Radio annual and television yearbook (1953)

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M ISS ISSI PP WNAG GRENADA— 1949— MBS-EBS MID-SOUTH Frequency: 1400 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned-Operated B7 Birney Imes, Jr. Phone Number 1400 Air Time Full Time Representative Mid-South Network President Birney Imes. Jr. General Manager Bob McRaney Sta., Comm. Mgr Monroe Looney Chief Engineer Barney Loebe WGCM GULFPORT— 1929— ABC AND KEYSTONE Frequency: 1240 Kc Power: 250 Watte Owned-Operated By WGCM Bcstg. Co. Address Hewes-Martin BIdg. Phone Number 1110 Air Time 6 o.m.-M. News Service AP Transcription Service World Station Representative Sears & Ayer, Inc. Owner & Gen. Mgr Hugh O. Jones Station Manager C. Edwin Vann Commercial Manager Mrs. O. L. Owens Publicity Director Jack Starr Chief Engineer Charles T. Hook W FO R HATTIESBURG— 1925 NBC-KBS-REBEL Frequency: 1400 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned-Operated By Forrest Bcstg. Co. Address 302 Hemphill St. Phone Number 1866 Air Time 5:30 a.m.-ll:05 p.m. News Service UP Transcription Service World Station Rep George P. Hollingbery Co. President C J. Wright, Sr. General, Station Manager C. J. Wright, Jr. Program Director David L. Waite Sales Prom. Mgr E. M. Jenkins Publicity Director F. M. Smith Chief Engineer B. B. McLemore WHSY HATTIESBURG— 1948— ABC Frequency: 1230 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned-Operated By. . .Hub City Bcstg. Co. Inc. Address Highway 11 North Phone Number 3180 News Service AP Station Representative Wm. G. Rambeau Membership NARTB, BAB President, Gen. Mgr Charles W. Holt Sales Promotion Manager Bob Robinson Station Manager Connie Hoh Commercial Manager William R. England Program Director Bob Pattillo Publicity Director Olga Hagler Chief Engineer Charles SharpUng WJDX JACKSON— 1929— NBC Frequency: 1300 Kc Power: 5000 Watts d.; 1000 Watts n. Owned-Oper. By Lamar Life Ins. Co. Business Address P. O. Box 2171 Phone Number 2-1183 Air Time Unlimited News Service UP Transcription Service . . Thesaurus, MacGregor, Lang-Worth, Cole, Capitol, World Representative George P. Hollingbery Membership NARTB General Manager Wiley P. Harris Commercial Manager Frank Gentry Program Director Howard Langfitt Chief Engineer Percy G. Root WJQS JACKSON— 1946— CBS-MISS. Frequency: 1400 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned-Oper. By Mississippi Bcstg. Co., Inc. Business-Studio Address Edwards Hotel Phone Number 3-9681 Air Time 6 a.m.-M. News Service UP Transcription Service Standard President, General Manager. . .Withers Gavla WJXN JACKSON— 1945 Frequency: 1450 Kc Power: 250 Watts Owned-Oper. By Jackson Bcstg. Co. Address Radio Ranch. Box 786 Phone Number 2-6673 News Service AP Air Time Full Time Representatives Forjoe, Clayton Pres., Gen. Mgr James T. Ownby WRBC JACKSON— 1946— MBS Frequency: 620 Kc Power: 5000 Watts d.; 1000 Watts n. Owned-Operated By Rebel Bcstg. Co., Inc. Business-Studio Address 125 So. Lamar Phone Number 5-1562 Air Time Full Time News Service AP Transcription Service Associated Representative Branham Membership NARTB Gen.. Comm. Mgr J. W. Carlier Program Director Forrest Cox Chief Engineer G. G. Benson 483