Early Red Sox and Braves TV history

[Maureen Carney]

Kevin wrote:
 
"To link the east with the midwest Gillette turned to Westinghouse who
devised a way to relay the games. WMAR in Baltimore fed the signal to
a B-29 flying over Pennsylvania at 20000 feet who then transmitted the
game on channel 6 which was picked up by WEWS in Cleveland and then
fed to the Midwest."
 
Ah, yes - Stratovision! It was to be Westinghouse's grand contribution to TV, a way to bypass the AT&T infrastructure. I'm not sure it would be a cost savings over renting regular broadcast lines given fuel and upkeep. And what would have happend if a plane was grounded for bad weather or mechanical issues?