Yearbook of radio and television (1955)

Record Details:

Title:
Yearbook of radio and television
Date:
1955
Publisher:
New York : Radio Daily Corp.
Volume:
The radio annual and television yearbook (1955)
Leaf #:
0001005
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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WEST VIRGINIA Pop. Feb. 1, 1955 (Est.) 1,987,000 — TV Homes 272,000 Stations in State 6 WCHS-TV CHARLESTON— 1954— ABC-CBS EKiM station Operating with Special Temporary Authorization Channel: 8 VHF..AP: 158 Kw...VP: 316 Kw. Owned & Oper. By WCHS-TV Inc. Address 1111 Virginia Street East Phone Number 6-5358 News Service UP Air Time 15 hours daily Representative Branham Membership NARTB, TvB President Lewis C. Tierney General Manager John T. Gelder, Jr. Comm. Manager John L. Sinclair, Jr. Promotion Manager Frohman Johnson Program Director Morton S. Cohn Chief Engineer William E. Dixon WSAZ-TV HUNTINGTON— 1949— NBC Channeh 3 VHF. . .AP: 42 Kw.. . .VP: 100 Kw. Owned-Operated By WS AZ, Incorporated Address 201 Ninth St. Phone Number 4-4126 Air Time 17 hours daily Newspaper Affil. . . Huntington Publishing Co. News Service AP Station Representative Katz Membership NARTB, TvB President Col. J. H. Long V.P. & Gen. Mgr L. H. Rogers II V.P. & Tech. Dir L. E. Kilpatrick Asst. Gen. Mgr C. T. Garten Sales Mgr R. E. White National Sales Director Liz Conaty Regional Sales Mgr W. R. Murray Program Director J. H. Ferguson Promotion Director C. W. Dinkins Dir. of News & Sp. Events Nick Basso Production Mgr Ned R. Brooke Public Affairs Dir W. T. Romaine Film Manager Gayle MacCracken Chief Engineer J. P. Clay WOAY-TV OAK HILI^1954— ABC-DuM station Operating with Special Temporary Authorization Channeh 4 VHF..AP: 69.2 Kw.. .VP: 100 Kw. Owned & Oper. By Robert R. Thomas, Jr. Business Address Box 251 Phone Number 651 Representative Weed TV General Manager Robert R. Thomas, Jr. Sales Manager Will Jackson Program Director Clyde Higgins Chief Engineer Kenneth Rice WTAP PARKERSBURG— 1953— ABC-DuM NBC Channel: 15 UHF.AP: 10.5 Kw..VP: 19.5 Kw. Owned-Oper. . . . West Virginia Enterprises Inc. Business Address 121 W. Seventh St. Phone Number 7-4589 Air Time 9 hours daily News Service UP Representative For joe Membership NARTB President, Gen. Mgr T. A. Eiland Comm. Manager Jerry Bums Prog., Prom., Pub. Dir Don Painter Film Manager T. A. Eiland Chief Engineer George W. DeBlieux Consuhing Eng Vandivere, John & Weam WTRF-TV WHEELING— 1953— ABC-NBC Channel: 7 VHF..AP: 158 Kw...VP: 316 Kw. Owned-Oper. By Tri-City Bcstg. Co. Business Address Ogden Bldg. Phone Number Wheeling 1177 Air Time 17 hours daily Newspaper Affiliation News-Register News Service UP Representative HoUingbery Membership NARTB, TvB Exec. V.P. & Gen. Mgr Robert W. Ferguson Comm. Mgr H. Needham Smith Prog. Director Lou Meyer Prom., Pub. Director Greg Van Camp Dir. of News & Sp. Events George Diab Production Manager Gary Vorhees Film Manager William Ney Merchandising Manager Albert T. Jones Asst. Program Director By Williams Chief Engineer Howard Daubenmeyer Asst. Chief Engineer Fred Baker Consulting Eng Robert Silliman & Assoc. 963