Radio annual and television yearbook (1954)

Record Details:

Title:
Radio annual and television yearbook
Date:
1954
Publisher:
New York : Radio Daily Corp.
Volume:
Radio annual and television yearbook (1954)
Leaf #:
000915
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound 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:
July 18, 2024
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<►<><> U. S. TELEVISION STATIONS <►<►<► IDAHO TV HOMES 27,300 POPULATION 600,000 STATIONS IN STATE 3 KBOI BOISE— 1953— CBS Channel: 2 VHF. . . . AP: 7 Kw VP: 14 Kw. Owned-Oper. By Boise Valley Bcstrs. Inc. Business Address 311 North 10th Phone Number 2-2222 Air Time JVz hours daily News Service UP Representative Free & Peters Membership BAB Gen. Mgr Westerman Whillock Com, Mgr Earl Glade, Jr. Station Mgr James A. Johntz, Jr. Dir of News Dave Johnson Film Manager Robert Howell KIDO-TV BOISE— 1953— ABC-NBC-DuM Channel: 7 VHF. .AP: 26.5 Kw...VP: 53 Kw. Owned-Oper. By KIDO, Inc. Business Address Chamber of Commerce Bldg. Phone Number 2-4611 Air Time 8-/2 hours daily News Service UP Representative Blair Membership NARTB. BAB President George M. Davidson General Manager Walter E. Wagstaff Commercial Mgr Barry Tucker Prog. Prom. Dir Jack Link Dir. of News Vem Moore Chief Engineer Harold Toedtemeier KID-TV IDAHO FALLS— 1953— CBS-NBC DuM Channel: 3 VHF..AP: 80.3 Kw.. .VP: 100 Kw. Owned-Oper. By Idaho Radio Corp. Business Address Box 701 Phone Number 4 Air Time 5 hours daily Representative Gill-Perna Membership NARTB President A. W. Schweider Gen. Mgr C. N. Loyne Commercial Mgr Claude Cain Prog. Prod Mgr Roy Southwick Chief Engineer Carroll Secrist ILLINOIS TV HOMES 1,962,000 POPULATION 9,273,000 STATIONS IN STATE 16 WBLN BLOOMINGTON— 1953 Channeh 15 UHF. .AP: 8.51 Kw.. .VP: 15.8 Kw. Owned-Oper. By Cecil W. Roberts Business Address Box 646 Phone Number 4331 Representative McGillvra President Cecil W. Roberts General Manager Jerrell Henry Commercial Mgr William T. Whitlock Program Manager Fred Osborne Chief Engineer Bob Coddinglon WCIA CHAMPAIGN— 1953— CBS-NBC Channel: 3 VHF..AP: 50 Kw...VP: 100 Kw. Owned-Oper. By Midwest Television, Inc. Business Address 509 S. Neil St. Phone Number 6-8333 Representative HoUingbery President August C. Meyer Gen., Sta. Mgr Harry Y. Maynard Commercial Mgr Guy Main Promotion Director Leonard N. Davis Director of News Fred Sorenson Chief Engineer M. D. Hurmicutt. Jr. WBBM-TV CHICAGO— 1953— CBS Channel: 2 VHF. .AP: 12.7 Kw.. .VP: 25.4 Kw. Owned-Oper. By CBS. Inc. Bus. Studio Adddress 410 N. Michigan Ave. Phone Number WHitehall 4-6000 News Service UP, INS. AP President J. L. Van Volkenburg Vice-Pres.. Gen. Mgr H. Leslie Atlass Commercial Mgr George Arkedis Program Director Al Bland Production Director William Ryan Public/ty Director Charley Wiley Film Manager Vann Cominos Chief Engineer Joseph Novy WGN-TV CHICAGO— 1948— DuM Channel: 9 VHF. . . AP: 60 Kw.. . .VP: 120 Kw. Air Time 100-110 hours weekly 863