Yearbook of radio and television (1964)

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ILLINOIS ====^^ President, August C. Meyer General Manager .William L. Brown Asst. Station Manager Edward Peters Exec. V.P o . Guy Main Operations, Publicity Mgr. ...... John Ketterer Chief Engineer George Pyl© For other Midwest TV stations see Multiple-Station Owners. WPEO-Peoria-1946 Frequency: 1020 Kc... Power: 1000 Watts d. Owned-Oper. By Radio One Corp. Address. .614-A Main St. Tel.: 674-9249 MBS Station Representative Gill-Pema President .Frank Babcock Vice President J, W. O'Connor Publicity Director ............ Connie Jones WBBA-Pittsfield-1954 Frequency: 1580 Kc. .... Power: 250 Watts d. Owned . . .Pike Broadcasting Co. Address Pittsfield, 111. Tel.: 650 ... Independent Station Rep. .......... Continental Radio Sales President, Gen. Mgr G. B. Meyer WZOE-Princetoii-1961 Frequency: 1490 Kc. Power: 1 Kw. d., 250 W. n. Owned By . Bureau Broadcasting Co. Address . .Princeton Tel.: 2-1013 . . . . .KBS President Russell Armentrout General Manager Jim Wenneker Chief Engineer . David Stone WGEM-QuincY-1947 Frequency: 1440 Kc Power: 5 Kw. d., 1 Kw., n. Owned-Operated By ....... . Quincy Bcstg. Co. Business-Studio Address Hotel Quincy Tel.: 222-6840 ......................... .ABC Station Rep.. .............. .Adam Young President T. C. Oakley General Manager. ...... .Joe Bonansinga Comm. Mgr J. Ben Stewart Prog. Dir. Fred Colgan Chief Engineer Frank E. Loughlin Owners of: WGEM-FM-TV. WTAD-QuincY-1925 Freq.i 930 Kc Powers 5 Kwo d., 1 Kw. n. Owned-Operated By. Le« Bcstg.« lac. Address ....................... .WCU Bldg. Tel.: 222-6200 ......................... .CBS Station Rep. .......... .Advertising Time Sales President, Gen. Mgr .Walter J. Rothschild National Sales Mgr. ....... .Wayne W. Cribb Program Director .Hal Barton Owners of: WTAD-FM, KHQA-TV, Quincy. WRTL-RanIoul-1962 Frequency: 1460 Kc. .Power: 500 Watts Owned By Regional Radio Service Address .P,0. Box 115 Tel,: Rantoul .Independent Sales Manager D. Richard Williams Program Director John Coleman Chief Engineer , .W. R. Brown WTAY-Robinson-1956 Frequency: 1570 Kc Power: 250 Watts d. Owned-Oper. By. ... . .Ann Broadcasting Corp. Business Address.... P.O. Box 266 Tel.: 544-2191 KBS Pres., Gen. Mgr.. Kathrya A. Duncan Station, Comm. Mgr Jack Weber Owners of. WTAY-FM. WHBF-RockIsland-1925 Frequency: 1270 Kc , .Power: 5000 Watts Owned-Operated By Rock Island Bcstg. Co. Address. .231 18th St. Tel.: 786-5441 .CBS Representatives ........ .Hyett; Avery-Knodel President Ben H. Poitei V.P., General Manager ...... Leslie C. Johnson Asst. Mgr., Dir. Soles . , Maurice Corken Sales Prom. Mgr. Heber Darton Program Dir .Frank S. Hicks Chief Engineer. Robert J. Sinnett Owners of: WHBF-FM-TV. WJRL-Rockford-1960 Frequency: 1150 Kc Power: 500 Watts d. Owned By .... . Town and Country Radio, Inc. Address. 125 N. Church Tel.: WO 8-5821 . . MBS President, Gen. Mgr. ....... John R. Livingston Chief Engineer Gerald DeVore WROK-Rockford-1929 Freq.: 1440 Kc. ...Power: 5 Kw. d., 500 W. n. Owned By. .Bloomington Bcstg. Corp. Address . 1100 Tamarack Lane Tel.: 399-2233 .Independent Representative H-R President Leslie C. Johnson General, Comm. Manager . .David W. Salisbury Assistant Mgr Maurice P. Owens Publicity Director Ralph Reynolds Chief Engineer Maurice H. Nelson Owners of: WROK-FM; WJBC-AM-FM, Bloomington. WRRR— Rockford— 1953 Frequency: 1330 Kc. ...... Power: 1000 Watts Owned-Operated by..,.. Radio Rockford, Inc. Address. 113 S. Court St. Tel.: 968-2263 Independent President Burrell L. SmaU General, Comm. Mgr ..Ward W. Hartman Chief Engineer. .............. Clyde Downing For other Small stations see Multiple-Station Owners. WGSE-St.Charles-1961 Frequency: 1480 Kc. Power: 1 Kw. d., 500 W. n. Owned By ............ .Fox VaUey Bcstg. Co. Address 1215 Fern Ave. Tel.: 584-8820 KBS-MBS 220