Sponsor (Apr-June 1959)

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\M \/ S/ \/ w The Case of the Brand New Half-Billion Dollars! When WSM-TV started telecasting from the Central South's Tallest Tower (1408 feet above average terrain), over $1/2 Billion in Effective Buying Income, and better than 1/2 million people, were automatically added to the Nashville Television Market. HERE ARE THE FACTS AND FIGURES: The New Nashville Market Total (New Tower) Gain (New Tower) Population 1728,800 546,700 Effective Buying Income 52,074,487,000.00 $568,875,000.00 ^ Retail Sales $1,519,052,000.00 $413,981,000.00 M Market Data — Sales Management ALL THIS AND A 40.5 SHARE TOO (FEB. '59 ARB) If you want to garner your share of that $1/2 Billion, use WSM-TV, the station that has expanded the Nashville Market bv better than one-fourth. WSM-TV Nashville, Tennessee Represented by Petry •WNED AND OPERATED BY THE NATIONAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY il)NSOR • 11 APRIL 1959 71