Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1953)
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STATIONS
TV networks, broadcasts from 5 p.m. to midnight daily.
• WSUN-TV St. Petersburg, Fla., uhf Ch. 38, began regular programming May 31, and now is telecasting on a daily schedule from 5 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. The station is owned by the City of St. Petersburg.
Following is a complete listing of expected starting dates of 61 stations going on the air between now and next fall:
On the Air
WCSC-TV Charleston, S. C, vhf Ch. 5, represented by Free & Peters, affiliated with all TV networks (started June 19).
WROM-TV Rome (Ga. (-Chattanooga (Tenn.), vhf Ch. 3, represented by Weed Television (started June 15).
WTVE (TV) Elmira, N. Y., uhf Ch. 24, represented by Forjoe TV Inc., affiliated with CBSTV and DuMont (began on limited basis June
15). ' M
Today (Monday)
WKOW-TV Madison, Wis., uhf Ch. 27, represented by Headley-Reed TV Inc., affiliated with CBS-TV.
This Week (June 21-27)
KROC-TV Rochester, Minn., vhf Ch. 10, represented by Robert Meeker TV Inc., affiliated with DuMont.
KSWS-TV Roswell, N. M.. vhf Ch. 8. represented by Meeker TV Inc., affiliated with ABCTV.
WFAM-TV Lafayette, Ind., uhf Ch. 59, represented by the William Rambeau Co.
June 27
WOSH-TV Oshkosh, Wis., uhf Ch. 48, represented by Headley-Reed TV Inc., affiliated with ABC-TV.
Next Week (June 28-July 5)
KCSJ-TV Pueblo, Colo., vhf Ch. 5, represented by Avery-Knodel Inc.
July 1
KCMC-TV Texarkana, Tex., vhf Ch. 6, represented by 0. L. Taylor Co., affiliated with CBSTV.
KTVH (TV) Hutchinson-Wichita, Kan., vhf Ch. 12, represented by H-R Television Inc., affiliated with CBS-TV.
WTVI (TV) St. Louis (Mo.)-Belleville (111.), uhf Ch. 54, represented by Weed Television, affiliated with DuMont.
WTVP (TV) Decatur, 111., uhf Ch. 17, represented by George W. Clark Inc., affiliated with ABC-TV and DuMont.
July 4
KTXL-TV San Angelo, Tex., vhf Ch. 8, represented by O. L. Taylor Co., affiliated with CBSTV.
July 12
KIDO-TV Boise, Idaho, vhf Ch. 7, represented by Blair TV, affiliated with CBS-TV, DuMont and NBC-TV.
July 15
KAFY-TV Bakersfield, Calif., uhf Ch. 29, represented by Forjoe TV Inc., affiliated with all TV networks.
WAKR-TV Akron, Ohio, uhf Ch. 49, represented by Weed Television, affiliated with ABCTV.
W CAN-TV Milwaukee, Wis., uhf Ch. 25, represented by 0. L. Taylor Co.
WGLV (TV) Easton, Pa., uhf Ch. 54, represented by Headley-Reed TV Inc., affiliated with ABC-TV and DuMont.
WICA-TV Ashtabula, Ohio, uhf Ch. 15, represented by Gill Perna Inc.
WILK-TV Wilkes-Barre, Pa., uhf Ch. 34, represented by Avery-Knodel Inc., affiliated with DuMont. Y '■ A* "
WMTV (TV) Madison, Wis., uhf Ch, 33, rep^i, resented by the Boiling Co., affiliated with ABC-TV, NBC-TV and DuMont.
WNAO-TV Raleigh, N. C, uhf Ch. 28, represented by Avery-Knodel Inc., affiliated with ABC-TV, CBS-TV and DuMont.
WTPA (TV) Harrisburg, Pa., uhf Ch. 71, repPage 50 June 22, 1953
CONGRATULATIONS are exchanged as WCSC-TV Charleston, S. C, began programming Friday on vhf Ch. 5. On hand are (I to r): Herbert E. Taylor Jr., manager of the Transmitter Div. of DuMont Labs which supplied equipment for the station; Dr. Thomas
resented by Headley-Reed TV Inc.
July 16
WISE-TV Asheville. N. C, uhf Ch. 62, represented by The Boiling Co.
July 19
KFSA-TV Fort Smith, Ark., uhf Ch. 22, represented by John E. Pearson Television, affiliated with DuMont.
July 25
KEYT (TV) Santa Barbara, Calif., vhf Ch. 3, represented by George P. Hollingbery Inc., affiliated with all TV networks.
Late July
KTAG (TV) Lake Charles, La., uhf Ch. 25, represented by Adam Young Television Inc.
WATR-TV Waterbury, Conn., uhf Ch. 53, represented by William Rambeau Co., affiliated with ABC-TV and DuMont.
WPFA (TV) Pensacola, Fla., uhf Ch. 15, represented by Adam Young Television Inc.
Aug. 1
KEDD (TV) Wichita, Kan., uhf Ch. 16, represented by Edward Petry & Co. (TV Div.), affiliated with ABC-TV and NBC-TV.
KFEQ-TV St. Joseph, Mo., vhf Ch. 2, represented by Headley-Reed TV Inc., affiliated with CBS-TV and DuMont.
KMMT (TV) Austin, Minn., vhf Ch. 6, represented by John E. Pearson TV Inc.
KQTV (TV) Fort Dodge, Iowa, uhf Ch. 21, represented by John E. Pearson TV Inc.
KRBC-TV Abilene, Tex., vhf Ch. 9, represented by John E. Pearson TV Inc.
WGVL-TV Greenville, S. C, uhf Ch. 23, represented by H-R Television Inc., affiliated with ABC-TV.
WJHL-TV Johnson City, Tenn.. vhf Ch. 11, represented by John E. Pearson TV Inc.
WTVU (TV) Scranton, Pa., uhf Ch. 73, represented by The Boiling Co.
Aug. 15
KFAZ-TV Monroe, La., uhf Ch. 43, represented by Headley-Reed TV Inc.
WBUF-TV Buffalo, N. Y, uhf Ch. 17, represented by H-R Television Inc., affiliated with :.ABC-TV ard DuMont.
WENS (TV) Pittsburgh, Pa., uhf Ch. 16, represented by Edward Petry & Co., affiliated with ABC-TV.
Aug. 22
WETV (TV) Macon, Ga., uhf Ch. 47. represented by Headley-Reed TV Inc., affiliated with : NBC-TV. '" •'
Late August
KRDO-TV Colorado Springs, Colo., vhf Ch.
E. Goldsmith Jr., director of research for DuMont and a native of Greenville, S. C; Mayor William McGee Morrison of Charleston, and Fred Steiner, manager of American Distributing Co., DuMont distributors for the area.
13, represented by Joseph Hershey McGillvra Inc.
Sept. 1
KSTM-TV St. Louis, Mo., uhf Ch. 36, represented by H-R Television Inc., affiliated with ABC-TV.
WNCT (TV) Greenville, N. C, vhf Ch. 9, represented by John E. Pearson Co., affiliated with CBS-TV.
WTVH (TV) Peoria, 111., uhf Ch. 19, represented by Edward Petry & Co.
August-September
WVEC-TV Hampton, Va., uhf Ch. 15, represented by William G. Rambeau.
Sept. 10
WNLC-TV New London, Conn., uhf Ch. 26, represented by Headley-Reed TV Inc.
Sept. 15
WBCK-TV Battle Creek, Mich., uhf Ch. 58, represented by Headley-Reed TV Inc.
WNOK-TV Columbia, S. C, uhf Ch. 67, represented by Paul H. Raymer Co., affiliated with CBS-TV and DuMont.
WTOB-TV Winston-Salem, N. C, uhf Ch. 26, represented by H-R Television Inc.
Sept. 27-30
WMT-TV Cedar Rapids, Iowa, vhf Ch. 2, repJ resented by Katz Agency, affiliated with CBSTV.
WMAZ-TV Macon, Ga., vhf Ch. 13, represented by Katz Agency, affiliated with CBS-TV and DuMont.
Oct. 1
WDAK-TV Columbia, Ga., uhf Ch. 28, represented by Headley-Reed TV Inc.
Fall
WOKY-TV Milwaukee, Wis., uhf Ch. 19, represented by The Boiling Co.
October-November
WMGT (TV) North Adams, Mass., uhf Ch. 74, represented by the Walker Representation Co.
Indefinite
WCHV-TV Charlottesville, Va., uhf Ch. 64, represented by The Walker Representation Co.
WJON-TV St. Cloud, Minn., vhf Ch. 7, represented by William G. Rambeau Co.
WTRF-TV Wheeling, W. Va., vhf Ch. 7, represented by The Walker Representation Co.
WWOD-TV Lynchburg, Va., uhf Ch. 16, represented by The Walker Representation Co.
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