Yearbook of radio and television (1964)

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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. 499