Television digest with AM-FM reports (Jan 1951-Jan 1952)
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COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM Television Network
Executive Offices: 485 Madison Ave., New York. Plaza 5-2000.
j Studios: 15 Vanderbilt Ave., New York. Plaza 5-2000. (CBS also has studios at Hammerstein Theatre, Maxine Elliot Theatre, New I Yorker Theatre, Town House, Peace House, Mansfield Theatre, Loew’s Lincoln, Grand Central Bldg., Llederkranz Hall.)
I Other Affiliations: CBS owns and operates WCBS-TV. New York; KTSL, Los Angeles: owns 45% of WTOP & WTOP-TV, Washington {Washington Post, 55%). CBS Is TV applicant for Chicago, Boston. San Francisco, has deal pending to purchase facilities of WBKB, Chicago (see Television Digest, Vol. 7:21). CBS also owns and operates following AM stations; WCBS, New York; KCBS, San Francisco: KMOX, St. Louis: KNX, Los Angeles; WBBM, Chicago; WCCO, Minneapolis; WEEI, Boston. CBS also owns Columbia Records Inc. (James B. Conkllng, president) : CBS-Columbia Inc. (TV receiver manufacturer): Hytron Radio & Electronics Co. (CR and receiving tube manufacturer).
I Executives:
William S. Paley, chairman of board.
Frank Stanton, president.
Joseph H. Ream, executive v.p.
Adrian Murphy, v.p. and general executive.
Howard S. Meighan, v.p. & general executive.
Lawrence W. Lowman, v.p. and general executive.
, Daniel T. O’Shea, v.p. <fe general executive.
William C. Glttlnger, v.p., asst, to president.
H. V. Akerberg, v.p., station relations.
H. Leslie Atlass, v.p.. Central Division.
Frank B. Falknor, v.p., program operations.
Earl H. Gammons, v.p., Washington.
' Arthur Hull Hayes, v.p., San Francisco.
William B. Lodge, v.p., general engineering.
Peter C. Goldmark, v.p., engineering research & development. Richard J. Mahler, color TV consultant.
Hubbell Robinson Jr., v.p., programs.
I James M. Seward, v.p., business affairs of programs.
! J. Kelly Smith, v.p., station administration.
1 J. L. Van Volkenburg, v.p., sales.
Louis Hausman, v.p., sales promotion and advertising.
Lloyd H. Coffin, v.p. (Hytron).
Bruce A. Coffin, v.p. (Hytron).
David H. Cogan, v.p. (CBS-Columbia Inc.)
I Richard J. Redmond, director of general TV operations.
David Sutton, television sales manager.
Benjamin Margolis, TV sales service manager.
‘ William H. Hylan, asst, sales manager, color TV sales.
Ole Morby, sales director (San Francisco)
Thomas D. Connolly, manager of program sales.
Arthur Duram. TV market research counsel.
' Charles M. Underhill, operations manager.
Jerry Danzig, supervisor of color programming .
Fred Rickey, executive producer for color.
Henry S. White, business manager, programs.
Harry G. Ommerle, director of programs.
H. Grant Thels, director of film procurement and syndication. Edmund Chester, director of news.
Robert Bendlck, director of special events.
Red Barber, director of sports.
Robert Fryer, casting director.
I Paul Wlttllg, manager of technical operations.
Hollywood: Harry S. Ackerman, v.p., network programs (Hollywood) ; A. E. Joscelyn, director of operations; Merle S. Jones, general manager, KNX & KTSL; Kenneth L. Yourd, business manager; Hal Hudson, network TV dept, manager.
I Columbia Affiliates Advisory Board: I. R. Lounsberry, WGR, Buffalo, chairman; C. R. Lucey, WRVA, Richmond; Glenn Marshall Jr., WMBR, Jacksonville; Howard Sumervllle, WWL, New Orleans; Richard Borel, WBNS, Columbus; William Quarton, WMT, Cedar Rapids; Clyde Rembert, KRLD, Dallas; Clyde Coombs, KROY, Sacramento.
NETWORK RATES
(Rate Card No. 5; revised to July 1, 1951) (Consult Network for Discounts, Specifications,
etc.)
Class A rates follow (6-11 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 1-11 p.m. Sat. & Sun.). Class B rates (5-6 p.m. Mon.-Fri.) are 75% of Class A rates. Class C rates (all other times) are 50% of Class A rates.
BASIC INTERCONNECTED GROUP (Available only as a group)
Station
t WCBS-TV. New York
Effective Sept. 1
; WAGA-TV, Atlanta
’ WMAR-TV, Baltimore
, WAPM-TV, Birmingham
I WNAC-TV, Boston
WBTV, Charlotte
' WBKB, Chicago
WKRC-TV, Cincinnati
I Effective Aug. 1
I WEWS, Cleveland
WBNS-TV, Columbus
Effective Sept. 1
WHIO-TV, Dayton
WJBK-TV, Detroit
WFMY-TV, Greensboro
WFBM-TV, Indianapolis
Effective Sept. 1.
WMBR-TV, Jacksonville
WKZO-TV, Kalamazoo (Grand
Rapids)
WHAS-TV, Louisville _
WCAU-TV, Philadelphia ......
WHEN, Syracuse _
Effective Sept. 1 ! I
WTOP-TV, Washington
Hour
30 Min.
15 Min.
$3250.00
$1950.00
$1300.00
. 4000.00
2400.00
1600.00
. 500.00
300.00
200.00
, 850.00
510.00
340.00
. 300.00
180.00
120.00
. 1700.00
1020.00
680.00
. 400.00
240.00
160.00
. 1600.00
960.00
640.00
. 750.00
450.00
300.00
900.00
540.00
360.00
. 1100.00
660.00
440.00
. 500.00
300.00
200.00
. 700.00
420.00
280.00
525.00
315.00
210.00
1000.00
600.00
400.00
400.00
240.00
160.00
550.00
330.00
220.00
700.00
420.00
280.00
300.00
[
180.00
120.00
400.00
240.00
160.00
450.00
270.00
180.00
1600.00
960.00
640.00
450.00
270.00
180.00
600.00
360.00
240.00
750.00
450.00
300.00
luly 15, 1951
NORTHWEST SUPPLEMENTARY GROUP (Available only as a group)
WOI-TV, Ames (Des Moines)
400.00
240.00
160.00
WDAF-TV, Kansas City
700.00
420.00
280.00
WTCN-TV, Mlnneapolis-St. Paul
850.00
510.00
340.00
KMTV, Omaha
400.00
240.00
160.00
WHBF-TV, Rock Island
300.00
180.00
120.00
Effective Sept. 1
400.00
240.00
160,00
SUPPLEMENTARY INTERCONNECTED GROUP (Available individually with basic group)
WNBP-TV, Binghamton ..
WTTV. Bloomington
WBEN-TV, Buffalo
WICU, Erie
W LAV-TV, Grand Rapids
WSAZ-TV, Huntington
WJAC-TV, Johnstown
WGAL-TV, Lancaster .
WJIM-TV, Lansing
WMCT, Memphis
WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee
WSM-TV, Nashville
WNHC-TV, New Haven...
WTAR-TV, Norfolk
WDTV, Pittsburgh
WJAR-TV, Providence ...
WTVR, Richmond
WHAM-TV, Rochester
KSD-TV, St. Louis
WRGB, Schenectady
WSPD-TV, Toledo
WKTV, Utica
. 325.00
195.00
130.00
200.00
120.00
80.00
..... 900.00
540.00
360.00
— 500.00
300.00
200.00
.... 500.00
300.00
200.00
.... 425.00
255.00
170.00
._. 550.00
330.00
220.00
.. 600.00
360.00
240.00
.... 425.00
255.00
170.00
.... 550.00
330.00
220.00
.. 950.00
570.00
380.00
.... 350.00
210.00
140.00
.. 800.00
480.00
320.00
.. 475.00
285.00
190.00
.... 900.00
540.00
360.00
.. 750.00
450.00
300.00
.._ 475.00
285.00
190.00
650.00
330.00
220.00
.... 1100.00
660,00
440.00
.... 775.00
465.00
310.00
.... 600.00
360.00
240.00
... 375.00
225.00
150.00
NON-INTERCONNECTED SUPPLEMENTARY GROUP (Available individually with basic group)
KOB-TV, Albuquerque . .
KRLD-TV, Dallas
Effective Aug. 1
KPRC-TV, Houston
KTSL, Los Angeles
WTVJ. Miami
WDSU-TV, New Orleans . WKY-TV, Oklahoma City
KPHO-TV, Phoenix
KSL-TV, Salt Lake City...
Effective Aug. 1
WOAI-TV, San Antonio KFMB-TV, San Diego ...
KPIX, San Francisco
Effective Sept. 1 _
KING-TV, Seattle '
KOTV. Tulsa
200.00
120.00
80.00
500.00
300.00
200.00
650.00
390.00
260.00
550.00
330.00
220.00
1500.00
900.00
600.00
550.00
330.00
220.00
450.00
270.00
180.00
600.00
360.00
240.00
300.00
180.00
120.00
250.00
150.00
100.00
300.00
180.00
120.00
400.00
240.00
160.00
550.00
330.00
220.00
600.00
360.00
240.00
850.00
510.00
340.00
600.00
360.00
240.00
500.00
300.00
200.00
BuMOfIT TELEVISION NETWORK
Business Offices: 515 Madison Ave., New York. Murray Hill 8-2600.
Studios: 515 Madison Ave. (DuMont also has studios at Adelphl Playhouse, Ambassador Theatre, Central Opera House, John Wanamaker Dept. Store.)
Affiliations: Owned by Allen B. DuMont Laboratories Inc., TV and electronics manufacturer, owns and operates TV stations WABD New York; WTTG, Washington: WDTV, Pittsburgh, and is TV applicant for Cleveland and Cincinnati.
Executives:
Chris J. Whiting, director & gen. mgr. of network.
Clarence G. Alexander, director of network operations.
Norman W. Drescher, director of station relations.
Tom S. Gallery, director of sales.
James L. Caddigan, director of programming and production. Rodney D. Chlpp, director of engineering.
Gerald Lyons, director of public relations and publicity. Charlotte F. Stern, director of advertising and sales promotion. Melvin A. Goldberg, manager, network research dept.
Andrew P. Jaeger, manager, film dept.
Milton Morel, manager. New York operations.
Walter Compton, manager of WTTG, Washington.
Harold C. Lund, manager of WDTV, Pittsburgh.
NETWORK RATES (Revised to July 1, 1951)
(Consult Network for Discounts, Specifications, etc.)
Class A rates follow (6-11 p.m., Mon.-Fri.; 1-11 p.m.. Sat. & Sun.). Class B rates (5-6 p.m., Mon.-Fri.) are 75% of Class A rates. Class C rates (all other times) are 50% of Class A rates.
INTERCONNECTED STATIONS
Station
Hour
30 Min,
20 Min.
15 Min.
10 Min.
5 Min.
WOI-TV,
Ames
. . $400.00
$240.00
$200.00
$160.00
$140.00
$100.00
WAGA-TV, Atlanta
.. 500.00
300.00
250.00
200.00
175.00
125.00
WAAM,
Baltimore
... 1000.00
600.00
500.00
400.00
350.00
250.00
WNBP-TV, Binghamton —
... 325.00
195.00
162.50
130.00
113.75
81.25
WBRC-TV Birmingham ....
... 400.00
240.00
200.00
160.00
140.00
100.00
WTTV,
Bloomington ....
... 200.00
120.00
100.00
80.00
70.00
50.00
WNAC-TV, Boston ...
.. 1700.00
1020.00
850.00
680.00
595.00
425.00
*WBZ-TV, Boston
... 1700.00
1020.00
850.00
680.00
595.00
425.00
WBEN-TV, Buffalo
900.00
540.00
450.00
360.00
315.00
225.00
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