Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)
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WDBJ
for 33 years
OUTSTANDING
in
ROANOKE
and Western Virginia
RADIO
by any measurement!
According to N. C. S. No. 2, WDBJ has more than TWO TIMES the DAILY N. C. S. Circulation of Station "B"; more than THREE TIMES the circulations of Stations "C" and "D".
In the latest Roanoke Metropolitan Area Pulse Report. WDBJ has a 47% share of total morning audience, 43% share of total afternoon audience, and 38% share of total evening audience. Tune-in same periods is high: 21.6, 23.8, 18.8. All figures are Monday through Friday averages.
Ask your Peters, Griffin, Woodward "Colonel".
WDBJ
AM • 960 Kc. • 5000 watts FM • 94.9 Mc. • 14,600 watts
ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
Page 72 • October 14, 1957
GOVERNMENT continued
exceptional showings were West Virginia (11%) where the coal mining situation improved and Idaho (11%) where farm income gains were supported by improvement in mining, manufacturing and construction. Louisiana's 10% increase over 1955 was due to nonfarm income expansion.
Per capita personal income ranged from $2,858 in Delaware to $964 in Mississippi. Other high-ranking areas were Connecticut, New Jersey, California, Nevada, New York, Illinois and District of Columbia. Relative increases in per capita were better than the national average in New England and the Mideast.
Following are estimates of total and per capita personal income by regions and states for 1955 and 1956:
TOTAL PERSONAL INCOME PER CAPITA PERSONAL INCOME
Per cent
Per cent
Amount
change,
Amount
change,
(millions
of dollars)
1955 to
(dollars)
1955 to
1955
1956
1956
1955
1956
1956
United States
303,268
324,281
7
1,846
1,940
5
New England
20,006
21,385
7
2,080
2,202
6
MAINE
1,439
1,517
5
1,588
1,667
5
NEW HAMPSHIRE
955
1,015
6
1,727
1,812
5
VERMONT
571
607
6
1,543
1,641
6
MASSACHUSETTS
9,950
10,614
7
2,085
2,206
6
RHODE ISLAND
1,583
1,666
5
1,938
2,012
4
CONNECTICUT
5,508
5,966
8
2,504
2,673
7
Mideast
77,363
83,119
7
2,135
2,268
6
NEW YORK
36,112
38,784
7
2,254
2,395
6
NEW JERSEY
12,242
13,202
8
2,299
2,443
6
PENNSYLVANIA
20,583
22,020
7
1,889
2,008
6
DELAWARE
1,005
1,149
14
2,577
2,858
11
MARYLAND
5,421
5,911
9
1,976
2,102
6
DIST. OF COL.
2,000
2,053
3
2,334
2,371
2
Great Lakes
69,520
73,874
6
2,069
2,159
4
MICHIGAN
15,617
16,206
4
2,132
2,156
1
OHIO
18,376
19,594
7
2,054
2,154
5
INDIANA
8,147
8,586
5
1,882
1,946
3
ILLINOIS
20,865
22,472
8
2,243
2,383
6
WISCONSIN
6,515
7,016
8
1,760
1,864
6
Plains
24,344
25,583
5
1,640
1,699
4
MINNESOTA
5,344
5,657
6
1,675
1,745
4
IOWA
4,219
4,445
5
1,580
1,651
4
MISSOURI
7,502
7,904
5
1,786
1,858
4
NORTH DAKOTA
866
897
4
1,347
1,365
1
SOUTH DAKOTA
855
926
8
1,252
1,330
6
NEBRASKA
2,161
2,246
4
1,550
1,588
2
KANSAS
3,397
3,508
3
1,649
1,668
1
Southeast
46,643
49,873
7
1,301
1,368
5
VIRGINIA
5,536
6,012
9
1,547
1,647
6
WEST VIRGINIA
2,546
2,815
11
1,283
1,420
11
KENTUCKY
3,755
3,995
6
1,247
1,324
6
TENNESSEE
4,317
4,566
6
1,264
1,317
4
NORTH CAROLINA
5,446
5,770
6
1,254
1,305
4
SOUTH CAROLINA
2,579
2,665
3
1,117
1,133
1
GEORGIA
4,899
5,196
6
1,338
1,400
5
FLORIDA
5,963
6,641
11
1,666
1,762
6
ALABAMA
3,686
3,854
5
1,185
1,229
4
MISSISSIPPI
2,042
2,047
0
957
964
1
LOUISIANA
3,944
4,338
10
1,344
1,444
7
ARKANSAS
1,930
1,974
2
1,071
1,088
2
Southwest
20,243
21,569
7
1,587
1,655
4
OKLAHOMA
3,312
3,491
5
1,499
1,561
4
TEXAS
14,179
15,044
6
1,621
1,686
4
NEW MEXICO
1,129
1,218
8
1,424
1,494
5
ARIZONA
1,623
1,816
12
1,612
1,718
7
Rocky Mountain
6,591
7,111
8
1,691
1,774
5
MONTANA
1,141
1,188
4
1,814
1,862
3
IDAHO
897
992
11
1,466
1,587
8
WYOMING
562
602
7
1,801
1,875
4
COLORADO
2,756
3,003
9
1,782
1,863
5
UTAH
1,235
1,326
7
1,550
1,633
5
Far West
38,558
41,767
8
2,205
2,312
5
WASHINGTON
5,161
5,392
4
1,980
2,022
2
OREGON
3,073
3,278
7
1,824
1,908
5
NEVADA
576
596
3
2,451
2,413
-2
CALIFORNIA
29,748
32,501
9
2,295
2,419
5
Territory of Hawaii
946
1,016
7
1,720
1,773
3
Broadcasting
U. S. Income Up 7% In '56 — Commerce
Residents of all 48 states had more money to spend in 1956 than the year before — $324 billion against $303 billion — an increase of 7% for the nation as a whole.
Largest regional gains, 8%, appeared in the Far West and Rocky Mountain areas, according to a personal income analysis by the U. S. Dept. of Commerce. New England, Mideast, Southeast and Southwest gains for 1956 matched the national 7% increase.
By states the largest increases in total personal income were in Delaware (14%), Arizona (12%) and Florida (11%). These states have been leaders in income gains for the last decade. Other states making