Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1954)
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Jefferson Cityt —
KRCG (13) 6/10/54-Unknown Joplint —
► KSWM-TV (12) CBS; Venard; 66,177 Kansas City —
► KCMO-TV (5) ABC, DuM; Katz: 414,615
► KMBC-TV (9) CBS; Free & Peters; 414.615
► WDAF-TV (4) NBC; Harrington. Righter &
Parsons; 414,615 Kirksvillet—
KTVO (3) 12/16/53-Unknown St. Joseph —
► KFEQ-TV (2) CBS, DuM; Headley-Reed; 108,755 St. Louis —
► KETC (*9)
► KSD-TV (5) ABC, CBS. NBC: NBC Spot Sis.;
661,986
► KWK-TV (4) CBS; Katz WIL-TV (42) 2/12/53-Unknown KACY (14) See Festus
► WTVI (54) See Belleville. Ill
Sedalia + —
► KDRO-TV (6) Pearson; 59,000 Springfield—
► KTTS-TV (10) CBS, DuM; Weed: 49.456
► KYTV (3) NBC; Hollingbery; 55.020
MONTANA
Billingst—
► KOOK-TV (2) ABC. CBS. NBC. DuM: Headley
Reed; 17,000 Buttet—
KOPR-TV (4) See footnote (d)
► KXLF-TV (6). No estimate given. Great Fallst —
► KFBB-TV (5) CBS, ABC, DuM; Headley-Reed;
16,000
Missoula t —
► KGVO-TV (13) ABC, CBS. NBC. DuM: Glll
Perna; 12,500
NEBRASKA Holdrege (Kearney) —
► KHOL-TV (13) ABC, CBS. DuM; Meeker;
41,692 Lincoln —
► KOLN-TV (10) ABC, CBS, DuM; Avery-Kno
del; 107,204 KUON (12) See footnote (d) Omaha —
► KMTV (3) ABC, CBS, DuM; Petry; 283,150
► WOW-TV (6) NBC, DuM; Blair; 283,150 Scottsblufft —
KSTF (10) 8/18/54-Unknown
NEVADA
Hendersont —
KLRJ-TV (2) Pearson 7/2/54-12/1/54
Las Vegas —
► KLAS-TV (8) ABC. CBS. NBC. DuM; Weed;
16,728 Reno —
► KZTV (8) ABC. CBS. NBC. DuM; Pearson:
15,500
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Keenet —
WKNE-TV (45) 4/22/53-Unknown
Manchester —
► WMUR-TV (9) ABC, DuM; Weed; 240,000 Mt. Washingtont —
► WMTW (8) See Poland, Me.
NEW JERSEY
Asbury Parkt —
► WRTV (58) 10.500 Atlantic City—
WFPG-TV (46) See footnote (d)
WOCN (52) 1/8/53-Unknown Camdent —
WKDN-TV (17) 1/28/54-Unknown Newark (New York City) —
► WATV (13) Petry; 4,150,000 New Brunswickt —
WTLV (»19) 12/4/52-Unknown
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque —
► KOAT-TV (7) ABC, DuM; Hollingbery; 43.797
► KOB-TV (4) NBC; Branham; 43.797
► KGGM-TV (13) CBS; Weed; 43.797 Roswellt —
► KSWS-TV (8) ABC. CBS. NBC. DuM; Meeker;
22.906
NEW YORK
Albany(Schenectady, Troy) —
WPTR-TV (23 ) 6/10/53-Unknown
► WROW-TV (41) ABC, DuM; Boiling; 103.000
► WTRI (35) CBS; Headley-Reed; 101,000 WTVZ (*17) 7/24/52-Unknown
Bingham ton —
► WNBF-TV (12) ABC, CBS. NBC. DuM; Boi
ling; 298,350 WQTV («46) 8/14/52-Unknown
WINR-TV (40) 9/29/54-Unknown Bloomingdalet (Lake Placid) —
WIRI (5) 12/2/53-12/1/54 Buffalo —
► WBEN-TV (4) ABC, CBS, DuM; Harrington.
Righter & Parsons; 412,489. See footnote (a)
► WBUF-TV (17) ABC. CBS, NBC, DuM; H-R;
165.000
► WGR-TV (2) ABC. NBC. DuM; Headley-Read WTVF (*23 ) 7/24/52-Unknown
Carthaeet (Watertown) —
WCNY-TV (7) ABC, CBS; Weed; 3/3/54-11/1/54 Elmira —
► WTVE (24) ABC, CBS, NBC. DuM; Forjoe;
35.500 Ithacat —
WHCU-TV (20) CBS; 1/8/53-November *54 WIET (*14) 1/8/53-Unknown Kingston —
► WK NY-TV (66) ABC, CBS, NBC. DuM:
Meeker; 16,500 New York —
► WABC-TV (7) ABC; Weed; 4.180,000
► WABD (5) DuM: Avery-Knodel: 4.180,000
► WCBS-TV (2) CBS: CBS Spot Sis.; 4,lt0.000 WGTV (*25) 8/14/52-Unknown WNYC-TV (31 1 5/12/54-Unknown
► WOR-TV (9) WOR: WOR-TV Sis.; 4,180.000
► WPIX (11) Free & Peters: 4.180.000
► WRCA-TV (4) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; 4,180,000
► WATV (13) See Newark, N. J. Rochester —
WCBF-TV (15) 6/10/53-Unknown
► WHAM-TV (5) NBC; Hollingbery; 255,000
► WHEC-TV (10) ABC. CBS; Everett-McKinney;
255,000
WRNY-TV (27) 4/2/53-Unknown WROH (*21) 7/24/52-Unknown
► WVET-TV (10) ABC, CBS; Boiling; 255,000 Schenectady (Albany, Troy) —
► WRGB (6) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; NBC Spot
Sis.; 386,700 Syracuse —
► WHEN-TV (8) ABC, CBS, DuM; Katz; 348,000 WHTV ("43 1 9/18/52-Unknown
► WSYR-TV (3) NBC; Headley-Reed; 348,000 Utica—
► WKTV (13) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Cooke;
149,000
NORTH CAROLINA
Ashevillet —
► WISE-TV (62) CBS, NBC; Boiling; 31,000
► WLOS-TV (13) ABC, DuM; Venard; 204,907 Chapel Hillt—
WUNC-TV (*4) 9/30/53-Oct. '54. Charlotte—
► WAYS-TV (36) ABC. NBC. DuM; Boiling:
54,560
► WBTV (3) CBS. NBC. DuM; CBS Spot Sis.;
423,073
Durham —
► WTVD (11) ABC, NBC; Headley-Reed; 185,690 Fayettevillet —
WFLB-TV (18) 4/13/54-Unknown Gaston i at —
WTVX (48) 4/7/54-Unknown Greensboro —
WFMY-TV (2) ABC, CBS, DuM; Harrington. Righter & Parsons; 238.641 Greenville —
► WNCT (9) ABC. CBS. NBC, DuM; Pearson;
80,800 Raleigh —
► WNAO-TV (28) ABC. CBS. DuM; Avery
Knodel; 97,500 Wilmingtont—
► WMFD-TV (6) ABC, NBC; Weed; 36,660 WTHT (3) 2/17/54-Unknown
Winston-Salem —
► WSJS-TV (12) NBC; Headley-Reed; 233,375
► WTOB-TV (26) ABC. DuM; H-R: 65.000
NORTH DAKOTA
Bismarckf —
► KFYR-TV (5) ABC. CBS. NBC. DuM; Blair;
16.915 Fargot —
► WD AY-TV (S) ABC. CBS. NBC. DuM; Free &
Peters; 42,260 Grand Forkst —
KNOX-TV (10) 3/10/54-TJnknown
Minott —
► KCJB-TV (13) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Weed:
30,000 Valley Cityt—
► KXJB-TV (4) CBS; Weed; 50.000
OHIO
Akron —
► WAKR-TV (49) ABC; Weed; 174,066 Ashtabulat —
► WICA-TV (15) 25,000 Cincinnati —
► WCET (*48 ) 2.000
► WCPO-TV (9) ABC. DuM; Branham; 500,000
► WKRC-TV (12) CBS: Katz: 662.236
► WLWT (5> NBC; WLW Sis.: 525,000 WQXN-TV (54) Forjoe; 5/14/53-early '55
Cleveland —
WERE-TV (65) 6/l«/53-Unknown
► WEWS (5) CBS; Branham; 1,059,858 WHK-TV (19) 11/25/53-Unknown
► WNBK (3) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; 1,045.000
► WXEL (8) ABC, CBS, DuM; Katz; 823.629 Columbus —
► WBNS-TV (10) CBS: Blair; 307.000
► WLWC (4) NBC; WLW Sis.: 307,000 WOSU-TV (»34) 4/22/53-Unknown
► WTVN-TV (6) DuM; Katz; 381.451 Dayton —
► WHIO-TV (7) CBS. DuM; Hollingbery; 637,330 WIFE (22) See footnote (d)
► WLWD (2) ABC, NBC; WLW Sis; 320,000 Elyriat—
WEOL-TV (31) 2/11/54-Fall '54 Lima —
WIMA-TV (35) Weed; 1/24/52-Unknown
► WLOK-TV (73) NBC; H-R; 62.973
Mansfieldt —
WTVG (36) 6/3/54-Unknown
Massillont —
WMAC-TV (23) Petry; 9/4/52-Unknown Steubenville (Wheeling, W. Va.)—
► WSTV-TV (9) CBS; Avery-Knodel; 1.083,900 Toledo —
► WSPD-TV (13) ABC. CBS, NBC. DuM; Katz;
297,060 Youngstown —
► WFMJ-TV (21) NBC; Headley-Reed; 138,218
► WKBN-TV (27) ABC, CBS, DuM; Raymer;
138,218 Zanesville —
► WHIZ-TV (18) ABC. CBS, NBC. DuM: Pear
son; 40,000
OKLAHOMA
Ada—
► KTEN (10) ABC; Venard; 173,820 Ardmoret —
KVSO-TV (12) 5/12/54-Unknown
Enidt —
► KGEO-TV (5) ABC; Pearson; 118,000 Lawtont —
► KSWO-TV (7) DuM; Pearson; 54,540 Miamit —
KMTV (58) 4/22/53-Unknown Muskogeet —
► KTVX (8) ABC, DuM; Avery-Knodel Oklahoma City —
KETA (»13) 12/2/53-Unknown
► KMPT (19) DuM; Boiling; 98,267
► KTVQ (25) ABC; H-R; 151,224
» KWTV (9) CBS. DuM; Avery-Knodel; 256,102
► WKY-TV (4) ABC, NBC; Katz; 281,522 Tuls^—
► KCEB (23) NBC, DuM; Boiling; 109,968
» KOTV (6) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Petry; 229,100 KSPG (17) 2/4/54-Unknown KVOO-TV (2) 7/8/54-Unknown (granted STA
Sept. 10) KOED-TV (*11) 7/21/54-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.
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