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Fire Season

The Casper Mountain fire burned on both the front face and back side. I was going to make some minor adjustments and supervise electrical work at the transmitter this day, but i changed my mind. Even the R bar VCR radio ranch is not immune. Lightning started this brush fire in Sybille Canyon.<< MORE >>

Pete Seiler

Pete Seiler was the first GM at Casper 20/Riverton 10. He operated the stations as kind of a running shell game. << MORE >>

KTWO and the revolving owners door

KTWO has had a parade of owners in the last 5 years<< MORE >>

Wyoming Public Radio at 40 years.

Wyoming Public Radio started as UW campus radio. Run by students and its 10 watts on 91.5 could be heard only in Laramie. << MORE >>

Western Wyoming

Just got back from Driggs Idaho aiming a satellite dish, and still find the Tetons to be amazing. One of the benefits of having transmitters in western Wyoming is the occassional travel through Yellowstone. << MORE >>

Harriscope 1985

Brothers Burt and Irving Harris were Harriscope Corporatation. In 1985 they own a group of stations including KFAC AM/FM Los Angeles, KTWO AM Casper and TV stations KWHY Los Angeles, WSNS Chicago, KBAK Bakersfield, KGGM Albuquerque, KULR Billings and KTWO Casper. << MORE >>

Scott Barella

Scott Barella was director of engineering at KTWO Television from about 1986 to 1998. << MORE >>

1985 FM Radio

In 1985 FM was just starting to challenge the traditional AM service in Wyoming<< MORE >>

Network Television

What made television broadcasting economically possible in small market areas was the compensation paid to the station for carriage of its network programs. After WWII, the military recognized the need for a secure and high capacity national long distance system, and partnered with ATT by giving land grants and a lucrative service contract. << MORE >>

First National Broadcasting

When Casper channel 20 changed its call to KFNB, it was to represent First National Broadcasting.<< MORE >>