Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct - Dec 1952)

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The New Grantees' Commencement Target Dates :j On the air, operating commercially. HERE are post-thaw TV grantees and the dates on which they expect to commence operation. Channels authorized, network affiliation and national representative, where signed, are given. LISTED BY CITY ALPHABET Call City and State WAKR-TV Akron, Ohio WRTV (TV) Albany, N. Y. KFDA-TV Amarillo, Tex. KGNC-TV Amarillo, Tex. WPAG-TV Ann Arbor, Mich. WCEE (TV) Asbury Park, N. J. WISE-TV Asheville, N. C. WPTV (TV) Ashland, Ky. WFPG-TV Atlantic City, N. J. KCTV (TV) Austin, Tex. KTBC-TV Austin, Tex. KTVA (TV) Austin, Tex. WITH-TV Baltimore, Md. WAFB-TV Baton Rouge, La. Capital Television & Bcstg. Co., Baton Rouge, La. WBCK-TV Battle Creek, Mich. WBKZ-TV Battle Creek, Mich. Television Broadcasters Beaumont, Tex. WTVI (TV) Belleville, III. WLEV-TV Bethlehem, Pa. WQTV (TV) Binghamton, N. Y. WJLD-TV Birmingham, Ala. WSGN-TV Birmingham, Ala. WICC-TV Bridgeport, Conn. WSJL (TV) Bridgeport, Conn. WTVF (TV) Buffalo, N. Y. Chautauqua Bcstg. Corp., Buffalo, N. Y. WCSC-TV Charleston, S. C. WOUC (TV) Chattanooga, Tenn WTVT (TV) Chattanooga, Tenn. KKTV(TV) Colorado Springs, Col. 11 KRDO-TV Colorado Springs, Col. WCOS-TV Columbia, S. C. WNOK-TV Columbia, S. C. WDAN-TV Danville, III. WONE-TV Dayton, Ohio WTVP (TV) Decatur, III. KBTV (TV) Denver, Col. KDEN (TV) Denver, Col. KFEL-TV Denver, Col. KIRV (TV) Denver WFTV (TV) Duluth, Minn. WKAR-TV East Lansing, Mich. WEEX-TV Eastern, Pa. WTVE (TV) Elmira, N. Y. KEPO-TV El Paso, Tex. KROD-TV El Paso, Tex. KTSM-TV El Paso, Tex. WSEE-TV Fall River, Mass. WTAC-TV Flint, Mich WCTV (TV) Flint, Mich. WFTUTV Fort Lauderdale, Fla. WITV (TV) Fort Lauderdale, Fla, KFSA-TV Fort Smith, Ark. WFMD-TV Frederick, Md. KMJ-TV Fresno, Calif WTVS(TV) Gadsden, Ala. Gulf Television Co., Galveston, Tex. Rudman Television Co., Galveston, Tex. WBAY-TV Green Bay, Wis. WCOG-TV Greensboro, N. C. WHP-TV Harrisburg, Pa. WAZL-TV Hazleton, Pa. WEHT (TV) Henderson, Ky. WHYN-TV Holyoke, Mass. KGMB-TV Honolulu, T. H. KONA (TV) Honolulu, T. H. KUHT (TV) Houston, Tex. WIBM-TV Jackson, Mich. WJTV (TV) Jackson, Miss. WARD-TV Johnstown, Pa. WKMI-TV Kalamazoo, Mich. Southland Telecasters, Lake Charles, La. WIMA-TV Lima, Ohio WLOK-TV Lima, Ohio KFOR-TV Lincoln, Neb. KOLN-TV Lincoln, Neb. KRTV (TV) Little Rock, Ark. KETV (TV) Little Rock, Ark. KPIK (TV) Los Angeles KUSC-TV Los Angeles WKLO-TV Louisville, Ky. KCBD-TV Lubbock, Tex. KDUB-TV Lubbock, Tex. Ch. Granted Commenceim 49 Sept. 4 Spring 1953 •17 July 24 Unknown 10 Oct. 16 March 4 Oct. 9 March-April 20 Sept. 25 March 15 58 Oct. 2 Late 1953 62 Oct. 30 Unknown 59 Aug. 14 Unknown 46 Oct. 30 Dec. 20* 18 July 11 Unknown 7 July 11 Nov. 27$ 24 Aug. 21 Unknown 60 Dec. 18 Unknown 28 Aug. 14 Jan. 1 40 Dec. 18 Unknown 58 Nov. 20 August 64 Oct. 30 May 15 31 Dec. 4 May 54 Nov. 20 May 1 51 Oct. 30 Unknown *46 Aug. 14 Unknown 48 Dec. 10 Unknown 42 Dec. 18 Unknown 43 July 11 Jan. 15-31 49 Aug. 14 Unknown *23 July 24 Unknown 17 Dec. 18 April 1 5 Oct. 30 April 1 . 49 Aug. 21 Unknown 43 Aug. 21 Unknown 1. 11 Nov. 28 Dec. 7$ 1 3 Nov. 20 April 25 Sept. 18 March 67 Sept. 18 May 1 24 Dec. 10 Unknown 99 Nov 26 ' lulu July ]7 Nov 20 Unknown 9 July 11 uct. Z-: 26 July 11 Cnrinn 1 0*51 2 July 11 July 18$ 20 Sept. 18 Unknown 38 Oct. 24 March 1 60 Oct. 16 September 57 Dec. 18 Spring 1953 24 Nov. 6 March 13 Oct. 24 Early 1953 4 July 31 Dec. 14$ 9 Aug. 14 Dec. 24-25 46 Sept. 14 May 16 Nov. 20 Unknown OQ ZO July 1 1 Early 1953 23 July 31 rviarcn I 17 July 31 Unknown 22 Nov. 13 May 1 62 Oct. 24 Unknown 24 Sept. 18 May 1 21 Nov. 6 April 11 Nov. 20 March 1 41 Nov. 29 Unknown 2 Nov 13 Aiarcn I 57 Nov. 20 Unknown 55 Sept. 25 May 63 Dec. 18 Unknown 50 Nov. 20 Unknown 55 July 11 Early 1953 9 Aug. 7 Dec. 1$ 11 Oct. 24 Nov. 22$ •8 Aug. 21 Unknown 48 Nov. 20 Unknown 25 Sept. 1 1 January CA JO Nov. 20 Unknown 36 Nov. 26 Unknown 25 Dec. 18 April-June 35 Dec. 4 Unknown 73 Nov. 20 March 15 10 Oct. 16 April 1 12 Oct. 2 Spring 1953 17 Sept. 18 April 15 23 Oct. 30 Unknown 22 Dec. 10 Unknown •28 Aug. 28 Unknown 21 Nov. 26 Spring 1953 11 Oct. 9 Spring 1953 13 Oct. 9 Nov. 13$ Page 66 December 22, 1952 Rep. Weed Branham Taylor McGillvra NBC, ABC Pearson CBS, DuMont CBS, ABC, Taylor NBC CBS, DuMont, Adam Young NBC, ABC ABC, DuMont CBS Adam Young Meeker ABC Adam Young Free & Peters McGillvra ABC, CBS, DuMont CBS McGillvra Headley-Reed Raymer Everett McKinney CBS, ABC Free & Peters NBC, DuMont Blair-TV Inc. Forjoe Avery-Knodel CBS, DuMont Taylor NBC Hollingbery Sears & Ayer Raymer Weed Boiling Meeker Branham CBS, ABC, NBC Free & Peters DuMont Forjoe CBS, ABC, NBC, DuMont Katz Weed Adam Young H-R Reps Petry Weed Pearson Pearson CBS, DuMont Avery-Knodel Call City and State WLVA-TV Lynchburg, Va. WWOD-TV Lynchburg, Va. KSAC-TV Manhattan, Kan. WMAC (TV) Massillon, Ohio WALA-TV Mobile, Ala. WKAB-TV Mobile, Ala. KNOE-TV Monroe, La. Ch. Granted Commencement Network 13 16 •8 23 10 48 8 Delta Television Inc., Monroe, La. 43 WCOV-TV Montgomery, Ala. 20 WLBC-TV Muncie, Ind. 49 WNBH-TV New Bedford, Mass. 28 WKNB-TV New Britain, Conn. 30 N. J. Dept. of Education, New Brunswick, N. J. *19 WKST-TV New Castle, Pa. 45 WGTV (TV) New York City *25 WOSH-TV Oshkosh, Wis. 48 Southland Television Inc., Pensacola, Fla. 15 WEEK-TV Peoria, III. 43 WTVH-TV Peoria, III. 19 WIP-TV Philadelphia, Pa. 29 WBTM-TV Piedmont, Va. 24 KPTV (TV) Portland, Ore. 27 WEOK-TV Poughkeepsie, N. Y. 21 KCSJ-TV Pueblo, Col. 5 KDZA-TV Pueblo, Col. 3 WETV (TV) Raleigh, N. C. 28 WROH (TV) Rochester, N. Y. *21 WHTV (TV) Syracuse, N. Y. *43 WEEU-TV Reading, Pa. 33 WHUM-TV Reading, Pa. 61 WROV-TV Roanoke, Va. 27 WSLS-TV Roanoke, Va. 10 WTVO (TV) Rockford, III. 39 WK NX-TV Saginaw, Mich. 57 Nov. 13 Nov. 6 July 24 Sept. 4 Nov. 26 Aug. 7 Dec. 4 Dec. 10 Sept. 18 Oct. 30 July 11 July 11 Dec. 4 Sept. 4 Aug. 14 Nov. 26 Nov. 13 Aug. 28 Dec. 18 Nov. 26 Dec. 18 July 11 Nov. 26 Oct. 30 Nov. 13 Oct. 16 July 24 Sept. 18 Sept. 4 Sept. 4 Sept. 18 Sept. 11 Sept. 11 Oct. 2 Feb. 15 Unknown Unknown April 1 Jan. 1 Dec. 15 Unknown April 1 March March 8 Unknown Jan. 15 Unknown February Unknown Unknown June January Unknown Unknown Unknown Sept. 19$ Dec. 1953 March 1 Feb. 1 March 1 Unknown Unknown May 15 Jan. 4 January Dec. 11 $ Unknown February KFEQ-TV St. Joseph, Mo. WSUN-TV St. Petersburg, Fla. KGKL-TV San Angelo, Tex. KTXL-TV San Angelo, Tex. KITO-TV San Bernardino, Calif. WKAQ-TV San Juan, P. R. 2 Oct. 16 April 38 Oct. 9 May 1 3 Dec. 18 Unknown 8 Nov. 26 Unknown 18 Nov. 6 Fall 1953 2 July 24 1954 KEYT (TV) Santa Barbara, Calif. 3 Nov. 13 WGBI-TV Scranton, Pa. 20 Aug. 14 WTVU (TV) Scranton, Pa. 73 Aug. 14 KWTV (TV) Sioux City, Iowa 36 Oct. 30 KVTV (TV) Sioux City 9 Nov. 20 KELO-TV Sioux Falls, S. D. 11 Nov. 20 WSBT-TV South Bend, Ind. 34 Aug. 28 KHQ-TV Spokane, Wash. 6 July 11 KXLY-TV Spokane, Wash. 4 July 11 WWLP (TV) Springfield, Mass. 61 July 11 KTTS-TV Springfield, Mo. 10 Oct. 9 KMO-TV Tacoma, Wash. 13 Dec. 10 KTNT-TV Tacoma, Wash. 11 Dec. 10 KCNA-TV Tucson, Ariz. 9 Dee. 18 KOPO-TV Tucson, Ariz. 13 Nov. 13 KVOA-TV Tucson, Ariz. 4 Nov. 13 Central Texas Television Co., Waco, Tex. 34 Nov. 13 WHHH-TV Warren, Ohio 67 Nov. 6 WATR-TV Waterbury, Conn. 53 Oct. 30 WIRK-TV West Palm Beach, Fla. 21 Dec. 18 KFDX-TV Wichita Falls, Tex. 3 Dec. 18 White Television Co., Wichita Falls, Tex. 22 Nov. 6 WBRE-TV Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 28 Oct. 2 W ILK-TV Wilkes-Barre, Pa. 34 Oct. 2 WRAK-TV Williamsport, Pa. 36 Nov. 13 KIMA-TV Yakima, Wash. 29 Dec. 4 KIT-TV Yakima, Wash. 23 Dec. 4 WNOW-TV York, Pa. 49 July 11 WSBA-TV York, Pa. 43 Jury 11 WFMJ-TV Youngstown, Ohio 73 July 11 WKBN-TV Youngstown, Ohio 27 July 11 WUTV (TV) Youngstown, Ohio 21 Sept. 25 WHIZ-TV Zanesville, Ohio 50 Dec. 10 * Educational permittees. May April Feb. -March Unknown April 1 Feb. 1 Dec. 25 Dec. 22$ Dec. 25 Jan. 15 April May 1 Unknown Jan. 15 Feb. 1 Unknown Unknown March 1 Unknown March 18 April Jan. 1. Feb. 1 Unknown Unknown Unknown April Jan. 1 Early 1953 Early 1953 Unknown April 1 ABC, CBS DuMont, CBS NBC NBC CBS ABC NBC, CBS ABC, DuMont, CBS, NBC CBS . CBS NBC, ABC CBS, DuMont NBC Rep. Hollingbery Headley-Reed Forjoe Taylor Walker Boiling Meeker Young Headley-Reed NBC Spot Sales Avery-Knodel Avery-Knodel Headley-Reed H-R Reps. Burn-Smith Avery-Knodel Gill-Keefe & Perna Headley-Reed Weed Hollingbery Inter-American Blair-TV Cooke Inc. Katz Taylor Raymer Katz Walker, Pae. NW Bcstrs. Hollingbery Branham Raymer Rambeau NBC ABC-DuMont Headley-Reed Avery-Knodel DuMont ABC NBC CBS, DuMont, ABC Radio-TV Reps Headley-Reed Raymer Sevareid, Cott Honored ERIC SEVAREID, chief Washington correspondent for CBS, and Ted Cott, NBC vice president and general manager of WNBC-WNBT (TV) New York, last week were named winners of the 1952 One World Awards in the field of radio. Awards will be made at the annual dinner in New York early next year. Ipana Shares 'Gleason' BRISTOL-MYERS Co., New York (Ipana tooth paste), will become a participating sponsor of the Jackie Gleason Show effective Saturday, Jan. 3, on CBS-TV, 8-9 p.m. Doherty, Clifford, Steers & Shenfield, New York, is the agency. Other two sponsors are Schick Inc. and Thos. Leeming & Co. Inc. BROADCASTING • Telecasting