Variety radio directory (1937)

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STATIONS— Continued A. E. Mickel. Chief engineer: Maurice Reutter. Rep: J. J. Devine & Associates, Inc. News: INS. Seating facilities: Use local theatre; capacity not given. Merchandising: Contact dealers and distributors; other services rendered at actual cost. Foreign language programs: Will accept if occasion arises, but foreign population is very small. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $75. Copy restrictions: Accept beer; no wine. liquor or patent medicine advertising; all copy must be in good taste and is subject to approval of management. KGLO, MASON CITY Operator: Mason City Globe Gazette Co., Hanford Hotel. Phone: 2800. Power: 100 watts on 1210 kc. Affiliation: CBS. Opened: Jan. 17, 1937. (Note: This station is owned by the Mason City GlobeGazette.) General manager: F. C. Eighmey. Commercial manager: Virgil Hicks. Program director: John J. Price. Chief engineer: Leo W. Born. Production manager: Nic Scheel. Musical director: M. Mooney. Publicity director: Henry Hook. Rep: Weed & Co. News: UP. Seating facilities: 60 persons. Merchandising: Complete program log daily in Mason City Globe-Gazette; regular bulletins to leading grocers and druggists in 19 Iowa and 5 Minnesota counties; dealer calls and confidential surveys. Foreign language programs: Not accepted. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $80. Copy restrictions: Accept beer; no wine or liquor advertising. KFNF, SHENANDOAH Operator: KFNF, Inc., 407 Sycamore St. Phone: No. 1. Power: 1,000 and 500 watts on 890 kc. (shares time with KUSD) . Affiliation: None. Opened, February, 1924. President: Henry Field. Station manager: F. E. Tunnicliff. Commercial manager, publicity director: William E. MacDonald. Program director: Edwin Hamilton. Chief engineer: Wiley D. Wenger. Musical director: Lena Sanman. Rep: None. News: INS. Seating facilities: Studio auditorium, seating 300 persons. Merchandising: Special mailings in territory gratis; other services at cost. Foreign language programs: Bohemian, Swedish, German, Polish, Danish. Artists bureau: None. Stock: Principally held by Henry Field and John Nicolson; 400 shares outstanding. Base rate: $100. Copy restrictions: No beer, wine or liquor advertising accepted; patent medicines accepted subject to censorship. Reach and Sell America's No. 1 Farm Market! 520,500 radio homes in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri look on KMA and Earl May as intimate friends. For over 1 3 years KMA has been the most powerful, personalized sales force in this rich agricultural market . . . reaching and selling more radio homes than there are in the entire State of Iowa. Include KMA on your list and dominate this big-buying market. 5,000 Watts L. S. R.C.A. Transmitter and Studio Equipment Represented by WILSON-ROBERTSON VHidlfyf^ ^h^mmam3ii 1SML 468