June 22, 1967 Channel 15 the San Diego State Educational Station…goes on the air this Sunday. The first program at noon is a global spectacular produced by National Educational Television. Called “World, it’s the first live broadcast circling the Earth. It includes satellite pickups from various nations…beamed to a projected audience of several hundred million persons. This will formally inaugurate a lineup of cultural programs carried by the State College station. The studios are located on campus. Glenn S. Dumke, chancellor of the state colleges, was at the studios this morning to tape an opening day message for the station. We asked him how he feels about the debut of Channel Fifteen. The statewide proponents of ETV hope to start a dialog with the Governor about California’s role in broadcasting. Channel 15 comes on the air after months of intensive planning, both from the creative e and the technical end. The transmitter is located atop 2500foot San Miguel Mountain, southeast of the metropolitan San Diego area. Signals are relayed to the transmitter by a special microwave link. Channel 15 will radiate a power of one million watts over San Diego County. Chief beneficiaries of the strong signal will be the schools which use instructional programs carried by the station. This spring, the Instructional Television Authority used Channel 39, which has less range. Steve All, manager of the Authority says the reception problems should be cured now. Besides classroom instruction, Channel 15’s cultural offerings in the evening are intended for home consumption. But some homes can’t pick up the new UHF stations—a problem recognized by Channel 15 manager John Witherspoon.