Yearbook of radio and television (1964)

Record Details:

Title:
Yearbook of radio and television
Date:
1964
Publisher:
New York : Radio Daily Corp.
Volume:
Yearbook of radio and television (1964)
Leaf #:
000253
Language:
English
Collection:
Year Book, Broadcasting & Recorded Sound, and Books
Format:
Annuals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
Date Added:
September 28, 2023
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President , J. W. O'Connor General Manager William M. Evans Program Director Joe Barrie Advertising Mgr Frank Frost Owners of: WCVS, Springfield. WJBD-SaIem-1956 Frequency: 1350 Kc Power: 500 Watts, d. Owned Salem Bcstg. Co. Address 121 S. Walnut St. Tel.: 548-2000 KBS Representative Grant Webb General, Sto. Mgr., Ch. Eng Bryan Davidson Comm., Sales Prom. Manager . . John Scrivner Program Dir „ Claudine Rush For otlier Land stations see Multiple-Station Owners. WHCO— Sparta— 1955 Frequency: 1230 Kc Power 250 W. Owned Hirsch Communication Eng. Corp. Address.. 324 Broadway, Cape Girccrdeau, Mo. Tel.: 5-5511 Independent President Robert O. Hirsch Station Manager Jack Scheper WCVS— Springfield— 1926 Frequency: 1450 Kc, Power: 1 Kw. d., 250 W. n. Owned-Operated By WPFA, Inc. Address 3001 S. Fourth St. Tel.: 544-9855 ABC Station Representative Gill-Pema President J. William O'Connor Gen., Comm. Manager ... Ken Spengler Program Director James Palmer Chief Engineer Dick Ashenfelter Owners of: WGSB, St. Charles. WMAY— Springfield— 1950 Freq.: 970 Kc... Power: 1 Kw. d.i 500 W, n. Owned By Stuart Investment Co. Address P.O. Box 460 Tel.: 529-1678 , . . . _ NBC Station Rep McGavren/Guild President, Gen. Mgr Gordon Sherman Commercial Mgr.. ........... John O'Shea Program Director Syl BInkin Sales Prom. Publicity Dir.. , Mel Kampe Chief Engineer Melvhi Feldmon For other Stuart stations see Multiple-Station Owners. WTAX— Springfield— 1930 Freq.: 1240 Kc Power: 1 Kw. d., 250 W. n. Owned-Operated By ..WTAX. Inc. Business Address .712 S. 31st St. Tel.: 522-4441 CBS Station Representative , Jack Masla Pres.. Gen. Mgr... Oliver J. Keller Commercial Manager. .S. T. Harbison Sales Promotion Mgr Ed Mahoney Publicity Dir Bruce Bagg Owners of: WTAX-FM. ==^^= ILLINOIS WSDR-Sterling-1949 Frequency: 1240 Kc 500 W. d., 100 W. n. Owned-Oper. By Blackhawk Bdcstg. Co. Address Lawrence Bldg. Tel.: 625-3400 , Independent General Mgr Sam Bartlett Station, Comm. Mgr , John Rohwer Chief Engineer ... Ed Fisher WIZZ— Slreator— 1953 Frequency: 1250 Kc Power: 500 Watts d. Owned-Oper. By Streator Bcstg. Co. Address , Box 377 Tel.: 2-2947 Independent Managing Partner . . Stephen P. Bellinger Station Manager John R. Hallstrom WTIM-Taylorville-1949 Frequency: 1410 Kc Power: 10 Kw. d. Owned By Community Bcstrs. Address .Hotel Frisini Tel.: VAn Dyke 4-3366 Independent Pres., G.M.. Ch. Eng M. H. Stuckwish WKID-Urbana-1948 Frequency: 1580 Kc Power: 250 Watts, d. Owned-Operated By. WKID Bcstg. Co. Address P. O. Box 192 Tel.: 367-5431 .MBS Station Representative ....... Spot Time Sales President, Gen. Mgr Robert F. Meskill Program Director Tom Brown WCFA-Watseka-1961 Frequency: 1360 Kc. . . . . Power: 1 Kw. d. Owned By ........ . Iroquois County Bcstg. Co. Address Box 68A Tel.: ID 2-2488 .KBS President Don Ruth General, Station Manager Bob Bivans Comm., Sales Promotion Mgr. .... .Del Trudeau Program Director Ronald Hunt Chief Engineer Gary Hixson Owners of: WGFA-FM. WKRS-Waukegan-1949 Frequency: 1220 Kc Power: 1000 Watts d Owned-Operated By. . . . .News-Sun Bcstg. Co. Business Address P. O. Box 500 Tel.: 336-7900 , Independent Representative Devney Organization V.P., General Manager Alfred F. Sorenson Assistant, Commercial Manager ..... Jerry Cray Chief Engineer Verne Buland Owners of: WZIP, Cincinnati, O. WFRX-West Frankfort-1951 Frequency: 1300 Kc. . . . .Power: 1000 Watts d. Owned. ... Pyramid Radio Bcstg. & TV Co. Address .P. O. Box 359 Tel.: 932-6615 KBS 221