Radio annual (1938)

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CFRN EDMONTON— EST. 1934 CBC FREQUENCY: 960 Kc. POWER: 100 Watts. OWNED BY: Sunwapta Broadcasting Co. OPERATED BY: Same. BUSINESS ADDRESS: 109 C. P. R. Bldg. PHONE: 23561-267. STUDIO ADDRESS: Same. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: Jasper Place. TIME ON THE AIR: 7:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. NEWS SERVICE: Canadian Press, Edmonton Bulletin, Ltd. TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE: Lang-Worth. MAINTAINS ARTISTS BUREAU. PERSONNEL Commercial Manager H. F. Nielsen Artists Bureau Head R. Wright Chief Announcer S. Lancaster Station Manager G. R. A. Rice Sales Manager A. J. Hopps Publicity Director D. E. Neale Musical Director R. Wright Chief Engineer F. Makepeace POLICIES No liquor advertising accepted; foreign language accounts accepted providing English translation of all copy sent with program. Merchandising system of flash circulars which are mailed to all distributors of products advertised, in some cases supply window display cards. REPRESENTATIVES Joseph Hershey McGillvra (U.S.A.) (Toronto) All Canada Broadcasting (Winnipeg-Toronto) CJCA "VOICE OF THE GREAT NORTH WEST" EDMONTON— EST. 1922 CBC— FOOTHILLS NETWORK— NBC FREQUENCY: 730 Kc. POWER: 1000 watts. OWNED BY: Northwestern Publishers Ltd. "Edmonton Journal." OPERATED BY: Taylor & Pearson Broadcasting Co. Ltd. BUSINESS ADDRESS: Birk's Bldg. PHONE: 2-6131-2-3. STUDIO ADDRESS: Birk's Bldg. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: Belmont. TIME ON THE AIR: 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (Sunday), 6:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (weekdays), 6:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. (Saturday). NEWSPAPER AFFILIATION: Edmonton Journal. NEWS SERVICE: Canadian Press and local news. TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE: NBC Thesaurus. World Broadcasting System, All Canada Radio Facilities Ltd. PERSONNEL Commercial Manager Wm. Cranston Production Manager N. Botterill Station Manager Frank H. Elphicke Publicity Director Walter Dales Continuity Editor James Allard Technical Director Hastings McMahon POLICIES Does not accept beer and liquor advertising. No sponsored news broadcasts. All continuity subject to approval of station management and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation regulations. Merchandising service — which includes spot announcements introducing programs — calls on wholesale houses. Direct mail to retailers. Billboard advertising. Arranging window displays. Sales surveys — and participation in station advertising in certain northern Alberta publications. REPRESENTATIVES All Canada Radio Facilities Ltd. Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg, Calgary, Vancouver Weed & Co. N. Y., Detroit, Chicago, San Francisco ♦ CKUA EDMONTON— EST. 1927 CBC— ALBERTA EDUCATIONAL NETWORK FREQUENCY: 580 Kc. POWER: 500 watts. OWNED BY: University of Alberta. OPERATED BY: University of Alberta. BUSINESS ADDRESS: University of Alberta. PHONE: 3-2233-2-2131-12. STUDIO ADDRESS: Dept. of Extension, University campus. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: Campus. TIME ON THE AIR: 1:00 p.m. to 2:15 p.m.— 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday). PERSONNEL President of the University W. A. R. Kerr Chief Announcer H. P. Brown Station Manager Donald Cameron Program Director Sheila Marryat Chief Engineer W. E. Cornish POLICIES Educational programs only. ♦ CFGP GRANDE PRAIRIE— EST. 1937 FREQUENCY: 1200 Kc. POWER: 100 Watts. OWNED AND OPERATED BY: Northern Broadcasting Corp.. Ltd. BUSINESS ADDRESS: P. O. Box 175. Edmonton, Alta. STUDIO ADDRESS: Grande Prairie. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: 422