Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)

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Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Date:
Jan-Mar 1956
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Leaf #:
0001158
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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B-T TELES¥ATQJS GEORGL\ ALBANYf— ► WALB-TV (10) ABC, NBC; Venard; 45,000; $200 ATLANTA— ► WAGA-TV (5) CBS; Katz; 578,000; N, LF, LS; $1,000 ► WLWA (11) ABC; WLW Sis.; 568.000; $800 ► WSB-TV (2) NBC; Petry; 516,140; N, LS, LF; $900 WATL-TV (36) See footnote AUGUSTA— ► WJBF (6) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; 188,542; N; $300 ► WBDW-TV (12) CBS; Branham; 169,000; $250 COLUMBUS— ► WDAK-TV (28) NBC, ABC; Headley-Reed; 136,959; N; $220 ► WRBL-TV (4) CBS, ABC; Hollingbery; 187.327; N; $300 MACON— ► WMAZ-TV (13) CBS, ABC; NBC (per program basis); Avery -Knodel; 112,089; N; $300 WOKA (47) See footnote ROMEf— ► WROM-TV (9) McGlllvra; 174,330; $150 SAVANNAH— ► WSAV-TV (3) NBC; Hoag-Blair; 150,000; N; $275 ► WTOC-TV (11) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; 150, 524; $250 THOMASVILLEf— ► WCTV (6) CBS, NBC, ABC; Meeker; 75,000; $200 IDAHO BOISEf— ► KBOI-TV (2) CBS; Free & Peters; 60,975; $150 ► KIDO-TV (7) ABC, NBC; Hoag-Blair; 49,800; $250 IDAHO FALLS!— ► KID-TV (3) CBS, ABC, NBC; Gill-Perna; 50,362; $175 LEWISTONf— ► KLEW-TV (3) Weed; (satellite of KIMA-TV Yakima, Wash.) TWIN FALLSf— ► KLIX-TV (11) CBS, ABC, NBC; Gill-Perna; 16,000; $150 KHTV (13) 11/9/55-Unknown Illinois bloomington— ► WBLN (15) McGillvra; 113,242; $200 CHAMPAIGN— ► WCIA (3) CBS, NBC; Hollingbery; 336,235; N; $700 CHICAGO— ► WBBM-TV (2) CBS, CBS Spot Sis.; 2,323,200: N' $3 300 ► WBKB'(7) ABC; Blair; 2,093,523; $2,200 ► WGN-TV (9) Hollingbery; 2,325,000; $1,500 ► WNBQ (5) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; 2,287,000; N. LL, LS, LF; $4,000 ► WTTW (*11) WHFC-TV (26) 1/8/53-Unknown WIND-TV (20) 3/9/53 Unknown WOPT (44 ) 2/10/54-Unknown DANVILLE— ► WD AN -TV (24) ABC; Everett-McKinney; 50, 000; $150 DECATUR— ► WTVP (17) ABC, NBC; Boiling; 185,000; $300 EVANSTONf — WTLE (32) 8/12/53-Unknown HARRISBURGf— ► WSIL-TV (22) ABC; Walker; 30,000; $150 PEORIA— ► WEEK -TV (43) NBC; Headley-Reed; 244.420; N: S400 ► WTVH (19) CBS, ABC; Petry; 231,056; N; $350 WIRL Tv Co. (8) Initial Decision 11/5/54 QUINCYf (HANNIBAL, MO.)— ► W GEM-TV (10) ABC, NBC; Young; 150,000; N; $200 ► KHQA-TV (7) See Hannibal. Mo. ROCKFORD— ► WREX-TV (13) CBS, ABC; H-R; 272,695; N; $41)0 ► WTVO (39) NBC; Headley-Reed; 116,000; $250 ROCK ISLAND (DAVENPORT, MOLINE)— ► WHBF-TV (4) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; 273. 450; N; $700 SPRINGFIELD— ► WICS (20) ABC, NBC; Young; 103,580; S250 Sangamon Valley Tv Corp. (2) Initial Decision 11/30/54 URBANAf — ► WILL-TV (*12) INDIANA BLOOMINGTON— ► WTTV (4) ABC, NBC; Meeker; 695,661; (also Indianapolis); N; $800 ELKHART— ► WSJV (52) ABC; H-R; 216,135; $300 EVANSVILLE— ► WFIE (62) ABC, NBC; Venard; 126,088; $350 ► WEHT (50) See Henderson, Ky WTVW (7) 12/21/55-Unknown FORT WAYNE— ► WKJG-TV (33) NBC; Raymer; 144,230; N; $400 Page 92 • March 5, 1956 ► WINT (15) See Waterloo WANE-TV (69) Boiling; 9/29/54-Unknown INDIANAPOLIS— ► WFBM-TV (6) NBC; Katz; 660,000; N, LL, LF, LS; $960 ► WISH-TV (8) CBS; Boiling; 660.000; N; $1,000 ► WTTV (4) See Bloomington Mid -West Tv Corp. (13) Initial Decision 6/7/55 LAFAYETTE— ► WFAM-TV (59) CBS; Rambeau; 175,000; $200 MUNCIE— ► WLBC-TV (49) ABC, CBS, NBC; Holman, Wal ker; 107,250; N; $225 PRINCETON! — WRAY-TV (52) See footnote SOUTH BEND— ► WNDU-TV (46) NBC; Meeker; 176,700; N, LL, LS; $500 ► WSBT-TV (34) CBS; Raymer; 206,363; N; $400 TERRE HAUTE— ► WTHI-TV (10) CBS, ABC, NBC; Boiling; 191, 760; N; $400 WATERLOO (FORT WAYNE)— ► WINT (15) CBS, ABC; H-R; 139,625; N; $300 IOWA AMES— ► WOI-TV (5) ABC; Weed; 324,750; N; $500 CEDAR RAPIDS— ► KCRG-TV (9) ABC; Hoag-Blair; 288,660; $325 ► WMT-TV (2) CBS; Katz; 318,743; 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; 284,500; N, LL, LS; $650 KGTV (17) See footnote FORT DODGE— ► KQTV (21) NBC; Pearson; 42,870; $150 MASON CITY— ► KGLO-TV (3) CBS; Weed; 135,932; $200 OTTUMWA— ► KTVO (3) CBS, NBC; Boiling; 168,392; N; $300 SIOUX CITY— ► KTIV (4) NBC; Hollingbery; 187,743; N; $300 ► KVTV (9) CBS, ABC; Katz; 173,336; N; $350 WATERLOO— ► KWWL-TV (7) NBC; Avery-Knodel; 324,866; $400 KANSAS ENSIGN— Southwest Kansas Tv Co. (6) 1/25/56-Unknown GOODLANDf — KWGB-TV (10) 5/11/55-Unknown GREAT BEND— ► KCKT (2) NBC; Boiling; 144,350; $125 HUTCHINSON (WICHITA)— ► KTVH (12) CBS; H-R; 233,660; N; $500 ► KAKE-TV (10) See Wichita ► KEDD (16) See Wichita MANHATTAN-}-— KS AC-TV (*8) 7/24/53-Unknown PITTSBURG— ► KOAM-TV (7) NBC, ABC; Katz; 151,143; $250 TOPEKA— ► WIBW-TV (13) CBS, ABC; Capper; 499,260; N; $550 WICHITA (HUTCHINSON) — ► KAKE-TV (10) ABC; Katz; 260,000; N; $425 ► KARD-TV (3) NBC; Petry; 265,430; N, LF, LS; $350 ► KEDD (16) NBC; Young; 170,935; $425 ► KTVH (12) See Hutchinson KENTUCKY ASHLAND!— WPTV (59) Petry; 8/14/52-Unknown HENDERSON (EVANSVILLE, IND.)— ► WEHT (50) CBS; Meeker; 97,748; N; $250 LEXINGTONf — ► WLEX-TV (18) NBC, ABC; Forioe; $150 WLAP-TV (27) 12/3/53-UnKnown LOUISVILLE— ► WAVE-TV (3) NBC, ABC; NBC Spot Sis.; 506,966; N; $925 ► WHAS-TV (11) CBS; Harrington, Righter & Parsons (last reported set count in July 1952 was 205,544); N; $1,000 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; Weed; 107,600; S250 New Tv Stations THE following tv stations started regular programming within the past month: KPIC Roseburg, Ore. (ch. 4); WOSUTV Columbus, Ohio (ch. *34); KLEWTV Lewiston, Idaho (ch. 3); KHOL-TV Hayes Center, Neb. (ch. 4), and KRMATV Denver (ch. *6). BATON ROUGE— ► WAFB-TV (28) CBS, ABC; Young; 104,000; $250 ► WBRZ (2) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; 171,690; 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; Young; 62,167; $150 MONROE— ► KNOE-TV (8) CBS, ABC, NBC; H-R; 273,000; N; $300 KLSE (*13) 12/14/55-Unknown NEW ORLEANS— ► WDSU-TV (6) ABC, CBS, NBC; Blair; 381,713; N, LF, LL; $850 ► WJMR-TV (20) ABC, CBS; Boiling; 139,000; $250 WCKG (26) Gill-Perna; 4/2/53-Unknown Times-Picayune Pub. Co. (4) Initial Decision 7/7/55 Greater New Orleans Educational Tv Inc. (*6) 2/17/56-Unknown SHREVEPORT— ► KSLA-TV (12) ABC, CBS; Raymer; N; 166,000; $400 ► KTBS-TV (3) NBC, ABC; Petry; 199,710 MAINE BANGOR— ► WABI-TV (5) ABC, NBC; Hollingbery; 98,000; N; $150 ► WTWO (2) CBS; Venard; $250 LEWISTON— WLAM-TV (17) See footnote POLAND SPRING— ► WMTW (8) ABC, CBS; Harrington, Righter & Parsons; 272,923; $300 PORTLAND— ► WCSH-TV (6) NBC; Weed; 190,200; N; $350 ► WGAN-TV (13) CBS; Avery-Knodel; 185.000; N; $350 MARYLAND BALTIMORE— ► WAAM (13) ABC; Harrington, Righter & Par sons; 664,388; $1,100 ► 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) 12/9/53-Unknown SALISBURY!— ► WBOC-TV (16) ABC, CBS; Headley-Reed; 54,310; $200 MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON— ► WBZ-TV (4) NBC; Free & Peters; 1,392,021; N, LS, LF; $2,250 ► WGBH-TV (*2) 1,332,379; N, LL, LF. LS ► WMUR-TV (9) (See Manchester, N. H.) ► WNAC-TV (7) CBS, ABC; H-R; 1,392,021; N; $2,000 WJDW (44) 8/12/53-Unknown WHMB (38) 10/12/55-Unknown Greater Boston Tv Corp. (5) Initial Decision 1/4/56 BROCKTON!— WHEF-TV (62) 7/30/53-Unknown CAMBRIDGE (BOSTON)— ► WTAO-TV (56) ABC; Keller; 219,000; $250 pittsfield!— ► WMGT (19) ABC; Walker; 175,886; $250 SPRINGFIELD— ► WHYN-TV (40) CBS; Branham; 200,000; $300 ► WWLP (22) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; 200,000; N, LS; $500 WORCESTER— WWOR-TV (14) See footnote WAAB-TV (20) Forjoe; 8/12/53-Unknown MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR — ► WP AG-TV (20) Everett-McKinney; 27,000; $150 WUOM-TV C26) 11/4/53-Unknown BAY CITY (MIDLAND, SAGINAW)— ► WNEM-TV (5) NBC, ABC; Headley-Reed; 312, 555; N; $500 CADILLAC— ► WWTV (13) CBS, ABC; Weed; 333,577; $300 DETROIT— ► WJBK-TV (2) CBS; Katz; 1,590,400; N; $2,200 ► WTVS (*56) ► WWJ-TV (4) NBC; Free & Peters; 1,610.000; N. LF. LS; $2,000 ► WXYZ-TV (7) ABC: Blair; 1,568,000: N: $1,800; ► CKLW-TV (9) CBC; Young; 1,568,000; $1,100. (See Windsor, Ont.) WBID-TV (50) 11/19/53-Unknown EAST LANSING!— ►WKAR-TV (*60) 58.000 FLINTf— WJRT (12) CBS; Harrington, Righter & Parsons; 5/12/54-Unknown GRAND RAPIDS— ► WOOD-TV (8) NBC. ABC; Katz; 586,604; N; $1,050 WMCN (23) 9/2/54-Unknown IRONWOOD— WJMS-TV (12) 11/30/55-Unknown KALAMAZOO— ► WKZO-TV (3) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; 599,060; N; $1,000 LANSING— ► WJIM-TV (6) NBC, CBS, ABC; Petry; 441,300; N; $800 ► WTOM-TV (54) ABC; McGillvra; 60,850; $200 Broadcasting Telecasting