Production Encyclopedia 1952 (1952)

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724 TELEVISION STATIONS RHODE ISLAND Providence WjAR-TV (1949) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuMont Channel 11 AP: 15 Kw VP: 30 Kw. Owned and Operated By —.The Outlet Co. Address 176 Weybosset St. Phone Number CAspee 1-7000 Transmitter Location Rehoboth, Mass. Hours of Operation 6:45 a.m. -12:30 a.m. News Services ...UP, INS, Telenews National Representative Weed & Co. President and Treasurer George O. Griffith General Manager John J. Boyle Commercial Manager, Program Director, Film Buyer Norman Cittleson Chief Engineer Thomas C. J. Prior TENNESSEE Memphis WMCT (1948) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuMont Channel 4 AP: 7.12 Kw VP: 13 Kw. Owned By Scripps-Howard Newspapers Operated By-...Scripps-Hovy/ard Radio, Inc. (Memphis Publishing Co. ) . Address Coodwyn Inst. BIdg. Transmitter Located. .U. S. Highway 70 and Macon Rd. Hours of Operation 9 a.m. -12:30 a.m. News Services. ...UP, NBC Newsreel, Acme Telephoto National Representative The Branham Co. President Enoch Brown General Manager ...H. W. Slavick Commercial Manager Earl Moreland Program Cirector and Film Buyer Wilson Mount Chief Engineer E. C. Frase, Jr. Nashville WSM-TV (1950) ABC, CBS, DuMont Channel 4 AP: 11.9 Kw VP: 23.8 Kw. Owned-Operated By National Life & Accident Insurance Co. Business Address 301 7th Ave. Phone Number 6-7181 Transmitter Location.. ..14th Ave., S., & Compton Ave. Air Time 75 hours weekly News Services UP, AP, INS Representative Edward Petry Membership TBA, NARTB President John H. DeWitt, Jr. Commercial Manager Irving Waugh Program Director Jack Stapp Publicity, Public Relations, Promotion Director William R. McDaniel News and Special Events Jack Stapp Film Director Elmer Cartwright Remotes Director Jack Stapp Chief Engineer Aaron Shelton Technical Director George Reynolds TEXAS Brownsville (Matamoros, Mexico) XELD-TV (1951) ABC, CBS, NBC-DuMont Channel 7 AP: 1.4 Kw VP: 2.8 Kw. Address Matamoros, Mexico, and 1111 S. E. Levee St., Brownsville. Phone Number Brownsville 2-6953 Transmitter Location Matamoros, Tams. Studio Address Matamoros, Tams. Air Time ....63 hours weekly News Service INS Telenews President Romulo O'Farril, Sr. Executive Director Monte Kleban General Manager... Bert Harris Program Manager Bert Metcalf Commercial Manager Jack Rathbun Chief Engineer.... Bill Sloat Traffic Manager Betty Pitt Dallas KRLD-TV (1949) CBS Channel 4.... AP: 13.6 Kw VP: 27.3 Kw. Owned-Operated By.... KPLD Radio Corp. Business Address. Herald Square Phone Number RAndolph 6811 Transmitter Location 1101 Patterson St. Air Time 60 hours weekly Newspaper Affiliation Daily Times Herald News Services AP, INS, UP Representative Branham Membership NARTB President J. W. Runyon Managing Director Clyde W. Rembert Assistant Manager ...J. W. Crocker Commercial Manager William A. Roberts Program Director ...Roy S. George Publicity, Promotion Director ...A. J. Putnam Director of News and Special Events Ves. R. Box Production Manager Ed Hallack Film Director Nick Mueller Director of Remotes Millman Rochester Chief Engineer Roy M. Flynn Consulting Engineer Craven, Lohnes & Culver Dallas WFAA-TV (1949) ABC, NBC, DuMont Channel 8 AP: 13.5 Kw VP: 27.1 Kw. Owned-Operated By A. H. Belo Corp. (Dallas Morning News) . Business Address 3000 Hines Blvd. Phone Number Riverside 331 6 Transmitter Location 3000 Hines Blvd. Air Time 100 hours weekly Newspaper Affiliation Dallas Morning News News Service UP Representative ....Retry Membership : TBA, NARTB President E. M. (Ted) Dealey Supervisor Radio and Television... .Martin B. Campbell Station Manager Ralph W. Nimmons Commercial Manager Terry Lee Program Director Lawrence DuPont Promotion Director Mrs. Wynona Portwood Director of News, Special Events.. ..Lawrence DuPont Production Manager Howard Anderson Publicity Director Harry Koenigsberg Film Director — Zane Radney Director of Remotes Howard Anderson Chief Engineer William C. Ellis Technical Supervisor Carlos Dodd Fort Worth WBAP-TV ( 1 948) ABC, NBC Channel 5 AP: 16.4 Kw VP: 8.2 Kw. Owned-Operated By ..Carter Publications, Inc. Address 3900 Barnett St. Phone Number LOckwood 1981 Air Time 90 hours weekly News Service AP Newspaper Affiliation Fort Worth Star-Telegram Representative Free & Peters Membership NARTB President Amon Carter Director Harold Hough Station Manager George Cranston Commercial Manager Roy Bacus Program Director Bob Gould Promotion, Publicity Director Thaine Engle Director of News, Special Events James A. Byron Production Manager Tommy Thompson Film Director Lynn Trammell Director of Remotes Sid Smith Chief Engineer ....R. C. Stinson Consulting Engineer A. D. Ring Houston KPRC-TV (1949) ABC, CBS, NBC, DuMont Channel 2 AP: 7.5 Kw... .VP: 15 Kw. Owned-Operated By... Houston Post Co. Address Lamar Hotel Air Time ...80 hours weekly Representative Petry Commercial Manager ..Jack McGrew Production Director .Bert Mitchell Chief Engineer Paul Huhndorf San Antonio KEYL (1950) ABC, CBS. DuMont Channel 5 AP: 9.0 Kw VP: 17.9 Kw. Owned-Operated By San Antonio TV Company Business Address Transit Tower Phone Number CArfield 8151 Transmitter Location Transit Tower Air Time Approx. 68 hours weekly News Service UP Representative The Katz Agency Membership NARTB