Television digest with electronic reports (Jan-Dec 1957)
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New and Upcoming Stations: WBOY-TV, Clarksburg, W. Va. (Ch. 12), opening new market in rich coal and gas area, began operation Nov. 15 with NBC-TV & ABC-TV. It’s 36th starter for year, brings on-air total to 518 (91 uhf). It has 10-kw transmitter with 25-kw RCA amplifier and 380-ft. Ideco tower with 6-bay superturnstile antenna on Pinnickinnick Mt. It’s part of Friendly Group (Jack N. Berkman, pres.; John J. Laux, exec, v.p.), which also operates radio WBOY ; WSTV-TV, Steubenville, 0. (Ch. 9) & WSTV; KODE-TV, Joplin, Mo. (Ch. 12) & KOBE; radio WPIT, Pittsburgh and WPAR, Parkersburg, W. Va. — and is buying KMLB, Monroe, La. George Clinton, also managing WPAR, is gen. & sales mgr.; Rex King, from WSTV-TV Pittsburgh sales office, regional sales mgr. ; Peter Lyman, production mgr.; Vilah G. Brooks, WPAR, chief engineer. Base hour is $250. Rep is Avery-Knodel. * * * *
In our continuing survey of upcoming stations, these are latest reports from principals:
KRSD-TV, Rapid City, S.D. (Ch. 7) is wiring 5-kw DuMont transmitter, plans test patterns by end of Nov., programming shortly after, although network affiliation hasn’t been signed, reports partner & gen. mgr. Eli Daniels, who with John & Harry Daniels also holds CP for KDSJTV, Deadwood, S. D. (Ch. 5). It will be Rapid City’s second outlet, KOTA-TV (Ch. 3) having started in May 1955. RCA 6-bay antenna has been installed on 370-ft. Ideco tower. Base hourly rate hasn’t been set. Rep not chosen.
KNME-TV, Albuquerque, N.M. (Ch. 5, educational) will get transmitter from KOB-TV (Ch. 4), hopes to be on air early 1958, reports Bernarr Cooper, director of TVradio for grantee U of New Mexico. It has reconstructed
Radio Sales Approved by FCC: wtry, Troy, n. y.
by Mowi'y Lowe, Kenneth M. Cooper, C. George Taylor & Robert T. Engles for $1,400,000 to Victor W. Knauth & Daniel W. Kops (Vol. 13:31) . . . WDLP, Panama City and WCOA, Pensacola, Fla. by Perry Enterprises Inc. for $400,000 ($150,000 for WDLP, $250,000 for WCOA) to Dixie Radio Inc. (Denver T. Brannen) . . . KRIZ, Phoenix, by Howard Loeb for $215,000 to ex-Sen. Burton K. Wheeler and sons (Vol. 13:39) . . . WKIX, Raleigh, N. C. by WNAO-TV for $168,000 to Ted Oberfelder & Lou Randell (Vol. 13:27) ... WMOU, Berlin and WJWG, Conway, both N. H., by John W. Guider for $165,000 to Richard P. & Virginia A. McKee, ex-owners of KOWB, Laramie, Wyo. (Vol. 13:40) . . . WTAQ, La Grange, 111. 50% by Russell G. Salter for $137,500 to Charles F. Sebastian, who becomes 100% owner (Vol. 13:30) . . . KOWB, Laramie, Wyo. by Richard P. McKee for $108,000 to Richard K. Power & John Hunter, owners of WAVN, Stillwatei', and WCMP, Pine City, both Minn. (Vol. 13:42) . . . KENL, Areata, Cal. by Vern Emmerson for $100,000 to Mel Marshall (Vol. 13:40) .. . WLBG, Laurens, S. C. by Laurens-Clinton Bestg. Co. for $63,000 to Charles W. Dowdy (Vol. 13:42) . . . WIPA, Annapolis, Md. by WASL Bestg. Co. for $49,200 to Robert J. Kent, USIA employe (Vol. 13:39).
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Special AHN show demonstrating network’s “all-new I 3-dimensional live radio” (Vol. 13:42) will be staged Nov. 26 at Hotel Plaza, N. Y., for affiliates, advertisers, agency executives, NARTB pres. Harold E. Fellows opening show.
one-story building to house 2 studios, control room, film room and offices, will use auxiliary tower of KOB-TV on Sandia Crest. Mrs. Harris Hester will be production asst.; Vorce McIntosh, ex-WTTW, Chicago, chief engineer.
KVKM-TV, Monahans, Tex. (Ch. 9) hasn’t ordered equipment or begun construction, but has changed target to June 1, 1958, writes pres. J. Ross Rucker.
CHCA-TV, Red Deer, Alta. (Ch. 6) plans mid-Nov. test patterns, Nov. 20 programming reports pres. & mgr. G. A. Bartley. It has studio-transmitter house ready and awaits delivery of 5-kw GE transmitter. It has footings installed for 300-ft. Wind Turbine tower. It will use Andrews standby antenna until arrival of two-slot coaxial antenna next spring. Base hour will be $100. Rep not chosen.
CKRN-TV, Rouyn, Que. (Ch. 4) has changed target to Christmas from Nov. 15, reports pres. David A. Gourd. It has studio-transmitter building nearly completed for 35-kw GE transmitter due shortly. It will have 670-ft. Wind Turbine tower with 5-bay antenna. Base hour will be $160. Reps are Weed and Joseph Hardy & Co.
Katz Agency appoints 3 new v.p.’s in extension program including scheduled N. Y. move next March 1 from 477 Madison Ave. to 50% larger quarters at 666 Fifth Ave., addition of 20 to rep sales staff by March 15. Scott Donahue Jr. is named TV sales v.p., Morris S. Kellner radio sales v.p., Daniel Denenholz research-promotion v.p.
RCA shipped 6-section supertumstile antenna Nov. 12 to upcoming KDUH-TV, Hay Springs, Neb. (Ch. 4), due in Dec. as satellite of KOTA-TV, Rapid City, S.D.
Canadian satellite application for Ch. 75 at Clermont, Que. by Societe Video de Clermont has been added to agenda of Dec. 6 meeting of CBC Board of Governors.
New reps: KPTV, Portland, Ore. to Katz Nov. 15 (from Hollingbery) ; upcoming KTVU, Oakland-San Francisco (Ch. 2), due next spring, names H-R Television.
Report of Radio Station Sales: kito, San Bernardino, Cal. by Frank Oxarart, Albert Zugsmith and John D. Feldmann for $200,000 to owners of KWKW, Pasadena, headed by Marshall S. Neal . . . WROB, Daytona Beach, Fla. by Jim McDonough & John Mm-phy for $145,000 to Radio of Daytona Inc., headed by Morton Bassett of rep John Blair & Co. McDonough will own 20% of new corporation (brokers Allen Kander & Co. and Chapman & Co.) . , . WGKV, Charleston, W. Va. by Jacob & Walter Evans for $77,500 to Joseph L. Brechner, who recently sold interest in WGAY, Silver Spring, Md. (Chapman & Co.) . . . KASI, Ames, la. by Wm. Rupe, publisher of Ames Tribune, Hollis Nordyke, Tribune business mgr. & Arthur Skinner, KASI gen. mgr. for $57,000 to Bill Evans, exWIND announcer (Allen Kander & Co.) . . . KUSN, St. Joseph, Mo. by J. D. Spears for $50,000 to W. N. Schnepp (mgr. of KWMT, Ft. Dodge, la.) and associates (Blackburn & Co.) . . . WMGE, Madison, Ga. by W. C. Woodall Ji-. and associates for $30,000 to Howard C. Gilreath and F. K. Graham (Chapman & Co.) . . . KRCT, Pasadena, Tex., 937c by W. D. Christmas for $175,000 to v.p.-gen. mgr. John H. Touchstone (present '1% stockholder) and Leroy J. Gloyer, who will each own 50%.
Baby bonus consisting of one-year university scholarship has been awarded by radio KFAB, Omaha, to daughter ol' Mr. & Mrs. Valer(> Thadeii who was born at 11:10, station’s fretiuency, on Nov. 10. Tliaden is engineer for competitive WOW-TV.