Variety radio directory (1940)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety radio directory
Date:
1940
Publisher:
New York : Variety, Inc.
Volume:
Variety radio directory (1940-1941)
Leaf #:
000774
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 28, 2023
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ONTARIO STATIONS— Continued photos of artists in windows; telephone follow-ups; tie-ins with theatres on occasion. Foreign language programs: Not accepted. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $35. Copy restrictions: Rules and regulations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. E. T. library: None listed. News: Transradio. Commentators: Herbert Bennett (newscaster; film news); Stuart Kenney (newscaster; sports); James Sumbler (newscaster); Luella Weresub (fashions; cooking); Vera Hotton (fashions). CJCS, STRATFORD Operator: Central Broadcasting Company, Windsor Hotel. Phone: 1675. Power: 100 watts on 1210 kc. Affiliation: None. Opened: 1922. General and commercial manager: F. M. Squires. Chief engineer: Jim Camden. Musical director: Chas. Trethewey. Rep: Weed & Co. (U. S.); All-Canada Radio Facilities, Ltd. (Canada). Seating facilities: Can accommodate 100 persons. Merchandising: Complete service rendered gratis. Foreign language programs: Accept French programs. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $25. Copy restriction: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. regulations. E. T. library: None. News: Transradio. Commentators: Stan. Tapley, Jack Haney, and Harold Stubbs (newscasters); Ed. Tomlinson (sports); Margaret Dunseith (fashions; cooking). CKSO, SUDBURY Operator: Sudbury Star, Ltd., 21 Elgin St. Phone: 280. Power: 1,000 watts on 780 kc. Affiliation: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Opened: August, 1935. (Note: This station is newspaper-owned by The Sudbury Star.) President: W. E. Mason. Station manager, commercial manager: W. J. Woodill. Program director: Howard Clark. Chief engineer: Jim McCrae. Rep: Weed & Co. (U. S.); All-Canada Radio Facilities, Ltd. (Canada). Seating facilities: Studio seats about 50 persons. Merchandising: Tie-up with newspaper allows publicity and listing of programs with sponsor's name or product. Foreign language programs: Not accepted. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $60. Copy restrictions: Medicinal copy accepted; no liquors or wines. E. T. library: World; NBC Thesaurus. News: Canadian Press; Transradio; local from parent paper. Commentators: W. J. Woodill and Howard Clark (newscasters); Clair Chambers (sports). CKGB, TIMMINS Operator: Northern Broadcasting and Publishing, Ltd., Thompson Bldg. Phone: 500. Power: 1,000 watts on 1440 kc. Affiliation: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Opened: December 7, 1933. (Note: This station is newspaper-affiliated with the Timmins Daily Press, and is under the same ownership as CJKL, Kirkland Lake, CFCH, North Bay, and CKVD, Val D'or). President: R. H. Thomson. Station manager: Jack Cooke. Program director: Fred Darling. Chief engineer: William Marks. Woman's editor: Sonya Barnet. Publicity director: Dennis Braithwaite. Rep: Weed & Co. (U. ;S.); Reg. Beattie (Toronto); All-Canada Radio Facilities, Ltd. (Montreal). Seating facilities: Can accommodate about 100 persons. Merchandising: Complete merchandising service. Foreign language programs: French newscast daily. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $60. Copy restrictions: No liquor advertising permitted in this province; patent medicines must be approved by the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. E. T. library: NBC Thesaurus; Standard. News: Canadian Press; Transradio. Commentators: Larry Thorsteinson (news commentator; newscaster); Eddie Copps (sports); Leone Noble (cooking; child care); Sonya Barnet (fashions; women's news). CBL, TORONTO Operator: Canadian Broadcasting Corp., 805 Davenport Rd. Phone: KE 9411. Power: 50,000 watts on 840 kc. Affiliation: Canadian Broadcasting Corp.; NBC Red and Blue Canadian Group; Mutual. Opened: Dec. 25, 1937. Station manager, program director: J. R. Radford. Commercial manager, supervisor of press and information: E. A. Weir. Chief engineer: W. C. Little. Rep: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Seating facilities: Limited facilities in present, temporary quarters. Merchandising: None as yet developed. Foreign language programs: Governed by regulations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $300. Copy restrictions: Regulations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. E. T. library: NBC Thesaurus; BBC Transcription. News: Canadian Press. Commentators: Walter Bowles (news commentator); Lome Greene, Edward Devlin, Stephen Dale, and Austin Willis (newscasters); Harry "Red" Foster and Clary Settell (sports); Monica Mugan (homemaking; women's features); R. T. "Bob" Bowman (broadcast from 764