Yearbook of radio and television (1960)

Record Details:

Title:
Yearbook of radio and television
Date:
1960
Publisher:
New York : Radio Daily Corp.
Volume:
Radio annual and television yearbook (1960)
Leaf #:
000356
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound, Books, and Year Book
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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Pop. : 956,000 Families: 293,000 Radio Homes: 289,000 DIST. OF COLUMBIA TV Homes: 267,000 AM Stas. in State: 9 TV Stas. in State: 4 WGMS-Washington, D. C-1946 Frequency: 570 Kc. .Power: 5 Kw. d.. 1 Kw. n. Owned By Gordon McLendon Address Hotel Harrington Tel.: Executive 3-8676 Independent Representative Avery-Knodel President Thomas F. O'Neil Sales Manager Perry S. Ury Program Director Chas. D. Wood Promotion Mgr Sol Horwitz Chief Engineer Roger B. Holt WMAL-Washinglon, D. C. 1925 Freq.: 630 Kc Power: 5,000 Watts Owned Evening Star Bcstg. Co., Inc. Address 4461 Connecticut Ave.. N.W. Tel.: KE 7-1100 ABC Newspaper Aiiiliation The Evening Star Representative H-R President John W. Thompson, Jr. General Mamager Fred S. Houwink Station Manager Kenneth Carter Prom. Mgr., Prog. Dir Rupe Werling Chief Engineer Allan Powley WOL-Washington, D. C.-1924 Frequency: 1450 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned Wash. Bcstg. Corp. Address 2000 P. St., N.W. Tel.: HObart 2-3900 MBS Representative Headley-Reed Pres., Gen. Mgr Henry Rau Commercial Manager George Oliviere Sales Prom. Manager Stan Barclay Chief Engineer Lloyd Smith WOOK-Washington, D. C. 1940 Frequency: 1340 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned-Operated By United Bcstg. Co. Business-Studio 8th & I Sts., N.W. Tel.: RE 7-8000 Independent Station Rep United Bcstg., Harlan Ookes President Richard Eaton V.P. & Gen. Mgr John A. Panagos Program Director Cliff Holland ChJef Engineer Ernest E. Stephens WPGC— Washington, D.C. 1954 Frequency: 1580 Kc. . .Power: 10,000 Watts d. Owned-Operated By WPGC, Inc. Business Address 4421 Southern Ave., SE Tel.: JOrdan 8-6677 Independent Station Representative Adam Young President M. E. Richmond Gen., Comm. Manager Robert Howard Station Prog. Director Melvin E. Winters Chief Engineer George R. Sanner WRC-Washington," D. C.-1923 Frequency: 980 Kc Power: 5000 Watts Owned-Operated By National Bcstg. Co. Address 4001 Nebraska Ave., NW Tel.: EM 2-4000.. NBC Sta. Representative NBC Spot Sales President (NBC) Robert Kmtner General Manager Carleton D. Smith Station Mgr Joseph W. Goodfellow Commercial Mgr Harry A. Karr, Jr. Prog. Mgr William Grayson Publicity Dlr Charlotte Walch Chief Engineer John Rogers WTOP-Washington, D. C. 1932 Frequency: 1500 Kc Power: 50.000 Watts Owned-Oper Washington Post Best. Div. Address Broadcast House Tel.: EM 2-9300 CBS Representative CBS Radio Spot Sales Pres., Best. Div John S. Hayes General Manager Lloyd Dennis, Jr. Comm. Mgr R. W. Schellenberg Sales Prom. Manager Charles Crawford Prog. Dir P. A. Searight Publicity Adv. Director Laurel S. Gordon Chief Engineer Granville Klink WUST-Washington,D. C. 1951 Frequency: 1120 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned-Oper. By . . Broadcast Management, Inc. Address 1815 V St., N.W. Tel.: HO 2-0011, Independent Representative Pearson President Milton Diener Gen., Comm. Mgr Daniel Diener Program Mgr Ben Gordon Chief Engineer Norman Woods WWDC-Washinglon,D. C. 1941 Frequency: 1260 Kc Power: 5000 Watts Owned-Oper. By WWDC, Inc. Business-Studio Address 1627 K St., N.W. TeL: TU 2-7600 Independent Representative Blair Pres., Gen. Mgr Ben Strouse Comm. Monager Herman Paris Program Director Ed Studney Sales Prom. Mgr Jo Wilson Publicity Director Norman Reed Chief Engineer Ross H. Beville 334