Yearbook of radio and television (1960)

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Pop. : 2,460,000 Families: 768,0C0 Radio Homes: 729,000 TV Homes: 706,000 AM Stas. inState:31 TV Stas. in State: 6 WADS— Ansonia— 1956 Freq.: 690 Kc Power: 500 Wertto d. Owned By Valley Broodcasting Co. Address 290 Main St. Tel.: RE 5-4606 Independent Pres., Gen., Sta. Mgr Sydney E. Byrnes Program Director Wes Hobby Chief Engineer Lisle Dorrian WICC— Bridgeport— 1926 Freq.: 600 Kc Power: 1 Kw. d.. 500 W. n. Owned-Oper. By Conn.-N. Y. Broadcasters Address 2190 Post Rd., Fairfield. Conn. Tel.: CL 6-046 1..N.Y. CI 5-0668. .Independent Representative Adam Young President, Gen. Mgr Kenneth M. Cooper Vice Pres John E. Metts Sales, Sta. Mgr Ray Colonari Program Director Frank Delfino Publicity Dir Tony Brunton Chief Engineer Russ Adams WNAB-Bridgeport-1941 Frequency: 1450 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned-Operated By WNAB, Inc. Business-Studio Address 991 Broad St. Tel.: ED 3-3112 ABC Sta. Reps McGavren; Kirby President Harold Thomas General, Comm. Mgr John EUinger Prog. Director Harry Luke Sales Prom. Manager Fred Murphy Publicity Dir Carl Grande Chief Engineer Norman Howard WBIS-Bristol-1948 Frequency: 1440 Kc Power: 500 Watts Owned-Oper. By The Bristol Bcstg. Corp. Business-Studio Address 183 Main St. TeL: LU 3-9265 Independent President Eric Hatch General Manager Richard C. Kilboum Commercial Mgr Valentine McCormack Chief Engineer Justin Tamowski WLAD-Danbury-1947 Frequency: 800 Kc Power: 250 Watts d. Owned-Operated By Berkshire Bcstg. Corp. Business-Studio Address 207 Main St. TeL: PI 8-3565 Independent Station Reps O'Connell; Foster & Creed President John P. Previdi Gen., Comm. Mgr Sol Robinson Program Director Paul Baker Chief Engineer Rudi Cehak WSUB-Groton-1958 Frequency: 980 Kc Power: 1000 Watts Owned By. .Lawrence A. Reilly, Jas. L. Spates Business Address 119 Bridge St. Tel.: Hilltop 5-2494 Independent Representative Walker-Rawalt Gen. Mgr., Prog. Dir Lawrence A. Reilly Commercial Manager Warreiji F. Haas Chief Engineer James L. Spates WDRC-Harlford-1922 Frequency: 1360 Kc Power: 5000 Watts Owned-Oper. By . . Buckley-Jaeger Bcstg. Corp. Address Box 151, Blue Hills Sta. Tel.: CH 2-5596 CBS Station Reps Peters, Griffin & Woodward Gen. Station Manager Victor E. Forker Commercial Manager Mike Boudreau Program Director Charles R. Parker Publicity Director Jack Zaiman Chief Engineer Henry M. Broderick, Jr. WPOP-Harlford-1935 Frequency: 1410 Kc Power: 5,000 Watts Owned Tele-Broadcasters of Conn., Inc. Business-Studio Address 600 Asylum Ave. TeL: JA 7-9131 MBS-ABC Representative Adam Young Pres.. Gen. Mgr H. Scott Killgore Conunercial Mgr Phillip Zoppi Chief Engineer R. Holt WTIC-Hartford-1925 Frequency: 1080 Kc Power: 50,000 Watts Owned-Oper. By Travelers Bcstg. Service Business-Studio Address 26 Grove St. TeL: JA 5-0801 NBC Representative Christal President Paul W. Morency V.P., Gen. Mgr Walter C. Johnson V.P.. Program Director Bernard MuUina Vice President, Sales Robert S. Tyrol Promotion Mgr Eugene J. Murioty Publicity Director Paul E. Lucaa Dir. of Engineering Harold A. Dorschug Plant Mgr., Ch. Eng Herman D. Taylor WIHr-Manchesler-1958 Frequency: 1230 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned By Manchester Broadcasting Co. Business Address P.O. Box 946 TeL: Mitchell 3-3491 MBS Station Representative. . . .Charles Bernard Co. Owner, Gen. Manager John Deme Program Director T. R. Safford Sales Prom. Manager Robert W. Andrews Publicity Director Whitney Jacobs Chief Engineer Henry L. Roberts 329