Yearbook of radio and television (1964)

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PENNSYLVANIA Sales Prom. Mgr., Pub. Dir. Richard C. Stafford Chief Engineer .Homer Linnert For other NBC owned stations see Kariio & TV Networks. WPIT-Pitlsburgh-1947 Frequency; 730 Kc. ...... Power: 5000 Watts d. Owned By Rust Craft Bcstg. Address Pick-Roosevelt Hotel Tel.: 281-1900 Independent Vice-President Don Joset Chief Engineer ....... .Michael Komichak For other Rust Craft stations see Multiple-Station Owners. WRYT~Pittsburgh--1922 Frequency: 1250 Kc. ..... .Powers 5000 Watts Owned By ..................... . WRYT. Inc. Address 400 Ardmore Blvd. Tel.: 242-4300 .Independent Station Representative McGavren /Guild Pres., General Mgr. Leonard Kapner Operations Manager Robert S. Stevens Chief Engineer James Greenwood Owners of: WRYT-FM, WTAE (TV) (50 7f ). Pittshurgh. WEEP-Pittsburgh-1947 (Formerly WYRE) Frequency: 1080 Kc. .Power: 1 Kw. Owned By ....... Golden Triangle Bcstg. Corp. Address 210 Wood St. Tel.: 471-9950 MBS Representative Hollingbery President, Gen. Mgr Myron Jones Exsc. V.P.. Nat. Sales Mgr Peter Coticchia Chief Engineer Walter McCoy For other H. Jones stations see Multiple-Station Owners. WWSW-Pittsburgh-1932 Frequency: 970 Kc. ....... .Power: 5000 Watts Owned-Oper. By ......... .WWSW Radio, Inc. Address ..................... Hotel Sherwyn Tel.: GR 1-5200 .Independent Newspaper Affiliation .......... .Post Gazette Representative ........................ Blair President Pete Schloss General, Station Mgr B. W. Muros Chief Engineer ....... ...... Harry Kaiser Owners of: WWSW-FM. WPTS-Pittston-1953 Frequency: 1540 Kc. ...... .Powers 1 Kw. d, Owned-Oper. By ...... Midway Bcstg* Co., Inc. Address .......... 83 Foote Ave., Duryea, Pa. Tel.: 654-3388 ......................... .KBS Station Representative . Charles Bernard Pres., Gen. Manager ....... Angelo W. FioranI Commercial Mgr. ................ R. E. Florey Program Director B, Schriver Sales Promotion Mgr. ............. A. Castelli Publicity Director ............ .R. F. Gallagher Chief Engineer ........... John P. McGoldrick WWML-Porlage-1960 Frequency: 1470 Kc Power: 500 Watts d. Owned By ......... .Mainline Bcstg. Co., Inc. Address .............. . .712 Main Street Tel.: PErshmg 8-8000 Independent President George J. Wasko Sales Promo., Pub. Dir Helen Roman Chief Engineer .............. Joseph Knorosky WPAZ— Pottstown— 1951 Frequency: 1370 Kc. ....Powers 1000 Watts d. Owned-Operated By ...... Pottstown Bcstg. Co. Address .247 High St. Tel.: FAculty 6-4000 Independent Pres., Gen. Mgj. . .,.,..,.. .Herbert Scott Chief Engines" A. Moyer For other Scott stations see Multiple-Station Owners. WPAM-Pottsville-1947 Frequency: 1450 Kc. Power: 1 Kw. d., 250 W.n. Owned-Oper. By ... .Miners Bcstg. Serv., Inc. Bus.-Studio Address Box 629 Tel,: 6221450 ....... Independent President Joseph L. Maquire Gen. Mgr., Ch, Eng John W. Angst Station Manager .............. James K. Stock WPPA-Pottsville— 1946 Freq.: 1360 Kc. . .Powers 5 Kw. d.. 500 W. n. Owned-Oper. By ........ .Poltsville Bcstg. Co. Bus.-Studio Address 212 S. Centre St. Tel.: 622-1360 MBS President, General Mgr A, V. Tidmore Comm., Sales Prom. Mgr. .... Ralph L. Price, Jr. Program Director .Ed Romance Chief Engineer William Penn Tidmore Owners of: WPPA-FM; WSBB, New Smyrka Beach, Fla. WPME— Punxsutawney— 1953 Frequency: 1540 Kc, ....Powers 1000 Watts d. Owned-Oper. By Punxsutawney Bcstg. Co. Address 103 N. Gilpin St, Tel.: 938-6000 .......KBS President ............... Sheridan W. Pruett General, Station Mgr. . . Charles M. Erhard, Jr. Commercial Manager . . . .Ronald L. Crosswaite Owners of: WWCH, Clarion. WEEU— Reading— 1931 Frequency: 850 Kc. . Power: 1000 Watts Owned-Operated By WEEU Bcstg. Co. Business-Studio Address 433 Perm St. Tel.: FR 6-7335 .........ABC President William J. Roha VJ>., Gen., Sta. Mgr. K. Richard Creitz WHUM-Reading-1946 Frequency: 1240 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned-Oper. By ........ .Eastern Radio Corp. Address Berkshire Hotel Tel.: FRanklin 6-3987 • CBS 364