Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1954)

Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Date:
Oct-Dec 1954
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Leaf #:
000390
Language:
English
Subjects:
radio and television periodical, 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:
August 28, 2022
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FOR THE RECORD LOOK to AT FACTS WTHI-TV Channel 10 is the ONLY station with complete coverage of the Greater Wabash Valley i\ 227,000 Homes W (147,000 TV homes) | $714,500,000 Retail " Sales in year '53-'54 ▲ One of the Mid-west's ▼ most prosperous industrial and agricultural markets } Blanketed ONLY by WTHI-TV's 316,000 watt signal 118,000 UNDUPLICATED TV HOMES! WTHI-TV CHANNEL 10 TERRE HAUTE, IND. 316,000 Watts Represented nationally by: The Boiling Co. * Send for Proof Page 126 • October 18, 1954 FLORIDA Clearwatert — WPGT (32) 12/2/53-Unknown Daytona Beacht — WMFJ-TV (2) 7/8/54-7/1/55 Fort Lauderdale — ► WFTL-TV (23) NBC; Weed; 148,000 ► WITV (17) ABC. DuM; Boiling; 121,000 (also Miami) Fort Myerst — ► WINK-TV (11) ABC; Weed; 8.789 Jacksonville — ► WJHP-TV (36) ABC, NBC, DuM; Perry; 53,374 ► WMBR-TV (4) ABC, CBS, DuM; CBS Spot Sis.; 261,000 WOBS-TV (30) Stars National; 8/12/53-1/1/55 Miami — WMFL (33) 12/9/53-Unknown WMIE-TV (27) Stars National; 12/2/53-1/1/55 WTHS-TV (*2) 11/12/53-Unknown ► WTVJ (4) CBS, NBC, DuM; Free & Peters; 265,800 ► WITV (17) See Fort Lauderdale Orlando — ► WDBO-TV (6) CBS, ABC, NBC, DuM; Blair; 60,000 Panama Cityt — ► WJDM (7) ABC, NBC, DuM; Hollingbery; 12,000 Pensacolat— ► WEAR-TV (3) ABC, DuM; Hollingbery; 67,500 ► WPFA (15) CBS, DuM; Young; 26,273 St. Petersburg — ► WSUN-TV (38) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Weed; 105,000 Tampat — WFLA-TV (8) Blair; 8/4/54-Feb. '55 Tampa Tv Co. (13) 9/2/54-Unknown West Palm Beach — WEAT-TV (12) Walker; 2/18/54-11/1/54 ► WIRK-TV (21) ABC, DuM; Weed; 33,200 ► WJNO-TV (5) NBC; Meeker; 216,000 GEORGIA Albanyt — ► WALB-TV (10) ABC. NBC. DuM; Bum-Smith; 45.000 Atlanta — ► WAGA-TV (5) CBS, DuM; Katz; 456,190 ► WLWA (11) ABC; Crosley Sis.; 330,000 WQXI-TV (36) 11/19/53-Unknown ► WSB-TV (2) NBC; Petry; 413,235 Augusta — ► WJBF (6) ABC, NBC, DuM; Hollingbery; 105,900 ► WRDW-TV (12) CBS; Headley-Reed; 104,054 Columbus — ► WDAK-TV (28) ABC, NBC, DuM; Headley Reed; 64,441 ► WRBL-TV (4) CBS; Hollingbery; 73,647 Macon — ► WMAZ-TV (13) ABC, CBS, DuM; Avery Knodel: 81.588 ► WNEX-TV (47) ABC, NBC; Branham; 22,000 Romet — ► WROM-TV (9) Weed; 135,290 Savannah — ► WTOC-TV (11) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Avery Knodel; 52,060 WSAV Inc. (3) Initial Decision 3/31/54 Thomasvillet — WCTV (6) Stars National; 12/23/53-1/1/55 Valdostat — WGOV-TV (37) Stars National; 2/26/53-1/1/55 IDAHO Boiset (Meridian) — ► KBOI (2) CBS, DuM; Free & Peters; 36.430 ► KIDO-TV (7) ABC, NBC, DuM; Blair; 35,800 Idaho Falls— ► KID-TV (3) ABC. CBS, NBC, DuM; Gill-Perna: 30,200 KIFT (8) ABC; Hollingbery; 2/26/53-Nov. "54 Nampat — KTVI (6) 3/11/53-Unknown Pocatellot — KWIK-TV (6) ABC; Hollingbery; 3/26/53-Nov. '54 Twin Fallst — KLK-TV (11) ABC: Hollingbery; 3/19/53 Early '55 ILLINOIS Belleville (St. Louis, Mo.)— ► WTVI (54) ABC, CBS, DuM; Radio Tv Repre sentatives; 275,415. Bloomingtont — ► WBLN (15) McGillvra; 113,242 Champaign — ► WCIA (3) CBS, NBC, DuM; Hollingbery; 307,000 WTLC (»12) 11/4/53-Unknown Chicago — ► WBBM-TV (2) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; 1,871,800 ► WBKB (7) ABC: Blair; 1,696,519 ► WGN-TV (9) DuM; Hollingbery; 1,950.000 WHFC-TV (26) 1/8/53-Unknown WIND-TV (20 ) 3/9/53-Unknown ► WNBQ (5) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; 2,043,000 WOPT (44 ) 2/10/54-Unknown WTTW (*11) 11/5/53-Fall "54 Danville — ► WDAN-TV (24) ABC; Everett-McKinney: 35.000 Decatur — ► WTVP (17) ABC, DuM; Boiling; 92,000 Evanstont — WTLE (32) 8/12/53-Unknown Harrisburgt — ► WSIL-TV (22) ABC; Walker; 20,000 Joliett— WJOL-TV (48) Holm an; 8/21/53-Unknown Peoria — ► WEEK-TV (43) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Head ley-Reed; 173,140 ► WTVH-TV (19) ABC, CBS, DuM; Petry; 130,000 Quincyt (Hannibal, Mo.) — ► WGEM-TV (10) ABC, NBC; Avery-Knodel; 121,000 ► KHQA-TV (7) See Hannibal, Mo. Rockford — ► WREX-TV (13) ABC, CBS; H-R; 214.994 ► WTVO (39) NBC. DuM; Weed; 94,000 Rock Island (Davenport, Moline) — ► WHBF-TV (4 | ABC, CBS, DuM; Avery-Knodel; 264.811 Springfield — ► WICS (20) ABC, NBC, DuM; Young: 81,000 INDIANA Bloomington ► WTTV (4) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Meeker; 559,657 (also Indianapolis) Elkhartt— ► WSJV (52) ABC, NBC, DuM; H-R; 123,000 Evansvillet — ► WFIE (62) ABC, NBC, DuM; Venard; 72,341 ► WEHT (50) See Henderson. Ky. Evansville Tv Inc. (7) Initial Decision 10/4/54 Fort Wayne — ► WKJG-TV (33) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Ray mer; 93.657 ► WINT (15) See Waterloo WANE-TV (69) 9/29/54-Unknown Indianapolis — ► WFBM-TV (6) CBS; Katz; 663,000 ► WISH-TV (8) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Boiling; 663,000 ► WTTV (4) See Bloomington LaFayettet — ► WFAM-TV (59) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Ram beau; 61,200 Muncie — ► WLBC-TV (49) ABC, CBS. NBC, DuM; Hol man, Walker; 71,300 Notre Dame (South Bend)t— WNDU-TV (46) NBC; 8/12/54-Unknown Pnncetont — WRAY-TV (52) See footnote (d) South Bend — ► WSBT-TV (34) CBS, DuM; Raymer; 197,733 Terre Haute — ► WTHI-TV (10) ABC, CBS, DuM; Boiling; 144,267 Waterloot (Fort Wayne) — ► WINT (15) CBS; H-R; 94,500 IOWA Ames — ► WOI-TV (5) ABC, CBS, DuM; Weed; 247,590 Cedar Rapids — ► KCRG-TV (9) ABC, DuM; Venard; 116.444 ► WMT-TV (2) CBS; Katz; 241,290 Davenport (Moline. Rock Island) — ► WOC-TV (6) NBC; Free & Peters; 264.811 Des Motnes — ► KGTV (17) ABC: Hollingbery: 76.500 ► WHO-TV (13) NBC; Free & Peters; 286,000 Cowles Broadcasting Co. (8) Initial Decision 8/26/54 Fort Dodget — ► KQTV (21) ABC; Pearson; 42,100 Mason City — ► KGLO-TV (3) CBS, DuM; Weed; 100,412 Sioux City — KCTV (36) 10/30/52-Unknown ► KTIV (4) NBC; Hollingbery ► KVTV (9) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Katz; 113.294 Waterloo — ► KWWL-TV (7) NBC, DuM; Headley-Reed; 127,635 KANSAS Great Bendt — KCKT (2) 3/3/54-Unknown Hutchinson — ► KTVH (12) CBS, DuM; H-R; 151,726 Manhattan t— KSAC-TV (»8) 7/24/53-Unknown Pittsburet — ► KOAM-TV (7) ABC, NBC, DuM; Katz; 67,521 Topeka — KTKA (42) 11/5/53-Unknown ► WIBW-TV (13) ABC, CBS, DuM; Capper Sis.; 367,914 Wichita— KAKE-TV (10) ABC: Hollingbery; 4/1/5410/19/54 (granted STA 10/6/54) ► KEDD (16) NBC; Petry; 124,311 Wichita Tv Corp. (3) Initial Decision «/9/54 KENTUCKY Ashlandt — WPTV (59) Petry: 8/14/52-Unknown Hendersont (Evansville, Ind.) — ► WEHT (50) CBS; Meeker; 59.353 Lexingtont — WLAP-TV (27) 12/3/53-See footnote (c) WLEX-TV (18) Forjoe; 4/13/54-12/1/54 Louisville — ► WAVE-TV (3) ABC. NBC. DuM; NBC Spot Sis.; 404,538 ► WHAS-TV (11) CBS; Harrington. Righter & Parsons. See footnote (b) WKLO-TV (21) See footnote (d) WQXL-TV (41) Forjoe; 1/15/53-early '55 Newportt — WNOP-TV (74) 12/24/53-Unknown 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