Yearbook of radio and television (1964)

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Tel.: UN 4-7600 Independent Pres., Gen. Mgr Edward A. Wheeler Chief Engineer Fred Weis Owners of: WEAW-FM. WNMP— Evanston— 1946 Frequency: 1590 Ec Power: 1000 Watts d. Owned-Oper. By Semrow Broadcasting Co. Address 1710 Orrington Ave. Tel.: GR 5-1590 Independent President Otto Semrow Chief Engineer Eugene Cummings WriW-Fairfield-1953 Frequency: 1390 Kc Power: 1,000 Watts d. Owned-Oper. By... Wayne County Bcstg. Co. Address Box 72 Tel.: 2159 KBS Representative Grant Webb Partners To S. Land, B. Davidson General Manager Thomas S. Land Commercial Mgr Garnet Williams Program Director Bill Arthur Publicity Director Darrell Linne Chief Engineer Gil Wallace For other Land stations see Multiple-Station Owners. WFRL-Freeport-1947 Frequency: 1570 Kc Power: 5000 Watts d. Owned By Triad TV Corp. Business-Studio Address 9 N. Chicago Ave. Tel.: Adams 2-5171 Independent Station Representative .... Spot Time Sales General Mgr Richard A. Carroll Chief Engineer LaVerne G. Bawinkel WAIK-Galesburg-1957 Frequency: 1590 Kc Power: 5000 Watts d. Owned By Webster Bcstg. Co. Address 36 Park Plaza Tel.: 342-3161 ABC President. Gen. Mgr F. C. Webster. Jr. Commercial Mgr (Mr.) Jean Pickrel Chief Engineer Carl Martin WGIL-Galesburg-1938 Frequency: 1400 Kc. Power: 1 Kw. d.. 250 W. n. Owned-Oper. By Galesburg Bcstg. Co., Inc. Address 60 S. Kellogg Tel.: 342-5131 MBS President (Mrs.) Ethel Schmith Gen. Sta. Mgr , Roger Coleman Chief Engineer James Thompson WGNU-GraniteCiiy-1961 Frequency: 920 Kc Power: 500 Watts d. Owned By .Tri-Cities Bcstg. Co. Address Granite City Tel.: Granite City Independent General Manager Chuck Norman WEBQ-Harrisburg— 1923 Frequency: 1240 Kc Power: 250 Watts =— — == ILLINOIS Owned By First Trust Assoc. Address 100 E. Poplar St. Tel.: Clearbrook 3-7032 KBS Gen.-Stotion-Comm. Mgr Inglis M. Taylor Sales Prom. Manager Edward Topper Chief Engineer Harvey H. Slaton Owners of: WEBQ-FM. WMCW-Harvard-1955 Frequency: 1600 Kc Power: 500 Watts Owned By Esther Blodgett /Iddress 205 E. Brainard Tel.: Harvard , . Independent c/o Mrs. Esther Blodgett WJPF-Herrin-1940 Frequency: 1340 Kc. Power: 1 Kw. d., 250 W. n. Owned-Oper. By Egyptian Bcstg. Co. Business Address P.O. Box 179 Tel.: WI 2-2181 MBS-KBS Station Representative Hal Holman President Charles R. Cock General, Sta. Mgr W. Robert Cook Sales Promotion Manager Fred Simmons Program Director Shirley Cook Bauman Publicity Director Frank Samuel Chief Engineer Ben E. Orf WEEF-HighlandPark-1963 Frequency: 1430 Kc Power: 1 Kw. d. Owned By WEEF Radio 443 Central Ave Tel.: 432-1430 Independent Rep.: None Gen.. Sales Mgr Howard N. Fisher Owners of: WEEF-FM. WJIL-Jacksonville-1961 Frequency: 1550 Kc Power: 1 Kw. d. Owned By Donald E. Udey Address E. Morton Road Tel.: 245-5119 Independent General Manager Donald E. Udey WLDS— Jacksonville-1941 Frequency: 1180 Kc Power: 1000 Watts d. Owned. .Jacksonville Radio & TV Bcstg. Corp. Business Address Fox Theatre Bldg. Tel.: 245-7171 Independent Station Representative Hal Holman President , . .Robert Fay General Manager R. Karl Baker Program Director Raymond Wells Publicity Dir Marie Barton Chief Engineer G. J. Cassens Owners of: WLDS-F>I. WJBM-Jerseyville— 1959 Frequency: 1480 Kc. Power: 500 Watts Owned By Tri-County Broadcasting Co. Address Box 130 TeL: 1214 KBS Owner & Gen. Mgr B. Meyer 217