Radio annual and television yearbook (1938)

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Record Details:

Title:
Radio annual and television yearbook
Date:
1938
Publisher:
New York : The Radio Daily
Volume:
Radio annual (1938)
Leaf #:
000226
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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POLICIES No special policies or restrictions. WBRY "THE PIONEER HIGH FIDELITY BROADCASTING STATION" WATERBURY— EST. 1934 MUTUAL— COLONIAL FREQUENCY: 1530 Kc. POWER: 1000 Watts. OWNED BY: American-Republican, Inc. OPERATED BY: Same. BUSINESS ADDRESS: 136 Grand St., Waterbury — 152 Temple St.. New Haven. PHONE: Waterbury 3-1125 — New Haven 7-1243. TIME ON THE AIR: 8:00 A.M. to 12:00 midnight. NEWSPAPER AFFILIATION: Waterbury Republican and Waterbury American. NEWS SERVICE: United Press. MAINTAINS ARTISTS BUREAU. TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE: NBC Thesaurus. PERSONNEL President W. J. Pape Commercial Manager E. J. Frey Advertising Manager E. J. Frey Artists Bureau Head D. H. Halpern Chief Announcer D. H. Halpern Station Manager E. J. Frey Sales Manager E. J. Frey Publicity Director E. Christy Erk Musical Director D. H. Halpern Chief Engineer S. E. Warner POLICIES No special restrictions as to liquor or foreign language programs. Merchandising: The merchandising department of the Waterbury Republican and American is occasionally used for regular merchandising service requested by national advertisers. REPRESENTATIVE Joseph Hershey McGillvra DELAWARE Population 261,000 Number of Families 64,270 Number of Radio Homes 52,850 Retail Sales $76,877,000 Auto Registrations 56,629 WDEL WILMINGTON— EST. 1922 NBC (RED)— INTER-CITY— MASON DIXON FREQUENCY: 1120 Kc. POWER: 500 watts, d.; 250 watts, n. OWNED BY: WDEL, Inc. OPERATED BY: Same. BUSINESS ADDRESS: 10th and King Sts. PHONE: 7268. STUDIO ADDRESS: Same. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: North East Boulevard. TIME ON THE AIR: 9:00 A.M. to midnight. NEWS SERVICE: Transradio Press. TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE: Lang-Worth. PERSONNEL President Clair R. McCollough Commercial Manager J. Gorman Walsh Program Manager Edw. Browning Station Manager J. Gorman Walsh Publicity Director Lonny Starr Chief Engineer J. E. Mathiot POLICIES Station reserves the right to censor copy. REPRESENTATIVE Paul H. Raymer Co. WILM WILMINGTON— EST. 1922 MASON DIXON GROUP FREQUENCY: 1420 Kc. POWER: 100 watts. OWNED BY: Delaware Broadcasting Co., Inc. OPERATED BY: Same. BUSINESS ADDRESS: 920 King St. PHONE: 7268. STUDIO ADDRESS: Same. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: Carrcroft. TIME ON THE AIR: 7:00 A.M. to 9:00 P.M. NEWS SERVICE: Transradio Press. TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE: Lang-Worth. PERSONNEL President Clair R. McCollough Commercial Manager J. Gorman Walsh Program Manager Sidney Horwita Station Manager J. Gorman Walsh Publicity Director Irene Barry Chief Engineer J. E. Mathiot POLICIES Station reserves the right to censor copy. 208