Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1954)

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TELEVISION TELEVISION For Sale Help Wanted Salesmen Experienced tv salesman only vhf station in Vermont. 75,000 sets now — 100,000 potential market. Multiple network. Went on air in September. Guarantee and liberal commission. Real opportunity for producer. Write complete information plus references first letter. S. T. Martin, General Manager, WMVT, Burlington, Vt. Opportunity for young man with radio or television sales background to join radio-tv sales staff of growing uhf station. Insurance, hospitalization, pension benefits. Write Personnel Director, WSBT-TV, South Bend, Indiana. Technical Maximum power vhf station has opening for experienced film cutter and electronic maintenance man. Write or call: Chief Engineer, KGUL-TV, Galveston, Texas. Production-Programming, Others Commercial artist position available with vhf television station. Must be good, versatile artist. Send art work samples and state experience, age, marital status, salary expected. Box 739E, B-T. Immediate opening for tv continuity writer. Television experience necessary. Please give full experience background, references, copy samples, photo and salary expected with first letter. Address Dan Durniak, WJNO-TV, P. O. Box 510 Palm Beach, Florida. Production man, director, technical-director, with commercial understanding wanted for aggressive, growing, fully equipped WMTV (Channel 33), Madison, Wisconsin. Must be keen, quick, vigorous, ambitious, imaginative. Immediate employment and plenty of potential in world's most beautiful college community. State experience, expected starting salary, idiosyncrasies. Write Jerry Bartell, WMTV, Madison. Situations Wanted General manager — commercial manager. Thoroughly experienced all phases uhf-vhf tv and radio. Outstanding background. Local, regional, national experience. Presently employed in above capacity with major market tv station. Brilliant success story. Can bring experienced personnel. Desire permanent location with stock proposition. Willing to work on percentage or salary and percentage. Box 757E, B'T. Situations Wanted — ( Cont'd) Salesman Experienced radio and tv salesman desires locating with vhf station. Will travel anywhere for the right opportunity. Excellent references. Good solid sales record . . . both in radio and tv. Box 814E, B-T. Experienced salesman, intangibles in competitive New York market. Interested in all phases of television, sales and management. Must enter television, locate anywhere. Box 29F, B-T. Technical Experienced am operation and maintenance. Seeking chief or tv opportunity. Box 986E, B»T. Production-Programming, Others Program-production manager, currently employed major market vhf station. Diversified background, excellent references. Box 949E, B»T. Continuity director — 1M> years' tv experience as department head, writer, publicity, promotion, sales background, college, 28 years old, family. Seeking permanent connection in media or agency offering future. Box 972E, B'T. Experienced young woman. Tv programming, operations, film, sales. Denver preferred. Box 974E, B«T. Got CP? Thoroughly experienced PD put two television stations on air. Can do same for you. Box 982E, B-T. Six years experience: programming, production, continuity. Seeking executive position; medium, large market. As PD, launched two television stations, radio station. College education. Best references, including previous employer. Available for personal interview or immediate employment. Box 983E, B-T. Presently employed— tv cameraman. Excellent experience all studio operations. Video, audio, floor mgr., lighting, remotes. Desires position production-operations. Prefer east, will consider all offers. Box 991E, B-T. Tv manager-program or operations. Dependent on market and permanent iuture possibilities. Confidential. Box 15F, B-T. Newsman with major network in New York City desirous of making switch to network affiliate or independent. Extensive experience newscasting, film, production, direction, writing. Family man. Can build news or program departments. Radio manager prior to entering tv. Write Box 18F, B-T. Production supervisor. Little fish in big pond would like to swim upstream. Six years tv producer-director. Experienced all phases production. Respected ability, character. Top references, college degree, age 30, married. Box 31F, B-T. Stations Georgia single station market $35,000, includes land and building. Minimum $15,000 down. Paul H. Chapman, 84 Peachtree Street, Atlanta. Free list of good radio and tv station buys now ready. Jack L. Stoll & Associates, 4958 Melrose, Los Angeles 29, California. Radio and television stations bought and sold Theatre Exchange. Licensed Brokers, Portland 22, Oregon. New station for lease to right party. Been in operation since June 10. Write details: Clyde E. Thomas, Owner, Box 146, Big Spring, Texas. Equipment Etc. 300 ft. Blaw-Knox H-40 heavy duty tv tower. In storage, never erected. Box 964D, B-T. 600 foot television tower. Will support any vhf 12 bay antenna. Equipped with 6V2 coax line and all fittings. Also complete tower lighting. A bargain. Box 737E, B-T. Transmitter remote control, new condition. Real buy at $475. Terms if needed. Box 32F, B-T. (1) Presto, model "Y", portable recorder in first class condition. Original cost $600, now $150. (2) Rek-O-Kut 78-33 heavy duty transcription turn tables. Original cost $125 each, now $50 each. (3) RCA PG-201 16mm projectors (ideal for tv film screening). Original cost $300 each, now $100 each. (2) 833 tubes. Never used. $25 each. (1) Cincinnati time clock. Used one year. Original cost $300, now $150. Write Baldwin, KDYL, Salt Lake City, Utah. Test equipment. Hewlett Packard vhf, model 803A bridge, model 417A detector and model 608A signal generator. Nearly new. Cost $1545.00. Make offer. Frank C. Carman, KUTA, Salt Lake City, Utah. 375 foot Wincharger tower ready. Good paint. $5,700 new, $2,750. WDIA, Memphis, Tenn. A large quantity new RG-11U coax and #10 soft drawn copper wire. WDZ, Decatur, 111. Remote control system. WOKO going under one roof; will sell Gates remote system. Only eight months old, bugs all out. Reduce your payroll hundreds of dollars. Jim Healey, WOKO Albany, New York. 1 — 125' Blaw-Knox self supported tower, 1 — 85' Ideco self supported tower, 1 — 65' G.E. fm antenna pole mast, 2 — 65' RCA, tv antenna pole masts, 1 — 4 bay Andrew V type fm antenna, 1 — 2 bay Andrew V type fm antenna, 7/8, 2% and 3Ve coaxial lines and fittings. Alliance Engineering and Construction Company, 82 West Washington St., Chicago 2, Illinois, or phone Central 6-1606. I FREE PERSONNEL SERVICE The big problem in television today is competent people. Here we believe we can help you, as we have many station managers. From our school we supply qualified assistants who have a fundamental background so they blend into any TV operation. Call us for any of the following: • Announcers • Writers • Camera Assistants • Boom Operators • Floor Directors • Copywriters • Film Editors • Salesmen Remember, our service is FREE. We are not an employment agency. We simply supply you with graduates from our school who have been screened for ability and willingness to work. Write John Birrel, Personnel Director, for complete background data. NORTHWEST RADIO & TELEVISION SCHOOL 1221 N.W. 21st Avenue Portland 9, Oregon — FOR SALE IMMEDIATELY — TV STUDIO EQUIPMENT New, perfect-condition RCA equipment adaptable for uhf or vhf use: • Field Switcher System • RF Load and Wattmeter • TGIOA Field Sync Generator and other equipment. For details, contact: GREAT PLAINS TV 4 West 58th Street New York 19, N. Y. Plaza 9-2929