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 #:
000737
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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Personnel: Ernest Felix, acting manager, Western Div. Donn B. Tatum, TV director. Western Div. Robert F. Laws, TV sales mgr., Western Div. & KECA-TV. A. W. Lefler, sales service mgr.. Western Div. & KECA-TV. A G. Flanagan, TV program mgr.. Western Div.; program mgr., KECA-TV. E. Carleton Winckler, TV production mgr.. Western Div. & KECA-TV. Norma Olsen, program operations mgr. Elolse Reeves, film director. Philip G. Caldwell, mgr., technical operations. Western Div. Cameron G. Pierce, technical operations supervisor. DIGEST OF RATE CARD NO. 4 (May 15, 1951) Class A— 7-10:30 p.m., Mon.-Sat.; 5-10:30 p.m.. Sun. Hour 30 Min. 15 Min. 10 Min. 5 Min. Min. 8 Sec. $1200.00 $720.00 $480.00 $400.00 $320.00 $220.00 $110.00 Class B— 5:30-7 p.m., Mon.-Sat.; Noon-5 p.m.. Sun.; 10:30-11 p.m., daily. 900.00 540.00 360.00 300.00 240.00 150.00 75.00 Class C — All other times. 500.00 300.00 200.00 166.75 133.25 90.00 45.00 KFI-TV * Licensee: Earle C. Anthony Inc., 141 N. Vermont Ave. Studio: 141 N. Vermont Ave. Transmitter: Mt. Wilson. Telephone: Dunkirk 2-2121. Technical Faciliiies: Channel No. 9 (186-192 me). Visual power, 30.2 kw. Aural power, 15.7 kw. Antenna height, 3,100 ft above average terrain; 199 ft above ground. AM Affiliate: KFI. 50,000 watts, 640 kc (NBC). Began Commercial Operation: Aug. 25, 1948. Represented by: Edward Petry & Co. Inc. Personnel : Earle C. Anthony, president. George Whitney, general manager. Haan J. Tyler, manager, KFI-TV. Kevin B. Sweeney, general sales manager. John Bradley, asst, sales manager, KFI-TV. Kenneth Higgins, program manager. Paul Knight, director of remote programming. James H. Love, film editor. Curtis Mason, chief engineer. DIGEST OF RATE CARD NO. 6 (Oct. 17, 1950) Class A— 6-10:30 p.m., dally. Hour 30 Min. 20 Min. 15 Min. 10 >Hn. 5 Min. Min. $750.00 $450.00 $337.50 $300.00 $262.50 $187.50 $135.00 Class B —Noon-6 p.m., 10:30 p.m. -Midnight, dally. 450.00 270.00 202.50 180.00 157.50 112.50 81.00 Class C —9 a.m -Noon, dally. 300.00 180.00 135.00 120.00 105.00 75.00 54.00 * Sale to General Tire & Rubber Co. interests (O’Neil) pending FCC approval (see Television Digest Vol. 7:23). General Tire & Rubber Co. owns Don Lee Network (owning KHJ, Los Angeles; KFRC, San Francisco; KGB, San Diego) and Yankee Network (owning WKAC & WNAC-TV, Boston; WICC, Bridgeport; WEAN, Providence; WONS, Hartford) . Don Lee is TV applicant for San Francisco, Yankee Is applicant for Springfield, Mass, and Bridgeport, Conn. For executives of Thomas S. Lee Enterprises and Yankee Division, see WNAC-TV, Boston. KLAC-TV Grantee (STA): KMTR Radio Corp. Address: 1000 Cahuenga Blvd. Studio; 1000 Cahuenga Blvd. Transmitter: Mt. Wilson. Telephone: Hudson 2-7311. Technical Facilities: Channel No. 13 (210-216 me). Visual power, 28.1 kw. Aural power, 14.8 kw. Antenna height, 2,955 ft above average terrain. 237 ft above ground. Requests change to 31.4 kw visual, 15.75 kw aural. AM Affiliate: KLAC. 5,000 watts, 570 kc. Other Affiliations: Mrs. Schiff also publishes New York Post. Began Commercial Operation: Sept. 17. 1948. Represented by: Katz Agency Inc. Personnel : Mrs. Dorothy Schiff. president. Don J. Pedderson, executive v.p. and general manager. Fred Henry, program director. Don Forbes, director, studio programs. David E. Lundy, general sales manager. Jack Miller, sales promotion and commercial continuity. M. W. Hall, business manager. R. F. Horgan, asst, business manager. Joe Coffin, director of research. Mickey Freeman, publicity. Robert W. Conner, director of engineering. July 13, 1931 DIGEST OF RATE CARD NO. 5 t (May 1, 1951) Class A — 7-10:30 p.m., Mon.-Sat.; 1-10:30 p.m.. Sun. Hour 40 Min. 30 Min. 20 Min. 15 Min. 10 Min. 5 Min. Min. $1000.00 $800.00 $600.00 $500.00 $400.00 $300.00 $250.00 $175.00 Class B — 5:30-7 p.m., Mon.-Frl.; 10:30 p.m. 7 p.m.. Sat.; 10 a.m.-l p.m.. Sun. -Midnight, dally: Noon 650.00 520.00 390.00 325.00 260.00 195.00 162.50 125.00 Class C -All Other times. 520.00 416.00 312.00 260.00 208.00 156.00 130.00 80.00 t Film rates only. KNBH Licensee: National Broadcasting Co. Inc., Sunset & Vine. Studios: Sunset & Vine. Transmitter: Mt. Wilson. Telephone: Hollywood 9-6161. Technical Facilities: Channel No. 4 (66-72 me). Visual power. 15 kw. Aural power, 8 kw. Antenna height, 3,015 ft above average terrain; 325 ft above ground. Other Affiliations: See WNBT, New York City. Began Commercial Operation: Jan. 16, 1949. Represented by: NBC Spot Sales. Personnel: John K. West, v.p. in charge of Western Div. Thomas B. MePadden, general manager. Donald A. Norman, sales director. Henry C. Maas, sales service manager. Richard Eisimlnger, advertising and promotion manager. Robert Pelgram, publicity manager. Albert V. Cole, program manager. Robert Guggenheim, film operations supervisor. Robert W. Clark, television operations supervisor. DIGEST OF RATE CARD NO. 4 (July 1, 1951) Class A — 7-10:30 p.m., dally. Hour 45 Min. 30 Min. 25 Min. 20 Min. 15 Min. 10 Min. 5 Min. Min. $1250 $1000 $750 $688 $625 $500 $438 $313 $200 Class B — 5-7 p.m., Mon.-Sat.; 10:30-11 p.m., dally: 1-7 p.m.. Sun. 950 760 570 523 475 380 333 238 150 Class C575 —All other times. 460 345 316 288 230 201 144 100 KTLA Grantee (STA): Paramount Television Productions Inc., 5451 Marathon St. Studio: 5451 Marathon St. Transmitter: Mt. Wilson. Telephone: Hollywood 9-6363. Technical Facilities: Channel No. 5 (76-82 me). Visual power, 30 kw. Aural power, 15 kw. Antenna height, 2,921 ft above avera_ge terrain: 250 ft above ground. Other Affiliations: Subsidiary of Paramount Pictures Inc.; applicant also for TV in San Francisco. Began Commercial Operation: Jan. 22, 1947. Represented by: Paul H. Raymer Co. Inc. Personnel: Paul Raibourn, president (New York) . Klaus Landsberg, v.p. and general manager, KTLA. George T. Shupert, v.p. and director of commercial operations (New York) . J. Gordon Wright, production supervisor. Harry Y. Maynard, sales manager. Leland G. Muller, film program director. John Rice, news editor. Raymond Moore, engineering supervisor. Charles Theodore, studio operations supervisor. John Silva, remote operations supervisor. Cris Rashbaum, New York sales representative. Paramount Pictures, 1501 Broadway, New York City. DIGEST OF RATE CARD NO. 5 (Nov. 15, 1950) Class A — 6-11 p.m., Mon.-Sat.; Noon-11 p.m.. Sun. Hour 45 Min. 30 Min. 20 Min. 15 Min. 10 Min. 5 Min. Min. $1000.00 $800.00 $600.00 $500.00 $400.00 $345.00 $260.00 $175.00 Class B — 4-6 p.m. , Mon.-Sat.; 11 p.m. -Midnight, dally. 810.00 650.00 490.00 405.00 325.00 280.00 210.00 110.00 Class C —All other times. 625.00 500.00 375.00 315.00 250.00 215.00 165.00 85.00 7