Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1955)
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FOR THE
RECORD
Minneapolis (St. Paul)—
► KEYD-TV (9) DuM; H-R
► WCCO-TV (4) CBS; Free & Peters; 568,500
► WTCN-TV (11) ABC; Blair; 568,500
Rochester —
► KROC-TV (10) NBC; Meeker; 92,386 St. Paul (Minneapolis) —
► KSTP-TV (5) NBC; Petry; 568,500
► WMIN-TV (11) ABC; Blair; 568,500
MISSISSIPPI
Biloxit —
Radio Assoc. Inc. (13) Initial Decision 7/1/54
Columbust —
WCBI-TV (4) McGillvra; 7/28/54-Early '55 Jackson —
► WJTV (25) CBS, DuM; Katz; 68,404
► WLBT (3) NBC; Hollingbery; 122,765
► WSLI-TV (12) ABC; Weed; 110,000
Meridiant —
WCOC-TV (30) See footnote (c)
► WTOK-TV (11) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Head
ley-Reed; 56,800
Tupelot—
Tupelo Citizens TV Co. (9) 12/8/54-Fall '55 MISSOURI
Cape Girardeau —
► KFVS-TV (12) CBS, NBC, DuM; 110,000
Claytonf —
KFUO-TV (30) 2/5/53-Unknown
Columbia —
► KOMU-TV (8) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; H-R; 53,048
Festust —
KACY (14) See footnote (c) Hannibalt (Quincy, 111.) —
► KHQA-TV (7) CBS, DuM; Weed; 140,856
► WGEM-TV (10) See Quincy, 111.
Jefferson Cityf — ■
KRCG (13) 6/10/54-Unknown Joplin —
► KSWM-TV (12) CBS; Venard; 81,270
Kansas City — ■
► KCMO-TV (5) ABC, DuM; Katz; 466,136
► KMBC-TV (9) CBS; Free & Peters; 466,136
► WDAF-TV (4) NBC; Harrington, Righter &
Parsons; 466,136
Kirksvillet —
KTVO (3) 12/16/53-Unknown St. Joseph —
► KFEQ-TV (2) CBS, DuM; Headley-Reed; 120,863 St. Louis —
► KETC (*9) 500,000
► KSD-TV (5) ABC, CBS, NBC; NBC Spot Sis.;
710.834
► KWK-TV (4) CBS; Katz WIL-TV (42) 2/12/53-Unknown KACY (14) See Festus
► WTVI (54) See Belleville, III.
Sedaliat—
► KDRO-TV (6) Pearson; 57,000 Springfield—
► KTTS-TV (10) CBS, DuM; Weed; 56,880
► KYTV (3) ABC, NBC; Hollingbery; 64,750
MONTANA
Billingst —
► KOOK-TV (2) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Headley
Reed; 20,000
Buttet —
KOPR-TV (4) See footnote (c)
► KXLF-TV (6) ABC; No estimate given
Great Fallst—
► KFBB-TV (5) CBS, ABC, DuM; Hoag-Blair,
Blair-Tv; 19,000
Missoulat —
► KGVO-TV (13) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Gill
Perna; 17,450
NEBRASKA
Hastingst —
The Seaton Publishing Co. (5) Initial Decision 1/5/55
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.
Kearney (Holdrege) —
► KHOL-TV (13) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Meeker;
47,538
Lincoln —
► KOLN-TV (10) ABC, CBS, DuM; Avery-Knodel; 107,204
► KUON-TV (*12)
Omaha —
► KMTV (3) ABC, CBS, DuM; Petry; 286,000
► WOW-TV (6) NBC, DuM; Blair; 286,000
Scottsblufft—
KSTF (10) 8/18/54-Unknown
NEVADA
Hendersont —
KLRJ-TV (2) NBC; Pearson; 7/2/54-1/23/55 (granted STA June 13)
Las Vegas —
► KLAS-TV (8) ABC, CBS, DuM; Weed; 20,232 Reno —
► KZTV (8) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Pearson;
17,250
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Keenet —
WKNE-TV (45) 4/22/53-Unknown Manchester —
► WMUR-TV (9) ABC, DuM; Weed; 381,338 Mt. Washingtonf —
► WMTW (8) See Poland Spring, Me.
NEW JERSEY
Asbury Parkt-
► WRTV (58) 6,000 Atlantic City —
WFPG-TV (46) See footnote (c) WOCN (52) 1/8/53-Unknown
Camdent —
WKDN-TV (17) 1/28/54-Unknown
Newark (New York City) —
► WATV (13) Petry; 4,290,000 New Brunswickt —
WTLV (*19) 12/4/52 -Unknown
NEW MEXICO
Albuquerque —
KOAT-TV (7) ABC, DuM; Hollingbery; 50,000
► KOB-TV (4) NBC; Branham; 53,496
► KGGM-TV (13) CBS; Weed; 53.496
Roswellt —
► KSWS-TV (8) NBC, ABC, CBS, DuM: Meeker;
25,427
NEW YORK
Albany (Schenectady, Troy) —
WPTR-TV (23) 6/10/53-Unknown
► WROW-TV (41) ABC, DuM: Boiling; 125.000
► WTRI (35) CBS: Blair: 127,165 WTVZ (*17) 7/24/52-Unknown
Binghamton —
► WNBF-TV (12) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Boi
ling; 312,160 WQTV (*46) 8/14/52-Unknown WINR-TV (40) 9/29/54-Unknown
Buffalo—
► WBEN-TV (4) ABC, CBS, DuM; Harrington,
Righter & Parsons; 437,522. See footnote (a).
► WBUF-TV (17) ABC. CBS, NBC, DuM; H-R;
170,000
► WGR-TV (2) ABC, NBC, DuM; Headlev-Reed:
432.819. See footnote (a). WTVF (*23) 7/24/52-Unknown
Carthage (Watertown) —
► WCNY-TV (7) ABC, CBS; Weed; 47.300 Elmira —
WTVE (24) See footnote (c) Ithacat —
WHCU-TV (20) CBS: 1/8/53-Unknown WIET (*14) 1/8/53-Unknown
Kingston —
► WKNY-TV (66) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Meeker:
21,000
Lake Placid f (Plattsburg)—
► WIRI (5) Young New York —
► WABC-TV (7) ABC; Weed; 4,290,000
► WABD (5) DuM; Averv-Knodel; 4,290,000
► WCBS-TV (2) CBS: CBS Spot Sis.; 4,290,000 WGTV (*25) 8/14/52-Unknown WNYC-TV (31) 5/12/54-Unknown
► WOR-TV (9) WOR; WOR-TV Sis.; 4,290,000
► WPIX (11) Free & Peters; 4,290,000
► WRCA-TV (4) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; 4,290,000
► WATV (13) See Newark, N. J.
Rochester —
WCBF-TV (15) 6/10/53-Unknown ►WHAM-TV (5) NBC; Hollingbery; 295,000
Broadcasting • Telecasting
MOW!. . . double the wallop in the Detroit area!
Fage '^8 • January 24, 1955