Variety radio directory (1940)

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PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND 10,831 Radio Homes. Below Are Radio Homes by Counties: Kings 1,641 Queens 5,397 Prince 3,793 CFCY, CHARLOTTETOWN Operator: Island Radio Broadcasting Co., Ltd., 8-9 Brace Block. Phones: 741; 1303. Power: 1,000 watts on 630 kc. Affiliation: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Opened: Aug. 15, 1924. Managing director: Lt. Col. Keith S. Rogers. Commercial manager, program director, artists bureau head, publicity: L. A. McDonald. Chief engineer: M. H. F. Young. Musical director: Mrs. K. S. Rogers. Rep: All-Canada Radio Facilities, Ltd. (Canada); Weed & Co. (U. S.). Seating facilities: Can accommodate 75 persons. Merchandising: Contact dealers; place window display and counter material; advise local dealers of the campaign when it is under way, with the client or agency to assume the cost of postage; newspaper publicity; pre-program announcements; service rendered to clients buying programs of five-minute or greater length; spot announcement campaigns are rendered a different service, not described. Foreign language programs: Not accepted. Artists bureau: Yes; talent not listed. Base rate: $60. Copy restrictions: No beer, wines or whiskey; no announcements after 7:30 P.M.; patent medicine copy accepted if continuity is approved by Dominion authorities; spot announcements limited to 75 words; commercials limited to 250 words per quarter-hour; station reserves the right to reject any continuity. E. T. library: Lang-Worth; Standard; Davis & Schwegler. News: Transradio. Commentators: A. Stuart Dickson, and L. A. McDonald (news commentators); S. R. Kennedy (newscaster); W. J. Brown, Jr. (sports); Marianne R. Rogers (fashions; cooking); Adele G. Coyle (interior decoration); Ira R. Stewart (agriculture reports). CHGS, SUMMERSIDE Operator: R. T. Holman, Ltd., 190 Water Street. Phone: 134. Power: 100 watts on 1450 kc. Affiliation: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Opened: 1925. President: H. T. Holman. Station and commercial manager: R. L. Mollison. Program director: C. A. Johnson. Chief engineer: C. F. McCaull. Rep: None. Seating facilities: Can accommodate 50 persons. Merchandising: Supply lists of retailers and wholesalers; mail printed matter and make personal calls on dealers at start of new campaign; arrange for window and counter displays. Foreign language programs: No rules; audience composed entirely of English-speaking people. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $25. Copy restrictions: No beer, wine or liquor accepted; patent medicine continuity must be approved by the CBC; all copy subject to station and CBC rules and regulations. E. T. library: None. News: Canadian Press; Christian Science Monitor. Commentators: Carl F. McCaull (newscaster); Mrs. Irene Dickie (cooking; homemaking; fashions; women's features). QUEBEC 317,780 Radio Homes. Below Are Radio Homes by Counties: Abitibi 1,306 Argenteuil 1,364 Arthabaska 1,289 Bagot 762 Beauce 1,514 Beauharnois 2,627 Bellechasse 629 Berthier 747 Bonaventure ....... 610 Brome 1,864 Chambly 3,758 Champlain 4,293 Charlevoix 547 Chateauguay 812 Chicoutimi 6,367 Compton 1,126 Deux-Montagnes . . . 533 Dorchester 460 Drummond 2,380 Frontenac 690 Gaspe 506 Hull 5,867 766 Huntingdon 743 Iberville 649 Joliette 2,268 Kamouraska 581 Labelle 391 Lac St. Jean 2,179 Laprairie 485 L'Assomption 770 Levis 3,613 L'Islet 725 Lotbiniere 762