Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1955)

Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Date:
Oct-Dec 1955
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Leaf #:
0001165
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:
March 21, 2024
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♦T TELESTATUS *(6) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; 184,000; N; T-TV (12) CBS; Headley-Reed; 154,400; IS :-TV (28) NBC. ABC, DuM; Headley; 136,959; N: $220 -TV (4) CBS. ABC; Hollingbery; 187.327; 300 :-TV (13) CBS, ABC; NBC (per program ); Avery-Knodel; 108,103; N; $300 *. (47) See footnote C-TV (9) McGillvra; 174.330; $150 AH — -TV (11) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; 150,S250 '-TV (3) L/26/55-Unknown VILlEf— (6) CBS, NBC, ABC; Meeker; 60,000; $200 IDAHO -TV (2) CBS: Free & Peters: 54,350: $150 -TV (7) ABC. NBC; Hoag-Blair; 49,800: =ALLSt— "V (3) CBS, ABC. NBC; Gill-Perna; 3: $175 N-j. 7-TV (3) 2/9/55-12/1/55 MlSf— TV (11) CBS, ABC; Gill-Perna; Moore und: 13,900 Valley Tv Corp. (13) 11/9/55-Unknown ILLINOIS NGTON— J (15) McGillvra; 113,242; $200 IGN— (3) CBS, NBC; Hollingbery; 335,560; N; vI-TV (2) CBS. CBS Spot Sis.; 2.323.200: 3,300 B (7) ABC; Blair; 2,237,900; $2,200 -TV (9) Hollingbery; 2,325,000; $1,500 3 (5) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; 2,286,000; LS. $3,700 v Cll) Z-TV (26) 1/8/53-Unknown D-TV (20 ) 3/9/53 Unknown T (44) 2/10/54-Unknown lB— N-TV (24) ABC; Everett-McKinney; 50, $150 R— P (17) ABC, NBC; Boiling; 171,500; $300 ONf— E (32) 8/12/53-Unknown lURGf— -TV (22) ABC; Walker; 30,000; $150 {-TV (43) NBC; Headley-Reed; 244,420; 5400 H (19) CBS, ABC; Petry; 231.056; N; $350 ^ Tv Co. (8) Initial Decision 11/5/54 7 (HANNIBAL, MO.)— M-TV (10) ABC, NBC; Avery-Knodel; D00; N; $200 A.-TV (7) See Hannibal, Mo. •RD — X-TV (13) CBS, ABC; H-R; 260,050; N; b O (39) NBC; Headley-Reed; 116,000; $250 SLAND (DAVENPORT, MOLINE) — F-TV (4) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; 273,N; $700 FIELD— ? (20) ABC, NBC; Young; 103,580; $250 amon Valley Tv Corp. (2) Initial Decision 150/54 Af L-TV ('12) INDIANA ;oNt— iC-TV (61) 2/2/55-Unknown INGTON— «V (4) ABC, NBC; Meeker; 684,201; (also ianapolis); N; $800 :t— V (52) ABC; H-R; 216,135; $300 VILLE— E (62) ABC, NBC, DuM; Venard; 100.273; 0 IT (50) See Henderson, Ky. lsville Tv Inc. (7) Initial Decision 10/4/54 VAYNE— G-TV (33) NBC; Raymer; 144,230; N: $400 T (15) See Waterloo -re-TV (69) Boiling; 9/29/54-Unknown 1APOLIS — ■M-TV (6) NBC; Katz; 660,000; N, LL. LF, : S960 H-TV (8) CBS; Boiling; 660,000; N; $1,000 "V (4) See Bloomington -West Tv Corp. (13) Initial Decision 6/7/55 :TTE— ^M-TV (59) CBS; Rambeau; 115.000; $200 MUNCIE— ► WLBC-TV (49) ABC. CBS, NBC, DuM; Hol man, Walker; 107.250; N; $225 PRINCETONf— WR AY-TV (52) See footnote SOUTH BEND— ► WNDU-TV (46) NBC; Meeker; 176,700; N; $500 ► WSBT-TV (34) CBS. DuM; Raymer; 206.363; N; $400 TERRE HAUTE— ► WTHI-TV (10) CBS, ABC. NBC; Boiling; 191, 760; N; $400 WATERLOO (FORT WAYNE)— ► WLNT (15) CBS, ABC; H-R; 139,625; N; $300 IOWA AMES— ► WOI-TV (5) ABC; Weed; 316,000; N; $500 CEDAR RAPIDS— ► KCRG-TV (9) ABC; Hoag-Blair; 288,660; $325 ► WMT-TV (2) CBS; Katz; 317,160; N; $500 DAVENPORT (MOLINE, ROCK ISLAND)— ► WOC-TV (6) NBC; Free & Peters; 307,070; N; $800 DES MOINES— ► KRNT-TV (8) CBS; Katz; N; $650 ► WHO-TV (13) NBC; Free & Peters; 280,500; N; $650 KGTV (17) See footnote FORT DODGE— ► KQTV (21) NBC; Pearson; 42,870; $150 MASON CITY— ► KGLO-TV (3) CBS, DuM; Weed; 135,932: $200 OTTUMWAt— ► KTVO (3) Boiling SIOUX CITY— ► KTTV (4) NBC; HolUngbery; 187,743: N; $300 ► KVTV (9) CBS, ABC; Katz; 154,642; N; $300 WATERLOO— ► KWWL-TV (7) NBC, DuM; Avery-Knodel; 162,159; $400 KANSAS GOODLANDf — KWGB-TV (10) 5/11/55-Unknown GREAT BEND— ► KCKT (2) NBC; Boiling; 144,350; $225 HUTCHINSON (WICHITA)— ► KTVH (12) CBS, DuM H-R; 228,230; N; $430 ► KAKE-TV (10) See Wichita ► KEDD (16) See Wichita MANHATTANf — KSAC-TV (»8) 7/24/53-Unknown PITTSBURG— ► KOAM-TV (7) NBC, ABC; Katz: 138,300; $250 TOPEKA— ► WIBW-TV (13) CBS, ABC; Capper Sis.; 479,815; N; $400 WICHITA (HUTCHINSON)— ► KAKE-TV (10) ABC: Katz; 260.000; N; $425 ► KARD-TV (3) Petry; 265,430; N, LF, LS: $350 ► KEDD (16) NBC; Young; 160,968; $425 ► KTVH (12) See Hutchinson KENTUCKY ASHLANDf— WPTV (59) Petry; 8/14/52-Unknown HENDERSON (EVANSVILLE, IND.)— ► WEHT (50) CBS; Meeker; 92,859; N; $250 LEXINGTONf— ► WLEX-TV (18) NBC, ABC. DuM; Forjoe: $150 WLAP-TV (27) 12/3/53-Unknown LOUISVILLE— ► WAVE-TV (3) ABC. NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; 498 495' N* $925 ► WHAS-TV (11) CBS: Harrington, Righter Sc Parsons (last reported set count in July 1952 was 205,544); N; $850 WKLO-TV (21) See footnote WQXL-TV (41) Forjoe; 1/15/53-Unknown NEWPORTf — WNOP-TV (74) 12/24/53-Unknown PADUCAHf — Columbia Amusement Co. (6) Initial Decision 4/11/55 LOUISIANA ALEXANDRIA!— ► KALB-TV (5) NBC, ABC, CBS, DuM; Weed: 107,600: $250 BATON ROUGE— ► WAFB-TV (28) CBS. ABC: Young; 96,450; $250 ► WBRZ (2) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; 171,180; N; $250 LAFAYETTE— ► KLFY-TV (10) CBS; Venard; 71,175; $200 LAKE CHARLES— ► KPLC-TV (7) NBC, ABC; Weed; 66.781; $200 ► KTAG (25) CBS; DuM; Young; 62,167; $150 MONROE— ► KNOE-TV (8) CBS, ABC, NBC; H-R; 267,000; N; $300 NEW ORLEANS— ► WDSU-TV (6) ABC. CBS. NBC, DuM: Blair; 364.679; N, LF, LL; $850 ► WJMR-TV (20) ABC. CBS, DuM; Boiling; 139. 000: $250 New Tv Stations THE following tv stations started regular programming within the past month: KTVO (TV) Ottumwa, Iowa (ch. 3); KTHV (TV) Little Rock, Ark. (ch. 11); KRBB (TV) El Dorado, Ark. (ch. 10). WCKG (26) Gill-Perna: 4/2/53-Unknown Times-Picayune Pub. Co. (4) Initial Decision 7/7/55 SHREVEPORT— ► KSLA-TV (12) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuM; Raymer; 93,500; $300 ► KTBS-TV (3) NBC; Petry; 167,135 MAINE BANGOR— ► WABI-TV (5) ABC, NBC, DuM; Hollingbery; 98,000; N; $150 ► WTWO (2) CBS; Venard; $250 LEWISTON— WLAM-TV (17) See footnote POLAND SPRING— ► WMTW (8) ABC. CBS. DuM; Harrington, Righter & Parsons; 272.923; $300 PORTLAND— ► WCSH-TV (6) NBC; Weed; 184.085; N; $330 ► WGAN-TV (13) CBS; Avery-Knodel; 189,900: N; $350 WPMT (53) See footnote MARYLAND BALTIMORE— ► WAAM (13) ABC, DuM; Harrington, Righter & Parsons; 627,380; $975 ► WBAL-TV (11) NBC; Petry; 627,380: N, LS. LF. LL; $1,100 ► WMAR-TV (2) CBS; Katz; 627.380; N, LF, LS; $1,100 WITH-TV (72) Forioe; 12/18/52-Unknown WTLF (18) 12/9/33-Unknown SALISBURY!— ► WBOC-TV (16) ABC, CBS; Burn-Smith; 53,495; $200 MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON— ► WBZ-TV (4) NBC; Free & Peters; 1,361.830; N, LS. LF; $2,250 ► WGBH-TV (*2) 1,332,379; N. LL, LF, LS ► WNAC-TV (7) CBS. ABC. DuM; H-R; 1,361,830; N; $2,000 WJDW (44 ) 8/12/53-Unknown WHMB (38) 10/12/55-Unknown BROCKTONf — WHEF-TV (62 ) 7/30/53-Unknown CAMBRIDGE (BOSTON)— ► WTAO-TV (56) ABC, DuM; Keller; 219,000; $250 PITTSFIELDf— ► WMGT (19) ABC; Walker; 175,886; $250 SPRINGFIELD— ► WHYN-TV (55) CBS; Branham: 198,000; $300 ► WWLP (22) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; 198,000; N; $400 WORCESTER— WWOR-TV (14) See footnote WAAB-TV (20) Forjoe; 8/12/53-Unknown MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR— ► WPAG-TV (20) DuM; Everett-McKlnn«y; 27, 000; $150 WUOM-TV (»26) 11/4/33-Unknown BAY CITY (MIDLAND, SAGINAW)— ► WNEM-TV (5) NBC; Headley-Reed; 312,555; N; $545 CADILLAC— ► WWTV (13) CBS, ABC; Weed; 333,577; $300 DETROIT— ► WJBK-TV (2) CBS; Katz; 1,590,400; N; $2,000 ► WTVS («56) ► WWJ-TV (4) NBC; Free & Peters; 1,580.000: N, LF. LS; $2,000 ► WXYZ-TV (7) ABC; Blair; 1.568,000; N; $1,800; ► CKLW-TV (9) CBC; Young; 1,550,000; $1,100. See Windsor, Ont. WBID-TV (50) 11/19/53-Unknown EAST LANSINGf — ►WKAR-TV (»60) 58,000 FLINTf — WJRT (12) CBS; Harrington, Righter & Parsons; 5/12/54-Dec. '55 GRAND RAPIDS— ► WOOD-TV (8) NBC. ABC; Katz; 549,149; N; $1,050 WMCN (23) 9/2/54-Unknown KALAMAZOO— ► WKZO-TV (3) CBS, ABC, NBC; Averv-Knodel; 595,375; N; $1,000 LANSING— ► WJIM-TV (6) NBC, CBS, ABC; Petry 435,980; N; $800 ► WTOM-TV (54) ABC; McGillvra; 60,850; $200 MARQUETTEf — WDMJ-TV (6) 4/7/54-Unknown SAGINAW (BAY CITY, MIDLAND)— ► WKNX-TV (57) CBS, ABC; Gill-Perna; 152,000; N; $375 TRAVERSE CITY— ► WPBN-TV (7) NBC: Holman; 48.203; $120 MINNESOTA AUSTIN— ► KMMT (6) ABC; Avery-Knodel; 89,270; $200 DULUTH (SUPERIOR, WIS.)— ► KDAL-TV (3) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; 106,500; $325 ► WDSM-TV (6). See Superior. Wis. WFTV (38) See footnote MINNEAPOIIS-ST. PAUL— ► KEYD-TV (9) H-R; 630,000; $450 ► KSTP-TV (5) NBC; Petry; 615.000; N, LS. LF; $1,450 ► WCCO-TV (4) CBS; Free & Peters; N, LL; $1,100 ► WTCN-TV (11) ABC; Katz; 600,000; $750 ROCHESTER— ► KROC-TV (10) NBC: Meeker; 110,927; N; $200 DCASTING Telecasting December 5, 1955 Page 89