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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
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