Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1955)
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j'u-TV (13) CBS, ABC, NBC; Katz; 358,740; I 151,000
; :i-TV (79) 10/20/54-Unknown I TOWN—
jllJ-TV (21) NBC; Headley-Reed; 180,076: N;
!N-TV (27) CBS, ABC, DuM; Raymer;
t!48; N; $350
fV (73) 11/2/55-Unknown ILLE—
';-TV (18) ABC. CBS, NBC, DuM; Pear45,000; N; $150
OKLAHOMA
p (10) ABC;
s); Venard; t
CBS. NBC (per program
3,590; N; $225
»-TV (12) 5/12/54-Unknown
)-TV (5) ABC; Pearson; 223,000; N; $225
3-TV (7) ABC, DuM; Pearson; 71,000; $150 3EET—
K (8) ABC, DuM; Avery-Knodel; 248,750; I 5400
I DMA CITY—
I } (25) ABC: McGillvra; 167,381: $225
I V (9) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; 350,500;
. 5750
I -TV (4) NBC, ABC; Katz; 363,285; N, LS, IX; $800 .. (*13) 12/2/53-Unknown
V (6) CBS; Petrv; 305,912; N; $750 O-TV (2) NBC; Blair; 305,912; N; $700 3 -TV (»11) 7/21/54-Unknown ) (23) See footnote i (17) 2/4/54-XJnknown
OREGON
-TV (13) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; 61,430;
CH FALLS! —
TV (2) Grant; 12/2/54-Early '56
JDS-TV (5) ABC, CBS, NBC; Hoag-Blair; 500; $200 ND—
a (12) ABC; Hollingbery, 340,000; N; $600 J-TV (6) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; 340,000; N;
V (27) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; 342,070; N, LF, $700
V (8) North Pacific Tv Inc. 6/23/55-Un•wn
RGf—
(4) Hollingbery; 6/8/55-May '56
-TV (3) 9/30/53-Unknown PENNSYLVANIA OWNf—
:-TV (67) See footnote (39) Weed; 8/12/53-Unknown
A—
G-TV (10) CBS, ABC, NBC; H-R; 537,452;
b
Am
i'V-TV (51) NBC; Meeker; 89,307; N; $200 It
,V (57) ABC, DuM; Headley-Reed; 90,210; It
J (12) NBC, ABC; Petry; 218,500: N; $700 E (35) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; 85,000; | $200
ieURG—
IjlB-TV (27) Forjoe: $200
■"-TV (55) CBS; Boiling; 241,449; $325
■ A (71) ABC, NBC; Headley-Reed; 241,449; '3 $350
i °Nt—
L-TV (63) Meeker; 12/18/52-Unknown TOWN—
D-TV (56) ABC, CBS, DuM; Weed; $200
C-TV (6) NBC, CBS, ABC; Katz; 924,809;
|LS. LF; $825
iSTER—
X-TV (8) NBC, CBS. DuM; Meeker;
.950; N. LS, LF; $1,200 -A (21) 5/7/53-Unknown
_0Nf
f 5R-TV (15) See footnote V ASTLE—
■ 3T-TV (45) See footnote • lELPHIA—
W U-TV (10) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; 2.094.852; _ LF. LS; $3,000
W L.-TV (6) ABC, DuM; Blair; 2,105,636; N,
1) . LF; $2,875
» "Z (3) NBC; Free & Peters; 2,088.318: N; 2fO
PUD (23 ) 9/28/55— Unknown
PITTSBURGH—
► KDKA-TV (2) ABC. CBS, NBC; Free & Peters;
1,200,000; N; $1,700
► WENS (16) ABC, CBS, NBC; Branham; 375,
000; $450
► WQED (»13)
WTVQ (47) Headley-Reed: 12/23/52-Unknown
WKJF-TV (53) See footnote
WIIC (11) CBS; Blair; 7/20/55-12/23/55
READING—
► WHUM-TV (61) CBS, ABC; H-R; 253,467; N;
$450
WEEU-TV (33) See footnote SCRANTON —
► WARM-TV (16) ABC; Hollingbery; 200,000:
$225
► WGBI-TV (22) CBS; Blair; 260.000; $400
► WTVU (73) Everett-McKinney; 195,000; $200
SHARONf —
WSHA (39) 1/27/54-Unknown
SUNBURYf —
WKOK-TV (38) 2/9/55-Unknown
WILKES-BARRE—
► WBRE-TV (28) NBC; Headley-Reed; 272,000; N;
$450
► WILK-TV (34) ABC; Avery-Knodel; 280.000;
N; $300
WILLI AMSPORTf —
WRAK-TV (36) Everett-McKinney; 11/13/52
Early '56
YORK—
► WNOW-TV (49) DuM; Keller; 106,700; $200
► WSBA-TV (43) ABC; Young; 106,700; $200
RHODE ISLAND
PROVIDENCE—
► WJAR-TV (10) NBC, ABC; Weed; 1.404,002; N;
$1,000
► WPRO-TV (12) CBS; Blair; 1,404,002; $1,000 WNET (16) See footnote
SOUTH CAROLINA
ANDERSON—
► WAIM-TV (40) CBS; Headley-Reed; 127,550; N;
$200
CAMDENf —
WACA-TV (15) 6/3/53-Unknown
CHARLESTON—
► WCSC-TV (5) CBS, ABC; Free & Peters;
218.220: N; $300
► WUSN-TV (2) NBC, DuM; H-R; $300
COLUMBIA—
► WCOS-TV (25) ABC; Headley-Reed: 96,000;
$200
► WIS-TV (10) NBC; Free & Peters; 175,085; N;
$400
► WNOK-TV (67) CBS; Raymer; 101,000; $200 FLORENCE—
► WBTW (8) CBS, NBC, ABC; CBS Spot Sis.;
153,810; $300
GREENVILLE—
► WFBC-TV (4) NBC; Weed; 387,044; N; $525
► WGVL (23) ABC, CBS; H-R; 130,000; $200
SPARTANBURGf —
WSPA-TV (7) CBS; Hollingbery; 11/25/53
1/1/56
SOUTH DAKOTA
FLORENCE!—
► KDLO-TV (3) Satellite of KELO-TV Sioux Falls RAPID CITYf—
► KOTA-TV (3) CBS, ABC, NBC; Headley-Reed:
11,075; $150 SIOUX FALLS—
► KELO-TV (11) NBC, ABC; H-R: 173,586; $425
TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA —
► WDEF-TV (12) NBC, ABC, CBS; Branham;
158,994; N; $400 Mountain City Tv Inc. (3) Initial Decision 7/5/54 JACKSON—
► WDXI-TV (7) CBS, ABC; Burn-Smith; 96,585;
N; $200
JOHNSON CITY—
► WJHL-TV (11) CBS, ABC, NBC, DuM; Pear
son: 185,316; $250 (film)
KNOXVILLE—
► WATE (6) NBC, ABC, Avery-Knodel; 228,670;
N; $400
► WTSK-TV (26) CBS, ABC; Pearson; 171,900; N;
$250
WBHt-TV (10) Initial Decision 1/5/55 MEMPHIS—
► WHBQ-TV (13) CBS, ABC; Blair; 379,747; $700
► WMCT (5) NBC; Branham; 387,724; N; $900 WREC-TV (3) Katz; 5/26/55-1/1/56 Memphis Community Tv Foundation (10)
11/23/55-Unknown
NASHVILLE—
► WLAC-TV (5) CBS; Katz; 429,441; N; $550
► WSIX-TV (8) ABC; Hollingbery; 276,040; $425
► WSM-TV (4) NBC; Petry; 276,040; N; $600
TEXAS
ABILENE—
► KBRC-TV (9) NBC, ABC, DuM; Pearson; 58,
260; $225
AMARILLO—
► KFDA-TV (10) CBS, ABC; H-R; 79,237; $250
► KGNC-TV (4) NBC, DuM; Katz; 79,237; $300
AUSTIN—
► KTBC-TV (7) CBS, ABC, NBC; Raymer; 141,
128; N; $350
BEAUMONTf—
► KBMT (31) ABC, NBC. DuM; Forjoe; 40.000; N,
LL. LF, LS; $200
► KFDM-TV (6) CBS, ABC; Free & Peters; 104,
000; $300
BIG SPRINGf—
KBST-TV (4) CBS; Pearson; 7/22/54-12/25/55
CORPUS CHRISTIf—
► KVDO-TV (22) NBC; ABC, CBS (per program
basis); Young; 51,750; $200
Gulf Coast Bcstg. Co. (6) Free & Peters; Initial Decision 6/17/54
K-Six Tv Inc. (10) Initial Decision 1/20/55
DALLAS —
KRLD-TV (4) CBS; Branham; 554,392; N; $1,100
► WFAA-TV (8) ABC, NBC; Petry; 554,392; N;
$1,000
KXJF-TV (29) 2/12/53-Unknown EL PASO—
► KROD-TV (4) CBS, ABC; Branham; 82,335; N;
$375
► KTSM-TV (9) NBC; Hollingbery; 79,379; N;
$250
KOKE (13) H-R; 3/18/54-1/1/56 FT. WORTH—
*► WBAP-TV (5) ABC, NBC; Free & Peters;
510,000; N, LL. LF, LS; $900
► KFJZ-TV (11) H-R
GALVESTON (HOUSTON)—
► KGUL-TV (11) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; 458,500;
$700
HARLINGENf (BROWNSVILLE, MeALLEN, WESLACO)—
►KGBT-TV (4) CBS, ABC; H-R; 81,089; $250 (plus 8,000 Mexican coverage)
HOUSTON—
► KPRC-TV (2) NBC; Petry; 458,650; N; $900
(film)
► KTRK (13) ABC; Blair; 458,650; N. LF, LS;
$700
► KUHT (*8 ) 450.000 KNUZ-TV (39) See footnote KXYZ-TV (29) 6/18/53-Unknown
► KGUL-TV (11) See Galveston
LAREDOf—
KHAD-TV (8) CBS; Pearson; 7/20/55 -Unknown LONGVIEWf—
► KTVE (32) Forjoe; 55,268; $175 LUBBOCK—
► KCBD-TV (11) NBC, ABC; Raymer; 104,782; N;
$300
►KDUB-TV (13) CBS; Avery-Knodel; 111,025; N, LF, LS; $300 (film)
LUFKIN—
► KTRE-TV (9) NBC; Venard; 40,332; $150 (Sta
tion receives NBC programs from KPRC-TV Houston but is not an NBC affiliate.)
MIDLAND!—
► KMID-TV (2) NBC, ABC, CBS, DuM; Venard,
Brown; 51.720; $200
ODESSAf—
KOSA-TV (7) 7/13/55-Dec. '55
SAN ANGELO—
► KTXL-TV (8) CBS, NBC, ABC, DuM; Venard;
42.903; $200
SAN ANTONIO—
► KCOR-TV (41) O'ConneU
► KENS-TV (5) CBS, ABC, DuM; Free 8c Peters;
280,759; N; $700
► WOAI-TV (4) NBC, ABC; Petry; 281,995; N,
LL, LS, LF; $700 Mission Telecasting Corp. (12) Initial Decision 6/16/55
SWEETWATER!—
KPAR-TV (12) CBS; Avery-Knodel; t/26/53Unknown
TEMPLE (WACO)—
► KCEN-TV (6) NBC; Hollingbery; 131,444; N;
$300
TEXARKANA (ALSO TEXARKANA, ARK.)—
► KCMC-TV (6) CBS, ABC; NBC (per program
basis); VenaTd; 161,360; N; $260
3CASTING
Telecasting
December 5, 1955
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