Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Date:
Oct-Dec 1957
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Leaf #:
000131
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 TELESTATUS A QUARTERLY SITUATION REPORT ON PRESENT AND PLANNED TV STATIONS Published in first issue of each quarter October 1957 Total U. S. Stations on Air: 512 (Commercial: 488; Educational: 24) (Includes Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico) Total Cities with On-Air Stations: 326 Total Tv Homes: 38,700,000 (B-T Estimate as of Jan. 1, 1957) ALABAMA ANDALUSIAf— ► WAIQ («2) BIRMINGHAM— ► WABT (13) NBC, ABC; Harrington, Righter, Parsons; N, LF, LS; $800 ► WBIQ («10) ► WBRC-TV (6) CBS; Katz; N; $850 WBMG (42) 11/29/56-Unknown DECATUR— ► WMSL-TV (23) NBC, CBS, ABC; McGillvra; N; $150 DOTHAN— ► WTVY (9) CBS, ABC; Young; N; $150 FLORENCE— WOWL-TV (15) 1/30/57-October; Forjoe; $200 MOBILE— ► WALA-TV (10) NBC, ABC; H-R; N; $450 ► WKRG-TV (5) CBS; Avery-Knodel; N; $450 MONTGOMERY— ► WCOV-TV (20) CBS, ABC; Young, N; $200 ► WSFA-TV (12) NBC, ABC; Katz; N; $450 MUNFORDf— ► WTIQ (*7) SELMAf— WSLA (8) 2/52/54-Unknown ARIZONA MESA (PHOENIX)— ► KVAR (12) NBC; Raymer; N; $450 PHOENIX— ► KOOL-TV (10) CBS; Hollingbery; N; $550 ► KPHO-TV (5) Katz; N; $450 ► KTVK (3) ABC; Weed; N, LF, LS; $400 TUCSON— ► KGUN-TV (9) ABC; Headley-Reed; N, LF, LS; $300 ► KOLD-TV (13) CBS; Hollingbery; N; $300 ► KVOA-TV (4) NBC; Branham; N; $300 YUMA— ► KIVA (11) CBS, NBC; Hollingberry ; $200 KYAT (13) 1/25/56-Unknown ARKANSAS EL DORADO— ► KRBB (10) NBC (ABC, CBS per program basis); O'Connell; $200 FORT SMITH— ► KFSA-TV (22) NBC, ABC; Venard; $200 ► KNAC-TV (5) CBS; H-R; $250 JONESBOROt— KBTM-TV (4) 1/12/55-Unknown (Satellite of KATV Pine Bluff) LITTLE ROCK— ► KARK-TV (4) NBC; Petry; N; $500 ► KTHV (11) CBS; Branham; N; $450 ► KATV (7) (See Pine Bluff) PINE BLUFF— ► KATV (7) ABC; Branham; N; $450 TEXARKANA— ► KCMC-TV (6) (See Texarkana. Tex.) Broadcasting • Telecasting CALIFORNIA BAKERSFIELD— ► KBAK-TV (29) CBS, ABC; Weed; $350 ► KERO-TV (10) NBC; Petry; N; $500 BERKELEY (SAN FRANCISCO)— ► KQED (*9) CHICO— ► KHSL-TV (12) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; N; $250 EUREKA ► KIEM-TV (3) CBS, ABC, NBC; Blair Tv Assoc.; $250 KHUM-TV (13) 1/16/56-Unknown FRESNO— ► KFRE-TV (12) CBS; Blair; N, LF, LS; $650 ► KJEO (47) ABC; Branham; N, LL, LS; $600 ► KMJ-TV (24) NBC; Raymer: N, LF, LS; $550 KWG (27) (See Tulare, Calif.) KBID-TV (53) See footnote LOS ANGELES ► KABC-TV (7) ABC; Katz; $2,600 ► KCOP (13) Petry; $1,250 ► KHJ-TV (9) H-R; N; $1,750 ► KNXT (2) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; N, LS, LF, LL; $3,500 ► KRCA (4) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; N, LL, LS, LF; $3,600 ► KTLA (5) Peters, Griffin, Woodward; N, LS, LF, LL; $1,500 ► KTTV (11) Blair; $2,000 KBIC-TV (22 ) 2/10/52-Unknown MODESTOf— KTRB-TV (14) 2/17/54-Unknown OAKLAND (SAN FRANCISCO)— KTUV (2) Initial Decision 6/20/56 REDDING— ► KVIP-TV (7) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; N; $250 SACRAMENTO ► KBET-TV (10) CBS; H-R; N, LF, LS; $850 ► KCRA-TV (3) NBC; Petry; N, LF, LS; $900 KGMS-TV (46 ) 3/2/56-Unknown SALINAS (MONTEREY)— ► KSBW-TV (8) CBS, ABC, NBC; H-R; N; $425 SAN DIEGO— ► KFMB-TV (8) CBS; Petry; N; $900 ► KFSD-TV (10) NBC; Katz; N; $850 SAN FRANCISCO— ► KGO-TV (7) ABC; Blair; $1,700 ► KPLX-TV (5) CBS; Katz; N, LF, LS; $1,700 ► KRON-TV (4) NBC: Peters, Griffin, Woodward; N, LL, LF, LS; $1,700 ► KSAN-TV (32) Stars National; $115 KB AY-TV (20) 3/11/53-Unknown KPRT (26) 12/20/56-Unknown KTUV (2) (See Oakland) SAN JOSEf— ► KNTV (11) ABC, CBS, NBC; Weed; N; $250 SAN LUIS OBISPO— ► KSBY-TV (6) ABC, CBS; H-R; $220 SANTA BARBARA— ► KEYT (3) NBC, ABC, CBS; Hollingbery; N; $450 STOCKTONf— ► KOVR (13) ABC, CBS; Hollingbery; N; $650 TULARE— KWG (27) Bernard; $325 (plans to resume on air Nov. 1) COLORADO COLORADO SPRINGS— ► KKTV (11) CBS, ABC; Boiling; $250 ► KRDO-TV (13) NBC; Pearson; $175 DENVER— ► KB TV (9) ABC; Peters, Griffin, Woodward; N; $750 ► KLZ-TV (7) CBS; Katz; N; $750 ► KOA-TV (4) NBC: NBC Spot Sis.; N; $750 ► KRMA-TV (*6) LL, LF, LS ► KTVR (2) Blair Tv Assoc.; $500 GRAND JUNCTION!— ► KREX-TV (5) NBC, CBS, ABC; Holman; $150 MONTROSE— ► KFXJ-TV (10) (Satellite of KREX-TV Grand Junction) PUEBLO— ► KCSJ-TV (5) NBC; Pearson; $155 CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT— ► WICC-TV (43) ABC; Young; $200 WCTB (»71) 1/29/53-Unknown HARTFORD — ► WHCT (18) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; $650 ► WTIC-TV (3) Harrington, Righters & Parsons; $800 WCHF (»24) L/29/53-Unknown NEW BRITAIN— ► WNBC (30) NBC; NBC Spot Sales; N; $600 NEW HAVENf— ► WNHC-TV (8) ABC; Katz; N, LF, LS; $1,200 WELI-TV (59) 6/24/53-Unknown; H-R NEW LONDONf — WNLC-TV (26) 12/31/52-Unknown NORWICHf— WCNE (»83) 1/29/53-Unknown STAMFORDf— WSTF (27) 5/27/53-Unknown WATERBURY— ► WATR-TV (53) ABC; Stuart; $200 DELAWARE WILMINGTON— ► WVUE-TV (12) Katz; N, LS, LF; $1,600 DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON— ► WMAL-TV (7) ABC; H-R; N; $1,500 ► WRC-TV (4) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; N; $1,250 ► WTOP-TV (9) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; N, LF, LS; $1,800 ► WTTG (5) Weed; $1,000 WOOK-TV (14) 2/24/54-Unknown FLORIDA DAYTON A BEACHt— ► WESH-TV (2) Petry; N; $200 FORT LAUDERDALE— ► WITV (17) ABC; Forjoe; $500 FORT MYERS"f*— ► WINK-TV (11) CBS, ABC; McGillvra; $150 FORT PIERCEf— WTVI (19) 4/19/55-Unknown JACKSONVILLE— ► WFGA-TV (12) NBC; Peters, Griffin, Woodward; $600 ► WJHP-TV (36) NBC, ABC; Petry; N; $300 ► WMBR-TV (4) CBS, ABC; CBS Spot Sis.; N; $850 WJCT (*7) 2/28/57-December MIAMI— ► WCKT (7) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; N, LF; $950 ► W1TV U7| See Fort Lauderdale ► WPST-TV (10) ABC; H-R; N; $825 ► WTHS-TV C2) ► WTVJ (4) CBS; Peters, Griffin, Woodward; N, LL, LF, LS; $1,000 WGBS-TV (23) (See footnote) WMFL (33) 12/9/53-Unknown ORLANDO— ► WDBO-TV (6) CBS, ABC, NBC; Blair Tv As soc.; N; $450 WEAL-TV (18) 9/21/55-Unknown WLOF-TV (9) 6/7/57-Unknown PANAMA CITY— ► WJDM (7) ABC, CBS, NBC; Hollingbery; $150 PENSACOLA— ► WEAR-TV (3) ABC, CBS; HolUngbery; N; $300 WPFA-TV (15) See footnote ST. PETERSBURG— ► WSUN-TV (38) ABC; Venard; $400 TALLAHASSEE— ► WCTV (6) See ThomasvUle, Ga. TAMPA — ► WFLA-TV (8) NBC; Blair Tv; N, LF, LS; $850 ► WTVT (13) CBS; Katz; N, LF, LS; $850 Florida West Coast Educational Television Inc. (*3) 9/19/57-Unknown WEST PALM BEACH— ► WEAT-TV (12) ABC, CBS; Venard; $250 ► WPTV (5) NBC, CBS; Blair Tv Assoc.; N; $275 GEORGIA ALBANYf — ► WALB-TV (10) NBC, ABC; Venard; N; $250 ATHENSf— WGTV (*8) 9/5/56-November ATLANTA— ► WAGA-TV (5) CBS; Katz; N, LS, LF; $1,000 ► WLWA (11) ABC; Crosley; N; $900 ► WSB-TV (2) NBC; Petry; N, LS, LF; $1,000 WETV (*30) 3/21/56-Unknown WATL-TV (36) See footnote AUGUSTA— ► WJBF (6) NBC, ABC; Avery-Knodel; N; $350 ► WRDW-TV (12) CBS; Branham; $350 COLUMBUS— ► WRBL-TV (4) CBS, ABC; Hollingbery; N; $400 ► WTVM (28) NBC, ABC; Headley-Reed; N; $300 MACON— ► WMAZ-TV (13) CBS, ABC, NBC; Avery Knodel; N; $400 SAVANNAH— ► WSAV-TV (3) NBC, ABC; Blair Tv Assoc.; N; $300 October 7, 1957 • Page 125 HOW TO READ THIS LISTING Each station or grantee is listed in the city where licensed. Triangle (►): station on air with regular programming. Date of grant is shown for permittees, followed by planned starting date when known. Channel number is in parentheses, followed by national network affiliations and sales representatives, and station's highest one-time hourly rate. Asterisk (*): non-commercial outlet. Dagger (t): not interconnected. Data on station color equipment: N. equipped for network color, LS. local color slides; LF, local color film; LL, local live color.