Yearbook of radio and television (1964)

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MICHIGAN Owned By Stuart P. Noordyk Address 517 Beebe St. Tel.: 1550 KBS Station Representative George T. Hopewell President Stuart P. Noordyk General, Sta. Manager Bruce Van Houten Sales Promo. Mgr., Ch. Eng William Docter WATC-Gaylord-1950 Frequency: 900 Kc Power: 1000 Watts d. Owned-Oper. By Midwestern Bcstg. Co. Address Paul Bunyan Bldg.. Traverse City Tel.: WI 7-7675 Independent Station Rep Venard, Torbet & McConnell Pres., Gen. Mgr Les Biederman Chief Engineer. ............ .William K. Kiker For other Midwestern stations see Paul Bunyan Networli under :\Iultii)le-Station Owners. WGHN— Grand Haven— 1956 Frequency: 1370 Kc Power: 500 Watts, d Owned By. .D. Tjapkes. G. Kleis & W. Mokma Address 228 Va Washington St. Tel.: 842-8110 KBS Chief Engineer .Daniel Van Loo WrUR-Grand Rapids-1947 Frequency: 1570 Kc. . . . .Power: 1000 Watts d. Owned-Oper. By. . .Furniture City Bcstg. Corp. Address 399 Garfield Ave.. S.W Tel.: GL 6-9541 .Independent Pres.; Gen., Sta. Mgr William Kuiper Comm., Sales Promo. Mgr.. .William E. Kuiper Resident Mgr., News Dir Ted Andriese Chief Engineer. ... Gilbert Waite Owners of: AVFIK-FM. WGBD-Grand Rapids-1947 Frequency: 1410 Kc Power: 1,000 Watts Owned By Regional Bcstrs. Group Business-Studio Add. . . 35 Lafayette Ave., N.E. Tel.: GL 9-4111. Independent Station Representative Raymer Gen., Comm. Manager H. M. Fisher Chief Engineer .Jack Maciejewski For other Regional Bcstrs. stations see MultipleStation Owners. WJEr-GrandRapids-1945 Freq.: 1230 Kc. . .Power: 500 W. d., 250 W. n. Owned By . .Fetzer Bcstg. Co. Address Pantlind Hotel Tel.: GL 6-8512. CBS Station Representative Avery-Knodel President John E. Fetzer Chief Engineer .Bruce Glycadgis For other Fetzer stations see Multiple-Station Owners. WLA¥— Grand Rapids— 1940 Freq.: 1340 Kc... Power: 1 Kw. d., 250 W. n. Owned By Sevens-Wismer Bcstg. Address Mezzanine Waters Bldg. Tel.: GL 6-5461 .ABC Station Reps Meeker; Mich. Spot Sales Pres., Gen. Mgr John J. Shepard For other Stevens-Wismer stations see MultipleStation Owners. WMAX-Grand Rapids-1954 Frequency: 1480 Kc Power: 1000 Watts d. Owned By Atlas Bcstg. Co. Address 355 Covell Rd., N.W. TeL: 453-4471 MBS President, General Mgr Joseph C. Hooker Owners of: WMAX-FM. WOOD-Grand Rapids— 1924 Frequency: 1300 Kc .Power: 5000 Watts Owned By ....... . . . Time-Life Best., Inc. Address 120 College Ave.. S.E. Tel.i GL 9-4125. ....................... .NBC Representative .Kati Agency V.P., Gen. Mgr.. ......... .Willard Schroeder Station, Comm. Mgr. ...... Michael O. Lareau Program Director. Peter Kizer Sales Prom., Publicity Director . Clark Grant Chief Engineer Charles Robison For other Time-Life stations see Multiple-Station Owners. WPLB— Greenville— 1960 Frequency: 1380 Kc ..... Power: 500 Watts d. Owned By Flat River Bcstg. Co. Address .South M— 91 Tel.: PL 4-3656 KBS Co-Owner, Pres. ......... Mrs. Pearl C. Lewis Co-Owner, V.P., Gen. Mgr Earl N. Peterson Station Manager Robert G. Lewis Program Director Larry L. Painter Chief Engineer David W. Huva Owners of: WPLB-FM. WMPL-Hancock~1957 Frequency: 920 Kc. . . . . . Power: 1 Kw.. d. Owned By Copper Country Bcstg. Co. Business Address Hotel Scott Tel.: 3155-6 KBS Station Representative Hopewell Gen. Mgr Francis Locatelli WBCH-Hastings-1958 Frequency: 1220 Kc. . . . .Power: 250 Watts, d. Owned By ............. . Barry Bcstg. Co. Inc. Address 146 E. State St., Box 88 Tel.: Windsor 5-3414 Independent President; Gen., Sta. Mgr.. .Kenneth R. Radant Publicity Director .Wayne Corey WCSR-Hillsdale-1955 Frequency: 1340 Ke... Power: 100 W. Owned By ................. . Flynn Enterprises Address 1165 Ash St., Winnetka. lU. Tel.: Winnetka KBS President F. J. Flynn WHTC-Holland-1948 Freq.: 1450 Kc. . .Power: 1 Kw. d.i 250 Wts. n. Owned-Operated By. ... . .Holland Bcstg. Co. 264