Radio annual (1938)

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wowo "INDIANA'S MOST POWERFUL BROADCASTING STATION" FORT WAYNE— EST. 1925 NBC (BLUE FREQUENCY: 1160 Kc. POWER: 10,000 watts. OWNED BY: Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc. OPERATED BY: Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc. BUSINESS ADDRESS: 925 S. Harrison, Westinghouse Building. PHONE: Anthony 2136-7. STUDIO ADDRESS: Westinghouse Bldg. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: Intersection Routes 2 and 30 R. R. Fort Wayne. TIME ON THE AIR: 6:45 A.M. to local sunset and varying schedule for evening hours. NEWS SERVICE: United Press. TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE: NBC Thesaurus. PERSONNEL Station Manager W. Ward Dorrell Sales Manager C. R. Durbin Musical Director Jeane Brown Chief Engineer. Fred Fischer Chief Announcer J. Howard Ackley Sports Announcer John Hacha Program Manager Franklin Tooke POLICIES Station accepts no hard liquor advertising. Does not encourage foreign language programs due to high percentage of native born population in station's coverage area. All copy subject to the NBC and Westinghouse standards of ethics, propriety, and FCC qualifications. Publicity on programs is sent to more than 100 newspapers weekly; also to special farm publications, weekly theater publications and others. Both local newspapers carry full page weekly radio presentation and daily columns. All sponsors using Modern Home Forum have opportunity of displaying merchandise or placards in model test kitchen in studios. Complete merchandise service is available at nominal cost. Includes distribution, by Western Union messenger, all advertising material or advertiser's product to retailers or wholesalers in city; letters to dealers in territory regarding the broadcasting; cooperation with wholesalers in effecting distribution in territory covered by this station. Air publicity on all commercial programs is given at intervals throughout every broadcast day. REPRESENTATIVE Free & Peters. Inc. WIND GARY— EST. 1927 FREQUENCY: 560 Kc. POWER: 5000 Watts, d.; 1000 Watts, n. OWNED BY: Johnson-Kennedy Radio Corp. OPERATED BY: JohnsonKennedy Radio Corp. BUSINESS ADDRESS: 504 Broadway. PHONE: Gary 9191. NATIONAL ADVERTISING OFFICE: 201 N. Wells St.. Chicago, 111. PHONE: State 4176. STUDIO ADDRESS: 504 Broadway. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: Gary. TIME ON THE AIR: Sunday. 7:00 A.M. to 4:00 A.M.; Week Days, 6:00 A.M. to 4:00 A.M. TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE: C. P. MacGregor, Titan, Associated. PERSONNEL President Ralph L. Atlass Manager E. S. Mitiendorf Sales Manager John T. Carey POLICIES Advertising of alcoholic beverages accepted. WHIP HAMMOND— EST. 1937 FREQUENCY: 1480 Kc. POWER: 5000 Watts. OWNED BY: Hammond-Calumet Broadcasting Co. OPERATED BY: Same. BUSINESS ADDRESSES: 3935 Homan Ave. PHONE: Hammond 10000; 1525 East 53rd St., Chicago, 111. PHONE: Plaza 4300. STUDIO ADDRESS: Same. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: Outside of Hammond. TIME ON THE AIR: 6:00 A.M. to local sunset (at Buffalo, N. Y.). NEWSPAPER AFFILIATION: Lake County (Ind.) Times. NEWS SERVICE: United Press. PERSONNEL President-General Manager. George F. Courrier Managing Director Doris Keane Business Manager O. E. Richardson Manager Hal R. Makelim Musical Director Reinhardt Elster WWAE HAMMOND FREQUENCY: 1200 Kc. POWER: 100 Watts. OWNED BY: Hammond-Calumet Broadcasting Corp. OPERATED BY: Hammond-Calumet Broadcasting Corp. BUSINESS ADDRESSES: 402 Hammond Bldg.. 1525 East 53rd St.. Chicago, 111. STUDIO ADDRESS: Same. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: Hammond. TIME ON THE AIR: Shares time with WFAM. NEWSPAPER AFFILIATION: Lake County (Ind.) Times. PERSONNEL President George F. Courrier Managing Director Doris Keane POLICIES Advertising of alcoholic beverages not accepted, excepting beer and wine. 237