Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)

Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Date:
Jan-Mar 1956
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Leaf #:
000201
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:
June 13, 2024
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KPOA Reports Record Year KPOA Honolulu, during 1955, had the most successful year in its nine years on the air, with November sales more than 50% above the same period in 1954, according to Fin Hollinger, the station's executive vice president. At KPOA's annual Christmas party, a dozen employes who have been with the station for five years were gifted with round trip tickets and hotel accommodations for a Honolulu-California trip, Mr. Hollinger reported. REPRESENTATIVE APPOINTMENTS WSUN-AM-TV St. Petersburg, Fla., names Venard, Rintoul & McConnell Inc., N. Y., national representative. James S. Ayers Co., Atlanta, Ga., appointed southeastern representative for stations. WALB-TV Albany, Ga., appoints Venard, Rintoul & McConnell Inc., N. Y., national representative, effective immediately. KTUC Tucson, Ariz., names Radio-Tv Representatives Inc., N. Y. REPRESENTATIVE SHORT Broadcast Time Sales Inc., national station representative firm with offices in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco, elected to membership in Station Representatives Assn. Blair Companies (John Blair & Co., Blair-Tv, and Hoag-Blair) moved into new and expanded S. F. quarters in Russ Bldg. REPRESENTATIVE PEOPLE Earl O. Salmon, formerly account executive, WITH Baltimore, to George P. Hollingbery Co., N. Y., as member of radio sales staff. Seymour H. Thomas, account executive, Vernard, Rintoul & McConnell Inc., N. Y., named manager of firm's midwest office, Chicago. STATION SHORTS WILY Pittsburgh announces rate increase of 15%. New card features weekly saturation packages, including new two-day 12-spot blitz campaign. WJAG Norfolk, Neb., has held open house to show its new radio center. WMUR-TV Manchester, N. H, begins 10 a.m. programming Jan. 16. Present sign-on time is 2 p.m. W A ATAM-FMW AT V (TV) Newark, N. J., moved sales office to 515 Madison Ave., New York 22. KOSA-TV Odessa, Tex., has ordered what is claimed as nation's second longest AT&T station-leased tv interconnection. KVOE Emporia, Kan., are new call letters now in effect at old KTSW. Lyon County Bcstg. Co., which purchased station in October, has made program changes and remodeled offices in Broadview Hotel. KTOE Mankato, Minn., is on fulltime operation at 5 kw. Station formerly broadcast with 5 kw day and 1 kw night. STATION PEOPLE James F. Anderson, promotion manager, WOAI San Antonio, Tex., to KIWW San Antonio, Spanish language station, as general manager. He has also been salesman and promotion manager for KABC (now KENS) that city. Phil Hoffman, station manager, KLZA M T V Denver, elected vice president of Aladdin Broadcasting Corp., licensee of KLZ-AM-TV. ' mm. MR. ANDERSON Howard Mendel, WWCO Waterbury, Conn., promoted to commercial manager. Charles V. Hunter, account executive, WJW Cleveland. Ohio, appointed sales manager. He has been with station since 1940. first as announcer, later as program director. John Pindell, formerly sales manager, KHQ-TV Spokane. Wash., to KING-TV Seattle as local sales manager. MR. HUNTER Richard R. Camp bell to WJAR-TV Providence, R. I., as pro motion and publicity manager. Harry D. Goodwin, formerly general sales manager, WVNJ Newark, N. J., to WISN-AMTV Milwaukee, Wis., as director of radio. Robert Schoolsky, chief announcer, WPFM (FM) Providence, R. I., appointed station manager. Jack Delier, local sales staff, KWTV (TV) Okla homa City, appointed national sales manager. Before joining KWTV two years ago he was salesman for Universal Pictures, N. Y. Mark Mitchell, director of promotion and publicity, WKBV Richmond, Ind., leaving to take over management of new station in Robinson, Illinois. He will be succeeded by Bill Woehrmann, formerly chief announcer, WCNB Connersville, Ind. Mark Olds, staff director, KYW Philadelphia, appointed program manager, succeeding Gordon \V. Davis, named general manager last month. Mr. Olds, in radio 15 years, has been with KYW since 1950. Howard Miller, disc jockey, WINS New York, who also conducts network show daily over CBS Radio, named chairman of national disc jockey committee of 1956 Heart Fund Campaign, Feb. 1-29. MR. DELIER 3 For less than ^ the cost of a s Super Speed Razor . . . or Removes Sales Res/stance . . . Slick as a Whistle! we deliver 1000 Homes IN CHATTANOOGA 105,200 Watts 158,994 SETS (Primary A & B) RETMA Oct. 1, '55 260 TIME RATE 20 Second or 1 Minute Average Class A Rating TELEPULSE Dec. '54 WDEF TV NBC • CBS • ABC CARTER M. PARHAM, President •HAROLD (Hap) ANDERSON, Manager Represented by THE BRANHAM COMPANY Broadcasting • Telecasting January 9, 1956 • Page 99