MYRTLE BEACH -- Retired WBTW Chief Engineer Bernie Moore – who turned on the WBTW analog transmitter in 1954 – switched it off last night when the station transitioned to all-digital.
WBTW News 13 went to digital Friday, June 12, at 11:59pm.
Bernie Moore said, “The week before we signed on in 1954, we broadcast a test pattern all day. Hundreds and hundreds of people stayed home just to watch it.”
Bernie – who retired from WBTW in 1991 – said the only event to rival the move to digital TV was the change from black and white to color.
“All the problems you have with this you had with color. It’s a process you have to work through.”
WBTW General Manager Michael Caplan said, “We were honored to have Bernie return and guide us through the final steps of this historic transition.”
WBTW News 13 is the CBS affiliate serving the Myrtle Beach – Florence market. WBTW is owned by Media General, Inc. with headquarters in Richmond, Virginia.
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