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WIS-TV Channel 10 received it's FCC Charter in 1953. Then in 1959 switched to its new 1,526-foot transmitter tower near Lugoff in Kershaw County expanding its over-the-air coverage.
In 2003 WIS-TV converted to channel 41 UHF then converted back to VHF channel 10 in 2009.
Upon further research:
The Odyssey Club was located at 1404 Gervais Street in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, on the second floor above the Palace Restaurant, immediately next to the old WIS-TV studios.
According to people who worked and played there. It was a popular live music and dance club during the early to mid-1970s. The club was owned for a time by Wayne Branham, a well-known local musician, after Pete Hall had owned it. It was open seven nights a week and often stayed open until sunrise on weekends. One former keyboard player recalled that "Friday and Saturday nights were always a packed house." The downstairs Palace Restaurant became a favorite gathering place for employees from nearby WIS-TV and downtown office workers.
The Army Navy Club was possibly only rumored to be next door.
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WIS-TV Channel 10 received it's FCC Charter in 1953. Then in 1959 switched to its new 1,526-foot transmitter tower near Lugoff in Kershaw County expanding its over-the-air coverage.
In 2003 WIS-TV converted to channel 41 UHF then converted back to VHF channel 10 in 2009.
Upon further research:
The Odyssey Club was located at 1404 Gervais Street in downtown Columbia, South Carolina, on the second floor above the Palace Restaurant, immediately next to the old WIS-TV studios.
According to people who worked and played there. It was a popular live music and dance club during the early to mid-1970s. The club was owned for a time by Wayne Branham, a well-known local musician, after Pete Hall had owned it. It was open seven nights a week and often stayed open until sunrise on weekends. One former keyboard player recalled that "Friday and Saturday nights were always a packed house." The downstairs Palace Restaurant became a favorite gathering place for employees from nearby WIS-TV and downtown office workers.
The Army Navy Club was possibly only rumored to be next door.
