Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1960)

WWRL NEW YORK DE 5-1600 *10:00AM-5:30PM ** 5:30PM10:00AM —HOWARD E. STARK=, Brokers and Financial Consultants Television Stations Radio Stations 50 East 58th Street New York 22, N.Y. ELdorado 5-0405 MEN WHO READ BUSINESSPAPERS MEAN BUSINESS ® B In the Radio-TV Publishing Field only BROADCASTING is a member of Audit Bureau of Circulations and Associated Business Publications tempted to attend the performance, so the stations stepped in to enable them to hear and see it. Joint venture • Writer-producer Phil Rapp has entered into an agreement with Philip N. Krasne, president of California Studios, Hollywood, to produce tv film series. First project will be a half -hour comedy series, as yet untitled, starring Teddy Rooney and his mother, Martha Vickers. Packaged cheer • Jayark Films Corp., N.Y., reports sales of its "blockbuster" package of feature films, originally produced by Milton Sperling for theatrical distribution by Warner Bros., in 51 markets. The stations include: WCBS-TV New York;KMOX-TV St. Louis; KNXT (TV) Los Angeles; WBBM-TV Chicago; WCAU-TV Philadelphia; CKLW-TV Windsor-Detroit; KLIX-TV Twin Falls, Idaho; KXLY-TV Spokane; WDAF-TV Kansas City; KNDO-TV Yakima, Wash.; KCRA-TV Sacramento; KBTV (TV) Denver; KFMB-TV San Diego; KIRO-TV Seattle; WAGA-TV Atlanta; WDSU-TV New Orleans; WFAA-TV Dallas; WFGA-TV Jacksonville, Fla.; WHBQ-TV Memphis; WHDH-TV Boston; WBRC-TV Birmingham; WITI-TV Milwaukee; WJW-TV Cleveland, and WTAE (TV) Pittsburgh. From South of the Border • KTRKTV Houston presented a series of five two-hour programs from Mexico City. The programs, video taped with cooperation of the Mexican Television System, which made available all equipment, were flown to Houston and shown within hours of their origination. Scripts were prepared both in English and Spanish. Early birds • Sterling Television Co., N.Y., has concluded sales of its fully animated Capt'n Saviour Bird Cartoons with the following stations: WGN-TV Chicago; KRNT-TV Des Moines; KIRO-TV Seattle; WGR-TV Buffalo; WHDH Boston; WLOS-TV Asheville, N.C.; WNEP-TV Scranton, Pa.; WKTV (TV) Utica; WFIE-TV Evansville, Ind.; WFMJ-TV Youngstown, Ohio; WVECTV Hampton-Norfolk, and WBAY-TV Green Bay, Wis. Tape on the move • Mobile Video Tapes Inc., Hollywood, has appointed Television Communications Inc. as sales representative for the 11 western states excluding the Southern California area. The video tape company operates self-contained tv cruisers equipped with RCA cameras and Ampex Videotape recorders, often shooting scenes while the van is moving. TCI will act as sales agent and co-producer of tape commercials, closed-circuit programs, news, sporting events and other activities. COLORCAS Here are the next 10 days of network color shows (all times are EST). NBC-TV Feb. 8-12, 15-17 (6:30-7 a.m.) Continental Classroom. Feb. 8-12, 15-17 (11-11:30 a.m.) Price Is Right, participating sponsors. Feb. 8-12, 15-17 (12:30-1 p.m.) It Could Be You, participating sponsors. Feb. 8, 15 (10-11 p.m.) Steve Allen Plymouth Show, Plymouth through N. W. Ayer. Feb. 9, 16 (8:30-9:30 p.m.) Ford Startime, Ford through J. Walter Thompson. Feb. 9, 16 (9:30-10 p.m.) Arthur Murray Party, P. Lorillard through Lennen & Newell and Sterling Drug through Norman, Craig & Kummel. Feb. 10, 17 (8:30-9 p.m.) Price Is Right, Lever through Ogilvy, Benson & Mather and Speidel through Norman, Craig & Kummel. Feb. 10, 17 (9-10 p.m.) Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall, Kraft through J. Walter Thompson. Feb. 11, 18 (9:30-10 p.m.) Ford Show, Ford through J. Walter Thompson. Feb. 12 (8:30-9:30 p.m.) Bell Telephone Hour, AT&T through N.W. Ayer. Feb. 12 (9:30-10 p.m.) Masquerade Party, Hazel Bishop through Raymond Spector and Block Drugs through Grey Adv. Feb. 13 (10-10:30 a.m.) Howdy Doody Show, Continental Baking, Nabisco through Ted Bates. Feb. 13 (10:30-11 a.m.) Ruff and Reddy Show, Borden through Benton & Bowles. Feb. 13 (4:30-5 p.m.) Racing From Hialeah, Phillies Cigars throuh Wermen & Schorr. Feb. 13 (7:30-8:30 p.m.) Bonanza, RCA through Kenyon & Eckhardt. Feb. 13 (9:30-10:30 p.m.) World Wide 60. Feb. 14 (1:30-2 p.m.) Frontiers of Faith. Feb. 14 (8-9 p.m.) The Devil and Daniel Webster, Rexall through BBD0. Feb. 14 (9-10 p.m.) Dinah Shore Chevy Show, Chevrolet through Campbell-Ewald English cameras • The Marconi Mark IV English camera will be used to shoot Emergency Ward, a series for syndication by Hollis Productions, Hollywood. The camera, imported by Ampex, features a 4 -inch I.O. tube as against the 3-inch tube now used in U.S. cameras. It is said to give more clarity and detail. The series will use facilities of Paramount Television Productions with Frank La Tourette producing. New sales approach • A different approach in giving potential sponsors a look at available tv properties will be tried by Lazy Susan Productions, L.A., with its regional series Officer Murphy. Instead of the usual one-episode film, the producers will video-tape five key scenes with supporting continuity-narration by series star Don Haggerty. The five scenes, taken from completed scripts, will give prospects an overall view of the series. Mystery making • NBC-TV has announced production of an hour mystery series, Thriller, by Hubbell Robinson Productions for prime evening time 84 (PROGRAMMING) BROADCASTING, February 8, 1960