U. S. Radio (Jan-Dec 1961)

1 Fm Station Key These statistics and oilier (lata contained herein are taken from reports received by us from FM stations. They are believed \>\ us to lie accurate and reliable, hut, of course, cannot he guaranteed. This issue of U.S. i \i includes returns from 369 fm stations. The /'/// Shit ion Key will be augumented each month as information is reported by additional operations. See box below for abbreviations. Stations not listed are advised to send in the necessary information. Abbreviations Rep. — representative; ERP — effective radiated power; pen. — penetration; prog. — programming; where there is an am affiliate, sep. — refers to the fm being separately programmed and dup. refers to the fm station duplicating the am programming; cl — classical; con — concert; op — opera; s-cl — semi-classical; pop — popular; sr — standards; shw — show; flk — folk; jz — jazz; nws — news; wthr — weather; dr — drama; infvw — interview; cmtry — commentary; re/ — religious; spris — sports; educ — educational programming; disn — discussion. ALABAMA Birmingham vVJLN (Am: WJLD) National Rep.: Forjoe ounties: 28; ERP: 23,000 w Prog. (Dup.) Decatur WHOS-FM (Am: WHOS) Counties: 6; ERP: 2.35 lew arog. (Sep.): St, pop, shw, cl, sprts Sylacauga WMLS-FM (Am: WMLS) Counties: 4; ERP: 693 w Prog. (Sep.): St, shw, pop, wthr, cl ARIZONA Phoenix KELE ERP: 18,000 w Prog.: Country & Western KITH Counties: 7; ERP: 5,000 w Prog.: St, s-cl, shw, nws, rel KYEW Prog.: Cl, shw Tucson KFMM National Rep.: Good Music Broadcasters Counties: 3; ERP: 7,200 w Prog.: Cl, con, s-cl, st, dr ARKANSAS Jonesboro KBTM-FM (Am: KBTM) National Rep.: Burns-Smith ERP: 8,000 w Prog. (Dup.): St, sprts, nws, wthr, con Osceola KOSE-FM (Am: KOSE) Counties: 12; ERP: 2,200 w Prog. (Sep.): Cl, s-cl, st, pop, sprts Pine Bluff KOTN-FM (Am: KOTN) Counties: 19; ERP: 3,200 w Prog. (Dup.): S-cl, st, shw, con, pop CALIFORNIA Alameda KJAZ National Rep.: Albert Chance Counties: 6; ERP: 1,000 w Prog.: Jz Beverly Hills KCBH National Rep.: Wallcer-Rawalt Counties: 8; ERP: 75,000 w Market Pen.: 48.9% (Pulse) Prog.: Cl, con, s-cl, op, shw El Cajon KUFM Counties: I; ERP: 3.5 kw Prog.: Cl, con, op, s-cl, nws Fresno KRFM (Am: KFRE) Counties: 12; ERP: 70,000 w Prog. (Sep.): St, pop, s-cl, cl, shw Glendale KUTE Counties: 7; ERP: 23,800 w Prog.: Shw, s-cl, pop, nws, wthr Indio-Palm Springs KCHV-FM (Am: KCHV) National Rep.: Tracy Moore and Hal Holman Counties: 2; ERP: 25,000 w Prog.: Pop, st, con, flk, shw Los Angeles KBIQ (Am: KBIG) National Rep.: Weed Counties: 7; ERP: I 10,600 w Market Pen.: 48.9% (Pulse 6/59) Prog. (Sep.): St, pop, jz, shw, flk KFMU National Rep.: Heritage Stations Counties: 3; 58 kw Market Pen.: 31.3% (Politz I960) Prog.: Cl, con, op, nws, jz KMLA National Rep.: Albert Chance Counties: 6; ERP: 60,000 w Market Pen.: 48.9% (Pulse) Prog.: Con, shw, st, nws, pop KNOB National Rep.: Modern Media Fm Sales Counties: 7; ERP: 79,000 w Market Pen. 49.1% (Pulse) Prog.: jz KRHM National Rep.: Adam Younq Fm Counties: 8; ERP: 58,000 w Market Pen.: 48.9% (Pulse) Prog.: Pop, st, jz, flk, shw Oxnard KAAR (Am: KOXR) National Rep.: Forjoe Counties: 2; ERP: 10.000 w Prog. (Sep.): Nws, cl, shw, s-cl, st Riverside KDUO National Rep.: Good Music Broadcasters Counties: 5; ERP: 72,000 w Market Pen.: 50% (Pulse 1958) Prog.: S-cl, cl, con, op, rel KPLI ERP: 1,570 w Prog.: S-cl, st, shw, nws, wthr Sacramento KHIO National Rep.: Albert Chance Counties: 14; ERP: 17,300 w Prog.: S-cl, cl, nws, wthr, rel KJML National Rep.: Walker-Rawalt Counties: 5; ERP: 2,700 w Prog.: Cl, con, shw, s-cl, comtry KSFM National Rep.: Meeker Co. ERP: 60,000 w KXRQ National Rep.: W. S. Grant Counties: II; ERP: 35,000 w Prog.: Pop, Jz, shw, s-cl, flk Salinas KSBW-FM (Am: KSBW) Counties: 6; ERP: 18.5 kw Prog. (Sep.): Cl, pop, s-cl, con, op San Bernardino KFMW National Rep: Heritage Stations Counties: 8; ERP: 30,000 w Market Pen.: 31.3% (Politz I960) Prog.: Cl, con, op, nws, jz KPRI Counties: I; ERP: 25,000 w Market Pen.: 40% (Pulse) Prog.: St, shw, pop, cl, intvw WGMS-FM (Am: WGMS) National Rep.: Avery-Knodel Counties: 23; ERP: 20,000 w Prog.: Cl, con, op, s-cl, nws San Diego KFMB-FM (Am: KFMB) National Rep.: Petry ERP: 18400 w Market Pen.: 39.4% (Pulse 10/59) Prog.: St, shw, nws KFMX National Rep.: Heritage Stations Counties: I; ERP: 30,000 w Market Pen.: 40% (Pulse) Piog.: Cl, con, op, jz KFSD-FM (Am: KFSD) National Rep.: QXR Network Counties: 8; ERP: 100,000 w Market Pen.: 39% (Pulse) Prog. (Sep.): Cl, con, s-cl, st, op KGB-FM (Am: KGB) National Rep.: H-R Counties: I; ERP: 37,000 w 61 U. S. FM January 1961 11 4