Variety radio directory (1939)

Page scan 000755 from Variety radio directory

Record Details:

Title:
Variety radio directory
Date:
1939
Publisher:
New York : Variety, Inc.
Volume:
Variety radio directory (1939-1940)
Leaf #:
000755
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound and Year Book
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
September 19, 2024
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NORTH DAKOTA STATIONS— Continued cine advertising; only restriction on copy is that it be in good taste. E. T. library: Lang-Worth. News: Transradio. News Periods: 7:15 A.M., 8:15 A.M., 10:15 A.M., 12:15 P.M., 3:15 P.M., 6:15 P.M., 8:15 P.M., all 10 minutes, all Monday through Saturday; 12:15 P.M., 8:15 P.M., both 10 minutes, both Sunday only. KRMC, JAMESTOWN Operator: Roberts-MacNab Co., Gladstone Hotel. Phone: 100. Power: 250 and 100 watts on 1370 kc. Affiliation: None. Opened: March 14, 1937. General manager: R. B. MacNab. Station and commercial manager: Harry ("Ike") Evans. Chief engineer: Lloyd Amoo. Program director: Claudia Evans. Rep: Cox and Tanz. Seating facilities: Two studios in Gladstone Hotel (capacity not listed); Jamestown Armory, 1,200. Merchandising: Place window displays, cards, etc.; have portable public address system for meetings, etc.; space in county papers; station will spend 10% of national rate in merchandising, if the account is on a 52-week basis. Foreign language programs: Accepted; German and Scandinavian preferable. Artists bureau: Under the direction of Claudia and Harry Evans; book station talent, and route dance bands and stage shows. Base rate: $40. Copy restrictions: Beer, wine and patent medicine copy accepted; no hard liquors; all copy subject to editing by station. E. T. library: World. News: Transradio. News periods: 9:30-9:40 A.M., 11-11:15 A.M., 12:05-12:15 P.M., 4-? P.M., 6:05-6:12 P.M., 8:30-8:40 P.M., all apparently daily. KGCU, MANDAN Operator: Mandan Radio Association, 111 First Ave., N. W. Phone: 631. Power: 250 watts on 1240 kc. Affiliation: None. Opened: 1925. (Note: KGCU also maintains studios in Prince Hotel, Bismarck). General manager: J. K. Kennelly. Program director: Arne Anzjon. Chief enneer: James E. Gilfoy. Rep: None. Seating facilities: Visitors' Room seats 200 persons. Merchandising: Reasonable services rendered free of charge; special services at cost, plus 10%. Foreign language programs: Accepted; translation must be furnished in advance. Artists bureau: None, as such, but station has a register of 6 orchestras and 56 entertainers for convenience of advertisers. Base rate: $30. Copy restrictions: Accept beer, but no wine or hard liquor; announcements limited to 100 words; all copy subject to station approval. E. T. library: MacGregor. News: Transradio; AP. News periods: 9:45 A.M., 11:45 A.M., 12:42 P.M. (AP news), 2:23 P.M., 5:25 P.M., 6:20 P.M., 8 P.M., all 10 minutes, "all Monday through Saturday; 4-4:10 P.M., Sunday only. KLPM, MINOT Operator: John B. Cooley, Fair Block. Phone: 1267. Power: 1,000 and 500 watts on 1360 kc. Affiliation: None. Opened: October 1, 1929. General and commercial manager: E. H. Cooley. Station manager, program and publicity director: R. J. Schmidt. Chief engineer: C. W. Baker. Artists bureau head: Leslie E. Maupin. Musical director: Kay McGrath. Rep: Transamerican Broadcasting and Television Corp. Seating facilities: Can accommodate 100 persons. Merchandising: Cooperate with advertisers upon request; services worked out between station and individual accounts. Foreign language programs: Accept Norwegian, German and Russian programs. Artists bureau: Setup nominal only. Base rate: $30 (% hr.). Copy restrictions: Beer and wine accepted; no liquor or patent medicine advertising; copy censored for misleading claims, and commercials are restricted to a maximum of 3 minutes. E. T. library: World. News: Transradio. News periods: 7:30-7:35 A.M., 8:30-8:35 A.M., 9:30-9:35 A.M., 10:30-10:35 A.M., 11:30-11:35 A.M., 12:35-12:40 P.M., 1:30-1:35 P.M., 6:306:35 P.M., 7:30-7:35 P.M., 8-8:15 P.M., 9:309:45 P.M., all Monday through Saturday; 5:45-6 P.M., Sunday only. KOVC, VALLEY CITY Operator: KOVC, Inc., 312 Fifth Ave. Phone: 408. Power: 250 and 100 watts on 1500 kc. Affiliation: None. Opened: Oct. 19, 1936. General manager: Dalton Le Masurier*. Station director, commercial manager: William L. Wallace. Program director: Robert E. Ingstad. Chief engineer: Bey Greene. Rep: None. Seating facilities: 1,000 persons. Merchandising: Partial service; two display windows for sponsor use. Foreign language programs: No restrictions on this type of business. Artists bureau: Nominally maintained. Base rate: $20. Copy restrictions: Will accept beer; no wines or other alcoholic beverages. E. T. library: None. News: UP. News periods: 8-8:15 A.M., noon, 12:35-12:45 P.M. (local news), 6:15-6:30 P.M., all daily. * Also general manager of KFJM, Grand Forks, N. D., and KDAL, Duluth, Minn. 729