KCOP-TV HOLLYWOOD STUDIO COMMERCIAL TELEVISION ADVERTISING PRODUCTION PROMO FILM XD14094

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This black & white promotional film dates to the early era of television and station KCOP-TV in Hollywood, California. The film shows the station's capabilities and gives an idea what is available for commercial clients, including new sound stages at the facility located at 915 N. La Brea Ave. The bit is hosted by Peter Hansen, a WWII veteran who was a working television actor and commercial spokesman, who also briefly served as the station's news anchor in the early 1960s.
Opening: Sign for KCOP 13 - The Good Television Station. Entrance to KCOP Stage Four in Hollywood, CA. The tv cameras and microphones inside the sound stage. Brand new RCA cameras. Inside the control room. Effects amplifier. A man pushes a television camera on the floor. Videotape room (:06-1:52). Peter Hanson is in the room along with a man who holds a videotape, he is Don Johnson. Don makes a splice in a commercial they finished shooting. Don and Peter discuss. KCOP's new master control room. Peter enters the room as people work in it (1:53-3:32). Wet paint splash. Duacite, dripless paint commercial. A man dips a paint brush in the can of paint. Duacite is $5.99 a can. Western Union telegram in a man's hand. Southern California Rambler Dealer commercial. Numerous Ramblers are shown on display. Operation…Deadline - a sales push for dealers to get rid of AMC Ramblers (3:33-5:34). Frozen Lancaster Farms King Chickens. Chicken is cooked. Rotisserie chicken turns on a spit. Different sizes of chicken on a table. Lancaster Farms King Chicken commercial. A woman puts real whipped cream onto a dessert. Knudsen all purpose cream. Knudsen half & half. Knudsen products commercial. ream, Half & half, and whipping cream (5:35-7:31). Hotpoint four speed washer. A woman poses next to a washer. Hotpoint commercial. Warranty sticker. Clothes. Hotpoint washing machine. A man spins a globe. Horse vs tractor. Glendale Federal Savings commercial. A man builds a home. Nice suburban Glendale community (7:32-9:14). Drapes and rugs in a room. Riviera sofa and chair. Riviera coffee table. A man opens a sofa to produce a pull out sofa bed. Riviera Showroom commercial. The new Dodge Dart. Inside the Dodge Dart. Dodge car commercial. Peter Hanson extends an invitation to the public to see the new KCOP studios (9:15-11:25). No end credits.
Channel 13 first signed on the air in 1948 as KLAC-TV (standing for Los Angeles, California), and adopted the moniker "Lucky 13". In late 1953, the now-defunct Copley Press purchased KLAC-TV and changed its call letters to KCOP, which reflected their ownership. A Bing Crosby-led group purchased the station in 1957.
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[@sodality3970]

Super video! I applauded for $5.00 👏👏

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[@Greatdome99]

We were good friends with Elton Rule, who retired as ABC's COO in NYC. He got his start at KCOP in the early 1950s, drumming up business for TV commercials. In those days, shows were only 15 minutes long and commercials were all live (delivered by hosts like Tom Frandsen, Betty White and the inimitable Dick Lane, who did everything but wash dishes). Elton told us sometimes he was only minutes away from securing a deal with sponsors before their spot would go on the air. Sponsors were usually local stores and car dealerships.

[@bobsebring2819]

I love and miss KCOP

[@fromthesidelines]

Produced on videotape, and originally shown to ad agencies and potenial clients in late 1962.

[@albear972]

A "Good television station" as opposed to the bad ones. And man! That KCOP studio was ghetto as all heck even back in 1993 when a broadcast engineer that I knew and worked there invited me for a look inside. La Brea and Willoughby. Across the street from the infamous Bargain Circus store that made the .99 cent store look like Sears. But then again even the .99 cent store looks better than Sears today.

[@lwilton]

Well, 1993 was 25 years after they opened this studio in 1968 or so. Hollywood went seriously downhill in those 25 years. Pretty much everywhere was ghetto by then. In the 1960s pretty much everywhere in Hollywood was still a real nice place.

[@Doodlesthegreat]

Ah, KCOP. I remember so many things from there growing up. Bowling for Dollars, Hobo Kelly. Weekday afternoons with TransLux cartoons. And then Paramount bought them and KCOP was no more.

[@gidzmobug2323]

When did Paramount buy the station? It's been with FOX for a while now.

[@tomkent4656]

Manual videotape splicing was never easy!

[@Gaylel1]

Hey, that’s Peter Hansen, who played Lee Baldwin on General Hospital who hosted this.

[@relathan1]

Thank Goodness! I've been wracking my brain for the guy's name! Now I even know where I saw him before!

[@molotov9502]

"No Smoking" signs in abundance in studio, yet many ashtrays in the control room.

[@rosspatterson131]

what are you smoking?

[@davidpar2]

I love the look of that billboard with the 4 pointed illuminated star. If only they looked as neat today, they’d be enjoyable to see

[@WaverBoy]

Noted film historian Rudy Behlmer, featured on many a classic film audio commentary, was a producer/director/stage manager there. He worked on those commercials.

[@justoutofframemoviereviews656]

A Chris Craft television station....

[@sodality3970]

Fantastic !! I enjoy all your videos !!

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[@dillysgirl4ever]

I knew that voice sounded familiar - that’s the guy who was the announcer and commercial guy on the Steve Allen Plymouth Show.

[@districtline]

I'm gaining weight just looking at the massive portions in that Knudsen ad.

[@andyb811]

This is great!

[@loumontcalm3500]

KCOP’s Cavalcade of Prizes!

[@user-ii6rl1vs5p]

Outstanding videol

[@pacz8114]

KCOP was always last behind KTLA, KHJ and KTTV... They had some "somewhat odd" in-house commercials in the early '70s.

[@monaural2.988]

Those spots were usually of local businesses at the time, often done with a good slab of echo, much like radio did as well. I’d love to see a good bunch of those treasures!

[@troysvisualarts]

The Dodge Dart model at 10:18 dates 1962 which would be the date of this film.

[@bouffant-girl]

This is Awesome 👌

[@otherutube6654]

Seems like some are crane shots.

[@stevensuarez8023]

Please tell me you have more vintage California television material?

[@richardmiranda640]

Where do I sign?

[@Madness832]

K-COP

[@longstreet2740]

? How did LA manage to have 4 VHF independents ( 5 KTLA, 9 KHJ, 11 KTTV, 13 KCOP ) in the 3rd largest city ( 1950s-70s ), as compared to 3 VHF Independents in NYC ( 5 WNEW, 9 WOR, 11 WPIX ) and compared to 1 VHF in Chicago ( 9 WGN ), long before Chicago got a 2nd & 3rd UHF Independent ( 26 WCIU...which was BW for many years, 1964, and 32 WFLD 1966 ) ... DC had 2 by late 60s ( 5 WTTG, 20 WDCA ) Detroit had 3 ( CKLW 9, Windsor, 50, 62 ) Cleveland 2 ( 43 61 ) Denver 1 ( 2 KWGN ) ... ? Did the 4 LA Station get enough market share in viewership as compared to the larger markets of NYC and Chicago ??

[@Greatdome99]

Better weather. Eat your heart out.

[@gbenyc1077]

New York did have a commercial channel 13 until the early 1960s when the license went to an educational operator. My supposition with Chicago is that VHF frequencies were limited due to allocations to surrounding markets. Chicago had VHF 2, 5, 7, 9, 11 like New York, while adjacent Milwaukee had 4, 6, 10, 12. While NY had a channel 13, in the case of Chicago this was allocated to Indianapolis, so additional stations had to wait until UHF became viable. Also, one of the stations in LA (KTLA-5) was a Dumont network affiliate, as was channel 5 in NY, so these did not start life as independents.