Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1955)
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Lebanon! —
WLBR-TV (15) See footnote (c) New Castle —
WKST-TV (45) See footnote (c) Philadelphia —
► WCAU-TV (10) CBS: CBS Spot Sis.; 1,904,946
► WFIL-TV (6) ABC, DuM; Blair; 2,043,972 WIBG-TV (23) 10/21/53-Unknown
► WPTZ (3) NBC; Free & Peters; 1,878,519
Pittsburgh —
► WDTV (2) CBS, NBC, DuM; Free & Peters;
1,134,110
► WENS (16) ABC, CBS, NBC; Petry; 412,465 WKJF-TV (53) See footnote (c)
► WQED (*13)
WTVQ (47) Headley-Reed; 12/23/52-Unknown
Reading —
► WEEU-TV (33) ABC, NBC; Headley-Reed;
95,000
► WHUM-TV (61) CBS; H-R; 219,370 Scranton —
► WARM-TV (16) ABC; Hollingbery; 200,000
► WGBI-TV (22) CBS; Blair; 195,000
► WTVU (73) Everett-McKinney; 150,424
Wilkes-Barre —
► WBRE-TV (28) NBC; Headley-Reed; 210,000
► WILK-TV (34) ABC, DuM; Avery-Knodel;
250,000
Williamsportf —
WRAK-TV (36) Everett-McKinney; 11/13/52Jan. '55
York—
► WNOW-TV (49) DuM; Forjoe; 87,400
► WSBA-TV (43) ABC; Young; 88,000
RHODE ISLAND
Providence —
► WJAR-TV (10) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Weed;
1,382,853
► WNET (16) ABC, CBS, DuM; Raymer; 80,000 WPRO-TV (12) Blair; 9/2/53-Unknown (granted STA 9/23/53)
SOUTH CAROLINA
Anderson —
► WAIM-TV (40) CBS; Headley-Reed; 175,000 Camdenf —
WACA-TV (15) 6/3/53-Unknown Charleston —
► WCSC-TV (5) ABC, CBS; Free & Peters;
144,121
► WUSN-TV (2) NBC; H-R; 138,500 Columbia —
► WCOS-TV (25) ABC, DuM; Headley-Reed;
70.200
► WIS-TV (10) NBC, DuM; Free & Peters; 138,992
► WNOK-TV (67) CBS; Raymer; 69,300
Florence —
► WBTW (8) ABC, CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; 100,000 Greenville—
► WFBC-TV (4) NBC; Weed; 443,850
► WGVL (23) ABC, DuM; H-R; 101,200
Spartanburgt —
WSPA-TV (7) CBS; Hollingbery; 11/25/53Early '55
SOUTH DAKOTA
Rapid Cityt — ■
KOTA-TV (3) 12/8/54-6/1/55 Sioux Falls'—
► KELO-TV (11) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Raymer;
110,262
TENNESSEE
Chattanooga —
► WDEF-TV (12) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Bran
ham; 121,100 Mountain City Tv Inc. (3) Initial Decision 7/5/54
Jacksont —
WDXI-TV (7) Burn-Smith; 12/2/53-3/1/55 Johnson City —
► WJHL-TV (11) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Pear
son; 129,360
Knoxville —
► WATE (6) ABC, NBC; Avery-Knodel; 98,560 WBIR-TV (10) Initial Decision 1/5/55
► WTSK-TV (26) ABC, CBS, DuM; Pearson;
80,050
Memphis —
► WHBQ-TV (13) CBS; Blair; 330,647 ►WMCT (5) ABC, NBC, DuM; Branham; 330,647
WREC Broadcasting Service (3) Initial Decision 8/27/54
Nashville —
► WSIX-TV (8) ABC; Hollingbery; 225,520 S»WSM-TV (4) NBC, DuM; Petry; 208,985
Old Hickory (Nashville) —
► WLAC-TV (5) CBS; Katz; 219,217
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TEXAS
Abilenet —
► KRBC-TV (9) ABC, NBC, DuM; Pearson; 39,983 Amarillo —
► KFDA-TV (10) ABC, CBS; H-R; 65,587
► KGNC-TV (4) NBC, DuM; Katz; 65,587
Austin —
► KTBC-TV (7) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Raymer;
98,594
Beaumontt —
► KBMT (31) ABC, NBC, DuM: Forjoe; 40,000 Beaumont Bcstg. Corp. (6) CBS; Free & Peters;
8/4/54-Spring '55
Big Springt—
KBST-TV (4) 7/22/54-Unknown
Corpus Christit —
► KVDO-TV (22) ABC, NBC, DuM; Young; 37,360 KTLG (43) 12/9/53-Unknown
Gulf Coast Bcstg. Co. (6) Initial Decision 6/17/54
Dallas—
KDTX (23) 1/15/53-Unknown KLIF-TV (29) 2/12/53-Unknown
► KRLD-TV (4) CBS; Branham; 422,000
► WFAA-TV (8) ABC, NBC, DuM; Petry; 422,000
El Paso—
KOKE (13) Forjoe; 3/18/54-Unknown
► KROD-TV (4) ABC, CBS, DuM; Branham;
62.395
► KTSM-TV (9) NBC; Hollingbery; 60,385 Ft. Worth—
► WBAP-TV (5) ABC, NBC; Free & Peters;
440,000
KFJZ-TV (11) 9/17/54-Unknown Galveston —
► KGUL-TV (II) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; 378,000 Harlingent (Brownsville, McAllen, Weslaco) —
► KGBT-TV (4) ABC, CBS, DuM; H-R; 47,673 Houston —
KNUZ-TV (39) See footnote (c)
► KPRC-TV (2) NBC: Petry: 387,000
► KTRK-TV (13) ABC, DuM; Blair; 387,000 KTVP (23) 1/8/53-Unknown
► KUHT <*8) 300,000
KXYZ-TV (29) 6/18/53-Unknown
Longviewt — ■
► KTVE (32) Forjoe; 40,000 Lubbock —
► KCBD-TV (11) ABC, NBC: Raymer; 67,878
► KDUB-TV (13) CBS, DuM; Avery-Knodel;
67,878
KFYO-TV (5) Katz; 5/7/53-Unknown Lufkint —
KTRE-TV (9) Venard; 11/17/54-Unknown Midland— ,
► KMID-TV (2) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Venard;
39,250
Odessat —
Odessa Tv Co. (7) Initial Decision 11/18/54 San Angelo —
► KTXL-TV (8) CBS; Melville; 38,598 San Antonio —
KALA (35) 3/26/53-Unknown
KCOR-TV (41) O'Connell; 5/12/54-April '55
► KENS-TV (5) ABC, CBS, DuM; Free & Peters;
232 993
► WAOI-TV (4) ABC, NBC; Petry; 232,993
Sweetwatert —
KPAR-TV (12) CBS; Avery-Knodel; 8/26/53Unknown
Temple—
► KCEN-TV (6) NBC; Hollingbery; 98,617 Texarkana (also Texarkana, Ark.) —
► KCMC-TV (6) ABC, CBS, DuM; Venard; 103,760
Tylert —
KETX (19) See footnote (c)
► KLTV (7) ABC, CBS, NBC; DuM; Pearson;
74,140
Wacot—
► KANG-TV (34) ABC, DuM; Raymer; 43,673 KWTX-TV (10) 12/1/54-Unknown
Weslacot (Brownsville, Harlingen, McAllen) —
► KRGV-TV (5) NBC; Raymer; 47,673 Wichita Falls—
► KFDX-TV (3) ABC, NBC; Raymer; 80,910
► KWFT-TV (6) CBS, DuM; Blair; 85,300
UTAH
Provot —
KOVO-TV (11) 12/2/53-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.
Salt Lake City—
► KSL-TV (5) CBS. DuM: CBS Spot Sis.; 167.200
► KTVT (4) NBC: Katz; 167,200
► KUTV (2) ABC; Hollingbery; 181,500
VERMONT
Montpeliert —
► WMVT (3) ABC, CBS, NBC; Weed; 106,000
VIRGINIA
Danvillet —
WBTM-TV (24) See footnote (c) Hampton (Norfolk) —
► WVEC-TV (15) NBC, DuM; Avery-Knodel;
125,000
Harrisonburg —
► WSVA-TV (3) ABC, CBS, NBC. DuM; Pearson;
97,354
Lynchburg —
► WLVA-TV (13) ABC, CBS, DuM; Hollingbery;
173,000
Newport News —
► WACH-TV (33) Walker Norfolk —
► WTAR-TV (3) ABC, CBS, DuM; Petry; 346,007 WTOV-TV (27) See footnote (c) Beachview Bcstg. Corp. (10) Initial Decision
12/23/54
► WVEC-TV (15) See Hampton Petersburgf —
WPRG (8) 9/29/54-Unknown Richmond —
WOTV (29) 12/2/53-Unknown
► WTVR (6) NBC; Blair; 477,318
Roanoke —
► WSLS-TV (10) ABC, NBC; Avery-Knodel;
300,749
WASHINGTON
Bellingham —
► KVOS-TV (12) CBS, DuM; Forjoe; 155,153
Pascot —
► KEPR-TV (19)
Seattle (Tacoma)—
► KING-TV (5) ABC; Blair; 408,100
► KOMO-TV (4) NBC; Hollingbery; 408,100
► KCTS (*9)
KCTL (20) 4/7/54-Unknown
Spokane —
► KHQ-TV (6) NBC: Katz: 96,770
► KREM-TV (2) ABC; Petrv; 95,649
► KXLY-TV (4) CBS, DuM; Avery-Knodel; 99,553
Tacoma (Seattle) —
► KTVW (13) Barry, N. Y.; Clark, Chicago;
408,100
►KTNT-TV (11) CBS, DuM; Weed; 408,100
Vancouver! —
KVAN-TV (21) Boiling; 9/25/53-Unknown
Yakima —
► KIMA-TV (29) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Weed;
30,789
WEST VIRGINIA
Bluefieldi—
WHIS-TV (6) Katz; 10/29/54-Unknown Charleston —
► WCHS-TV (8) ABC, CBS, DuM; Branham;
402,584
► WKNA-TV (49) ABC, DuM; Weed; 51,130 Clarksburgf —
WBLK-TV (12) Branham; 2/17/54-Spring '55
Fairmontf —
► WJPB-TV (35) ABC, NBC, DuM; Gill-Perna;
35,200
Huntington —
► WSAZ-TV (3) ABC, NBC; Katz; 478,777 WHTN-TV (13) 9/2/54-Spring '55
Oak Hill (Beckley)f—
► WOAY-TV (4) ABC; Weed Parkersburgt —
► WTAP (15) ABC, DuM; Forjoe; 30,000 Wheeling —
WLTV (51) 2/11/53-Unknown
► WTRF-TV (7) ABC, NBC; Hollingbery; 304,269
► WSTV-TV (9) See Steubenville, Ohio
WISCONSIN
Eau Claire —
► WEAU-TV (13) ABC, NBC, DuM; Hollingbery;
75,000
Green Bay —
► WBAY-TV (2) ABC, CBS, DuM; Weed; 210,000 WFRV-TV (5) ABC; 3/10/54-Unknown
► WMBV-TV (11) See Marinette
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