Radio annual (1940)

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OKLAHOMA Personnel President I. T. Griffin Station Manager Neal Barrett Commercial Manager Jack Howell Director of Promotion Bill Anderson Program Director Wilbur Lukenbill Accountant Marie Green Musical Director Paul Christenson Chief Engineer M. W. Thomas Coverage Population — Primary 1.407.200 Radio Homes — " 254,730 Population — Secondary 938,400 Radio Homes — " 170,470 Source: CBS Research Department. Representative Free & Peters, Inc. K TO K OKLAHOMA CITY— EST. 1927 NBC-BLUE MUTUAL— OKLAHOMA NETWORK FREQUENCY: 1370 Kc. POWER: 250 watts. OWNED BY: Oklahoma Broadcasting Co., Inc. OPERATED BY: Harold V. Hough. BUSINESS ADDRESS: 1800 W. Main. PHONE: 3-8352-3. STUDIO ADDRESS: Same. TRANSMITTER LO CATION: Same. TIME ON THE AIR: 6:30 A.M. to 12:00 Midnight. NEWS SERVICE: United Press. TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE: Standard Radio Library, Lang-Worth. Personnel President Harold V. Hough Station Manager Kenyon M. Douglass Commercial Manager Tom Johnson Program Director Harold Shreve Publicity Director Paul Buenning Chief Engineer Bernard Tullius Coverage Daytime Evening Population — Primary 561.010 561,010 Radio Homes— " 114.200 114,200 Source: Joint Committee. Representative Burn-Smith Co. W K Y OKLAHOMA CITY— EST. 1928 NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY FREQUENCY: 900 Kc. POWER: 5000 Watts, d.; 1000 Watts, n. OWNED BY: Oklahoma Pub. Co. OPERATED BY: WKY Radiophone Co. BUSINESS ADDRESS: Skirvin Tower. PHONE: 3-4306—5-4406. STUDIO ADDRESS: Skirvin Tower. TRANSMITTER LOCATION: the oil capital of the Ulorld tills a KVOO has the pass-key to the south west's great Oil Bowl, for within 75 miles of Tulsa lie 40% of Oklahoma's population and 44% of Oklahoma's actual retail sales* KVOO alone covers this area effectively, and, in addition, has primary coverage counties in Kansas, Missouri and Arkansas*