Yearbook of radio and television (1964)

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MICHIGAN WALM-Albion-1952 Freq.: 1260 Kc. . .Power: 1 Kw. d.; 500 Wis, n. Owned By Triad TV Corp. Business Address Irwin Ave. Tel.! NAtional 9-3945 KBS Pres., Gen., Comm. Mgr. . . . C. Wayne Wright Program Director Derwood Cam Chief Engineer James Billingsley OAvners of: WFRL, Freeport, 111. WOWE-Allegan-1958 Frequency: 1580 Kc. ... .Powers 250 Watts, d. Owned By ...Allegan County Bcstrs. Address 233 Hubbard Tel.: ORchard 3-4701 ABC, KBS General Manager Algar Workman Prog. Dir., Chief Eng. ........ John C. Fountain Owners of: WLAV-AM-FM, Grand Rapids; WHLSAM, Port Huron. WrYC-Alma-1948 Frequency: 1280 Kc... Power: 1000 Watts d.. Owned-Oper. By WFYC. Inc. Business Address ...5310 N. State Rd. Tel.: HObart 3-3175...... ...Independent Station Representative . . Hollingbery; Hopewell President Wayne G. Harris General Manager ... Gilbert E. Thomas Station Manager David W. Sommerville Program Director Richard Crowley WATZ-Alpena-1946 Freq.: 1450 Kc. . . . .Power: 1 Kw. d.. 250 W. n. Owned-Oper. By Midwestern Bcstg. Co. Bus. Address . Paul Bunyan Bldg., Traverse City Tel.: Elmwood 4-8400 Independent Station Rep Venard. Torbet. McConnell President, Gen. Mgr .Les Biederman Chief Engineer .William H. Kiker For other Paul Bunyan stations see Multiple-Station Owners. WHRV— AnnArbor-1947 Frequency: 1600 Kc Power: 1000 Watts Owned By Radio Ann Arbor Business Address 4230 Packard Road Tel.: NOrmandy 2-4573 MBS President Frank H. Babcock General Manager Allan Land Station Manager Bob C. Wagner Chief Engineer Ken Burkhalter WPAG-Ann Arbor-1945 Frequency: 1050 Kc. ..... Power: 5.000 Watts d. Owned-Operated By . . . Washtenaw Bcstg. Co. Bus.-Studio Address 3rd Floor, Hutzel Bldg. Tel.: 662-5517 Independent Sta. Reps .Mich. Spot Sales; Meeker Pres., Gen. Mgr Edward F, Baughn Program Director. Albert Somborn Chi«ef Engineer Bernard Ressler WLEW-Bad Axe-1950 Frequency: 1340 Kc. ..... . .Power: 250 Watts Owned By Thumb Bcstg. Co. Address 935 S. Van Dyke Rd. Tel.: CO 9-9931 Independent Co-Owner. Gen. Mgr John F. Wismer For other Stevens Wismer stations see MultipleStation Owners. WBCK—Baltle Creek— 1948 Frequency: 930 Kc Power: 5 Kw. d.. I Kw. n Owned-Operated By Michigan Bcstg. Co. Address Security Natl. Bank Bldg. Tel.: WO 3-5555 Independent Representative Hollingbery President Robert H. Holmes General Mgr E. F. Cahill Chief Engineer Harley Hammond Owners of: WBCM-AM--FM, Bay City. WELL— Battle Creek— 1925 Frequency: 1400 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned By Southern Mich. Bcstg. Corp. Address. . .710 Michigan National Bank Bldg. Tel.: WO 4-7173 ABC President Mrs. Fred Knorr Chief Engineer Elden Stielstra Owners of: WELL-Fai. WBCM— Bay City-1925 Freq.: 1440 Kc. .Power: 1 Kw. d., 500 W.. n. Owned-Operated By ...... Michigan Bcstg. Co. Business-Studio Address Wenonah Hotel Tel.: TW 3-7551 ABC-KBS Representative George P. Hollingbery President Robert H. Hohnea Geneal. Station Manager Leo A. Jylha Chief Engineer Wes Thompson Owners of: WBCM-FM. WBCK, Battle Creek. WWBC-BayCity-1956 Frequency: 1250 Kc... Power: 1000 Watts d. Owned By. ... . .Water Wonderland Bcstg. Co. Business Address... 306 Phoenix Bldg. TeL: TW 3-4588 Independent President Patrick J. Trahan Chief Engineer .......... Ralph H. Carpenter Owners of: WSTR-AM-FM, Sturgis. WHrB-Benton Harbor-1947 Frequency: 1060 Kc ...Power: 1000 Watts d. Owned By Palladium Pub. Co. Business Address Fairplain Ave. TeL: 616-927-3581 Independent Station Reps Mich. Spot Sales; Meeker President Stanley R. Banyon General Manager. .............. .J. P. Scherer Commercial Manager Robert Brown Chief Engineer M. U. Robinson Owners of: WHFB-FINI. WBRN-Big Rapids-1953 Frequency: 1460 Kc .Power: 1000 Watts, d. Owned-Oper. By WBRN. Inc. Address. P. O. Box 825 Tel.: 796-7684 KBS President John A. White 261