Television digest with electronic reports (Jan-Dec 1953)

Record Details:

Title:
Television digest with electronic reports
Date:
Jan-Dec 1953
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Radio News Bureau
Volume:
Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1953)
Leaf #:
000720
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:
March 28, 2024
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SOUTH CAROLINA— (Continued) , Florence, S. C. (Ch. 8) — Jefferson Standard Bcstg. Co. WGCT, Greenville (Ch. 4) — Carolina Television Inc. Rep: Weed. December, 1953. WCRS-TV, Greenwood (Ch. 21) — Grenco Inc. (WCRS). WORD-TV, Spartanburg (Ch. 7) — Spartan Radiocasting Co. (WORD) . WSCV, Spartanburg (Ch. 17) — Sterling Telecasting Co. (WBCXJ, Union, S. C.). TENNESSEE WOUC, Chattanooga (Ch. 49) — Chattanooga T-V Inc. (WMFS). Rep: Pearson. WTVT, Chattanooga (Ch. 43) — Tom Potter. WLAC-TV, Nashville (Ch. 5, allocated to Old Hickory)— Life & Casualty Insurance Co. of Tennessee (WLAC). TEXAS KMBT, Beaumont (Ch. 31) — Television Bcstrs. Inc. KDTX, Dallas (Ch. 23) — UHF Television Co. KLIP-TV, Dallas (Ch. 29)— Trinity Bcstg. Corp. (KLIF). Rep: H-R Television Inc. KEPO-TV, El Paso (Ch. 13)— KEPO Inc. (KEPO). Rep: A very Knodel. KTCO, Fort Worth (Ch. 20) — Tarrant County Television Co. KTVP, Houston (Ch. 23) — UHF Television Co. KXYZ-TV, Houston (Ch. 29) — Shamrock Bcstg. Co. (KXYZ). Rep: Free & Peters. KFYO-TV, Lubbock (Ch. 5) — Globe-News Publishing Co. Inc. (KFYO). Rep: Katz. KTRE-TV, Lufkin (Ch. 9) — Forest Capital Bcstg. Co. (KTRE). Rep: Taylor. KMSL, Marshall (Ch. 16) — Marshall Television Corp. KMID-TV, Midland (Ch. 2) — Midessa Television Co. Rep: Taylor. December, 1953. KALA, San Antonio (Ch. 35) — Alamo Television Co. KSHM, Sherman (Ch. 46) — Sherman Television Co. KPAR-TV, Sweetwater (Ch. 12) — Texas Telecasting Inc. Rep: Avery-Knodel. KNAL-TV, Victoria (Ch. 19) — KNAL Television Co. (KNAL). Spring of 1954. KRGV-TV, Weslaco (Ch. 5) — KRGV Television Inc. (KRGV). Rep: Raymer. November or December, 1953. UTAH KUTV, Salt Lake City (Ch. 2) — Utah Bcstg. & Television Corp. Rep: Hollingbery. Spring of 1954. VIRGINIA WCHV-TV, Charlottesville (Ch. 64) — Barham & Barham (WCHV). Rep: Walker. WBTM-TV, Danville (Ch. 24) — Piedmont Bcstg. Corp. (WBTM). Rep: Hollingbery. December, 1953. WMEV-TV, Marion (Ch. 50) — Mountain Empire Bcstg. Corp. (WMEV). Rep: Donald Cooke. WASHINGTON KVAN-TV, Vancouver (Ch. 21, allocated to Portland, Ore.) — Vancouver Radio Corp. (KVAN). Rep: Bolling. January, 1954. KIT-TV, Yakima (Ch. 23) — KIT Inc. (KIT). November-December, 1953. WEST VIRGINIA WBEY, Beckley (Ch. 21) — Appalachian Television Corp. WJPB-TV, Fairmont (Ch. 35) — Fairmont Bcstg. Co. (WWW). Rep: Headley-Reed. January, 1954. WLTV, Wheeling (Ch. 51) — Polan Industries. WISCONSIN WEAU-TV, Eau Claire (Ch. 13) — Central Bcstg. Co. (WEAU). Rep: Hollingbery. December, 1953. WKBH-TV, LaCrosse (Ch. 8) — WKBH Television Inc. (WKBH). Rep: Raymer. Summer of 1954. tWHA-TV, Madison (Ch. 21) — Wisconsin State Radio Council (WHA). January, 1954. WMAM-TV, Marinette (Ch. 11)— M & M Bcstg. Co. Inc. (WMAM). WMIL-TV, Milwaukee (Ch. 31)— Cream City Bcstg. Co.. Inc. ( WMIL ) . WNAM-TV, Neenah (Ch. 42, allocated to Appleton) — NeenahMenasha Bcstg. (WNAM). Rep: George W. Clark Inc. December, 1953. WYOMING KSPR-TV, Casper (Ch. 2) — Donald Lewis Hathaway (KSPR). KFBC-TV, Cheyenne (Ch. 5) — Frontier Bcstg. Co. (KFBC). Rep: McGillvra. December, 1953. TERRITORIES KFIF, Fairbanks, Alaska (Ch. 2) — Kigglns & Rollins. Rep: Weed; Moore & Lund (Pacific Northwest). January, 1954. KULA-TV, Honolulu, Hawaii (Ch. 4) — Pacific Frontier Bcstg. Co. Ltd. (KULA). Rep: Adam Young. WAPA-TV, San Juan, P. R. (Ch. 4) — Jose Ramon Quinones (WAPA). Caribbean Networks Inc. December, 1953. WKAQ-TV, San Juan, P. R. (Ch. 2) — El Mundo Bcstg. Corp. (WKAQ). Rep: InterAmerica Publications Inc. January, 1954. NEW CANADIAN STATIONS AUTHORIZED , Calgary, Alta. (Ch. 2) — Calgary Television Ltd. (CFAC). , Edmonton, Alta. (Ch. 3) — Sunwapta Bcstg. Co. Ltd. (CFRN). CBHT, Halifax, N. S. (Ch. 3) — Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBH). CHCH-TV, Hamilton, Ont. (Ch. 13)— Niagara Television Ltd. (CKOC, CHML, CJSH-FM). Rep: Adam Young (for U. S.); All Canada Televison. December, 1953. CKWS-TV, Kingston, Ont. (Ch. 11)— Brookland Co. Ltd. (CKW6). CKOC-TV, Kitchener, Ont. (Ch. 13) — Central Ontario Television Ltd. (CKCR). Rep: Joseph Hardy & Co. CFCM-TV, Quebec City, Que. (Ch. 4) — Television de Quebec Llmitee (CHRC, CJQC, CKCV) . Rep: Weed (for U. S.); Joseph Hardy & Co. April, 1954. CKCK-TV, Regina, Sask. (Ch. 2)— Trans-Canada Communications Ltd. (CKCK). Rep: Weed (for U. S.); All-Canada Television. January, 1954. CJBR-TV, Rimouski, Que. (Ch. 3) — Lower St. Lawrence Radio Inc. ( CJBR) . Rep: Adam Young (for U. S.); H. N. Stovin & Co. April, 1954. CHSJ-TV, Saint John, N. B. (Ch. 4) — New Brunswick Bcstg. Co. Ltd. (CHSJ). Rep: All-Canada Television. February, 1954. CFCQ-TV, Saskatoon, Sask. (Ch. 8) — A. A. Murphy & Sons Ltd. (CFCQ). Rep: Adam Young. CJCB-TV, Sydney, N. S. (Ch. 4) — Cape Breton Bcstrs. Ltd. (CJCB). Rep: All Canada Television. CBUT, Vancouver, B. C. (Ch. 2) — Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBU). December, 1953. CKLW-TV, Windsor, Ont. (Ch. 9) — Western Ontario Bcstg. Co. Ltd. (CKLW). Rep: Adam Young (for U. S.) & All Canada Television. CBWT, Winnipeg, Man. (Ch. 4) — Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (CBW). • CONSTRUCTION PERMITS RELINQUISHED (Cancelled at Request of Grantee or Dropped by FCC) WTVS, Gadsden, Ala. (Ch. 21) — Jacob A. Newborn Jr. Dropped May 26, 1953. KCNA-TV, Tucson, Ariz. (Ch. 9) — Catalina Bcstg. Co. Dropped Sept. 2, 1953. WOTV, Lakeland, Fla. (Ch. 16)— WONN-TV Inc. Dropped Nov. 13, 1953. KDIO, Davenport, la. (Ch. 36) — Mel Foster-Harold Hoersch. Dropped Nov. 18, 1953. WVJS-TV, Owensboro, Ky. (Ch. 14) — Owensboro On The Air. Dropped Sept. 25, 1953. WBGT, Richmond, Ky. (Ch. 60) — Blue Grass Television Co. Dropped Nov. 6, 1953. WSEE-TV, Fall River, Mass. (Ch. 46) — New England Television Co. Inc. Dropped Nov. 4, 1953. WNOH, Northampton, Mass. (Ch. 36) — Regional TV Corp. Dropped Sept. 18, 1953. WCTV, Flint, Mich. (Ch. 28) — Trans-American Television Corp. Dropped Nov. 20, 1953. WKMI-TV, Kalamazoo, Mich. (Ch. 36) — Howard D. Steere. Dropped Aug. 12, 1953. KTVK, Santa Fe, N. M. (Ch. 2) — Greer & Greer. Dropped Nov. 20, 1953. WHKP-TV, Hendersonville, N. C. (Ch. 27) — Radio Hendersonville Inc. Dropped Nov. 5, 1953. KBFM, Bismarck, N.D. (Ch. 12) — Rudman Television Co. Dropped Sept. 11, 1953. KNDK, Minot, N.D. (Ch. 10) — Rudman Television Co. Dropped Sept. 11, 1953. WLEC-TV, Sandusky, O. (Ch. 42) — Lake Erie Bcstg. Co. Dropped Aug. 25, 1953. WHHH-TV, Warren, O. (Ch. 67) — Warren Tribune Radio Station Inc. Dropped July 10, 1953. KCTV, Austin, Tex. (Ch. 18) — Capital City Television Co. Dropped June 4, 1953. KTVA, Austin, Tex. (Ch. 24) — Tom Potter. Dropped May 21, 1953. KTVR, Galveston, Tex. (Ch. 41) — Rudman Television Co. Cancelled by FCC Oct. 15, 1953. KRIO-TV, McAllen, Tex. (Ch. 20) — Texas State Network Inc. Dropped June 19, 1953. KMID-TV, Midland, Tex. (Ch. 2) — Permian Basin Television Co. Dropped May 6, 1953. [Channel and call letters reassigned to Midessa Television Co.] KGKL-TV, San Angelo, Tex. (Ch. 3) — KGKL Inc. Dropped March 27, 1953. KTVW, Wichita Falls, Tex. (Ch. 22) — White Television Co. Dropped July 28, 1953. WWOD-TV, Lynchburg, Va. (Ch. 16) — Old Dominion Bcstg. Corp. Dropped July 10, 1953. WROV-TV, Roanoke, Va. (Ch. 27) — Radio Roanoke Inc. [Note: This station began operating Feb. 15, 1953, but quit the air permanently July 18; for details, see Television Digest, Vol. 9:29.] WRBJ, Beloit, Wls. (Ch. 57) — Beloit Bcstg. Co. Dropped Oct. 8, 1953. 8