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8/22/44
FCC PRESENTS NEW 50 KW CLEAR CHANNEL ANALYSIS
What is believed to be a somewhat different breakdown of facts in connection with Clear Channel 60 KW stations has just been prepared by the Federal Communications Commission and contains much valuable information,
IXiring the year 1943, there were 52 standard broadcast sta¬ tions operating with power of 50 kilowatts, one of these stations (WTOP) being located in the District of Columbia, says the report, and the remaining 51 located in 25 States as follows:
1 in each of 14 States: KIRO, Seattle, Wash,; KMOX, St, Louis, Mo,;
KCa, Denver, Colo.; KOB, Albuquerque, N. Mex. ; KSL, Salt Lake City, Utah; KVOO, Tulsa, Okla. ; WBAL, Baltimore, Md, ; WBZ,
Boston, Mass,; WHAS, Louisville, Ky,; WJR, Detroit, Mich,; WRVA, Richmond, Va. ; WSB, Atlanta, Ga, ; WTIC, Hartford, Conn.; WWVA, Wheeling, W. Va.
2 in each of 5 States; KXEL, Waterloo, Iowa; WHO, Des Moines, Iowa;
OfKH, Shreveport, Louisiana; WWL, New Orleans, La, ; KSTP, St. Paul, Minn,, WCCO, Minneapolis, Minn.; WBT, Charlotte, N, C. ;
WPTF, Raleigh, N. C, ; WLAC and WSM, Nashville, Tenn,
3 in each of 3 States: KFI and KNX, Los Angeles, Calif. ; KPO, San
Francisco, Calif,; WCKY and WLW, Cincinne.ti, Ohio; WTAM, Cleve¬ land, Ohio, KDKA, Pittsburgh, Pa..; KYW and WCAU, Philadelphia, Pa.
5 in the State of Illinois (Chicago): WBBM, WENR, WGN, WLS, W}«AQ
5 in the State of Texas: KRLD and WFAA, Dallas; KTRH, Houston, WBAP , Ft, Worth; WOAI, San Antonio
8 in the State of New York; WABC, WEAF, WHN, WJZ, WOR, New York, N. Y. ; WgY, Schenectady, WHAM-, Rochester; WKBW, Buffalo.
This is an increase of 19 stations operating with power of 50 kilo¬ watts over January 1, 1938; and an Increase of 3 over the year 1942,
There are also two outstanding construction permits: KWBU, Baylor University & Carr P, Collins, Corpus Ghrlsti, Texas; WINS,
Hearst Radio, Inc. , New York, N. Y,
The 52 stations reported '^Net time sales amounting to $49,793,000 for the year ended December 31, 1943, and the same sta¬ tions reported $42,029,000 for the year 1942, an increase of more than 18 percent, or $7,764,000. One of these stations reported a decrease in "net time sales" and the remaining 51 reported increases ranging from $30,000 to $540,000,
These stations may be grouped as follows:
1 station reporting a decrease of $52,000; 14 stations report¬ ing increases of $30,000 to $75,000 (includes one station that oper¬ ated with 5 KW and another that operated with 10 KW during 1942);
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