Variety radio directory (1940)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety radio directory
Date:
1940
Publisher:
New York : Variety, Inc.
Volume:
Variety radio directory (1940-1941)
Leaf #:
000778
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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QUEBEC STATIONS— Continued CFCF-CFCX, MONTREAL Operator: Canadian Marconi Co., Ltd., 1231 St. Catherine St., W. Phone: Plateau 2577. Power: CFCF: 500 watts on 600 kc; CFCX: 75 watts on 6005 kc. Affiliation: NBC Blue Canadian Group. Opened: September, 1918. Station manager: James A. Shaw. Sales promotion and publicity director: E. H. Smith. Program director: H. Hewetson. Chief engineer: K. R. Paul. Rep: All-Canada Radio Facilities, Ltd. (Canada); Weed & Co. (U. S.). Seating facilities: Tudor Hall, 250; Knights of Columbus Hall, 1,200; Salle D'Oree in Mount Royal Hotel, 400; York Room in Windsor Hotel, 200. Merchandising: Pre-plug programs over the air, release publicity to metropolitan newspapers, and (within certain limits) will contact dealers and distributors on request; window cards are not distributed in this service. Foreign language programs: Not accepted. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $125. Copy restrictions: Beer and wine accepted, but not with time signals, and other services, and copy must not tend to promote the further use of such beverages; no hard liquor; spot announcements limited to 75 words and chain breaks to 20 words; observe regulations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. E. T. library: NBC Thesaurus. News: Transradio. Commentators: Walter O'Hearn (news commentator); Christopher Ellis, Prescott Robinson, and Corey Thomson (newscasters ) ; Frank Starr, and Cliff Butler (sports); Gorman Kennedy (sports; weather conditions for sports); Phyllis Carter (women in the news); Maurice Krushen (theatrical reviews); J. Beard (gossip of the waterfront). CHLP, MONTREAL Operator: La Patrie Publishing Co., Ltd., Sun Life Bldg. Phone: Plateau 5225. Power: 100 watts on 1120 kc. Affiliation: None. Opened: Jan. 1, 1933. (Note: This station is newspaper-owned by La Patrie.) Managing director: Marcel Lefebvre. Chief engineer: F. F. Tambling. Publicity director: Armand Goulet. Rep: None. Seating facilities: Studio A seats 200; studio B seats 75. Merchandising: None. Foreign language programs: French and English programs only accepted. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $65. Copy restrictions: Regulations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. E. T. library: Standard. Commentators: J. Fournier (newscaster); M. Normandin, B. Goulet, and M. Lefebvre (sports); Mad. N. D'Arcy (beauty hints). CKAC, MONTREAL Operator: La Compagnie de Publication de La Presse Limitee, 980 St. Catharine St., West. Phone: Marguette 3611. Power: 5,000 watts on 730 kc. Affiliation: CBS. Opened: June, 1922. (Note: This station is newspaper-owned by La Presse.) Manager director: Phil Lalonde. National sales: Louis Leprohon. Program director: Yves Bourassa. Technical director: Leonard Spencer. Chief transmitter engineer: Percy Smith. Musical director: Henri Letondal. Artists bureau head: Phil Lalonde. Local sales: Paul Ouellet. Promotion manager: Andre Daveluy. Traffic manager: Flavius Daniel. Continuity editor: Armand Gravel. Publicity director: Pierre Ranger. Special events: Roger Baulu. Rep: Joseph Hershey McGillvra. Seating facilities: Three theatres, 800, 1,100 and 1,500. Merchandising: Complete listings in La Presse and all papers through publicity department. Foreign language programs: English and French programs only accepted. Artists bureau: No information given. Base rate: $165. Copy restrictions: Advertising limited to 15% of time used; accept beer and wines; no hard liquors; spot announcements limited to 100 words maximum. E. T. library: World; Lang-Worth. News: British UP. Commentators: Ferdinand Biondi, Gerard Delage, and Albert Duquesne (news commentators); Jean Nolin (newscaster); Marcel Sylvain, Bill Brosseau, Roland Beaudry, and Louis Belanger (sports); Jeanne Frey (women's features); Romeo Gaudry (social events); Roy Malouin (stock market quotations). CHNC, NEW CARLISLE Operator: Gaspesia Radio Broadcasting Co., Ltd., new Carlisle. Phone: 38. Power: 1,000 watts on 610 kc. Affiliation: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Opened: December 23, 1933. President: Dr. Charles Dumont. Station and commercial manager: Dr. Charles Houde. Program and publicity director: V. Bernard. Chief engineer: J. R. McGough. Musical director: Paul Aube. Rep: None. Seating facilities: None. Merchandising: Publicity and listings in various newspapers. Foreign language programs: Accept English and French programs only. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $50. 768