Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1958)

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TELESTATUS ► WTO C -TV (11) CBS. ABC; Avery-Knodel; N; $300 THOMAS VI LIE — ► WCTV (6) NBC, CBS, ABC; Blair Tv Assoc.; N; $400 BOISEf IDAHO ► KBOI-TV (2) CBS; Peters. Griffin, Wood ward: $250 ► KIDO-TV (7) ABC, NBC; Blair Tv Assoc.; N; $250 IDAHO FALLS— ► KID-TV (3) CBS, ABC, NBC; Gill-Perna; $225 LEWISTONt— ► KLEW-TV (3) (Satellite of KIMA-TV Yakima. Wash.) NAMPA— Radio Boise Inc. (6) 3/27/58-Unknown TWIN FAUSf— ► KLDC-TV (11) CBS. ABC. NBC; Gill-Perna: $175 KHTV (13) 11/9/55-Unknown HXINOIS BLOOMINGTON— ► WBLN (15) Burn-Smith; $120 CHAMPAIGN— ► WCIA (3) CBS, NBC; Hollingbery; N; $900 WCHU (33) 9/19/57-Unknown CHICAGO — ► WBBM-TV (2) CBS; CBS Spot Sis.; N; $4,500 ► WBKB (7) ABC; Blair Tv; $2,400 ► WGN-TV (9) Petry; LL. LF, LS; $1,800 ► WNBQ (5) NBC; NBC Spot Sis.; N, LL. LS, LF; $4,000 ► WTTW <*m W HFC-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 — ■ ► WSEL-TV (3) NBC, ABC; Walker-Rawalt; $150 (operating temporarily on ch. 3) LA SALLE — ► WEEQ-TV (35) (satellite of WEEK-TV Peoria) PEORIA ► WEEK-TV (43) NBC; Headley-Reed: N; $600 ► WMBD-TV (31) CBS; Peters, Griffin, Wood ward; N; $500 ► WTVH (19) ABC; Petry; N; $550 WIRL-TV (8 ) 6/27/56 (Construction prohibited until completion of deintermlxture rulemaking.) QUINCY (HANNIBAL, MO.)— ► KHOA-TV (71 See Hannibal. Mo ► WGEM-TV (10) NBC, ABC: Young; N; $400 ROCKFORD — tt, ► WREX-TV (13) CBS, ABC; H-R; N, LF, LS; $450 ► WTVO (39) NBC; Headley-Reed: N; $350 ROCK ISLAND (DAVENPORT, MOLINE) — ► WHBF-TV (4) CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; N; $900 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). URBANAf — ► WILL-TV (*12) INDIANA ANDERSON+— ► WCBC-TV (61) $150 BLOOMINGTON — ► WTTV (4) Meeker; $1,000 ELKHART (SOUTH BEND)— ► WSJV (28) ABC; H-R; $300 EVANSVILLE — ► WEHT '50) See Henderson, Ky. ► WFIE-TV (14) NBC; Raymer; N; $350 ► WTVW (7) ABC; Hollingbery; N. LF, LS; $350 FORT WAYNE — ► WANE-TV (15) CBS: Petry; N; $500 ► WKJG-TV (33) NBC; H-R; N; $500 HATFIELD— WVSJ-TV (9) Initial Decision-2/18/57 INDIANAPOLIS — ► WFBM-TV (6) NBC; Katz; N, LL, LF, LS; $1 300 ► WISH-TV (8) CBS; Boiling; N, LF, LS; $1,400 ► WLWI (13) ABC; Crosley Sis.; N, LF, LS; $1,100 ► WTTV (4) See Bloomington LAFAYETTE— ► WFAM-TV (59) CBS, NBC; Rambeau, Vance, Hopple; N; $200 MUNCIE— ► WLBC-TV (49) NBC, ABC, CBS; Holman; N; $225 PRINCETONf — WR AY-TV (52) See footnote ROANOKE — ► WPTA (21) ABC: Meeker; $400 SOUTH BEND (ELKHART) — ► WNTJU-TV (lfi) NBC; Petry; N; $500 ► WSBT-TV (22) CBS; Raymer; N; $500 TERRE HAUTE— ► WTHI-TV (10) CBS, ABC, NBC; Boiling; N; $600 IOWA AMES— ► WOI-TV (5) ABC; Weed; N; $050 CEDAR RAPIDS— ► KCRG-TV (9) ABC; Weed; $425 ► WMT-TV (2) CBS; Katz; N; $625 DAVENPORT (MOLINE, ROCK ISLAND)— ► WOC-TV (6) NBC; Peters, Griffin, Woodward; N; $900 DES MOINES— ► KRNT-TV (8) CBS; Katz; N; $700 ► WHO-TV (13) NBC; Peters, Griffin, Woodward; N, LF, LS; $750 KDPS-TV (*11) 12/12/56-August KGTV (17) See footnote FORT DODGE— ► KQTV (21) NBC, ABC, CBS; Pearson; $150 MASON CITY— ► KGLO-TV (3) CBS; Weed; N; $400 OTTUMWA— ► KTVO (3) See Kirksville, Mo. SIOUX CITY— ► KTTV (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) GOODLANDt— KWGB-TV (10) 5/11/55-Unknown GREAT BEND— ► KCKT (2) NBC, ABC; Boiling; N; $300 HAYS— KAYS-TV (7) 5/29/57-June; ABC; Katz; $150 HUTCHINSON (WICHITA)— ► KAKE-TV (10) See Wichita ► KARD-TV (3) See Wichita ► KTVH (12) CBS; H-R; N; $575 MANHATTANf— KSAC-TV (»8) 7/24/53-Unknown PITTSBURG — ► KOAM-TV (7) NBC, ABC; Katz; N; $360 TCFKA — ► 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; $600 ► KTVH (12) See Hutchinson KENTUCKY ASHLANDt — WALN-TV (59) 8/14/52-Unknown; Petry HENDERSON (EVANSVILLE, IND.)— ► WEHT (50) CBS; Young; N; $400 LEXINGTON— ► WKXP-TV (27) Pearson; $251.30 ► WLEX-TV (18) NBC, ABC, CBS; Boiling; N; $284.05 LOUISVILLE— ► WAVE-TV (3) NBC, ABC; NBC Spot Sis.; N; $1,025 ► WHAS-TV (11) CBS; Harrington, Righter & Parsons; N: $1,000 WFPK-TV (»15) 1/3/58September WOXL-TV (41) 1/15/53-Unknown; Forjoe WEZI (21) See footnote NEWPORTf — WNOP-TV (74) 12/24/53-Unknown OWENSBORO— WKYT (14) 3/14/56-Unknown PADUCAH — ► WPSD-TV (6) NBC, ABC; Pearson; N; $400 LOUISIANA ALEXANDRIA— ► KALB-TV (5) NBC, ABC, CBS; Weed; $250 BATON ROUGE— ► WAFB-TV (28) CBS: Blair Tv Assoc.; $250 ► WBRZ (2) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; N; $475 WCNS (40) 7/19/56-Unknown Port City Tv Co. (18) Initial Decision 10/31/57 LAFAYETTE— ► KLFY-TV (10) CBS; Young; N; $250 NEW TV STATIONS THE following tv stations started regular programming within the past three months: KMOT (10) Minot, N. D.; WIPR-TV (*6) San Juan, P. R.; KUED (*7) Salt Lake City; WLOF-TV (9) Orlando, Fla; KTRX (25) Kennewick, Wash.; WRIK-TV (7) Ponce, P. R.; KIRO-TV (7) Seattle; KDUH-TV (4) Hay Springs. Neb.; KRSDTV (7) Rapid City, S. D.: WETV (*30) Atlanta; WSUR-TV (9) Ponce. P. R.; KTVU (2) San Francisco; WBPZ-TV (32) Lock Haven, Pa.; KGHL-TV (8) Billings, Mont.; WCBC-TV (61) Anderson, Ind.; KVIQ-TV (6) Eureka, Calif. Page 102 April 7, 1958 LAKE CHARLES— ► KPLC-TV yl) NBC, ABC; Weed; $250 ► KTAG (25) CBS; Raymer; $150 MONROE— ► KNOE-TV (8) CBS, ABC, NBC; H-R; N; $400 ► KLSE (*13) NEW ORLEANS— ► WDSU-TV (6) NBC; Blair Tv; N. LL, LF, LS; $1,100 ► W.TMR-TV (20) CBS, ABC; Weed; N; $600 ► WWL-TV (4) CBS; Katz; N, LF, LS; $1,000 ► WYES-TV (*8) WCKG (26) 4/2/53-Unknown; Gill-Perna WWEZ-TV (32) 9/26/56-Unknown SHREVEPORT— ► KSLA-TV (12) CBS, ABC; Raymer; N, LF, LS; $500 ► KTBS-TV (3) NBC, ABC; Petry; N; $550 MAINE AUGUSTA— WPTT (10) 11/14/56-Unknown BANGOR— ► WABI-TV (5) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; N; $375 ► WTWO (2) CBS; Venard; N; $300 POLAND SPRING— ► WMTW (8) CBS, ABC; Harrington, Righter & Parsons; $400 PORTLAND— ► WCSH-TV (6) NBC. ABC; Weed; N; $500 ► WGAN-TV (13) CBS; Avery-Knodel; N; $500 PRESQUE ISLE— ► WAGM-TV (8) NBC, ABC, CBS; Hollingbery; N; $225 MARYLAND BALTIMORE— ► WBAL-TV (11) NBC; Petry; N, LL, LS, LF; SI. 500 ► WJZ-TV (13) ABC; Blair Tv; $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; N; $200 MASSACHUSETTS ADAMS (PITTSFIELD) — ► WCDC (19) (Satellite of WTEN Vail Mills, N. Y.) BOSTON— ► WBZ-TV (4) NBC; Peters, Griffin, Woodward; N, LS. LF; $2,400 ► WGBH-TV (*2) ► WHDH-TV (5) ABC, CBS, NBC; Blair Tv; N, LL, LF, LS: $2,500 ► WMUR-TV (9) See Manchester, N. H. ► WNAC-TV (7) CBS, ABC; H-R; N; $3,000 WXEL (38) 10/12/55-Unknown WJDW (44 ) 3/12/53-Unknown BROCKTONf — WHEF-TV (62) 7/30/53-Unknown CAMBRIDGE (BOSTON)— WTAO-TV (56) See footnote GREENFIELD— KEENE, N. H— BRATTLEBORO, VT. ► WRLP (32) (Satellite of WWLP Springfield) SPRINGFIELD— ► WHYN-TV (40) CBS; Branham; N; $600 ► WWLP (22) NBC, ABC; Hollingbery; N, LS; $700 WORCESTER— WWOR-TV (14) See footnote MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR— WPAG-TV (20) See footnote WTJOM-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 f*56) ► WWJ-TV (4) NBC: Peters, Griffin, Woodward; N. LF. LS: $2,400 ► WXYZ-TV (7) ABC; Blair Tv; $2,200 ► CKLW-TV (9) (See Windsor, 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 IRONWOOD— WJMS-TV (12) 11/30/55-Unknown KALAMAZOO— ► WK70-TV (31 CBS, ABC; Avery-Knodel; N, LF, LS; $1,300 LANSING— ► WJIM-TV (6) CBS, ABC; Peters, Griffin, Woodward; N; $1,000 WTOM-TV (54) See footnote MARQUETTE— ► WDMJ-TV (6) CBS, ABC; Weed; $200 Broadcasting