Broadcasting and Broadcasting Yearbook (Jan - June 1938)

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Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting and Broadcasting Yearbook
Date:
Jan - June 1938
Publisher:
Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting Yearbook and Broadcasting (Jan - June 1938)
Leaf #:
000221
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
Date Added:
June 13, 2024
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jEO, Marquette — Licensed to Lake Hjperior Broadcasting Co. ; 95% of .jock owned by Daily Mining JourJal Co. Ltd., publisher of Marquette {ininff Journal. Same interests are jiief ownerb of Rhinelander (Wis.) letcs and Iron Mountain (Mich.) etcs. MINNESOTA •JTE, Albert Lea — Licensed to Alert Lea Broadcasting Corp., oneJxth owned by E. L. Hayek, presitent of Trades Publishing Co., Alert Lea, publisher of Northwestern Jeweler, a monthly trade journal. CBC. Duluth — Licensed to Head of "he Lakes Broadcasting Co. ; 329o .( stock owned by Evening Tele jram Co., Superior, Wis., publisher f Superior Telegram; 32% by orthwest Paper Co., Duluth ; 20% ly Morgan Murphy, president of "noming Telegram Co. ; 10% by W. p. Bridges, manager of WEBC. ^AL, Duluth — Stock owned by same bterests owning WDAY, Fargo, N. 0. (including The Fargo Forum) jut station is under sale option to -^ew interests headed by Dalton Le ^lasurier, manager. •"FG, Hibbing — Licensed to Head f the Lakes Broadcasting Co.; see EBC, Duluth. ._CN, Minneapolis — Licensed to ' innesota Broadcasting Corp. ; 50% f stock owned by Dispatch-Pioneer ress Co., publisher of the St. Paul ispatch and St. Paul Pioneer frressj 50% of stock owned by Minesota Tribune Co., publisher of the inneapolis Tribune. . AM, St. Cloud — CP issued to 4'imes Publishing Co., publisher of t. Cloud Times-Journal. liB, Virginia — Licensed to Head f the Lakes Broadcasting Co. ; see ,EBC, Duluth. SVXO, Winona — Licensed to Winona Radio Service ; a partnership including H. R. Weicking, editor, land M. H. White, business manager pf Winona Repuhlican-Herald. MISSISSIPPI '*COC, Meridian — Licensed to Missdssippi Broadcasting Co. Inc. ; 100% (of stock owned by R. S. Gavin and D. W. Gavin, owners of Clark County Tribune, Quitman, Miss., II (weekly) . '■QBC, Vicksburg — Licensed to Delta Broadcasting Co. Inc. ; all stock owned by officers and directors of Vicksburg Herald and Vicksburg Evening Post. MISSOURI J'RU, Columbia — Licensed to KFRU Inc. ; 98-6/7 per cent of stock , owned by St. Louis Star-Times t Publishing Co., publisher of St. (LoMW Star-Times. fWOS, Jefferson City — Licensed to Tribune Printing Co., publisher of Jefferson City Capital-News and Jefferson City Post-Tribune. ^MBH, Joplin — Licensed to Joplin Broadcasting Co. ; controlled by executives of Joplin Globe Publishing Co., publisher of Joplin Olobe and Joplin News-Herald ; 28% of stock owned by D. J. Poyner, manager of WMBH. 7DAF, Kansas City — Licensed to Kansas City Star Co., publisher of Kansas City Star. I G B X, Springfield — Licensed t o Ozarks Broadcasting Co. Inc. ; 20% of stock owned by H. S. Jewell, president, 20% by Edison K. Bixby, editor, 5% by T. W. Duvall, business manager of Springfield News and Press; 5% by Joel Bixby, editor of Muskogee Phoenix and Muskogee Times-Democrat ; 23.6% by Lester E. Cox; 16.9% by R. D. Foster ; 8.1% by C. A. Johnson ; 1.4% by L. M. Magruder. T\ ' Springfield — Licensed to Ozark Broadcasting Co. ; same ownership as KGBX, Springfield. KFEQ, St. Joseph — Licensed to KFEQ Inc.; 491/2% of stock owned by News Broadcasting Co.; 48%% of stock owned by Barton Pitts, president and manager of KFEQ Inc. ; directors include S. Ralph Douglas, business manager of St. Joseph News-Press and St. Joseph Gazette. and Arthur V. Burrowes, assistant managing editor of St. Joseph NewsPress. KSD, St. Louis — Licensed to Pulitzer Publishing Co., publisher of St. Louis Post-Dispatch. KXOK, St. Louis — Construction permit issued to Star-Times Publishing Co., publisher of St. Louis StarTimes. (Grant suspended pending litigation.) MONTANA KFBB, Great Falls— 10% of stock owned by Crreat Falls Tribune; 10% by Mrs. Jessie Jaeobson ; 70% by F. A. Buttrey. KDNC, Lewistown — Construction permit issued to Democrat-News Co. Inc., publisher of Lewistown Democrat-News and Lewistown Telegram. NEBRASKA KMMJ, Clay Center — Licensed to KMMJ Inc. ; same owners also own Clay County Sun, a weekly. KFAB, Lincoln — Licensed to KFAB Broadcasting Co. ; 50.1% of stock owned by Sidles Co., Lincoln ; 25% of stock owned by Lincoln Nebraska State Journal; 24% of stock owned by Lincoln Star. KFOR, Lincoln — Licensed to Cornbelt Broadcasting Corp. ; same ownership as KFAB. WJAG, Norfolk — Licensed to the Norfolk Daily News. KOIL, Omaha — Licensed to Central States Broadcasting Co. ; same ownership as KFAB and KFOR. NEVADA KOH, Reno — Licensed to The Bee Inc., afiiliated with McClatchy Broadcasting Co. ; same ownership as Sacramento Bee, Fresno Bee, Modesto Bee, all in California (McClatchy Newspapers). NEW MEXICO KOB, Albuquerque — Licensed to Albuquerque Broadcasting Co. ; 100% of stock owned by T. M. Pepperday, president, Albuquerque Publishing Co., publisher of Albuquerque Journal; Mr. Pepperday is also business manager of the Rocky Mountain Division, Scripps-Howard Newspapers. KICA, Clovis — Licensed to Western Broadcasters Inc. ; 33 1/3% of stock owned by J. Lindsay Nunn and 33 1/3% owned by Gilmore N. Nunn ; 33 1/3% owned by Charles C. Alsup. manager of KICA. J. Lindsey Nunn and Gilmore N. Nunn are chief owners of Roswell (N.M.) Dispatch. KLAH, Carlsbad — Licensed to Carlsbad Broadcasting Co., a partnership consisting of Barney Hubbs, A. J. Crawford, Jack Hawkins and Harold Miller. Mr. Hubbs and Mr. Hawkins are owners of Pecos (Tex.) Enterprise. NEW YORK WABT, Albany — Licensed to Adirondack Broadcasting Co. Inc. ; 20% of stock owned by the Press Co. Inc., publisher of the Knickerbocker Press-Albany Evening Neics (Gannet Newspaper) ; 35% of stock owned by Harold E. Smith, manager of WABT; 35% of stock owned by R. M. Curtis, Garrison, N. Y. ; 10% of stock owned by O. T. Griffin, Hudson Falls, N. Y. {Continued on page 208) %m GUILE NO ftUESS i)]VO GUSH # WTCN has the baseball announcer with the largest audience in proportion to population in the United Sta*— * GEORGE HIGGINS # 7th Year on the Air % 1,175 sports programs in the last 12 months % 24 different remote points of sports program origination in 5 states One reason why WTCN carries more local advertisers than the other tvro major Twin City stations combined. WTCN NBC BLUE NETWORK STATION Owned and operated by MINNEAPOLIS TRIBUNE ST. PAUL DISPATCH-PIONEER PRESS FREE AND PETERS, INC., NATIONAL REPS. 'General Mills nationwide conlest. A Sales Message Over KFR V Covers the Heart of Missouri 630 Kilocycles 1000 WaUs . (5 00 WATTS NIGHT TIMt) BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising 1938 Yearbook Number • Page 207