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F TELESTATUS
BER 1955
Total U. S. Stations on Air: 454
(Commercial: 437; Educational: 17)
otal Cities With Tv Stations: 292 Total Tv Homes: 32,000,000
(U. S. Census Bureau, June 1955)
OW TO READ THIS LISTING
ich station or grantee is listed in the where licensed, erjjiriangle (►): station on air with regprogramming. Date of grant is aifiKn for permittees, followed by
ced starting date, tlaannel number is in parentheses, fold by national network affiliations slij I sales representatives, estimated sets overage area and station's highest time hourly rate.
it figures are provided by stations, ries on set figures should be directed rations.
sterisk ( * ) : non-commercial outlet, agger (t): not interconnected, ata on station color equipment: N, pped for network color; LS, local r slides; LF, local color film; LL, 1 live color.
ALABAMA
•--5-JSIAf—
«lp (*2) 3/9/55-Unknown JJGHAM—
°f flT (13) NBC, ABC: Blair; 366,400; N; $750 ri^ (*10)
,C-TV (6) CBS; Katz; 360,000; N; $750 N-TV (48) 12/10/52-Unknown a|Rf—
JiiL-TV (23) CBS, NBC; Walker; 31,200; $150 •ocN~
. . Y (9) CBS, ABC; Young; 26,310; $150
XWV.-TV (10) NBC, ABC; Headley-Reed; I , .000; N; $450
tG-TV (5) CBS; Avery-Knodel; 187,580; I 8 $400
r AB-TV (48) See footnote JOMERY—
pV-TV (20) CBS, ABC; Raymer; 76,550; N;
jO
. A-TV (12) NBC; Katz; 116,500; N; $350 'jRDt— (*7)
F
vA (8) 2/24/54-Unknown ARIZONA
(PHOENIX)—
Jl (12) NBC; Raymer; 141,060; N; $450
;jix—
5L-TV (10) CBS; Hollingbery; 141,060; N; •0
IO-TV (5) Katz; 141,060; N; $450
TC (3) ABC; Weed; 167,000; LF. LS; $400
IN—
°0-TV (13) CBS; Hollingbery; 50,100; $250 3 A-TV (4) ABC, NBC; Raymer; 50,500; $250 jWl-TV (9) 4/19/55-Unknown
A (11) CBS, NBC; Raymer; 27,313; $200 ARKANSAS
1 RAD Of—
3B (10) NBC; Pearson {SMITH—
5A-TV (22) NBC, ABC, CBS; Pearson; 36,4; $150
I AC-TV (5) Rambeau; 6/3/54-Unknown
• ;tOROt—
I TM-TV (8) 1/12/55-Unknown ROCK—
RK-TV (4) NBC; Petry; 118,694; N; $400 TV (7) (See Pine Bluff) TV (11) CBS; Branham BLUFFTV (7) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; 118,694; ; $450
KAN A—
1 MC-TV (6) See Texarkana. Tex
CALIFORNIA
BAKERSFIELD—
► KBAK-TV (29) ABC; Weed; 95.000; $275
► KERO-TV (10) NBC, CBS, Hollingbery; 200,000;
N; $500
BERKELEY (SAN FRANCISCO)—
*■ KQED (*9)
CHICO—
>■ KHSL-TV (12) CBS, ABC, NBC; AveryKnodel; 68,100; $250 CORONAf —
KCOA (52), 9/16/53-Unknown EUREKA—
► KIEM-TV (3) CBS, ABC, NBC; Hoag-Blair;
27,000; $200 FRESNO—
►KJEO (47) CBS, ABC; Branham; 169,000; N; $500
► KMJ-TV (24) NBC; Raymer; 169,000; N, LF,
LS; $500
KARM (12) Boiling Initial Decision 8/3/54 KBID-TV (53) See footnote LOS ANGELES—
► KABC-TV (7) ABC; Petry: 2,240,384; $1,750
► KCOP (13) Weed; 2,240,384; $1,250
► KHJ-TV (9) DuM; H-R; 2,240,384; N; $1,200
► KNXT (2) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; 2,240,384; N, LS,
LF, LL; $2,700 *-KRCA (4) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; 2,240,384; N,
LS, LF, LL; $3,600 >■ KTLA (5) Raymer; 2,240,384; LS, LF, LL; $1,500
► KTTV (11) Blair; 2,240,384; $1,750 KBIC-TV (22) 2/10/52-Unknown
MODESTOf—
KTRB-TV (14) 2/17/54-Unknown SACRAMENTO—
► KBET-TV (10) CBS; H-R; 381,328; N, LF. LS;
$600
>■ KCCC-TV (40) ABC. NBC; Weed; 165,000; $400
► KCRA-TV (3) NBC; Petry; 371,000; $650 SALINAS (MONTEREY)—
► KSBW-TV (8) CBS, ABC, NBC; H-R; 110,850;
$350 SAN DIEGO—
► KFMB-TV (8) CBS, ABC: Petry; 407,092; N;
$800
► KFSD-TV (10) NBC, ABC; Katz; 407,000; N;
$700
SAN FRANCISCO—
► KGO-TV (7) ABC; Petry; 1,163,810; $1,200
► KPIX (5) CBS; Katz; 1,163,810; N; $1,250
► KRON-TV (4) NBC; Free & Peters; 1,163,810;
N, LS, LF. LL; $1,500
► KSAN-TV (32) Stars National; 325,000; $225 KBAY-TV (20) 3/11/53-Unknown (granted STA
9/15/54) SAN JOSEf—
► KNTV (11) Boiling; 548,159; $350 SAN LUIS OBISPO—
► KVEC-TV (6) ABC, CBS; Grant; 96,420; $200 SANTA BARBARA—
► KEYT (3) ABC, CBS, NBC; Hollingbery; 227,
918; $450 STOCKTONf—
► KOVR (13) DuM; Blair; 1,162,340; $700
► KTVU (36) TULARE (FRESNO)—
► KWG (27) 150,000; $325 VISALIAf—
KAKI (43) 10/6/54-TJnknown
COLORADO COLORADO SPRINGS—
► KKTV (11) CBS, ABC; Boiling; 60,688; $200
► KRDO-TV (13) NBC; Pearson; 45,000; $125 DENVER—
► KBTV (9) ABC; Free & Peters; 317,901; $600
► KLZ-TV (7) CBS; Katz; 317,901; N; $650
► KOA-TV (4) NBC; Petry; 317,901: N: $650
► KTVR (2) DuM; Hoag-Blair; 317,901; N; $400 KRMA-TV (*6) 7/1/53-Jan. '56
GRAND JUNCTIONS —
► KFXJ-TV (5) NBC, CBS, ABC; Holman; 14,923;
$120 PUEBIO—
► KCSJ-TV (5) NBC; Avery-Knodel; 57,350; $150
CONNECTICUT
BRIDGEPORT—
► WTCC-TV (43) ABC, DuM; Young; 72,340; $200 WCTB («71) 1/29/53-Unknown
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iVDCASTING
Telecasting
HARTFORD—
► WGTH-TV (18) CBS; H-R; 351,000; $500 WCHF (»24) 1/29/53-Unknown
Travelers Bcstg. Service Corp. (3) Initial Decision 5/31/55 NEW BRITAIN—
► WKNB-TV (30) NBC; Boiling; 337,536; N; $500 NEW HAVENf—
► WNHC-TV (8) ABC, CBS; Katz; 948,702; N,
LF, LS; $800
WELI-TV (59) H-R; 6/24/53-Unknown NEW LONDONf —
WNLC-TV (26) 12/31/52-Unknown NORWICHf—
WCNE (*63) 1/29/53-Unknown STAMFORDf—
WSTF (27) 5/27/53-Unknown WATERBURY—
► WATR-TV (53) ABC; Stuart; 215,400; $200
DELAWARE
WILMINGTON—
► WPFH (12) NBC, DuM; Meeker; 2,051,000; N,
LS, LF; $1,000
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON—
► WMAL-TV (7) ABC; Katz; 600,000; $750
► WRC-TV (4) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; 752,000; N;
$1,250
► WTOP-TV (9) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; 688,880; N,
LS; $1,500
► WTTG (5) DuM; H-R; 670,000; $600 WETV (20) 10/21/54-Unknown WOOK-TV (14) 2/24/54-Unknown
FLORIDA
CLEARWATERf—
WPGT (32) 12/2/53-Unknown DAYTONA BEACHf —
WESH-TV (2) McGillvra; 7/8/54-Jan. 1, *56 FORT LAUDERDALE—
► WITV (17) ABC; Forjoe; 244,120 (also Miami);
$400 FORT MYERSf —
► WINK-TV (11) CBS, ABC; McGillvra; 16.140;
$150 FORT PIERCEf —
WTVI (19) 4/19/55-Unknown JACKSONVILLE—
► WJHP-TV (36) ABC, NBC; Perry; 98,896; N;
$200
► WMBR-TV (4) CBS, ABC; CBS Spot Sis.;
308,385; N; $700 WOBS-TV (30) Stars National; 8/12/53-Fall '55 Jacksonville Bcstg. Corp. (12) Initial Decision 4/4/55 MIAMI—
► WGBS-TV (23) NBC; Katz; 250,381; N; $500
► WTHS-TV <*2) 290,000;
► WTVJ (4) CBS; Free & Peters; 339,600; N; $900
► WITV (17) See Fort Lauderdale WMFL (33) 12/9/53-Unknown
Biscayne Tv Corp. (7) Initial Decision 1/17/55 MIAMI BEACHf—
WKAT Inc. (10) Initial Decision 3/30/55 ORLANDO—
► WDBO-TV (6) CBS, ABC, NBC; Blair; 111,875;
N; $250
WORZ Inc. (9) Initial Decision Aug. 10 WEAL-TV (18) 9/21/55-Unknown PANAMA CITY—
+■ WJDM (7) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Hollingbery;
30,100; $150 PENSACOLA—
► WEAR-TV (3) ABC, CBS; Hollingbery; 107,000;
$250
► WPFA (15) McGillvra; 32,500 ST. PETERSBURG-}-—
► WSUN-TV (38) ABC; Weed; 175,874; $325 TAMPA—
>■ WFLA-TV (8) NBC; Blair; 214,589; N, LF, LS$500
► WTVT (13) CBS; Avery-Knodel; 214,000; N, LF,
LS; $560 WEST PALM BEACH—
► WEAT-TV (12) ABC. CBS: H-R; 301,875; $200
► WIRK-TV (21) Cooke; 48,000; $150 WJNO-TV (5) NBC, CBS. DuM; Venard;
301,875; $250
GEORGIA
ALBANYf—
► W ALB -TV (10) ABC, NBC, DuM; Burn-Smith:
45.000; $200 ATLANTA—
► WAGA-TV (5) CBS; Katz; 577,900; N, LF. LS
$1,000
► WLWA (11) ABC; WLW Sis.; 506,475: $800
► WSB-TV (2) NBC; Petry; 516,140; N, LS, LF
$900
WQXI-TV (36) See footnote
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