Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

B*T TELESTATUS ► WTOC-TV (11) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; N; $300 THOMASVILLE— ► WCTV (6) NBC. CBS, ABC; Blair Tv Assoc.; $350 BOISEf IDAHO ► KBOI-TV (2) CBS; Peters, Griffin, Wood ward; $250 ► KTDO-TV (7) ABC, NBC; Blair Tv Assoc.; N; $250 IDAHO FALLS— ► KID-TV (3) CBS, ABC, NBC: Gill-Perna; $225 LEWISTONf— ► KLEW-TV (3) CBS, ABC, NBC; Weed; $150 (satellite of KIMA-TV Yakima, Wash.) TWIN FALLSf— ► KLTX-TV (11) CBS, ABC, NBC: Gill-Perna; $175 KHTV (13) 11/9/55-Unknown ILLINOIS BLOOMINGTON— WBLN (15) See footnote CHAMPAIGN— ► WCIA (3) CBS, NBC; Hollingbery; N; $900 Plains Television Corp. (33) 9/19/57-Unknown CHICAGO— ► WBBM-TV (2) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; N; $3,900 ► WBKB (7) ABC; Blair; $2,400 ► WGN-TV (9) Petry; N, LL, LF, LS; $1,800 ► WNBQ (5) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; 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— ► WDAN-TV (24) ABC; Everett-McKinney; $150 DECATUR— ► WTVP (17) ABC; Gill-Perna; $350 EVANSTONf— WTLE (32) 8/12/53-Unknown HARRISBURGf — ► WSIL-TV (22) NBC, ABC; Walker; $150 LA SALLE WEEQ-TV (35) 2/13/57-October; NBC; HeadleyReed; $475 (affiliate of WEEK-TV Peoria) PEKIN— WPKN (69) 2/13/57-Unknown PEORIA— ► WEEK-TV (43) NBC; Headley-Reed; N; $600 ► WTVH (19) ABC; Petry; N; $550 WIRL-TV (8) 6/27/56 (Construction prohibited until completion of deintermixture rulemaking.) WMBD-TV (31) 6/27/56January; CBS; Peters, Griffin, Woodward QUINCY (HANNIBAL, MO.)— ► WGEM-TV (10) NBC, ABC; Young; N; $350 ► KHQA-TV (7) See Hannibal, Mo ROCK ISLAND (DAVENPORT, MOLINE) — ► WHBF-TV (4) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; N; $800 ROCKFORD— ► WREX-TV (13) CBS, ABC; H-R; N, LF, LS; $450 ► WTVO (39) NBC; Headley-Reed; N; $350 SPRINGFIELD— ► WICS (20) NBC, ABC; Young; N; $250 WMAY-TV (2) 6/27/56 (Ordered to show cause why station should not operate on ch. 36). URBANA+ — ► WILL-TV (*12) INDIANA ANDERSONf— WCBC-TV (61) 3/16/56-Unknown; $150 BLOOMINGTON— ► WTTV (4) Meeker; N; $1,000 ELKHART (SOUTH BEND) — ► WSJV (52) ABC; H-R; $300 EVANSVILLE— ► WFIE-TV (14) NBC; Venard; N; $350 ► WEHT (50) See Henderson, Ky. ► WTVW (7) ABC; Hollingbery; N, LF, LS; $350 FORT WAYNE — ► WANE-TV (15) CBS; Petry; N; $500 ► WKJG-TV (33) NBC; Raymer; N; $450 HATFIELD— WVSJ-TV (9) Initial Decision-2/18/57 INDIANAPOLIS— ► WFBM-TV (6) NBC; Katz; N, LL, LF, LS; $1,200 ► WISH-TV (8) CBS; Boiling; N, LF, LS; $1,300 ► WTTV (4) See Bloomington WLWT (13) 3/8/57-Unknown; ABC; Crosley; $1,100 LAFAYETTE— ► WFAM-TV (59) CBS, NBC; Rambeau; N; $200 MUNCIE— ► WLBC-TV (49) NBC, ABC, CBS; Holman; N; $225 PRINCETONt — WRAY-TV (52) See footnote ROANOKE— ► WPTA (21) ABC; Meeker; $400 SOUTH BEND (ELKHART)— ► WNDU-TV (16) NBC; Petry; N; $500 ► WSBT-TV (34) CBS; Raymer; N; $500 TERRE HAUTE— ► WTHI-TV (10) CBS, ABC, NBC; Boiling; N; $500 IOWA AMES— ► WOI-TV (5) ABC, CBS, NBC; Weed; N; $650 CEDAR RAPIDS— ► KCRG-TV (9) ABC; Weed; N; $425 ► WMT-TV (2) CBS; Katz; N; $625 DAVENPORT (MOLINE, ROCK ISLAND)— ► WOC-TV (6) NBC; Peters, GrifHn, Woodward; N; $800 DES MOINES— ► KRNT-TV (8) CBS; Katz; N; $700 ► WHO-TV (13) NBC; Peters, Griffin, Woodward. N, LF, LS; S700 KDPS-TV (11*) i2/12/56-Unknown KGTV (17) See toutnote FORT DODGE— ► KQTV (21) NBC, CBS; Pearson; $150 MASON CITY— ► KGLO-TV (3) CBS; Weed; $350 OTTUMWA — ► KTVO (3) See Kirksville, Mo. SIOUX CITY— ► KTIV (4) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; N; $350 ► KVTV (9) CBS, ABC; Katz; N; $425 WATERLOO— ► KWWL-TV (7) NBC; Avery-Knodel; N; $625 KANSAS ENSIGN— ► KTVC (6) ABC, CBS; Katz; $100 (satellite of KAKE-TV Wichita) GARDEN CITY— KGLD (11) 6/14/57-Unknown (satellite of KCKT Great Bend) GOODLANDf— KWGB-TV (10) 5/11/55-Unknown GREAT BEND— ► KCKT (2) NBC, ABC; Boiling; N, LS; $250 HAYS— KAYS-TV (7) 5/29/57-Unknown HUTCHINSON (WICHITA)— ► KAKE-TV (10) See Wichita ► KARD-TV (3) See Wichita ► KTVH (12) CBS; H-R; N; $575 MAN H ATTANf — KSAC-TV (*8) 7/24/53-Unknown PITTSBURG— ► KOAM-TV (7) NBC, ABC; Katz; N; $360 TOPEKA— ► WIBW-TV (13) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; N; $550 WICHITA (HUTCHINSON)— ► KAKE-TV (10) ABC; Katz; N; $675 ► KARD-TV (3) NBC; Petry; N, LL, LF, LS; $650 ► KTVH (12) See Hutchinson KENTUCKY ASHLANDf — WALN-TV (59) Petry; 8/14/52-Unknown HENDERSON (EVANSVILLE, IND.) — ► WEHT (50) CBS; Young; N; $400 LEXINGTON— ► WKXP-TV (27) Pearson; $251.30 ► WLEX-TV (18) NBC, ABC, CBS; Boiling; N; $218.50 LOUISVILLE— ► WAVE-TV (3) NBC, ABC; NBC Spot Sis.; N; $1,025 ► WHAS-TV (11) CBS; Harrington, Righter & Parsons; N; $1,000 WQXL-TV (41) Forjoe; 1/15/53-Unknown WKLO-TV (21) See footnote NEWPORT"}— WNOP-TV (74) 12/24/53-Unknown OWENSBORO— WKYT (14) 3/14/56-Unknown PADUCAHf — ► WPSD-TV (6) NBC; Pearson; $400 LOUISIANA ALEXANDRIA— ► KALB-TV (5) NBC, ABC, CBS; Weed; $250 BATON ROUGE— ► WAFB-TV (28) CBS, ABC; Blair Tv Assoc.; $250 NEW TV STATIONS THE following tv stations started regular programming within the past three months: KGEZ-TV (ch. 9) Kalispell, Mont.; KPLOTV (ch. 6) Reliance, S. D.; KTVC (ch. 6) Ensign, Kan.; WPST-TV (ch. 10) Miami; WIIC (ch. 11) Pittsburgh; WAVY-TV (ch. 10) Portsmouth, Va.; KTCA-TV (ch. 2*) Minneapolis; KSPR-TV (ch. 6) Casper, Wyo.; WWL-TV (ch. 4) New Orleans; WHYY-TV (ch. 35*) Philadelphia; WTICTV (ch. 3) Hartford, Conn.; KETV (ch. 7) Omaha, Neb.; WKXP-TV (ch. 27) Lexington, Ky.; WPTA (ch. 21) Roanoke, Ind.; CHBC-TV (ch. 2) Kelowna, B. C, and CHAT-TV (ch. 6) Medicine Hat, Alta. ► WBRZ (2) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; N; $400 WCNS (40) 7/19/56-Unknown LAFAYETTE— ► KLFY-TV (10) CBS; Young; N; $250 LAKE CHARLES ► KPLC-TV (7) NBC, ABC; Weed; $250' ► KTAG (25) CBS; Raymer; $150 MONROE— ► KNOE-TV (8) CBS, ABC, NBC; H-R; N; $400 KLSE (*13) 12/14/56-Unknown NEW ORLEANS— ► WDSU-TV (6) NBC; Blair; N, LL, LF, LS; $1,100 ► WJMR-TV (20) CBS, ABC; Weed; N: $600 ► WWL-TV (4) CBS; Katz; N, LF; $900 ► WYES (*8) WCKG (26) 4/2/53-Unknown; Gill-Perna WWEZ-TV (32) 9/26/56-Unknown SHREVEPORT— ► KSLA-TV (12) CBS, ABC; Raymer: N; $500 ► KTBS-TV (3) NBC, ABC; Petry; N; $500 MAINE AUGUSTA— WPTT (10) 11/14/56-Unknown BANGOR— ► WABI-TV (5) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; N; $350 ► WTWO (2) CBS; Venard; $300 POLAND SPRING— ► WMTW (8) CBS, ABC; Harrington, Righter & Parsons; $400 PORTLAND— ► WCSH-TV (6) NBC; Weed; N; $500 ► WGAN-TV (13) CBS; Avery-Knodel: N; $500 PRESQUE ISLE— ► WAGM-TV (8) CBS; Venard; $150 MARYLAND BALTIMORE— ► WBAL-TV (11) NBC; Petry; N, LL, LS, LF; $1,500 ► WJZ-TV (13) ABC; Blair Tv; N; $1,400 ► WMAR-TV (2) CBS; Katz; N, LF, LS; $1,500 WITH-TV (72) 12/18/52-Unknown; Forjoe WTLF (18) 12/9/53-Unknown SALISBURY— ► WBOC-TV (16) ABC, CBS; Headley-Reed; $200 MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON— ► WBZ-TV (4) NBC; Peters, Griffin, Woodward N, LS, LF; $2,400 ► WGBH-TV (-2) ► WNAC-TV (7) CBS, ABC; H-R; N; $3,000 ► WMUR-TV (9) See Manchester, N. H. WHDH-TV (5) 4/26/57-October; ABC; Blair Tv; N, LL, LF, LS; $2,500 WXEL (38) 10/ 12/5SUnknown WJDW (44) 3/12/53-Unknown BROCKTONf — WHEF-TV (62) 7/30/53-Unknown CAMBRIDGE (BOSTON)— WTAO-TV (56) See footnote GREENFIELD — WRLP (32) 7/5/56-Unknown (Satellite of WWLP Springfield, Mass.) PITTSFIELDf — ► WCDC (19) Harrington, Righter & Parsons (Satellite of WCDA Albany, N. Y.) SPRINGFIELD— ► WHYN-TV (40) CBS; Branham; N; $600 ► WWLP (22) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; N, LS; $600 WORCESTER— WWOR-TV (14) See footnote MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR — ► WP AG-TV (20) Everett-McKinney; $150 WUOM-TV (*26) 11/4/53-Unknown BAY CITY (MIDLAND, SAGINAW, FLINT)— ► WNEM-TV (5) NBC, ABC; Petry; N, LF, LS; $800 CADILLAC— ► WWTV (13) CBS, ABC; Hollingbery; $350 CHEBOYGAN— WTCM-TV (4) Initial Decision-6/21/57 DETROIT— ► WJBK-TV (2) CBS; Katz; N, LL, LF, LS; $2,600 ► WTVS (*56) ► WWJ-TV (4) NBC; Peters, Griffin, Woodward; N, LF, LS; $2,400 ► WXYZ-TV (7) ABC; Blair; N; $2,200 ► CKLW-TV (9) CBC; Young; $1,200 (See Wind sor, Ont.) WBID-TV (50) 11/19/53-Unknown EAST LANSINGf — ► WKAR-TV (»60) FLINTf— WJRT (12) 5/12/54-Unknown GRAND RAPIDS— ► WOOD-TV (8) NBC, ABC; Katz; N: $1,175 WMCM (23 ) 9/2/54-Unknown I RON WOOD— WJMS-TV (12) 11/30/55-Unknown KALAMAZOO— ► WKZO-TV (3) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; N; $1,300 LANSING— ► WJIM-TV (6) NBC, CBS, ABC; Peters, Griffin, Woodward; N, LF, LS; $1,000 WTOM-TV (54) See footnote Page 126 • October 7, 7957 Broadcasting Telecasting