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October 1, 1952
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
Unnamed sports director reports over $40,000 in advance ticket sales for an upcoming fight, predicting 45,000 seats will sell out. No U.S. television due to $60,000 cost of midway-to-Miami signal relay ship and scheduling issues; radio broadcast negotiations underway.
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ment sports director. said "We have more than $40,000 in cash on hand for tickets already, and it looks as if the 45,000 seats we are planning will not be enough."
He said there will be no television of the fight in the United States, because "they would have had to station a ship about midway to Miami to relay the signal, I was told, and the whole operation would cost about $60,000. Besides, there was a problem of getting time. There may be U. S. radio broadcasting. We are negotiating on that now."
He said there will be no television of the fight in the United States, because "they would have had to station a ship about midway to Miami to relay the signal, I was told, and the whole operation would cost about $60,000. Besides, there was a problem of getting time. There may be U. S. radio broadcasting. We are negotiating on that now."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Triumph
What keywords are associated?
Fight Tickets
Sports Event
Broadcasting Issues
Miami Relay
What entities or persons were involved?
Sports Director
Where did it happen?
United States, Miami
Story Details
Key Persons
Sports Director
Location
United States, Miami
Story Details
Sports director announces strong ticket sales exceeding $40,000 for a fight with 45,000 planned seats likely insufficient; no U.S. TV broadcasting due to high relay costs and time constraints, with radio options under negotiation.