Broadcasting (Oct - Dec 1945)

Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting
Date:
Oct - Dec 1945
Publisher:
Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting (Oct - Dec 1945)
Leaf #:
0001301
Language:
English
Subjects:
Radio Periodicals, Broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
This trade paper began in 1931 with a focus on radio, but as the TV industry expanded in the post-World War II era, the paper increasingly became devoted to television (even the title changed to BROADCASTING TELECASTING). Developments in technology, policy, advertising, and programming were covered. The paper's advertisements and articles reveal the intricate relationship among sponsors, stations, program suppliers, and station representatives -- the industry's term for middle-men who represented numerous local stations in negotiations with national sponsors. The success of particular stations or programming choices are frequently trumpeted in BROADCASTING'S advertisements -- always with the goal of selling more of something, such as a film program or a station's spot advertising time. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
November 10, 2022
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WCHS IS ON THE WARPATH! AND BROTHER, WHEN WE GO ON THE WARPATH, WE COOK WITH GAS! public health situation in Charleston and Kanawha County. On December 1st the doctor submitted his resignation and withdrew in protest at the lack of cooperation he received from our city and county health departments. The story made page one of both local papers a couple of days but no one seemed to do anything about it. ON December 4th, WCHS invited the citizens of Charleston to attend a mass meeting three nights later in the WCHS Auditorium. That night we kicked out our Old Farm Hour, which has been a feature of this station for the past nine years, and we were rewarded when more than 2000 civic-minded people came to the WCHS Auditorium to voice their opinions. We even had the doctor who resigned and the Mayor here to debate the thing in public and answer all questions and charges. RESULTS? The group elected four prominent citizens to meet and select a larger committee who will be empowered to do something about this serious public health crisis. NATURALLY we made a lot of enemies among the city and county officials because we forced them to drag a lot of awful looking skeletons out of the closet. Now we just don't go around courting fights, but this is the type we enjoy and when we go on the warpath on a civic issue — BROTHER, WE COOK WITH GAS! OVER a year ago, the Federal Government sent one of their doctors here to help clean up the WCHS CHARLESTON, W. VA. SOOO on 580 • CBS JOHN A. KENNEDY, Pres. (on leave U. S. Navy ) BROADCASTING • Telecasting HOWARD L. CHERNOFF Managing Director December 31, 1945 • Page 5