American television directory (1946)

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No. ol No. of TV Applications FM Applications Stand. Popu and Stations Operating Allocations of TV Channels , ■ B’cast lation , A — • , ^ Re Sta. in Experi Channel Nos. Total Stations Licensed FM Sta¬ tions Condi¬ tional Grants maining Ap¬ plica¬ tions Oper. Full Time 6-1-45 Metropolitan District Sales Rank (1940 Census) Commer (includes cial TV Relays) Corn Metropolitan munity Metro Compolitan munity Peoria, Ill. 69 163 3. 6, 12 3 5 1 Harrisburg, Pa. 70 173 i 8 1 3 2 Spokane, Wash. 71 141 1 2. 4, 5, 7, 9 5 1 4 Duluth, Superior, Minn. 72 157 3, 6. 8, 10 4 2 Reading, W. Va. 73 175 5 1 2 1 Tacoma, Wash. 74 156 4, 9. 13 3 3 Binghamton, N. Y. 75 145 12 1 1 Chattanooga, Tenn. 76 193 3, 6, 10. 12 4 4 3 Saginaw, Bay City, Mich. 77 153 3, 8, 13 3 2 2 San Jose, Calif. 78 129 13 1 2 1 Fresno, Calif. 79 98 1 2. 4. 5, 7 4 1 2 3 South Bend, Ind. 80 147 1 1 1 2 Fort Wayne, Ind. 81 134 1 2. 4. 7, 9 4 1 3 2 Wheeling, W. Va. 82 196 12 1 2 2 Atlantic City, N. J. 83 100 8 1 2 2 Phoenix, Ariz. 84 122 2, 4, 5, 7 4 1 3 Waterbury, Conn. 85 145 12 1 3 2 Wichita, Kan. 86 127 2. 4, 5, 9 4 1 2 3 Knoxville, Tenn. 87 152 2. 4 ,8, 11 4 2 1 3 Charleston, W. Va. 88 136 7, 11. 13 3 2 2 Portland, Me. 89 107 3. 8 2 1 2 Beaumont, Port Arthur, Texas 90 139 3. 6, 8. 10 4 1 3 Lancaster, Pa. 91 132 1 4 1 2 1 Huntington, Ashland. W. Va. 92 171 5 1 3 1 Evansville, Ind. 93 142 2, 11 2 1 2 2 Lansing, Mich. 94 no 6 1 1 1 Erie, Pa. 95 134 12 1 2 Shreveport, La. 96 112 2, 4. 6 ,8 4 1 3 Racine, Kenosha, Wis. 97 135 1 1 1 1 Little Rock ,Ark. 98 127 3. 6. 8, 10 4 3 Charlotte. S. C. 99 113 3, 9. 11 3 3 Johnstown, Pa. 100 152 1 13 1 1 1 Madison, Wis. 101 78 9 1 1 1 Rockford. Ill. 102 105 12 1 1 1 Springfield, Ill. 103 89 8. 10 2 3 2 Roanoke, Va. 104 111 5. 9. 12 3 2 2 El Paso, Texas 105 116 2. 4, 5, 7 4 2 Austin, Texas 106 106 8. 10, 12 3 1 2 Sioux City, Iowa 107 88 4, 9, 11. 13 4 2 Stockton, Calif. 108 79 1 8 1 2 2 Lincoln, Neb. 109 88 10, 12 2 1 1 2 Hamilton, Middletown, Ohio 110 113 9 1 1 1 Altoona, Pa. 111 114 9 1 1 1 Kalamazoo, Mich. 112 77 3 1 1 York, Pa. 113 93 1 1 3 1 Savannah, Ga. 114 118 3, 5, 9, 11 4 3 2 Cedar Rapids, Iowa 115 73 7. 11 2 1 1 Terre Haute, Ind. 116 83 4 1 2 1 Columbia, S. C. 117 90 2. 4, 8 3 1 2 Manchester, N. H. 118 82 1 1 2 2 Mobile, Ala. 119 115 3. 5, 9. 11 4 2 2 Waterloo, Iowa 120 67 3, 6. 13 3 I 1 Corpus Christi, Texas 121 71 3. 6. 8. 10 4 2 Decatur, Ill. 122 66 2 1 1 1 Topeka, Kan. 123 78 7. 11 2 1 0 Winston-Salem, N. C. 124 no 6, 8 2 1 1 1 2 Springfield, Ohio 125 77 1 1 3 1 Montgomery, Ala. 126 94 6. 10 2 2 2 Charleston, S. C. 127 99 7. 10, 13 3 1 2 Jackson, Miss. 128 88 2. 4, 5, 7 4 1 3 St. Joseph, Mo. 129 87 13 1 1 1 Greensboro, N. C. 130 73 2. 10 2 3 1 Galveston, Texas 131 72 9, 11, 13 3 1 1 Asheville, N. C. 132 76 5, 7, 12 3 2 Columbus, Ga. 133 92 3. 12 2 1 2 2 Springfield, Mo. 134 71 2. 4, 5. 9 4 3 Augusta, Ga. 135 88 6, 12 2 1 1 2 Amarillo, Texas 136 53 2. 4. 5. 7 4 2 2 Macon, Ga. 137 75 4. 7. 10 3 2 1 2 Waco, Texas 138 71 3. 6. 9. 11 4 1 1 Durham, N. C. 139 70 4. 7 2 3 1 Pueblo, Col. 140 62 3. 6. 8, 10 4 1 1 17 46 78 379 404 Courtesy, Buchanan & Company, Inc. 95 TOTALS 140 63,068 134 33 389