dec. 15, 16 and 17.
LCdr. Ford also stressed that the pack-
ages must go through the base post of-
fice, and have the proper postage and
customs declarations affixed.
Instead of going through New York and
coming back to Iceland via international
mail, the base post office will deliver
the packages directly to the Icelandic
post office at the airport and they will
go directly into Iceland’s postal sys-
tem.
The 57th FIS was notified Monday that
it was again selected "Top Fighter In-
terceptor Squadron in the world" by the
Hughes Aircraft Company. In winning the
annual competition, the unit will be
awarded the coveted Hughes Trophy.
In fall of 1971, 57th FIS won the
award using the F-102 aircraft. This
year the unit won it with the F-4C.
When notified of their selection,
Major Lee Hultgren, acting 57th command-
er, said, "Lieutenant Colonel William M.
Foy (57th FIS commander, presently com-
peting for the William Tell trophy in
Florida) will most certainly be proud to
accept the Hughes Trophy for all the men
and women of the 57th. The awarding of
the Hughes Trophy is the highest honor
that can be accorded a fighter inter-
ceptor squadron. Many of those who con-
tributed to the winning of this award
have departed and, to them, we owe a
special thanks. For those of us who re-
main, this is a proud moment to be
savored forever."
competition, the unit was awarded the
coveted Hughes Trophy. The aircraft
57th used then was the F-102.
The 57th FIS was notified Monday that
it has again won the competition. This
time the unit won the trophy with the
F-4C.
Six months ago, the 57th received a
letter which designated them as an Aero-
space Defense Command entry.
Other entries were the Alaskan Air
Command, Tactical Air Command, National
Guard Bureau, United States Air Forces
Europe and Pacific Air Forces.
The 57th FIS Information Office then
began compiling a 100-page document, re-
cording such data as special deploy-
ments, unit awards, personnel incentive
programs and individual achievements.
Other areas included were unit ef-
forts to improve operating procedures,
significant community relations pro-
grams and sortie reliability.
In addition to these categories, man-
hour utilization rate by month, assign-
ed personnel by function and skill and
quality control evaluations were also
documented.
Finally, Sept. 1, 1976, after exten-
sive reviews, Lieutenant Colonel Robert
D. Goertz (then 57th FIS commander)
wrote a cover letter which read "...The
exemplary record established in their
air-to-air missile firing at Combat
Echo would, in itself, make them a prime
nominee for this award. Yet, in spite
of the harshest Icelandic winter in 25
years, they have excelled in all other
endeavors as well...The professional,
dedicated men and women of the 57th FIS
are truly due this highest form of rec-
ognition.
The Hughes Trophy should deservedly
belong to the Black Knights...."
And, it will. For one year, the ori-
ginal Hughes Trophy will belong to the
57th FIS.