Production Encyclopedia 1952 (1952)
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TELEVISION STAT IONS
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President of NBC..- Joseph McConnell
Vice-President-Ceneral Manager Harry C. Kopf
Station Manager Jules Herbuveaux
Commercial Manager John J. McPartlin
Program Director George Heinemann
Promotion Director John Keys
Director of News and Special Events.... William B. Ray
Publicity Director Jack Ryan
Film Director Isabel Cooney
Chief Engineer.... Howard C. Luttgens
Rock Island WHBF-TV (1950) ABC, CBS, DuMont
Channel 4 AP: 11.7 Kw VP : 23.3 Kw.
Owned-Operated By Rock Island Broadcasting Co.
Business-Transmitter Address Telco BIdg., 231 1 8th St.
Phone Number R. I. 6-5441
Air Time 94 hours weekly
News Service INS
Representative Avery-Knodel, I nc.
Membership NARTB
President Ben H. Potter
General, Station Manager Leslie C. Johnson
Commercial Manager Maurice Corken
Program Director Forest W. Cooke
Promotion, Publicity Director (Miss) Fern Hawks
Film Director Forest W. Cooke
Chief Engineer Robert J. Sinnett
Consulting Engineer E. C. Page
INDIANA
Bloomington WTTV (1949)
ABC, CBS, NBC, DuMont
Channel 10 ....AP: 17.5 Kw VP: 35.0 Kw.
Owned-Operated By Sarkes Tarzian, Inc.
Address 535 S. Walnut St.
Phone Number 2-3366, 2-1407
Air Time 80 hours weekly
News Service AP
Representative Robert Meeker Associates
President Sarkes Tarzian
General Manager Glenn Van Horn
Station Manager Robert Lemon
Program Director Robert Petranoff
Sales Manager Norman Cissna
Production Manager Steven Briggs
Film Director Albert M. Fiscus
Chief Engineer Morton L. Weigel
Consulting Engineer Kear & Kennedy
Indianapolis WFBM-TV (1949) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuMont
Channel 6 AP: 18.1 Kw VP: 28.2 Kw.
Owned-Operated By WFBM, Inc.
Business-Studio Address 1330 N. Meridian St.
Phone Number ..Lincoln 8506
Transmitter Location Merchants Bank Building
Air Time 82 hours weekly
News Services AP, INS
Representative Katz
Membership NARTB
President, General Manager Harry M. Bitner, Jr.
Commercial Manager William F. Kiley
Promotion Director David F. Milligen
Director of News, Special Events Gilbert Forbes
Program Director Hugh L. Kibbey
Chief Engineer Harold S. Holland
IOWA
Ames WOI-TV (1950)
Channel 4 AP: 10.4 Kw VP: 13 Kw.
Owned-Operated By Iowa State A & M
Business-Studio Address Service Bldg., Iowa
State College.
Phone Number 2500, Extension 281
Transmitter Location Ames
Membership NARTB
President Charles E. Friley
General Membership Richard B. Hull
Station Manager Robert Mulhull
Program Director Chris Donaldson
Production Manager Edward Wegener
Film Director Tess M. Williams
Chief Engineer L. L. Lewis
Davenport WOC-TV (1949)
NBC
Channel 5 AP: 12.5 Kw VP: 22.9 Kw.
Owned-Operated By Central Broadcasting Co.
Business Address 805 Brady St.
Phone Number 3-3661
Transmitter Location Bettendorf
Air Time 82 hours weekly
News Service UP
Representative Free & Peters, Inc.
Membership NARTB
President Col. B. J. Palmer
Vice-President and Treasurer D. D. Palmer
Executive Vice-President Ralph Evans
Secretary William D. Wagner
Vice-President... Paul Loyet
General, Station Manager Ernest Sanders
Commercial Manager Mark Wodlinger
Program Director Charles Freburg
Promotion Director Fred Reed
Director of News and Special Events Bob Frank
Television Director Norman Bacon
Publicity Director Paul Ives
Film Director Ken Wagner
Director of Remotes Charles Freburg
Chief Engineer Paul Arvidson
Consulting Engineer A. D. Ring & Co.
KENTUCKY
Louisville WAVE-TV (1948) ABC, NBC, DuMont
Channel 5 AP: 12.1 Kw VP: 24.1 Kw.
Owned-Operated By Wave Inc.
Business-Transmitter Address 334 E. Broadway
Phone WAbash 2201
News Service AP
National Representative Free & Peters, Inc.
Air Time 6:45 a.m. -Midnight
President George Norton, Jr.
General Manager Nathan Lord
Commercial Manager Ralph Jackson
Program Director George Patterson
Chief Engineer Wilbur Hudson
Director of TV Operation Jack Boyle
Louisville WHAS-TV (1950) CBS
Channel 9 AP: 25 Kw VP: 50 Kw.
Owned-Operated By WHAS, Inc.
Address 6th and BroaHwav
Phone Wabash 221 1
Representative Harrington, Righter Gr Parsons
News Service AP
Director Victor A. Sholis
Sales Director Neil D. Cline
Promotion Manager William Loader
Program Director Ralph Hansen
LOUISIANA
New Orleans WDSU-TV ( 1 948) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuMont
Channel 6 AP: 15.0 Kw VP: 31.0 Kw.
Owned-Operated By WDSU Broadcasting Services
Business-Studio Address 520 Royal St.
Phone Number TUIane 4371
Transmitter Location Hibernia Bank Building
Air Time 75 hours weekly
News Services AP, UP
Representative Blair
Membership NARTB
President Edgar B. Stern, Jr.
Executive Vice-President Robert D. Swezey
Commercial Manager A. Louis Read
Operations Manager Stanley Holiday
Promotion Director Marion Annenberg
MARYLAND
Baltimore WAAM (1952)
ABC, DuMont
Channel 13 AP: 14.0 Kw VP : 26.0 Kw.
Owned-Operated By WAAM, Incorporated
Business Address 3725 Maiden Ave.
Phone Number MOhawk 7600
Transmitter Location 3725 Maiden Ave.
Air Time 80 hours weekly
News Services Transradio, UP
Representative Harrington, Righter & Parsons, Inc.
Executive Vice-President No, man C. Kal
General Manager Kenneth Carter
Assistant General Manager, Sales Armand Grant
Local Sales Manager Pel Schmidt