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United States TV Stations
This section lists commercial television stations on the air in the U. S., Guam, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
Alabama
WAPI-TY— Birmmgham-1949
Channel: 13 VHF. . AP: 158 Kw.. .VP; 316 Kw.
Owned By Newhouse Bcstg. Corp,
Address P. O. Box 1310
Tel.: FA 3-6141 CBS-NBC
Representative . . Harrington, Righter & Parsons
Gen., Sta. Mgr.... ,.. Donald D. Wear
Pub.. Prom. Dir James Chenoweth
Program Dir Johnny Johnson
Chlsi Engineer J. V. Sanderson
WBRC-TV-Birmingham-1949
Channel: 6 VHF. . . AP: 50 Kw.. . .VP: 100 Iw.
Owned-Oper. By Taft Bcstg. Co.
Address P.O. Box 600?
Tel.: 322-4701 ABC
Representative Katz
President Hulbert Talt. Jr.
V.P.. General Manager. ... R. T. Schlinkert
Sales Manager. .Oliver V. Naylor
Prog. Dir., Film Mgr Keith E. Barze
Promotion, Publicity Director. .. .Robert E. lee
Chief Engineer .Harry L. Lawson
For other Taft stations see Multiple-Station Owners.
WMSL-TV-Decalur-1954
Channeh 23 UHF. . AP: 102 Kw.. .VP: 189 Kw.
Owned By .Tenn. Valley Radio & TV Corp.
Address 701 Banks St.
Tel.: EL 3-0361 ABC-CBS-NBC
Station Reps.. ......... .Masla; Clarke Brown
President, Gen. Mgr Frank Whisenant
Commercial Manager Bob Gleason
Program, Prom. Mgr Alice A. Whisenant
Chief Engineer Kenneth Casey
Owners of: WMSL-AM.
WTVY-Dothan-1955
Channel: 4 VHF. .AP: 100 Kw.. .VP: 170 Kw.
Owned-Operated By WTVY, Inc.
Address Box 798
Tel.s 792-3195 ABC-CBS
Station Reps Southeastern Reps.; Meeker
President F. E. Busby
Program Director .John Gause
Chief Engineer Ellis N. Anderson
WOWL-TV-Florence-1957
Channel: 15 UHF. .AP: 11.7 Kw.. .VP: 20.8 Kw.
Owned By TV Muscle Shoals. Inc.
Business Address P. O. Box 600
Tel.: AT 2-7711.. CBS-NBC-ABC
Station Reps Jack Masla; Bernard Ochs
President. .Richard B. Biddle
VJ> W. A. Mapes
Gen. Mgr. Jack Worley
Program Director E. Foote
Nat. Adv. Mgr .Dick Biddle
Chief Engineer .Larry Rohling
WArG-TV-Huntsville~1959
Channel: 31 UHF. .AP: 112 Kw.. .VP: 204 Kw.
Owned By Rocket City TV Inc.
Address 1000 Monte Scm© Blvd.
Tel.: 539-1783 .ABC
Station Reps Breen & Ward; Ayers
President James Cleary
General Manager John A. Higdon
Film Mgr, Samuel Arnold
Chief Engineer Victor Bankowski
WALA.TV-Mobile-1953
Channel: 10 VHF, .APs 158 Kw...VPs 318 Kw. Owned-Oper. By ......... . Pape TV Ca, Inc.
Address .210 Government St.
Tel.: HE 3-3754..... ........NBC
President W. O. Pape
Commercial, Adv. Mgr John E. Dixon
Chief Engineer R. Hurley
Owners of: WALA.
WKRG-TV-Mobile-1955
Channel: 5 VHF...AP: 50 Kw....VP: 100 Kw.
Owned-Operated By..... WKRG-TV Inc.
Address. 162 St. Louis St.
Tel.: HE 2-5505 .CBS
Station Rep , Avery-Knodel
President Kenneth R. Giddens
Exec. VJ>., General Mgr. C. P. Persons, Jr.
Operations Manager. ...... .John E. Crawford
Publicity Dir. . Mrs. Mary Herring
Film Manager James Ellis
Chief Engineer .Donald B. Patton
Owners of: WKBG-AM-FM.
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