Yearbook of radio and television (1947)

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ILLINOIS WCVS* SPRINGFIELD— EST. 1922 ABC Frequency: 1450 Kc. . . Power: 250 Watts Operated By WCBS, Inc. Address ... 523 E. Capitol Ave. Phone Number 9855 Transmitter Location 3000 S. 4th St.. Southern View Time on the Air. 6 a.m. to 12 midnight Newspaper Affiliation Illinois State Journal News Service AP Transcription Service World, C. P. MacGregor Co. Representative Sears & Ayer. Inc. Membership. NAB, BMB Personnel President Harold L. Dewing Manager-Station Mgr Carroll W. Neeld Commercial Manager. ...... .Carroll W. Neeld Publicity Director. . .John W. Midgley Musical Director John Geil Chief Engineer Harold L. Dewing *Formerly WCBS WT AX SPRINGFIELD— EST. 1930 COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM NORTH CENTRAL BROADCASTING SYSTEM Frequency: 1240 Kc Power: 100 Watts Owned-Operated By WTAX, Inc. Address .117-119 So. Fifth St. Phone Number 2-4441 Transmitter Location 117-119 S. 5th St. Time on the Air 18 hours daily News Service TJP Transcription Service Thesaurus Representative Weed & Co. Membership NAB, BMB Personnel President and Manager ....... Oliver J. Keller Assistant Manager Jay A. Johnson Program Director Gladys McGrew Merchandising Manager Clarence Evans Chief Engineer E. Swaringen w bz TUSCOLA— EST. 1921 Frequency: 1050 Kc. . . . . . . .Power: 1000 Watts Owned-Operated By ...... . WDZ Broadcasting Company Address 101% M. Main St Phone Number 431 Transmitter Location IV2 miles N.-l mile E. Junction, U. S. 36 and 45 Time on the Air Sunrise to local sunset News Service UP Transcription Service M. M. Cole Representative Free & Peters, Inc. Membership NAB. BMB Personnel President Edgar L, Bill General Manager R. L. Stuff lebam Program Director F. H. Booton Chief Engineer A. James Ebel Record MC Bill Miller • WILL' URBANA— EST. 1922 Frequency: 580 Kc. . . Power: 5000 W. Owned-Operated By Unlvers'ty of Illinois Business Address 1010 S. Wright St. Phone Number 7-2616 Studio Address 1010 S. Wright St. Transmitter Location 1 mile south on First St. Road, Champaign, 111. Time on the Air • . . . .7:00 a.m. to local sunset News Service AP Transcription Service Thesaurus Personnel President A. C. Willctrd General Manager Joseph F. Wright Program Director Frank E. Schooley Publicity Director Art Wildhagen Musical Director Kenneth Cutler Chief Engineer A. James Ebel Production Manager George H. Sharp Record M. C Phil Spradling *Does not sell time. For the best in human interestnews • . . AP 400