Radio annual (1938)

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Publicity Director Ruth Fachmcmn Musical Director Bertha Reese Chief Engineer S. E. Dier POLICIES Beer and -wine accounts accepted; no distilled liquors. REPRESENTATIVE Craig & Hollingbery ♦ KTRI* SIOUX CITY— EST. 1937 FREQUENCY: 1420 Kc. POWER: 250 Watts, d.; 100 Watts, n. OWNED BY: Sioux City Broadcasting Co. OPERATED BY: Dietrich Dirks and The Tribune Co. BUSINESS ADDRESS: 304 Pierce St. PHONE: 5-8031. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: Sioux City. TIME ON THE AIR: Unlimited. NEWSPAPER AFFILIATION: The Sioux City Tribune. PERSONNEL President Eugene Kelly Station Manager Dietrich Dirks * Operating under C.P. issued by FCC, at time of going to press. KANSAS Population 1,864,000 Number of Families 488,600 Number of Radio Homes 398,620 Retail Sales $448,261,000 Auto Registrations 577,906 KFBI "POLICIES THAT PROTECT" ABILENE— EST. 1923 FREQUENCY: 1050 Kc. POWER: 5000 Watts. OWNED BY: Farmers & Bankers Broadcasting Corp. OPERATED BY: Same. BUSINESS ADDRESS: 410 N.W. 3rd. PHONE: 1200. STUDIO ADDRESS: 410 N.W. 3rd. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: Milford. TIME ON THE AIR: 6:30 A.M. to sunset (Pacific time). NEWS SERVICE: Transradio Press. TRANSPORTATION SERVICE: World Broadcasting System, and Standard Radio. PERSONNEL President H. K. Lindsley Station Manager K. W. Pyle Advertising Manager M. Eberhardt Chief Announcer Harry D. Peck Sales Manager K. W. Pyle Publicity Director J. W. Eberhardt Musical Director Marie Gunzelman Chief Engineer G. H. Johnstone POLICIES No beer or liquor advertising accepted. Foreign language programs accepted. REPRESENTATIVE Howard H. Wilson Company KGGF COFFEYVILLE— EST. 1930 MUTUAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM FREQUENCY: 1010 Kc. POWER: 1000 Watts. OWNED BY: Hugh J. Powell & Stanley Platz. d/b as Powell & Platz. OPERATED BY: Same. BUSINESS ADDRESS: Journal Bldg. PHONE: 147-41. STUDIO ADDRESS: Same. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: South Coffeyville. TIME ON THE AIR: 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. NEWSPAPER AFFILIATION: The Coffeyville Journal. NEWS SERVICE: The Associated Press. TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE: NBC Thesaurus. PERSONNEL Station Manager Hugh J. Powell Commercial Manager W. B. Darrah Advertising Manager W. B. Darrah Chief Announcer Melvin Drake Sales Manager W. B. Darrah Publicity Director Clair Foster Musical Director Clair Foster Chief Engineer J. Fred Case POLICIES No liquor advertising accepted; takes foreign language accounts. Merchandising cooperation given advertisers is similar to that given by newspapers. REPRESENTATIVE E. Katz Special Adv. Agency. Inc. 245