Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1953)

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Record Details:

Title:
Television digest with electronics reports
Date:
Jan-Dec 1953
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Radio News Bureau
Volume:
Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1953)
Leaf #:
000373
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 05, 2024
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PENNSYLVANIA— (Continued) WICU, Erie (Ch. 12) — Dispatch Inc. (WIKK). Rep: Headley-Reed. WHP-TV, Harrisburg (Ch. 55)— WHP Inc. (WHP). Rep: Bolling. WJAC-TV, Johnstown (Ch. 13)— WJAC Inc. (WJAC). Rep: Katz. WGAL-TV, Lancaster (Ch. 8) — WGAL Inc. (WGAL). Rep: Meeker. WKST-TV, New Castle (Ch. 45) — WKST Inc. (WKST). Rep: Meeker. WCAU-TV, Philadelphia (Ch. 10)— WCAU Inc. (WCAU). Rep: CBS-TV Spot Sales. WFIL-TV, Philadelphia (Ch. 6)— Triangle Publications Inc. (WFIL). Rep: Katz. WPTZ, Philadelphia (Ch. 3) — Westinghouse Radio Stations Inc. (KYW). Rep: NBC-TV Spot Sales. WDTV, Pittsburgh (Ch. 2) — Allen B. DuMont Laboratories Inc. Rep: DuMont-TV Spot Sales. WEEU-TV, Reading (Ch. 33) — Hawley Bcstg. Co. (WEEU). Rep: Headley-Reed. WHUM-TV, Reading (Ch. 61)— Eastern Radio Corp. (WHOM). Rep: H-R Television Inc. WGBI-TV, Scranton, Pa. (Ch. 22) — Scranton Bcstrs. Inc. (WGBI). Rep: Blair. WBRE-TV, Wilkes-Barre (Ch. 28)— Louis G. Baltimore ( WBRE). Rep: Headley-Reed. WSBA-TV, York (Ch. 43) — Susquehanna Bcstg. Co. (WSBA). Rep: Radio-TV Representatives Inc. RHODE ISLAND WJAR-TV, Providence (Ch. 11)— The Cutlet Co. (WJAR). Rep: Weed. SOUTH CAROLINA WCOS-TV, Columbia (Ch. 25)— Radio Columbia (WCOS). Rep: Headley-Reed. SOUTH DAKOTA KELO-TV, Sioux Falls (Ch. 11) — Midcontinent Bcstg. Co. (KELO). Rep: Taylor. TENNESSEE WMCT, Memphis (Ch. 5) — Memphis Publishing Co. (WMC). Rep: Branham. WSM-TV, Nashville (Ch. 4)— WSM Inc. (WSM). Rep: Petry. TEXAS KFDA-TV, Amarillo (Ch. 10)— Amarillo Bcstg. Corp. (KFDA). Rep: Branham. KGNC-TV, Amarillo (Ch. 4)— Plains Radio Bcstg. Co. (KGNC). Rep: Taylor. KTBC-TV, Austin (Ch. 7) — Texas Bcstg. Corp. (KTBC). Rep: Taylor. KRLD-TV, Dallas (Ch. 4) — KRLD Radio Corp. (KRLD). Rep: Branham. WFAA-TV, Dallas (Ch. 8)— A. H. Belo Corp. ( WFAA). Rep: Petry. KROD-TV, El Paso (Ch. 4) — Roderick Bcstg. Corp. (KROD). Rep: Taylor. KTSM-TV, El Paso (Ch. 9)— Tri-State Bcstg. Co. Inc. (KTSM). Rep: Holllngbery. WBAP-TV, Fort Worth (Ch. 5)— Carter Publications Inc. (WBAP). Rep: Free & Peters. KGUL-TV, Galveston (Ch. 11) — Gulf Television Co. Rep: CBS-TV Spot Sales. KPRC-TV, Houston (Ch. 2)— Houston Post Co. (KPRC). Rep: Petry. KUHT, Houston (Ch. 8, educational) — University of Houston i KUHF-FM). KCBD-TV, Lubbock (Ch. 11)— Bryant Radio & Television Inc. (KCBD). Rep: Pearson. KDUB-TV, Lubbock (Ch. 13)— Texas Telecasting Inc. Rep: Avery Knodel. KEYL, San Antonio (Ch. 5) — San Antonio Television Co. Rep: Katz. TEXAS — (Continued) WOAI-TV, San Antonio (Ch. 4) — Southland Industries Inc. (WOAI). Rep: Petry. KFDX-TV, Wichita Falls (Ch. 3) — Wichtex Radio & Television Co. (KFDX). Rep: Taylor. KWFT-TV, Wichita Falls (Ch. 6)— Wichita Falls TV Inc. (KWFT). Rep: Blair. UTAH KDYL-TV, Salt Lake City (Ch. 4) — Intermountain Bcstg. & Television Corp. (KDYL). [Sale to Time Inc. pends FCC approval, Vol. 9:14.] Rep: Blair. KSL-TV, Salt Lake City (Ch. 5) — Radio Service Corp. of Utah (KSL). Rep: CBS-TV Spot Sales. VIRGINIA WLVA-TV, Lynchburg (Ch. 13) — Lynchburg Bcstg. Corp. (WLVA). Rep: Holllngbery. WTAR-TV, Norfolk (Ch. 4) — WTAR Radio Corp. ( WTAR ) . Rep: Petry. WTVR, Richmond (Ch. 6) — Havens & Martin Inc. (WMBG). Rep: Blair. WROV-TV, Roanoke (Ch. 27) — Radio Roanoke Inc. (WROV). Rep: Burn-Smith. WSLS-TV, Roanoke (Ch. 10) — Shenandoah Life Stations Inc. (WSLS). Rep: Avery-Knodel. WASHINGTON KVOS-TV, Bellingham (Ch. 12)— KVOS Inc. (KVOS). Rep: Forjoe. KING-TV, Seattle (Ch. 5)— KING Bcstg. Co. (KING). Rep: Katz. KHQ-TV, Spokane (Ch. 6)— KHQ Inc. (KHQ). Rep. Katz. KXLY-TV, Spokane (Ch. 4)— KXLY-TV (KXLY). Rep: Walker. KTNT-TV, Tacoma (Ch. 11)— Tribune Publishing Co. (KTNT). Rep: Weed. WEST VIRGINIA WSAZ-TV, Huntington (Ch. 5)— WSAZ Inc. (WSAZ). Rep: Katz. W’lSCONSIN WBAY-TV, Green Bay (Ch. 2) — Norbertine Fathers (WBAY). Rep: Weed. WTMJ-TV, Milwaukee (Ch. 3)— The Journal Co. (WTMJ). Rep: Harrington, Righter & Parsons. TERRITORIES KGMB-TV, Honolulu (Ch. 9) — Hawaiian Bcstg. System Ltd. ( KGMB ) . Rep: Free & Peters. KONA, Honolulu (Ch. 11) — Radio Honolulu Ltd. (Authorized March 12 to remain silent: slated to resume June 17 under new ownership; see Vol. 9:11,23.) Rep: NBC-TV Spot Sales. Mexican Border Siaiions XELD-TV, Matamoros, Mexico, opposite Brownsville, Tex. (Ch. 7) — Licensed by Mexican Govt, to Romulo O’Farrill Sr., Mexico City. Rep: Adam Young. XETV, Tijuana, Mexico, near San Diego (Ch. 6) — Licensed by Mexican Govt, to Radio-Television, S.A. (Azcarraga). Rep: Weed. Canadian Siaiions CBFT, Montreal, Quebec (Ch. 2) — Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBF & CBM). CBOT, Ottawa, Ontario (Ch. 4) — Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBO). CBLT, Toronto, Ontario (Ch. 9) — Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBL & CJBC). U. S. Siaiions Reported Due on Air During June or July* KIVA, Yuma, Arlz. (Ch. 11) — Valley Telecasting Co. Rep: W. S. Grant Co. KFSA-TV, Fort Smith, Ark. (Ch. 22) — Southwestern Publishing Co. (KFSA). Rep: Pearson. KAFY-TV, Bakersfield, Cal. (Ch. 29)— Bakersfield Bcstg. Co (KAFY). Rep: Forjoe. KPIK, Los Angeles, Cal. (Ch. 22) — John Poole Bcstg. Co. KUSC-TV, Los Angeles, Cal. tCh. 28, educational) — Unlv. of Southern California, Allan Hancock Foundation (KUSC-FM). » Note: All these have indicated Imminent or early starts — but equipment, initial tests and commercial debuts are subject to unforeseen delays. All new-statlon starts are chronicled in the weekly Television Digest Newsletters as soon as officially reported. KEYT, Santa Barbara, Cal. (Ch. 3) — Santa Barbara Bcstg. & Television Corp. (KIST). Rep: Hollingbery. KRDO-TV, Colorado Springs, Colo. (Ch. 13)— Pikes Peak Bcstg. Co. (KRDO). Rep: McGillvra. KCSJ-TV, Pueblo, Colo. (Ch. 5)— Star Bcstg. Co. Inc. (KCSJ). Rep: Avery-Knodel. WATR-TV, Waterbury, Conn. (Ch. 53) — WATR Inc. (WATR). Rep: Rambeau. WETV, Macon, Ga. (Ch. 47) — Macon Television Co. (WBML and WNEZ). Rep: Headley-Reed. WROM-TV, Rome, Ga. (Ch. 9)— WROM-TV Inc. (WROM). Rep: Weed. KIDO-TV, Boise, Ida. (Ch. 7)— KIDO Inc. (KIDO). Rep: Blair. WTVI, Belleville (St. Louis, Mo.), 111. (Ch. 54)— Signal Hill Telecasting Corp. Rep: Weed. 3