Television digest with AM-FM reports (Jan 1951-Jan 1952)

Record Details:

Title:
Television digest with AM-FM reports
Date:
Jan 1951-Jan 1952
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Radio News Bureau
Volume:
Television digest with AM-FM reports (Jan 1951-Jan 1952)
Leaf #:
000734
Language:
English
Subjects:
Television broadcasting -- Periodicals, Television -- United States -- Periodicals","Radio broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals.
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
University of Maryland, College Park
Sponsor:
LYRASIS Members and Sloan Foundation
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
A weekly digest of brief reports tracking recent developments in the U.S. television marketplace. Published out of Washington, D.C. with much more focus on the retail of TV sets than the other D.C.-based trade paper, BROADCASTING. -- Eric Hoyt, 2015
Date Added:
September 28, 2023
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DU.MONT INTERCONNECTED STATIONS— (Continued) station Hour 30 Min. 20 Min. 15 Min. 10 Min. 5 Min. WBTV, Charlotte 400.00 240.00 200.00 160.00 140.00 100.00 WGN-TV, Chicago 1450.00 870.00 725.00 580.00 507.50 362.50 WXEL, Cleveland 1100.00 660.00 550.00 440.00 385.00 275.00 WCPO-TV, Cincinnati 1025.00 615.00 ■ 512.50 410.00 358.75 256.25 WTVN, Columbus 675.00 405.00 337.50 270.00 236.25 168.75 VrHIO-TV, Dayton — 525.00 315.00 262.50 210.00 183.75 131.25 Effective Sept. 9. 1951 675.00 405.00 337.50 270.00 236.25 168.75 WJBK-TV, Detroit 1000.00 600.00 500.00 400.00 350.00 250.00 WICU, Erie 500.00 300.00 250.00 200.00 175.00 125.00 WLAV-TV. Grand Rapids 500.00 300.00 250.00 200.00 175.00 125.00 WFMY-TV, Greensboro 400.00 240.00 200.00 160.00 140.00 100.00 WSAZ-TV. Huntington 425.00 255.00 212.50 170.00 148.75 106.25 WFBM, Indianapolis 550.00 330.00 275.00 220.00 192.50 137.50 Effective Sept. 1, 1951 700.00 420.00 350.00 280.00 245.00 175.00 WMBR-TV, Jacksonville 300.00 180.00 150.00 120.00 105.00 75.00 WJAC-TV, Johnstown 550.00 330.00 275.00 220.00 192.50 137.50 WKZO-TV, Kalamazoo 400.00 240.00 200.00 160.00 140.00 100.00 Effective Aug. 1, 1951 500.00 300.00 250.00 200.00 175.00 125.00 WDAF-TV, Kansas City 700.00 420.00 350.00 280.00 245.00 175.00 WGAL-TV, Lancaster 600.00 360.00 300.00 240.00 210.00 150.00 WJIM-TV, Lansing .. 425.00 255.00 212.50 170.00 148.75 106.25 WAVE-TV, Louisville 500.00 300.00 250.00 200.00 175.00 125.00 WMCT, Memphis 550.00 330.00 275.00 220.00 192.50 137.50 WTMJ-TV. Milwaukee . 950.00 570.00 475.00 380.00 332.50 237.50 WTCN-TV, Minn. -St. Paul . 850.00 510.00 425.00 340.00 297.50 212.50 WSM-TV, Nashville 350.00 210.00 175.00 140.00 122.50 87.50 WNHC-TV, New Haven . 800.00 480.00 400.00 320.00 280.00 200.00 WABD, New York 2200.00 1320.00 1100.00 880.00 770.00 550.00 WTAR-TV, Norfolk 475.00 285.00 237.50 190.00 166.25 118.75 KMTV, Omaha 400.00 240.00 200.00 160.00 140.00 100.00 Effective Aug. 1, 1951 450.00 270.00 225.00 180.00 157.50 112.50 DUMONT INTERCONNECTED STATIONS— (Continued) Station WFIL-TV, Hour 30 Min. 20 Min. 15 Min. 10 Min. 5 Min. Philadelphia WDTV, 1900.00 1140.00 950.00 760.00 665.00 475.00 Pittsburgh WJAR-TV, 900.00 540.00 450.00 360.00 315.00 225.00 Providence WTVR, 750.00 450.00 375.00 300.00 262.50 187.50 Richmond WHAM-TV, 475.00 285.00 237.50 190.00 166.25 118.75 Rochester WHBF-TV. 550.00 330.00 275.00 220.00 192.50 137.50 Rock Island Effective Sept. 300.00 180.00 150.00 120.00 105.00 75.00 1, 1951 WRGB, 400.00 240.00 200.00 160.00 140.00 100.00 Schenectady WHEN, 775.00 465.00 387.50 310.00 271.25 193.75 Syracuse Effective Sept. 450.00 270.00 225.00 180.00 157.50 112.50 1, 1951 KSD-TV, 600.00 360.00 300.00 240.00 210.00 150.00 St. Louis WSPD-TV, 1100.00 660.00 550.00 440.00 385.00 275.00 Toledo WKTV. 600.00 360.00 300.00 240.00 210.00 150.00 Utica WTTG, 375.00 225.00 187.50 150.00 131.25 93.75 Washington . . WDEL-TV, 600.00 360.00 300.00 240.00 210.00 150.00 Wilmington 475.00 285.00 237.50 190.00 166.25 118.75 NON-INTERCONNECTED STATIONS KOB-TV, Albuquerque 200.00 120.00 100.00 80.00 70.00 50.00 WFAA-TV, Dallas 475.00 285.00 237.50 190.00 166.25 118.75 KPRC-TV, Houston 550.00 330.00 275.00 220.00 192.50 137.50 KTTV, Los Angeles 1600.00 960.00 800.00 640.00 560.00 400.00 WTVJ, Miami 550.00 330.00 275.00 220.00 192.50 137.50 WDSU-TV, New Orleans 450.00 270.00 225.00 180.00 157.50 112.50 WKY-TV, Oklahoma City 600.00 360.00 300.00 240.00 210.00 150.00 KPHO-TV, Phoenix 300.00 180.00 150.00 120.00 105.00 75.00 KSL-TV, Salt Lake City . 250.00 150.00 125.00 100.00 87.50 62.50 Effective Aug. 1, 1951 300.00 180.00 150.00 120.00 105.00 75.00 KEYL, San Antonio 300.00 180.00 150.00 120.00 105.00 75.00 Effective Aug. 1, 1951 400.00 240.00 200.00 160.00 140.00 100.00 KFMB-TV, San Diego 550.00 330.00 275.00 220.00 192.50 137.50 KPIX, San Francisco 600.00 360.00 300.00 240.00 210.00 150.00 KING-TV, Seattle 600.00 360.00 300.00 240.00 210.00 150.00 KOTV, Tulsa 500.00 300.00 250.00 200.00 175.00 125.00 NATIONAL BROADCASTING CO. Television Network Executive & Business Offices: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York 20. N. Y. Telephone: Circle 7-8300. Studios: 30 Rockefeller Plaza and 106th St. & Park Ave. Telephone: Sacramento 2-2600. (NBC also has studios at Hudson Theatre, Center Theatre, International Theatre.) Other Affiliations: NBC is subsidiary of Radio Corp. of America. It owns and operates TV stations WNBT, New York; WNBW, Washington; WNBQ, Chicago; WNBK, Cleveland; KNBH, Los Angeles. Its owned & operated AM stations are: WNBC, New York; WRC, Washington; WMAQ, Chicago; WTAM, Cleveland; KOA, Denver; KNBC, San Francisco. General Executives Niles Trammell, chairman of board. Joseph H. McConnell, president. Charles R. Denny Jr., executive v.p. Jchn K. Herbert, v.p., general sales mgr., radio. O. B. Hanson, v.p. and chief engineer. Joseph V. Heffernan, v.p. finance. Charles B. Barry, v.p., radio programs. William Brooks, v.p., public relations. Sydney Elges, v.p., press and information. William S. Hedges, v.p., integrated services. Gustav B. Margraf, v.p. and general attorney. Victor T. Norton, v.p., administration. Frank M. Russell, v.p. (Washington). Harry C. Kopf, v.p. (Chicago Division) John K. West, v.p. (Hollywood). James M. Gaines, v.p., owned and operated stations. Carleton Smith, v.p., station relations. Ernest de la Ossa, director of personnel. Executives, TV Operations Sylvester L. Weaver, v.p. for television network. Edward D. Madden, v.p., television network operations and sales. E. Lyman Munson, director of television operations. J. R. Meyers, asst, to director of operations. Charles J. Cresswell, controller. George H. Frey, v.p., director of TV network sales. Ruddick C. Lawrence, mgr., & sales development & program sales. Edward Hitz, eastern sales manager. Eugene Hoge, midwestern sales manager. John Williams, western sales manager. James Nelson, manager, TV advertising and promotion. Robert W. McFadyen, manager, TV sales planning and research. Frank Reed, manager, TV sales service. Frederic W. Wile Jr., v.p., director of TV network production. Robert W. Samoff, v.p., director of production units. Davidson Taylor, general production executive. Ernest Walling, manager, TV program department. Leonard Hole, TV production manager. Carl Stanton, TV talent and program procurement. Francis J. McCall, director, news and special events. Stanton Osgood, manager, TV theater television. Fred Shawn, director, production services. Robert S. Shelby, director, technical operations. S. B. Hickox Jr., director, TV station relations. Norman Blackburn, director, network operations (Hollywood). NBC Stations Planning & Advisory Committee: Jack Harris, KPRC, Houston, chairman; Richard O. Dunning, KHQ, Spokane, AM secretary; C. Robert Thompson, WBEN, Buffalo; Beverly T. Whitmire, WPBC, Greenville, S. C.; Howard Pill, WSFA, Montgomery, Ala.; S. S. Fox, KDYL, Salt Lake City; Ralph Evans, woe, Davenport: John T. Murphy, WLWT, Cincinnati, vice chairman; E. R. Vadeboncoeur, WSYR-TV, Syracuse. TV secretary; Dean Fltzer, WDAF-TV, Kansas City; Martin B. Campbell, WFAA-TV, Dallas. (Latter 4 comprise TV subcommittee). NETWORK RATES (Rate Card No. 5 — Effective July 1, 1951) (Consult Network for Discounts, Specifications, etc.) Gross rates follow (applicable to 6-11 p.m. Mon.-Fri.; 1-11 p.m. Sat. & Sun.). Three-fourth gross rates apply to 5-6 p.m. Mon.-FVl. One-half gross rates apply to all other times. TV Faetbook No. 13 I i 4