Broadcasting (July - Dec 1942)

365,000 people make the YoungstouTi metropolitan district the third largest in Ohio. WFMJ Has more listeners in this rich market than any other station. Headley-Reed Co. National Representatives WCHS CHARLESTON, W. VA. 5,000*oN 580 CBS AFFILIATE NASHVILLE. TENNESS THE NflTlONflL UFE AND nCCIDIWT WSURilNCE CQMPflKT, FIRST— IN THE SOUTH'S FIRST MARKET WREC MEMPHIS HEADED BY General Manager William B. Ryan, the staff of KGO, San Francisco, presented their personal Christmas greetings via the microphone in a special holiday-eve broadcast. The staff sang carols, presented readings, songs and good wishes to listeners, advertisers and advertising agencies. KGO's Christmas cards carried a personal invitation to listen to the broadcast. EXPANDING its news coverage, KXOK, St. Louis, has added the 24hour service of UP and INS and thus becomes the first station in the city with complete service by two major news services. Round-the-clock operation of the station began Nov. 29 to accommodate the thousands of war workers who seek radio entertainment during all hours. BEARING the names of eight former WBT, Charlotte, employes is a bronze plaque in the station's lobby. Photos have been made of the plaque and will be mailed to each man whose name appears upon it. FARMERS and ranchers throughout Colorado were able to attend, by radio, the recent Western Regional Agricultural Conference held in Denver to discuss food production goals set up by Secretary of Agriculture Wickard, when KLZ. Denver, aired several important sessions. Broadcasts were arranged and handled by Charlie Roberts, KLZ farm editor. WLAC, NASHVILLE, last week inaugurated a series of "salutes" to various Southern states within the WLAC listening area, to familiarize listeners with its recent increase in power to .50.000 watts. The salutes included the free offer of a 1943 calendar bearing a picture of 'Hermitage", Andrew Jackson's Nashville home. The calendar offer brought a tremendous response. WPAT, Paterson, N. J., turned over three and a half hours of time Sunday, Dec. 20, for a broadcast of a party for war workers and soldiers held under the auspices of the TJSO and the local .Junior Chamber of Commerce. Name bands, including Cab Calloway's and Vaughn Monroe's, contributed their services gratis, with permission of the Musicians Union. Titled "Smokes for Soldiers Christmas Victory Party," the affair required war workers to bring packages of cigarettes for distribution by the USO to nearby military camps. NEW AND RENEWAL subscribers to Standard Radio transcription service are : WOAI WHAS KOIL KFABKFOR KWYO KODK WINX WPID WNBC WICA WHBY KXEL WGAU WAML WPDQ WTAR WEBR KGKY WLOK KGLO KGHL KTFI WDBC. WJWC, Chicago, during the past four months has given a total of 3761 announcements, 136 quarter-hour programs, 110 half-hour programs and one two-hour program to federal, state and civic war agencies, as a war service. Departments represented by the announcements and programs were : Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Treasury, Manpower Commission, Civil Service, OWI, OPA, WPB and Civil Aeronautics. ONE YEAR of Moon Dial, half-hour daily sportscast featuring Arch McDonald, sponsored by the National Brewing Co., was observed by WJSV, Washington. Guests included (1 to r) : Carl J. Burkland, WJSV general manager; A. J. Deute of Baltimore, president of National Brewing Co.; Clark Griffith, president of the Washington Senators American League ball club; Mr. McDonald. Agency: Frank D. Webb, Baltimore. CAMP NEWS broadcast from Fort Monmouth, N. J., on WCAP, Asbury Park, N. .1., has been expanded to a twice-weekly quarter-hour series. Material for the program is gathered and presented by the Signal Corps Message, official camp publication. LOS ANGELES Herald Express, which formerly conducted a Christmas Eve caroling tour in that city, instead sponsored a half-hour broadcast of the fj of Southern California Choir on KH.J, Hollywood, that evening. AN UNUSUAL contribution to Christmas observance was made by WGY, Schenectady, although the "programs" were not broadcast. Daily for a week before Christmas, programs of special Christmas carols were piped from the studio building to two loudspeakers located on the city's principal business thoroughfare. CROWDS amounting to more than one-third of Milwaukee's population will tour the WTMJ Radio City during the first half of 1943 according to Russ Winnie, assistant manager of WTM.J and W55M, the Milwaukee Journal stations. Since Radio City was opened Aug. 23, more than 150,000 tour and show tickets have been issued and based upon these figures Mr. Winnie expects some 250,000 persons will witness broadcasts and an additional 45,000 will tour the building. WBRC, Birmingham, celebrates its first anniversary in its new studios Dec. 28 and a complete paint job of the studios was made in recognition of the occasion. WIL, St. Louis, has broadcast more than 277 Minute Men talks for War Bonds and Stamps. Arranged by Neil Norman, program director, series is run with cooperation of the local Chamber of Commerce, and features talks by prominent men and women. KFNF, Shenandoah, was honored recently by the Iowa War Savings Staff with the announcement that the goal in the Payroll Allotment Plan had been reached and that the station was the first company in West Page County to reach the required 90% participation. Yankee Status (Continued from page 9) stations. Also acquired separately is the Colonial Network Inc., which holds no station licenses and which formerly paralleled Yankee, operating when that network was not on the air. Possibility of action on the Yankee transfer this week was seen. The Commission is not taking a holiday recess and will hold its regular sessions Tuesday and possibly Wednesday. If all data and departmental reports are on hand, action is regarded as likely, since the Commission usually endeavors to clear its dockets so far as possible before the end of the year. \ *«^THERE'S MORE FOR YOUR MONEY AT BOSTON F R E D E R I C T O N — N. B. ^JfelOOO WATTS— BASIC CkB.C. OUTLET WEED and CO.U.S. Representatives CFNB SiqMd 25% MASS blood giving by staff members of KOA, Denver, recently has brought the station to the point where 80% of the staff have made their contributions. Recent donors were : R. Owen, engineer in charge and assistant manager ; C. C. Moore, program director ; Engineers George Anderson, Harold Austin, Roy Carrier, Joseph Rohrer, Milton Hall, Kenneth Raymond, Roy Fell, Stanley Neal, Vernon Andrews, Russell Thompson, C. A. Peregrine ; General office aides Virginia Gandinie, Elsie Alexander, Vera Brown, Denny Smith, Mary Keller ; Staff Announcers Gil Verba, Ivan Schooley ; Sunshine Boys Si Westbrook, Zeke Beekman ; Sales Promotion Manager Randy Smith; Salesman John Hendrickson ; Teletype Operator Jim Townsend ; Musical Director Milton Shrednik. TO AID the sale of War Bonds, Andrew Schoeppel, governor-elect of Kansas, appeared in the first of a new series of broadcasts presented under the auspices of the Treasury Dept. by the Kansas State Teachers College, over a Kansas radio network. Presented for a half-hour, the program consists of drama, music, narration and a message from the Treasury Dept., presented by a prominent Kansan. The program is aired from 9:3010 p.m. (CWT) over KTSW, Emporia ; KCKN, Kansas City, Kan. ; KANS, Wichita; KWBW, Hutchinson; KVGB, Great Bend. WREN, Lawrence, rebroadcasts from 10:1510 :30 the same evening. By transcription the program is also heard over KGGF, Coffeyville; KSAL, Salina ; KGNO, Dodge City, at various times during the week following the live broadcast. Page 52 • December 28, 1942 BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising