Yearbook of radio and television (1947)

Record Details:

Title:
Yearbook of radio and television
Date:
1947
Publisher:
New York : Radio Daily
Volume:
Radio annual (1947)
Leaf #:
000382
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound, Year Book, and Books
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:
September 28, 2023
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—DISTRICT ©F COLUMBOA^ Estimated Population 914,120 — Radio Homes 242,212 Stations in District 7 W I N X WASHINGTON, D. C— EST. 1940 Frequency: 1340 Kc. . . Power: 250 Watts Owned Operated By .WINX Broadcasting Co. Address 8th & Eye Sts., N.W. Phone Number .Republic 8000 Transmitter Location. ... .8th & Eye Sts., N.W. Time on the Air: 6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.; 7:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Sun. Newspaper Affiliation ....... Washington Post News Service INS, AP, UP Transcription Service Standard Radio, Langworth and Associated, World Representative Headley-Reed Co. Membership. .... NAB, BMB Personnel President Phillip Graham Station Manager R. C. O'Donnell Sales Manager. L. C. Sweatt Program Director. .... .Richard C. McNamara Publicity Director .Ralph Dubrowin Musical Director . Paul Hume Chief Engineer. Ralph E. Cannon, Jr. • WMAL WASHINGTON, D. C.— EST. 1926 AMERICAN BROADCASTING CO. Frequency: 630 Kc. . .Power: 5000 Watts Owned & Operated By..... The Evening Star Broadcasting Co. Address 724-14th St., N.W. Phone Number National 5400 Transmitter Location. ...... .Green Tree Road, Bethesda, Md. Time on the Air. 6 a.m. to 1 a.m. Newspaper Affiliation . . Washington Evening Star News Service AP, UP Transcription Service Standard Radio, Associated. Langworth National Sales Office. .... ABC Spot Sales Membership. NAB, BMB Personnel President S. H. Kauffmann General Manager ............. K. H. Berkeley Sales Manager Ben B. Baylor, Jr. Sales Promotion Manager . . William R. Willison Program. Director. Gordon Hubbel Publicity Director. Tom Dolan Chief Engineer . Daniel Hunter Record MC James Gibbons W 0 L WASHINGTON, D. C.— EST. 1927 MUTUAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM Frequency: 1260 Kc. . . Power: 5000 Watts Owned-Operated By Cowles Broadcasting Company Address ..1627 K Street, N.W. Phone Number Metropolitan 0010 Transmitter Location . . . Brookville Road, Silver Springs, Md. Time on the Air. ..... .6:00 a.m. to 1:00 a.m.; Sunday: 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 a.m. Newspaper Affiliation Des Moines Register & Tribune, Minneapolis Star & Journal News Service UP, AP Transcription Service .... Press Assoc, Wash. City News Wire, Standard Radio, Associated National Sales Office . . Cowles Broadcasting Co. Representative. The Katz Agency. Inc. Membership NAB. BMB Personnel President Gardner Cowles Board Chairman John Cowles General Mgr.-Station Mgr Merle S. Jones Sales Manager William D, Murdock Sales Promotion and Merchandising Manager Tom Means Program Director Arthur Casey Production Manager Hollis Seavey Publicity Director Lou Brott Musical Director. Charles Keaton Chief Engineer Harold Reed • WQQW WASHINGTON, D. C.— EST. 1946 Frequency: 570 Kc . . Power: 500 Watts d. only Owned-Operated By. . .Metropolitan Broadcasting Corp. Address 2627 Conn. Ave., N.W. Phone Number Columbia 6331 Transmitter Location . Falls Church, Va. Time on the Air ...... Sunrise to sunset (local) News Service . AP Membership . NAB Personnel General Mgr.-Station Mgr. . . Edward M. Brecher Sales Manager Martin Schadi Musical Director Pierson Underwood Chief Engineer. Robert Martin 360