Sponsor (Jan-June 1956)

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CITY CALL LETTERS HOURS ORANGEBURG ROCK HILL ..._..WD1X 6 WTND 10 WRH1 __ 2 WTYC __9 SPARTANBURG ... WJAN 7 WORD 10 SUMTER . .....WSSC 30 UNION WBCU ..... A W ALTERBORO __ WALD 6 TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA WAPO 9 WDXB .....12 WMFS 91* CLARKSVILLE WJZM ....... 1 COLUMBIA WKRM 2 COVINGTON . WKBL .. 2 DICKSON WDKN 3 FRANKLIN WAGG ...1 GALLATIN WHIN 3 JACKSON WJAK 98* JOHNSON CITY WETB ....... 1 KNOXVILLE WIVK 7 WKGN 10 WNOX % LEWISBURG WJJM 3 LEXINGTON .... WDXL . ...7 McMINNVILLE WMMT 2 MEMPHIS __KWEM 26 WCBR 84* WDIA 140* WHHM 22 Ml RFREESBORO .... WGNS 7 WMTS 1 NASHVILLE PARIS RIPLEY ROGERSVILLE SPRINGFIELD .WKDA 6 WLAC 33 WSOK 84* WTPR 3 .WTRB 10 WRGS 3 WDBL 8 TEXAS ABILENE ....... ... ...KWKC .. 1 ANDREWS .JCACT 8 ATHENS KBUD . __1 NEGRO RADIO GALVESTON ... KGBC . .. . 23 KLUF 5 GONZALES KCTI 1 GREENVILLE KGUL __ ...5 HOUSTON KCOH 90* KNUZ 12 KPRC 6 KYOK 132* HUNTSVILLE _. XSAM . 3 JACKSONVILLE KEBE .9 LONGVIEW ...KLTI ... 6 MARLIN „..KMLW 3 2 ATLANTA ......KALT ........ 2 AUSTIN ..... KTXN BAY CITY ..... . KIOX BAYTOWN ...... XREL BEAUMONT 20 6 63 KJET .. 105* KRIC 12 KTRM .6 BEEVILLE . ..XIBL 1 BRYAN ...... ...KORA . 1 CARTHAGE . KGAS ... x CENTER XDET 5 CLEVELAND KVLB .6 COLLEGE STATION ...WTAW ...A CON ROE ...KMCO 6 CORPUS CHRISTI KUNO . 11 KWBU 6 CROCKETT KIVY .. 7 DALLAS KGKO 16 KLIF . .18 KSKY 15 DENISON XDSX 7 EL CAMPO KULP 3 EL PASO _ XELO 1 FORT WORTH KCNC 11 KNOK 63 MARSHALL KMHT .. 6 MIDLAND KJBC 7 MONAHANS ... ..KVKM ....% MOUNT PLEASANT KIMP __% NACOGDOCHES .. KSFA % PALESTINE ... KNET 1 PASADENA KLVL 21 ROSENBERG KFRD _.3 SAN ANTONIO KCOR 9 KISS 12 KM AC .. .. ... 12 KTSA ...... ..5 SHERMAN . ...KRRV ..... V2 KTAN Vi SINTON KANN 1 TAYLOR KTAE .1 TERRELL KTER 3 TEXARKANA RTFS 3 TEXAS CITY KTLW 30 TULIA KTUE % TYLER KGKB % KTBB 1 UVALDE KVOU .2 VICTORIA ..... KVIC 6 WACO WACO 1 WICHITA FALLS .. KTRN 10 (CONTINUED) LEADING NATIONAL RATING SERVICES GIVE WHAT TOP NEGRO AUDIENCE THE TRUTH ABOUT NEGRO RADIO IN PHILADELPHIA • WHAT talks to more Negroes than any station south of New York City. Ratings compare with some network stations. • WHAT has proven (according to national surveys) best radio buy of ANY station in Philadelphia. LOWEST COST PER DOLLAR SPENT now enjoyed by hundreds of local and national accounts. • WHAT is the only station (for Negroes) whose signal reaches every Negro neighborhood. The highest non-directional AM tower in Philadelphia. • WHAT is the only local station with a powerful merchandising bonus, tailor-made for Negro Market. • WHAT is the only station with a FULLTIME broadcast schedule of Negro programs handled by top Negro personality salesmen catering to every age group and income bracket. • WHAT was the FIRST station in Philadelphia to broadcast to Negroes. Since 1944 local acceptance has grown to the point where the station is KNOWN as, "The Voice of the Negro People." WHAT is the only local station offering 20,000 watts of FM to Negroes. WHAT AM-FM PHILADELPHIA 31, PENNA. Represented by: Stars National, Inc. 1956 BUYERS' GUIDE 131