Television digest and FM reports (Jan-Dec 1949)

CHICAGO: WENR-TV (Continued) Class B — 5:00 to 7:00 pm Monday through Friday and 10:30 to 11:00 pm Dally. 1 Hour $450.00 $427.50 $416.25 $405.00 $393.75 $382.50 $360.00 Hour . 270.00 256.50 249.75 243.00 236.25 229.50 216.00 V* Hour 180.00 171.00 166.50 162.00 157.50 153.00 144.00 10 Mins. . 150.00 142.50 138.75 135.00 131.25 127.50 120.00 5 Mins. . 120.00 114.00 111.00 108.00 105.00 102.00 96.00 1 Min. or less. . 67.50 64.13 62.44 60.75 59.06 57.38 54.00 Class C— ■All other times, day or night 1 Hour $360.00 $342.00 $333.00 $324.00 $315.00 $306.00 $288.00 Hour 216.00 205.20 199.80 194.40 189.00 183.60 172.80 1/4 Hour . 144.00 136.80 133.20 129.60 126.00 122.40 115.20 10 Mins. . 120.00 114.00 111.00 108.00 105.00 102.00 96.00 5 Mins. . 96.00 91.20 88.80 86.40 84.00 81.60 76.80 1 Min. or less. . 54.00 51.30 49.95 48.60 47.25 45.90 42.75 Represented by: ABC Spot Sales. Station Facilities: Two studios, one 25x46-ft, other Civic Theater, containing three cameras each. Film facilities Include two 16mm and two 35mm film projectors, two slide projectors. Remote facilities Include two sets of field equipment, each set containing two cameras. WGN-TV WNBQ TV Network Service: NBC Grantee (STA): National Broadcasting Co. Inc. Address: Merchandise Mart. Studio: Merchandise Mart. Transmitter: Civic Opera Bldg. Telephone: Superior 7-8300. AM Affiliate: WMAQ. 50,000 watts, 670 kc (NBC). FM Affiliate: WMAQ-FM. 24 kw, 101.1 mc (No. 266), 610 ft antenna height. Began Commercial Operation: Oct. 9, 1948. Personnel: I. E. Showerman, v.-p. in charge of Central Div. Jules Herbuveaux, station manager. Oliver Morton, sales manager. Ted Mills, program manager. Richard Von Albrecht, production manager. Technical Facilities: Channel No. 5 (76-82 mc). Visual power, 21.8 kw. Aural power, 11.8 kw. Antenna height, 595 ft above average terrain; 625 ft above ground. BATE CARD NO. 1 Jan. 8, 1949 SECTION I TV Network Service: CBS. Grantee (STA): WON Inc. Address: 441 N. Michigan Ave. Studio and Transmitter: 400 W. Madison St. Telephone: Financial 6-0011. AM Affiliate: WON. 50,000 watts, 720 kc (MBS). FM AfflUate: WGNB. 40 kw. 98.7 mc (No. 254), 500 ft antenna height. Newspaper Affiliation: Chicago Tribune. Began Commercial Operation: April 5, 1948. Technical Facilities: Channel No. 9 (186-192 mc). Visual power, 18.4 kw. Aural power, 9.4 kw. Antenna height, 496 ft above average terrain; 420 ft above ground. Personnel : Frank P. Schreiber, general manager. Carl J. Meyers, director of engineering. Vernon R. Brooks, director of operations. Jay E. Faraghan, program director. William McGuineas, commercial manager. George W. Harvey, sales manager. RATE CARD NO. 1* April 5, 1948 Basic time rates listed below are for 7:00-11:00 P.M. Monday through Friday and 1:00-11:00 P.M. Saturday and Sunday. Time rates for 5:00-7:00 P.M., Monday through Friday are 75% of basic time rates; all other periods are 50% Of basic time rates. Period Time / Studio Film Studio 1 Hour $150.00 $400.00 $250.00 40 Minutes 120.00 320.00 200.00 30 Minutes — 90.00 240.00 150.00 20 Minutes 75.00 200.00 125.00 15 Minutes 60.00 160.00 100.00 10 Minutes 50.00 133.50 83.50 5 Minutes 37.50 100.00 62.50 Use of film studio facilities for commercials in connection with a live broadcast. $30. Such use subject to availability of facilities. 1 13 26 39 52 Time Times Times Times Times 1-Mln. Live Announcements $60.00 $57.00 $55.50 $54.00 $52.50 1-Mln. Film Announcements .. . 50.00 47.50 46.25 45.00 43.75 20 and 30-Sec. Announcements 40.00 38.00 37.00 36.00 35.00 78 104 156 260 312 Time Times Times Times Times 1-Mln. Live Announcements $51.00 $49.50 $48.00 $46.50 $45.00 1-Mln. Film Announcements .... . 42.50 41.25 40.00 38.75 37.50 20 and 30-Sec. Announcements 34.00 33.00 32.00 31.00 30.00 Spot Announcements: Rates quoted on request. Remote Pickups: Rates quoted on request. Rehearsal Time for Studio; $30 for the first half hour or fraction thereof, $10 for each succeeding half or fraction thereof. Rehearsals subject to availability of facilities. Discounts (applicable to time charges only) : 13 consecutive weeks, 5%; 26 consecutive weeks, 7%%; 52 consecutive weeks, 10%. Additional Discounts (on time only) : 2 times weekly for 13 or more weeks. 5% (Tues. & Thurs.); 3 times weekly for 13 or more weeks. T^A% (Mon.. Wed., Frl.); 5 times weekly for 13 or more weeks, 10% (Mon., Frl. only). All rates and discounts are based on consecutive weeks of broadcasting and no contract will be accepted for more than 52 weeks. Billing Is at the contract rate. Announcement rates are subject to change without notice. Staff announcer, transcriptions and record facilities Included in above rates. Live announcements — Art production and talent charges are not Included In the rate. Fifteen-minute camera rehearsal time allowed on all announcements. if necessary. Additional rehearsal time will be charged at the regular rehearsal rate. Announcements may be combined with other announcements but cannot be combined with any other service or time to earn further discounts. * Rate Card No. 2, Dec. 1. 1948, unavailable at press time. It does not change basic rates, but does revise discounts. PROGRAM TIME RATES Net Time Rates After Deduction of Applicable Discounts Class A — 6:00 10:30 pm. Number of Times Within a Year 1 to 13 to 26 to 39 to 52 to Period 12 25 38 51 103 1 Hour .... ... ..$500.00 $487.50 $475.00 $462.50 $450.00 45 Minutes 400.00 390.00 380.00 370.00 360.00 40 Minutes 375.00 365.62 356.25 346.87 337.50 30 Minutes 300.00 292.50 285.00 277.50 270.00 20 Minutes .. 250.00 243.75 237.50 231.25 225.00 15 Minutes .. 200.00 195.00 190.00 185.00 180.00 10 Minutes 175.00 170.62 166.25 161.87 157.50 5 Minutes 125.00 121.87 118.75 115.62 112.50 104 to 156 to 208 to 260 or Period 155 207 259 more 1 Hour ... $437.50 $425.00 $412.50 $400.00 45 Minutes 350.00 340.00 330.00 320.00 40 Minutes 328.12 318.75 309.37 300.00 30 Minutes 262.50 255.00 247.50 240.00 20 Minutes 218.75 212.50 206.25 200.00 15 Minutes 175.00 170.00 165.00 160.00 10 Minutes 153.12 148.75 144.37 140.00 5 Minutes 109.37 106.25 103.12 100.00 Ciass B — 5:00 6:00 pm, 10:30 11:00 pm Monday through Friday; 1:00-6:00 pm, 10:30 11:00 pm Saturday and Sunday. 1 to 13 to 26 to 39 to 52 to Period 12 25 38 51 103 1 Hour -$375.00 $365.62 $356.25 $346.87 $337.50 45 Minutes 300.00 292.50 285.00 277.50 270.00 40 Minutes 280.00 273.00 266.00 259.00 252.00 30 Minutes 225.00 219.37 213.75 208.12 202.50 20 Minutes 190.00 185.25 180.50 175.75 171.00 15 Minutes . . 150.00 146.25 142.50 138.75 135.00 10 Minutes 130.00 126.75 123.50 120.25 117.00 5 Minutes 95.00 92.62 90.25 87.87 85.50 104 to 156 to 208 to 260 or Period 155 207 259 more 1 Hour $328.12 $318.75 $309.37 $300.00 45 Minutes 262.50 255.00 247.50 240.00 40 Minutes 245.00 238.00 231.00 224.00 30 Minutes 196.87 191.25 185.62 180.00 20 Minutes 166.25 161.50 156.75 152.00 15 Minutes 131.25 127.50 123.75 120.00 10 Minutes 113.75 110.50 107.25 104.00 5 Minutes 83.12 80.75 78.37 76.00 lass C — All other times. 1 to 13 to 26 to 39 to 52 to Period 12 25 38 51 103 1 Hour $250.00 $243.75 $237.50 $231.25 $225.00 45 Minutes 200.00 195.00 190.00 185.00 180.00 40 Minutes 190.00 185.25 180.50 175.75 171.00 30 Minutes .. — . 150.00 146.25 142.50 138.75 135.00 20 Minutes 125.00 121.87 118.75 115.62 112.50 15 Minutes 100.00 97.50 95.00 92.50 90.00 10 Minutes 90.00 87.75 85.50 83.25 81.00 5 Minutes 85.00 82.87 80.75 78.62 76.50 104 to 156 to 208 to 260 or Period 155 207 259 more 1 Hour _$218.75 $212.50 $206.25 $200.00 45 Minutes 175.00 170.00 165.00 160.00 40 Minutes . 166.25 161.50 156.75 152.00 30 Minutes 131.25 127.50 123.75 120.00 20 Minutes 109.37 106.25 103.12 100.00 15 Minutes ____ 87.50 85.00 82.50 80.00 10 Minutes 78.75 76.50 74.25 72.00 5 Minutes 74.37 72.25 70.12 68.00 Rates for periods In excess of 1 hour are In exact proportion to the corresponding one-hour rate. The above rates include use of studio during broadcast. Station Facilities: Studio (42x38x20 ft) has four image orthlcon cameras. Film facilities Include two Iconoscope cameras for film and slides, one 16mm projector, two 35mm projectors, both with sound. Mobile equipment Includes 5 image orthlcon cameras, one special events truck with two complete sets of portable remote equipment. Newsreel department includes an eight-man crew, with two station wagons, a developer and a printer. SECTION 2 MINIMUM STUDIO CHARGE The minimum studio charge for all program periods, which includes the first hour of rehearsal for programs of 31 minutes to one hour in length and the first half hour of rehearsal for programs of 5 to 30 minutes In length, is as follows: 10 TV Directory No. 6