Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1958)
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BROADCASTING TELESTATUS
A QUARTERLY SITUATION REPORT ON PRESENT AND PLANNED TV STATIONS
Published in first issue of each quarter
April 1958
Total U. S. Stations on Air: 541
(Commercial: 510; Educational 31) (Includes Alaska, Guam, Hawaii, Puerto Rico)
Total Cities with On-Air Stations: 336 Total Tv Households: 39,800,000
(ARF — Census data as of April 1957)
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.
ALABAMA
AND ALUS I Af —
► 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; Masla; $150 DOTHAN—
► WTVY (9) CBS, ABC; Young; N; $150 FLORENCE—
► WOWL-TV (15) CBS, NBC; Forjoe; $200 MOBILE —
► WALA-TV (10) NBC, ABC; H-R; N; $500
► WKEG-TV (5) CBS; Avery-Knodel; N; $450
MONTGOMERY—
► WCOV-TV (20) CBS, ABC; Young, N; $200
► WSFA-TV (12) NBC, ABC; Katz; N; $450
MUNFORDt—
► WTIQ (*7)
SELMAf—
Wi,LA (8) 2/52/54-Unknown
ARIZONA
MESA (PHOENIX)—
► KVAR (12) NBC; Avery-Knodel; N; $500 PHOENIX—
► KOOL-TV (10) CBS; Hollingbery; N; $550
► KPHO-TV (5) Katz; $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—
► KEVA (11) NBC, CBS, ABC; Hollingbery; N;
$200
K)ai (13) 1/25/56-Unknown ARKANSAS
EL DORADO—
►KRBB (10) NBC, ABC; O'Connell; $200 FORT SMITH—
► KFSA-TV (22) NBC, ABC; Venard; N; $200
► KNAC-TV (5) CBS; H-R; $250
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; Avery-Knodel; N; $450 TEXARKANA
► KCMC-TV (6) (See Texarkana, Tex.) Broadcasting
CALIFORNIA
BAKERSFIELD—
^Si^-XY (29) CBS ABC; Weed; $350
► KERO-TV (10) NBC, ABC; Perry; N; $500
BERKELEY (SAN FRANCISCO)—
► KQED (*9)
CHICO—
*"K?„SL-'rv <12> CBS ABC; Avery-Knodel; N; $250
EUREKA—
^K™M$*250 (3) CBS' ABC' NBC: Blair TV Assoc.;
► KVIQ-TV (6) Hollingbery; $200 FRESNO—
► KFRE-TV (12) CBS; Blair Tv; N, LF, LS; $650
► KJEO (47) ABC; Branham; N, LL; $600
► KMJ-TV (24) NBC; Katz; N; LF, LS; $600 KBID-TV (53) See footnote
LOS ANGELES—
► KABC-TV (7) ABC; Katz; $2,300
► KCOP (13) Petry; $1,500
► KHJ-TV (9) H-R; $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; LL, LS,
LF; $1,500
► KTTV (11) Blair Tv; $2,000 KBIC-TV (22) 2/10/52-Unknown
MODESTOf—
KTRB-TV (14) 2/17/54-Unknown OAKLAND (See San Francisco) 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, LF, LS; $850 SAN FRANCISCO-OAKLAND—
► KGO-TV (7) ABC; Blair Tv; $1,700
► KPLX (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
► KTVU (2) H-R; N; $1,000
KB AY-TV (20) 3/11/53-Unknown KPRT (26) 12/20/56-Unknown Golden State Telecasting Co. (38) 2/13/58-Unknown
SAN JOSE—
► KNTV (11) ABC, CBS, NBC; Weed; $250 SAN LUIS OBISPO—
► KSBY-TV (6) CBS, ABC, NBC; H-R; $220 SANTA BARBARA—
► KEYT (3) NBC, ABC, CBS; Headley-Reed;
$450
STOCKTON—
► KOVR (13) ABC; Hollingbery; $800 TULARE—
KVVG (27) See footnote
COLORADO COLORADO SPRINGS—
► KKTV (11) CBS, ABC; Boiling; N; $250
► KRDO-TV (13) NBC; Pearson; $175
DENVER—
► KBTV (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)
► KTVR (2) Blair Tv Assoc.; $500 GRAND JUNCTIONf—
► KREX-TV (5) CBS, NBC, ABC; Holman; $150 MONTROSE—
► KFXJ-TV (10) (Satellite of KREX-TV Grand
Junction)
PUEBLO—
► KCSJ-TV (5) NBC; Pearson; $225
CONNECTICUT
BRIDGEPORT—
► WICC-TV (43) ABC; Young; $200 WCTB (*71) 1/29/53-Unknown
HARTFORD—
► WHCT (18) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; N; $700
► WTIC-TV (3) Harrington, Righter & Parsons
$1,000
WEDH (*24) 1/29/53-Unknown
NEW BRITAIN—
► WNBC (30) NBC; NBC Spot Sales; N; $600 NEW HAVEN—
► WNHC-TV (8) ABC; Katz; N, LF. LS; $1,200 WELI-TV (59) 6/24/53-Unknown; H-R
NEW LONDON)' —
WNLC-TV (26) 12/31/52-Unknown NORWICHf—
WCTN (*63) 1/29/53-Unknown STAMFORDf —
WSTF (27) 5/27/53-Unknown WATERBURY—
► WATR-TV (53) ABC; McGavren-Quinn; $200
DELAWARE
WILMINGTON—
► WVUE (12) Katz; $1,600
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA WASHINGTON—
► WMAL-TV (7) ABC; H-R; $1,750
► 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; LS; $1,000 WOOK-TV (14) 2/24/54-Unknown
FLORIDA
DAYTONA BEACH—
► WESH-TV (2) NBC; Avery-Knodel; N; $400 FORT LAUDERDALE—
► WITV (17) ABC; Forjoe; $500 FORT MYERSf—
► WINK-TV (11) CBS, ABC; Walker-Rawalt; $180 FORT PIERCEf —
WTVI (19) 4/19/55-Unknown JACKSONVILLE—
► WFGA-TV (12) NBC; Peters, Griffin, Wood
ward; N, LL, LF, LS: $600
► WMBR-TV (4) CBS, ABC; CBS Spot Sis.;
N: $850 WJCT (*7) 2/28/57-May WJHP1TV (36) See footnote MIAMI—
► WCKT (7) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; N, LF, LS;
$950
► WITV (17) See Fort Lauderdale
► WPST-TV (10) ABC; Petry; N; $825 » WTHS-TV («2)
► WTVJ (4) CBS; Peters, Griffin, Woodward;
N, LL, LF, LS; $1,100 WGBS-TV (23) See footnote WMFL (33) 12/9/53-Unknown
ORLANDO—
► WDBO-TV (6) CBS, ABC; Blair Tv Assoc.; N;
$450
► WLOF-TV (9) ABC; Young; $400 Wi!.AJ-i-XV Uti) »/ai/5i)-uni>jiowii
PANAMA CITY—
► WJDM (7) ABC, CBS, NBC; Hollingbery; $175 PENSACOLA—
► WEAR-TV (3) ABC, CBS; Hollingbery; N;
$350
WPFA-TV (15) See footnote ST. PETERSBURG—
► WSUN-TV (38) ABC; Venard; $400 TALLAHASSEE—
► WCTV (6) See Thomasville, Ga. TAMPA—
► WFLA-TV (8) NBC; Blair Tv; N, LF, LS; $850
► WTVT (13) CBS; Katz; N, LF, LS; $850
WEDU (*3) 9/19/57-April
WEST PALM BEACH—
► WEAT-TV (12) ABC; Venard; $300
► WPTV (5) NBC, CBS; Blair Tv Assoc.; N; $275
GEORGIA
ALBANY—
► WALB-TV (10) NBC, ABC; Venard; N; $250
ATHENSf—
WGTV (*8) 9/5/56-Unknown
ATLANTA—
► WAGA-TV (5) CBS; Katz; N, LF, LS; $1,000
► WETV (*30)
► WLWA (11) ABC; Crosley Sis.; N; $900
► WSB-TV (2) NBC; Petry; N, LF, LS; $1,000 WATL-TV (36) See footnote
AUGUSTA—
► WJBF (6) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; 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— m
► WSAV-TV (3) NBC, ABC; Blair Tv Assoc.;
N; $300
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