Yearbook of radio and television (1960)

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WTWN— St. Johnsbury— 1949 Frequency: 1840 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned-Operated By Twin State Bcstrs. Inc. Address Concord Ave. Tel.: PI 8-2344 Independenx Station Rep Devney; Foster, Creed Pres., Gen. Mgr E. Dean Finney Commercial Manager John Byrne Program Director Douglas N. Drown Ch. Eng Ralph Dennis WCRF-Springfield-1954 Frequency: 1480 Kc Power: 1 Kw„ d. Owned-Operated By.. Conn. Valley Bcstg. Co. Address 106 Park St. Tel.: TUmer 5-4555 Independent President, Gen. Mgr Carlo F. Zezza Program Director Howard Promer Chief Eng Gordon I. Stearns WDEV— Waterbury— 1931 Freq.: 550 Kc. . .Power: 5000 Wts. d., 1000 n. Owned-Oper. By Lloyd E. Squior Address 9 Stowe St. Tel.: CApitol 3-5286. Montpelier Independent Station Rep. . . Everett-McKinney; Kettell-Carter General Manager Lloyd E. Squier Comm. Mgr., Pgm. Dir Craig S. Parker Chief Engineer Warren Chase W W R J— White River Junction 1959 Frequency: 910 Kc Power: 1 Kw., d. Owned White River Enterprises Address Box 190 Tel.: 1590 Independent Station Representative Continental President & General Mgr Philip C. Smith Commercial Manager DuRay Smith, Jr. Sales Promotion Manager .... Philip P: Upton Chief Engineer Gordon I. Steams Pop.: 4,019,000 If m/"IMI A TV Homes: 818,000 Families : 1,020,000 If I Ir Q I N I II AM Stas. in State : 93 Radio Homes: 969,000 ■im^ll^lM^ ^^ g^^^ .^ g^^^^. ^2 WBBI-Abingdon-1956 Frequency: 1230 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned By Burley Bcstg. Inc. Address P. O. Box 509 Tel.: MArket 8-2147 Independent President Nelson T. Barker Gen. Comm. Mgr L. M. Seamon WPIK-Alexandria-1945 Frequency: 730 Kc Power: 1000 Watts d. Owned-Oper. By Potomac Bcstg. Corp. Address Virginia Tlieatre Bld^. Tel.: OV 3-3000 Independent Station Representative Branham President Carl L. Lindberg V.P., Gen. Mgr Howard B. Hayes Commercial Manager John C. Moran Sales Promotion Manager R. E. L. Moore Chief Engineer Arthur McDougaU WARI^Arlington-1946 Frequency: 780 Kc Power: 1000 W., d. Owned. . . .Northern Virginia Broadcasters, Inc. Address 5232 Lee Highway Tel.: KE 6-9000 Independent Station Representative Bernard President Cy Blumenthal Executive V.P George A. Crvimp General Manager Robert E. Cobbins Comm. & Sis. Prom. Mgr John F. Burgreen Program Director Warren M. Brill Publicity Director Norma Shaw Chief Engineer Stephen J. Hart WEAiyi-Arlington-1947 Frequency: 1390 Kc Power: 5000 Watts Owned-Oper. By . . . Arlington-Fairfax Bcstg. Co. Business Address 1515 N. Courthouse Rd. Tel.: JA 7-7100 Independent Rep Best. Time Sales; Raymer President Harold H. Thorns General Manager Kenneth L. Wood Local Sales Mgr Peter A. Giordano Program, Production Dir Mark Holiday Chief Engineer Richard A. Johnson WBLT-Bedford-1950 Frequency: 1350 Kc Power: 1 Kw. d. Owned-Oper. By Bedford Bcstg. Corp. Address P. O. Box 406 Tel.: justice 6-8245 Independent Pres., Gen., Sta. Mgr J. E. Synan Commercial Manager Douglas B. Catlin Chief Engineer T. P. Lcnzghlin WLSD— Big Stone Gap— 1953 Frequency: 1220 Kc Power: 1000 Watts d. Owned-Oper. By Gap Bcstg. Co. Business Address Box 224 Tel.: 800 Independent Sta., Comm. Mgr W. H. Wren Chief Engineer Gene Hopkins WKLV— Blackstone— 1947 Frequency: 1440 Kc Power: 5 Kw., d. Owned-Oper. By Blackstone Bdcstg. Corp. Address Drawer 192 TeL: 478 MBS-KBS President, Gen. Mgr H. L. Umstead WCYB-Bristol-1946 Frequency: 690 Kc Power: 10.000 Watts Owned-Oper. By ... . Appalachian Bcstg. Corp. 585