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Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1953)
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CONNECTICUT— (Continued)
fWCBE, Bridgeport (Ch. 71) — Conn. State Board of Education. tWCHF, Hartford (Ch. 24) — Conn. State Board of Education. fWCNE, Norwich (Ch. 63) — Conn. State Board of Education.
DELAWARE
WHEN, Dover (Ch. 40) — Rollins Bcstg. Inc.
WILM-TV, Wilmington (Ch. 83)— Delaware Bcstg. Co. (WILM). FLORIDA
WTNK-TV, Fort Myers (Ch. 11) — Fort Myers Bcstg. Co. (WINK). Rep: Weed. December, 1953.
WJHP-TV, Jacksonville (Ch. 36) — Jacksonville Journal Co. (WJHP).
Rep: John H. Perry Assoc. November-December, 1953.
WOBS-TV, Jacksonville (Ch. 30) — Southern Radio & Equipment Co. (WOBS).
fWTHS-TV, Miami (Ch. 2) — Lindsey Hopkins Vocational School of Dade County (WTHS). Spring of 1954.
WDBO-TV, Orlando (Ch. 6) — Orlando Bcstg. Co. Inc. (WDBO). Rep: Blair. April, 1954.
WJDM, Panama City (Ch. 7)— J. D. Manly. Rep: Holllngbery November-December, 1953.
WEAR-TV, Pensacola (Ch. 3)— Gulfport Bcstg. Co. Inc. (WEAR).
Rep: Hollingbery. December, 1953.
WJNO-TV, West Palm Beach (Ch. 5)— Palm Beach Television Inc. (WJNO).
GEORGIA
WQXI-TV, Atlanta (Ch. 36) — Robert W. Rounsaville (WQXI). WRDW-TV, Augusta (Ch. 12) — Radio Augusta Inc. (WRDW). Rep: Headley-Reed.
WTOC-TV, Savannah (Ch. 11) — Savannah Bcstg. Co. (WTOC). Rep: Katz. January, 1954.
WGOV-TV, Valdosta (Ch. 37) — WGOV-TV Inc. (WGOV). November-December. 1953.
IDAHO
KTVI, Boise (Ch. 9)— Idaho Bcstg. & Television Co. (KGEM).
Rep: Hollingbery. Spring of 1954.
KID-TV, Idaho Falls (Ch. 3)— Idaho Radio Corp. (KID). December, 1953.
KIFT, Idaho Falls (Ch. 8) — Idaho Falls Television Inc. (KIFI). Rep: Hollingbery. April, 1954.
KFXD-TV, Nampa (Ch. 6) — Frank E. Hurt & Sons Inc. (KFXD). [Note: This station began operating June 18, 1953 but quit the air Aug. 12, reverting to CP status; for details, see Television Digest, Vol. 9:34.]
KISJ, Pocatello (Ch. 6) — Tribune-Journal Co. Inc. (KJRL). “Late spring or summer of 1954.”
KWIK-TV, Pocatello (Ch. 10) — Eastern Idaho Bcstg. & Television Co. (KWIK). Rep: Hollingbery. December, 1953.
KLIX-TV, Twin Falls (Ch. 11) — Southern Idaho Bcstg. & Television Co. (KLIX). Rep: Hollingbery. May, 1954.
ILLINOIS
WBLN, Bloomington (Ch. 15) — Cecil W. Roberts. Rep: McGillvra. November-December, 1953.
WCUT, Champaign (Ch. 21) — Champaign -Urbana Television Inc. tWTLC, Champaign-Urbana (Ch. 12) — Univ. of Illinois. "Late 1954.”
WHFC-TV, Chicago (Ch. 26)— WHFC Inc. (WHFC).
WIND-TV, Chicago (Ch. 20)— WIND Inc. (WIND).
f , Chicago (Ch. 11) — Chicago Educational Television
Foundation. October, 1954.
WDAN-TV, Danville (Ch. 24) — Northwestern Publishing Co.
(WDAN). Rep: Everett-McKinney. December, 1953.
WTLE, Evanston (Ch. 32) — Northwestern Television Bcstg. Corp. June, 1954.
WSIL-TV, Harrisburg. (Ch. 22) — Turner-Farrar Assn. NovemberDecember, 1953.
WJOL-TV, Joliet (Ch. 48)— Joliet Television Inc. (WJOL).
INDIANA
WSJV, Elkhart (Ch. 52)— Truth Publishing Co. Inc. (WTRC). Rep: Pearson. February, 1954.
WJRE, Indianapolis (Ch. 26) — Marion Bcstg. Corp. (WBAT, Marion, Ind.). January, 1954.
WNES, Indianapolis (Ch. 67) — Empire Coil Co. Inc.
WMRI-TV, Marion (Ch. 29) — Chronicle Publishing Co. Inc. (WMRI-FM).
WRAY-TV, Princeton (Ch. 52) — Southern Indiana Tele-Casting Inc. (WRAY). Rep: Walker. November-December, 1953. WTHI-TV, Terre Haute (Ch. 10) — Wabash Valley Bcstg. Corp. (WTHI).
WINT, Waterloo (Ch. 15, allocated to Angola, Ind.) — Tri-State Television Inc. (WDOK, Cleveland). December, 1953.
IOWA
KEYC, Cedar Rapids (Ch. 20) — Hawkeye Television Corp.
WHO-TV, Des Moines (Ch. 13) — Central Bcstg. Co. (WHO). Rep: Free & Peters.
KGLO-TV, Mason City (Ch. 3)— Lee Radio Inc. (KGLO). Rep: Weed. Spring of 1954.
KCTV, Sioux City (Ch. 36) — Great Plains Television Properties of Iowa, Inc. Rep: Adam Young.
KANSAS
tKSAC-TV, Manhattan (Ch. 8) — Kansas State College of Agriculture & Applied Science (KSAC).
KOAM-TV, Pittsburg (Ch. 7)— Pittsburg Bcstg. Co. (KOAM).
Rep: Katz. November-December, 1953.
, Topeka (Ch. 42) — Alf M. Landon.
KENTUCKY
WPTV, Ashland (Ch. 59)— Polan Industries.
WLOU-TV, Louisville (Ch. 41)— Robert W. Rounsaville (WLOU).
Rep: Forjoe. “Sometime in 1954.”
WTLK, Paducah (Ch. 43)— Paducah Television Corp.
LOUISIANA
KSPJ, Alexandria (Ch. 62) — Barnet Brezner.
KHTV, Baton Rouge (Ch. 40) — Capital Television & Bcstg. Co. KLFY-TV, Lafayette (Ch. 10) — Camelia Bcstg. Co. Inc. (KLFY);
will share time with KVOL-TV. “Early spring of 1954.” KVOL-TV, Lafayette (Ch. 10) — Evangeline Bcstg. Co. Inc. iKVOL);
will share time with KLFY-TV. “Early spring of 1954.” KPLC-TV, Lake Charles (Ch. 7) — Calcasieu Bcstg. Co. (KPLC). WCKG, New Orleans (Ch. 26)— CKG Television Co. (WMRY). Rep: Adam Young.
WCNO-TV, New Orleans (Ch. 32) — Community Television Corp. Rep: Forjoe. January, 1954.
WTLO, New Orleans (Ch. 20) — New Orleans Television Co. KSLA, Shreveport (Ch. 12) — Interim Television Corp. Rep: Raymer. December, 1953.
MAINE
WMTW, Poland (Ch. 8, allocated to Lewiston) — Mt. Washington TV Inc. September, 1954.
WCSH-TV, Portland (Ch. 6) — Congress Square Hotel Co. (WCSH). Rep: Weed. December, 1953.
WGAN-TV, Portland (Ch. 13) — Guy Gannett Bcstg. Services
(WGAN). December-January.
MARYLAND
WITH-TV, Baltimore (Ch. 60) — WITH-TV Inc. (WITH). Rep:
Forjoe.
WTBO-TV, Cumberland (Ch. 17) — Maryland Radio Corp. (WTBO). Summer of 1954.
WFMD-TV, Frederick (Ch. 62) — Monocacy Bcstg. Co. (WFMD).
WBOC-TV, Salisbury (Ch. 16) — Peninsula Bcstg. Co. (WBOC).
Rep: Burn-Smith. March, 1954.
MASSACHUSETTS
WMGT, Adams (Ch. 74)— Greylock Bcstg. Co. (WBRK). Rep: Walker. December, 1953.
WBOS-TV, Boston (Ch. 50) — E. Anthony & Sons Inc. fWGBH-TV, Boston (Ch. 2) — WGBH Education Foundation (WGBH). October, 1954.
WJDW, Boston (Ch. 44)— J. D. Wrather Jr.
WHEF-TV, Brockton (Ch. 62) — Trans-American Enterprises Inc. Fall of 1954.
WGLM, Lawrence (Ch. 72) — General Bcstg. Co.
WTEV, New Bedford (Ch. 28) — E. Anthony & Sons Inc. (WNBH) Rep: Walker.
WBEC-TV, Pittsfield (Ch. 64) — Western Massachusetts Bcstg. Co. (WBEC1.
WAAB-TV, Worcester (Ch. 20) — Wilson Enterprises Inc. (WAAB). Rep: Hollingbery. April, 1954.
MICHIGAN
tWUOM-TV, Ann Arbor (Ch. 26) — Regents of the Univ. of Michigan.
WBCK-TV, Battle Creek (Ch. 58)— Michigan Bcstg. Co. (WBCK).
Rep: Headley-Reed. December-January.
WNEM-TV, Bay City (Ch. 5) — North Eastern Michigan Corp. WHFB-TV, Benton Harbor (Ch. 42) — Palladium Publishing Co. ( WHFB ) . [Extension of CP tentatively rejected by FCC; see Television Digest, Vol. 9:48.1
WWTV, Cadillac (Ch. 13) — Sparton Bcstg. Co. Rep: Weed. December, 1953.
, Detroit (Ch. 62) — UAW-CIO Bcstg. Corp. of Michigan.
WKAR-TV, East Lansing (Ch. 60) — Michigan State Board of Agriculture, Michigan State College (WKAR). [Commercial channel.] December, 1953.
WIBM-TV, Jackson (Ch. 48)— WIBM Inc. (WIBM). Rep: Forjoe. WTVM, Muskegon (Ch. 35) — Versluls Radio & Television Inc. (WLAV, Grand Rapids).
WSBM-TV, Saginaw (Ch. 51) — Booth Radio & Television Stations Inc. (WSGW). Rep: Pearson. June, 1954.
WTCM-TV, Traverse City (Ch. 7) — Midwestern Bcstg. Co. (WTCM).
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