Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1957)

STATIONS New Assignments Made by Storer In National Sales Organization New assignments in the national sales organization of Storer Broadcasting Co. were announced last week in New York by Maurice E. McMurray, national sales director of Storer stations. William E. Kelley, who has been in charge of advertiser contacts, will become New York sales manager for WJW-TV Cleveland. Lewis Johnson, formerly midwest tv sales manager, and Paul Evans, midwest radio sales manager, have been moved MR. KELLEY MR. JOHNSON from Chicago to New York as sales managers. The former will represent WJBKTV Detroit and Mr. Evans WSPD Toledo, WJW Cleveland and WJBK Detroit. Bob Flanigan, assigned to Chicago as administrative head of midwest sales opera MR. EVANS MR. FLAnIgAN tions, replaces Mr. Evans as midwest radio sales manager. A new midwest tv sales manager is still to be announced. Other New York assignments remain the same. They are Peter Storer, WBRC-TV Birmingham, Ala., and WAGA-TV Atlanta; Don Campbell, WGBS-TV Miami, WSPDTV Toledo and KPTV (TV) Portland, Ore.; Dan Weinig, WWVA Wheeling, W. Va., WGBS Miami, WAGA Atlanta and WBRC Birmingham. Gayle Grubb continues in charge of all west coast national sales for Storer stations. KVOO-TV Buys Color Equipment COMPLETE color studio equipment for origination of film and slide programs has been purchased by KVOO-TV Tulsa, Okla. The NBC-affiliated station purchased the equipment from Philco. The station already has aired several color shows. New ABC Chicago Facilities Planned for Color Telecasts NEW technical facilities being -installed for WBKB (TV) Chicago in the ABC State Lake Bldg. [B*T, March 4] will permit color transmission with slight adaptations, besides increasing tv studio space, according to the network-owned station. While ABC-TV has no present color plans for WBKB, air-conditioning units and lighting circuits to accommodate such transmission have been installed. When color telecasting is finally set, the station need only buy color cameras for the transition from black-and-white. WBKB plans to complete its move from the Kemper Bldg. to the ABC State Lake Bldg. later this month. Three tv studios will be located on the 12th (top) floor with a 60% greater area than it now possesses. One radio studio is being equipped for Chicago originations by ABC radio network. WBKB's transmitting antenna will remain on the Kemper Bldg. KTWO-TV Casper Takes to Air KTWO-TV Casper, Wyo., is now in regular operation on ch. 2. Affiliated with ABCTV and NBC-TV, the Harriscope Inc. station conducted a week of testing before its debut March 1. Owners are Burt L Harris, former vice president of the Toni Div. of Gillette Co.; Irving B. Harris, former Toni advertising director, and Don Paul Nathanson, president of North Advertising, Chicago. They spent an estimated $80,270 to build KTWO-TV. Harriscope is applicant for ch. 9 Sheridan, Wyo. Studio to Get Ampex Recorders EIGHT Ampex video tape recorders are scheduled to be installed by April 1 at the newly-opened RKO-WOR Sound Studios, established as a division of the parent company, RKO Teleradio Inc. Formerly operated under the control of WOR New York, the new unit — termed "Studio One" — is located at 1440 Broadway, New York City. It has new recording facilities for sponsors, agencies and musical organizations. More than 400 New York agency and production firm officials last month attended the formal opening of the new studios. KTBC-TV Issues New Rates A NEW rate card has been issued by KTBCTV Austin, Tex., J. C. Kellam, general manager, has announced. A class AA period was instituted to cover 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily. One time rate is now $525 an hour. Class C (5 p.m. to 6 p.m.) time, one hour rate is now $310. KIRT Mission, Tex., on Air KIRT Mission, Tex., went on the air Feb. 24. The daytime station, on 1580 kc with 1 kw, is owned and operated by Robert F. Pool Jr. and Robert F. Pool III. Program manager is Marcia Davenport. Broadcasting • Telecasting 00 Maitt thk' THE NEW TEIEPROMPTER'WOD V ! •^STR, CAMERA MOUNTS EOR GREATER FLEXIBILITY, BETTER TV PRODUCTION! •Pottntl 31 1 West 43rd St., New York 36, N.Y. • JUdson 2-3800 HERBERT W. HOBLER, V. Pres. Sales JAMES BLAIR, Iqpt. Sales Mgr. 10S ANGELES • CHICAGO • WASHINGTON, DC. • PHILADELPHIA DETROIT • MIAMI • TORONTO • LONDON ^ Page 92 • March 18, 1957