Radio annual and television yearbook (1938)

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KUSD VERMILLION FREQUENCY: 890 Kc. POWER: 500 Watts. OWNED BY: University of South Dakota. OPERATED BY: University of South Dakota. BUSINESS ADDRESS: Vermillion. STUDIO ADDRESS: Same. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: Same. PERSONNEL Director B. B. Brackett POLICIES Station does not sell time. KWTN WATERTOWN— EST. 1928 FREQUENCY: 1210 Kc. POWER: 100 Watts. OWNED BY: The Greater Kampeska Radio Corp. OPERATED BY: The Greater Kampeska Radio Corp. BUSINESS ADDRESS: Watertown. STUDIO ADDRESS: Same. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: Same. TIME ON THE AIR: Unlimited. Further information not made available. WNAX YANKTON— EST. 1927 COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM FREQUENCY: 570 Kc. POWER: 5000 watts, d.; 1000 watts, n. OWNED BY: WNAX Broadcasting Co. OPERATED BY: WNAX Broadcasting Co. BUSINESS ADDRESS: Second and Capitol. PHONE: 484. STUDIO ADDRESS: Second & Capitol. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: 4Vfe miles E. of Yankton. TIME ON THE AIR: 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 midnight— (Daily) 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 Midnight — (Sundays). NEWSPAPER AFFILIATIONS: Yankton Press and Dakotan. NEWS SERVICE: United Press. TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE: Standard Radio Library. PERSONNEL President Chas. H. Gurney Commercial Manager Ted Matthews Chief Announcer One Kerwood Station Manager Ted Matthews Publicity Director Ted Matthews Musical Director Orie Kerwood Chief Engineer Clifton M. Todd POLICIES Liquor advertising not permitted. No foreign language accounts accepted. Contacts local dealers on merchandising, forwarding introductory cards for new programs to dealers and jobbers and, offering display material, placed locally. REPRESENTATIVE Howard H. Wilson Company TENNESSEE Population 2,893,000 Number of Families 658,390 Number of Radio Homes 370,730 Retail Sales $482,586,000 Auto Registrations 308,792 WOPI THE VOICE OF THE APPALACHIANS" BRISTOL— EST. 1929 REBROADCAST TIE UP WLW AND WSM FREQUENCY: 1500 Kc. POWER: 100 Watts. OWNED BY: Radiophone Broadcasting Station WOPI. OPERATED BY: Radiophone Broadcasting Station WOPI. BUSINESS ADDRESS: 410 State St. PHONE: WOPI. STUDIO ADDRESS: 410 State St. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: 22nd and State St. TIME ON THE AIR: 6:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. (EST). Maintains ARTISTS BUREAU. NEWS SERVICE: Transradio press. TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE: World Broadcasting System. NBC Thesaurus. Standard Radio. PERSONNEL President Max Marks Commercial Manager W. A. Wilson Advertising Manager W. A. Wilson Artists Bureau Head Mary Abell Chief Announcer Fey Rogers Station Manager W. A. Wilson 357