Broadcasting (July - Dec 1941)

New 50 kw. Plant Pedicated by KOB |\ew Type of Transmitter Put In Operation by Station pOMPLETELY equipped with what Is claimed to be the first RCA HiLevel modulated transmitter, KOB, '\.lbuquerque, N. M., formally Itepped up its power to 50,000 watts jfuly 9 with special dedicatory fesjivities. |! Transmitter is housed in a new building of Pueblo construction on 'Ihe banks of the Rio Grande, nine Iniles north of Albuquerque. The •new 450-foot vertical antenna is if uniform cross section construc'iion, erected on 80,000 square feet if ground space over a wateroaked sub-strata that is only four "eet below the surface. Notables Attend r|l The formal dedication broadcast l>p:om the stage of the local Kimo neater was attended by Gov. John f. Miles, Mayor Clyde Tingley of jLlbuquerque and Dr. Hugh Milton, Jiresident of New Mexico State IjSollege, who spoke during the pro.ram. Other special guests present .j^ere Don Oilman, NBC vice-presijjient; I. R. Baker, RCA Mfg. Co., Jamden; Don Wilson, NBC an^louncer who acted as m.c; Martha ij''ilton, NBC artist. The hour-long |,p:oadcast included a salute by the jjiBC-Blue network from Hollyl-hood. f Increase culminates the climb of PERCEPTIBLY PLEASED with details of their new contract with Union Oil Co. are these CBS Pacific network executives surrounding James Fonda, radio supervisor of Lord & Thomas, Hollywood. They are (1 to r), Hal Hudson, CBS Pacific Coast program service manager; N. G. Pringle, head of the network's West Coast news bureau, who acts as commentator on the five-weekly quarter-hour program, sponsored by the petroleum concern; Fonda; Harry W. Witt, CBS Southern California sales manager; A. Ernest Bagge, network account executive. Union Oil on July 7 started for 52 weeks sponsoring the news analyst on 3 CBS California stations. KOB, one of the nation's pioneer stations, from its inception in 1920 as a 50-watt outlet to its present 50,000 watt status as one of the country's most powerful stations. AN INCREASE in pay of 10% for all employes of WTRY, Troy, N. Y., has been announced by Commercial Manager William A. Ripple. Effective July 1, the raise is the second in six months. JAMES M e F A D D E N, McKeeAlbright New York vice-president in charge of radio, is currently in Hollywood conferring on plans to switch origination of the weekly NBC Rudy Vallee SJioiv, sponsored by National Dairy Products Corp. (Sealtest), from that city to New York, in later August. Al HoUender Promoted AL HOLLENDER, for seven years director of public relations of WJJD, Chicago-WIND, Gary, has been appointed assistant to President Ralph L. Atlass. Other personnel changes announced by Mr. Atlass include the naming of H. P. Sherman to the post of national sales manager of WJJD and the appointment of Dave Bennett, formerly of Dave Bennett Associates, Chicago, as local sales manager. Les Paul, formerly guitarist with Fred Waring's orchestra, succeeds Ben Kanter as musical director. Mr. Hollender will act as coordinator of several departments of both stations as well as continuing as public relations director. WHOM Offers All Aid To Americanize Aliens AN OFFER of its complete facilities to the U. S. Government to aid in the vast expansion of the Americanization program facilitating naturalization of 5,000,000 aliens has been made by WHOM, Jersey City, through its manager, Joseph Lang. In a letter to Howard O. Hunter, WPA administrator and director of the drive, Mr. Lang said : "We offer the complete facilities of WHOM in cooperating with your department to further this work. WHOM broadcasts a greater variety of foreign language programs than, we think, any other station in the U. S. It is our belief that whatever we can do with you, together with what we are already doing through our own WHOM free naturalization school, will render a good public service to our listeners." President Roosevelt has allocated $14,000,000 of WPA funds for the Government's Americanization instruction program, which will be sponsored by the Department of Justice and co-sponsored by state departments of education. Bond Bread Spots GENERAL BAKING Co., New York (Bond Bread) on June 30 started sponsorship of Gene & Glen, a live talent show 12-12:15 p.m. Monday thru Friday on WNAC, Boston; WTIC, Hartford and WTAG, Worcester, the show originating in Hartford. Newell-Emmett Co., New York is agency. ANOTHER PERSONALITY FIRST DIZZY DEAN on ST. LOUIS KWK "The Station with The Personalities" Johnny O'Hara • Johnny Neblett Ray Dady • Myron S. Bennett Carol Gay • Helen Adams Lon Saxon • Martin Bowin Al Sarii • Rolla Coughlln Represented by Raymer KWK— MBS X America's best known baseball hero now on KWK's Play by Play Baseball Broadcasts. ROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising July 21, 1941 • Page 47