Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1954)

Station Dallas TELEVISION MARKET with MAXIMUM POWER 100,000 Watts Video 50,000 Watts Audio DALLAS and FORT WORTH Morr than a Million urban population in the 50-mile area More than TWO MILLION in the 100-mile area . . . NOW TELEVISION HOMES ,n KRLD-TV'S EFFECTIVE COVERAGE AREA EXCLUSIVE CBS TELEVISION OUTLET FOR DALLAS-FORT WORTH AREAS — This Is why — • (krldtv) is your best buy Channel ^5JP Represented by The BRANHAM Company FOR THE RECORD TELESTATUS October 18, 1954 Tv Stations on the Air With Market Set Count And Reports of Grantees' Target Dates Editor's note: This directory is weekly status report of (1) stations that are operating as commercial and educational outlets and (2) grantees. Triangle (►) indicates stations now on air with regular programming. Each is listed in the city where it is licensed. Stations, vnf or uhf, report respective set estimates of their coverage areas. Where estimates differ among stations in same city, separate figures are shown for each as claimed. Set estimates are from the station. Further queries about them should be directed to that source. Total U. S. sets in use is unduplicated B»T estimate. Stations not preceded by triangle (►) are grantees, not yet operating. ALABAMA Birmingham — ► WABT (13) NBC, ABC, DuM; Blair; 293.120 ► WBRC-TV (6) CBS; Katz; 286,830 WJLN-TV (48) 12/10/52-Unknown Decaturt — ► WMSL-TV (23) NBC; Walker; 17,800 Dothant — WTVY (9) 7/2/54-12/25/54 Mobilet — ► WALA-TV (10) ABC, CBS, NBC; Headley Reed; 86,000 WKAB-TV (48) See footnote (d) The Mobile Tv Corp. (5) Initial Decision 2/12/54 Montgomery — ► WCOV-TV (20) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Ray mer; 36,400 WSFA-TV (12) NBC; Headley-Reed; 3/25/5411/1/54 Munfordt — WEDM (*7) 6/2/54-Unknown Selmat — WSLA (8) 2/24/54-Unknown ARIZONA Mesa (Phoenix) — ► KVAR (12) NBC; Raymer; 98,108 Phoenix — ► KOOL-TV (10) ABC; Hollingbery; 98,108 ► KPHO-TV (5) CBS, DuM; Katz; 98,108 KTVK (3) 6/10/54-Unknown Tucson — ► KOPO-TV (13) CBS, DuM; Hollingbery; 30,226 ► KVOA-TV (4) ABC, NBC; Raymer; 30,226 Yuma t — ► KTVA (11) NBC, DuM; Grant; 22,764 ARKANSAS El Doradot — KRBB (10) 2/24/54-Unknown Fort Smitht— ► KFSA-TV (22) ABC, NBC, DuM; Pearson; 18,500 KNAC-TV (5) Rambeau; 6/3/54-1/1/55 Hot Springst — KTVR (9) 1/20/54-Unknown Little Rock — ► KARK-TV (4) NBC, DuM; Petry; 77,233 KETV (23) 10/30/53-Unknown ► KATV (7) (See Pine Bluff) Pine Blufft— ► KATV (7) ABC, CBS; Avery-Knodel; 74,851 TcXSTrf 9 J13 ► KCMC-TV (6) See Texarkana, Tex. CALIFORNIA Bakersfield— ► KBAK-TV (29) ABC, DuM; Forjoe; 78,000 ► KERO-TV (10) CBS. NBC; Avery-Knodel; 128,595 Berkeley (San Francisco) — ► KQED <*9j Chico — ► KHSL-TV (12) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Avery Knodel; 48,962 Coronat — KCOA (52), 9/16/53-Unknown El Centrot— KPIC-TV (16) 2/10/54-Unknown Eurekat — ► KIEM-TV (3) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Blair; 16,500 Fresno — KBID-TV Fresno (53). See footnote (d) ► KJEO (47) ABC, CBS; Branham; 142,796 ► KMJ-TV (24) NBC; Raymer; 119,500 KARM, The George Harm Station (12) Boiling; Initial Decision 8/31/54 Los Angeles — ► KABC-TV (7) ABC; Petry; 1,901,124 KBIC-TV (22) 2/10/52-Unknown ► KCOP (13) Katz; 1,901,124 ► KHJ-TV (9) DuM; H-R; 1,901,124 ► KNXT (2) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; 1,901.124 ► KRCA (4) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; 1,901,124 KTHE (»28). See footnote (d) ► KTLA (5) Raymer; 1,901,124 ► KTTV (11) Blair; 1,901,124 Modestot — KTRB-TV (14) 2/17/54-Unknown Montereyt — ► KMBY-TV (8) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Holling bery; 492.371 Sacramento — KBIE-TV (46) 6/26/53-Unknown ► KCCC-TV (40) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Weed; 106.500 KCRA Inc. (3) Initial Decision 6/3/51 Sacramento Telecasters Inc. (10) 9/29/54-Unknown Salinast — ► KSBW-TV (8) ABC. CBS, NBC, DuM; Holling bery; 492,371 San Diego — ► KFMB-TV (8) ABC, CBS; Petry; 245,167 ► KFSD-TV (10) NBC; Katz; 245,167 KUSH (21) 12/23/53-Unknown New Starters The following tv stations are the newest to start regular programming: KTIV (TV) Sioux City, Iowa (ch. 4), Oct. 10. KALB-TV Alexandria, La. (ch. 5), Sept. 28. KPLC-TV Lake Charles, La. (ch. 7), Sept. 29. KFVS-TV Cape Girardeau, Mo. (ch. 12), Oct. 3. San Francisco — KBAY-TV (20) 3/11/53-Unknown (granted STA Sent. 15) ► KGO-TV (7) ABC; Petry; 1,005,960 ► KPIX (5) CBS; Katz; 1,005,960 ► KRON-TV (4) NBC; Free & Peters; 1,005,960 ► KSAN-TV (32) McGillvra; 125,000 San Joset — KQXI (11) 4/15/54-Unknown San Luis Obispot — ► KVEC-TV (6) DuM; Grant; 75,169 ► KEYT (3) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Hollingbery: 453,692 Stocktont — ► KOVH (13) DuM; Blair ► KTVU (36) NBC; Hollingbery; 112,000 Tulare (Fresno) — KWG (27) DuM; Forjoe; 150,000 Visaliat — Sequoia Telecasting Co. (43) 10/6/54-Unknown COLORADO Colorado Springs — ► KKTV (11) ABC. CBS, DuM; Hollingbery: 51,615 ► KRDO-TV (13) NBC; McGillvra; 20,000 Denver — ► KBTV (9) ABC; Free & Peters; 237,198 ► KFEL-TV (2) DuM; Blair; 237,198 ► KLZ-TV (7) CBS; Katz; 237,198 ► KOA-TV (4) NBC; Petry; 237,198 KRMA-TV (*6) 7/1/53-1954 Grand Junction t — ► KFXJ-TV (5) NBC, DuM; Holman; 5,000 Pueblo — ► KCSJ-TV (5) NBC; Avery-Knodel; 48,587 CONNECTICUT Bridgeport — WCBE (*71) 1/29/53-Unknown ► WICC-TV (43) ABC, DuM; Young; 72,340 Hartfordt— WCHF (*24) 1/29/53-TJnknown ► WGTH-TV (18) ABC, DuM; H-R New Britain — WKNB-TV (30) CBS; Boiling; 201,892 New Haven — WELI-TV (59) H-R: 6/24/53-Unknown ► WNHC-TV (8) ABC, CBS. NBC, DuM; Katz; 702,032 New Londont — WNLC-TV (26) 12/31/52-Unknown Norwicht — WCNE (*63) 1/29/53-Unknown Stamfordt— WSTF (27) 5/27/53-Unknown Waterbury — ► WATR-TV (53) ABC, DuM; Stuart; 156,000 DELAWARE Dovert — WHRN (40) 3/11/53-Unknown Wilmington — cWDEL-TV (12) NBC, DuM; Meeker; 223,029 WILM-TV (83) 10/14/53-TJnknown DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA Washington — ► WMAL-TV (7) ABC; Katz; 600.000 ► WRC-TV (4) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; 636,000 WOOK-TV (50) 2/24/54-Unknown ► WTOP-TV (9) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; 646,900 ► WTTG (5) DuM; Blair; 612.000 Washington Metropolitan Tv Corp. (20) Initial Decision 9/17/54 Directory information is in following order: call letters, channel, network affiliation, national representative; market set count for operating stations; date of grant and commencement target date for grantees. Broadcasting Telecasting October 18, 1954 Page 125