Variety radio directory (1940)

Page scan 000780 from Variety radio directory

Record Details:

Title:
Variety radio directory
Date:
1940
Publisher:
New York : Variety, Inc.
Volume:
Variety radio directory (1940-1941)
Leaf #:
000780
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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QUEBEC STATIONS— Continued General and station manager, publicity director: J. O. Tardiff. Commercial manager, musical director: A. G. Archibald. Program director: F. Bruneau. Chief engineer: A. E. Crump. Rep: None. Seating facilities: Can accommodate about 20 persons. Merchandising: None. Foreign language programs: Acceptance guided by rules of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $35. Copy restrictions: Rules of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. E. T. library: None. News: None. Commentators: A. G. Archibald and Errol Malouin II (newscasters; sports); Jeannine Boucher (summer events; sports); Mrs. L. Falardeau (homemaking). CHLT, SHERBROOKE Operator: La Tribune, Ltd., 3 Marquette St. Phone: 2071. Power: 100 watts on 1210 kc. Affiliation: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Opened: June 27, 1937. (Note: This station is owned by the French-language newspaper La Tribune.) President: J. Nicol. Station manager: Alphe Gauthier. Program director: Jeanne Tremblay. Chief engineer: C. Charlebois. Educational director: Alex Sim. Promotion and publicity director: Henri V. Delorme. Rep: None. Seating facilities: None. Merchandising: None. Foreign language programs: No rules have been formulated by station. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $35. Copy restrictions: Regulations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. E. T. library: Standard. News: Canadian Press; Christian Science Monitor. Commentators: Jean Louis Gauthier (news commentator; newscaster); Jean M. Joncas (newscaster); Henri V. Delorme (sports); Mrs. Jessie St. Dennis Goulet (children's programs; cooking); Jeanne Tremblay (French commentator). CHGB, St. ANNE de la POCATIERE Operator: Le Poste CHGB Enrg. Phones: 20; 47. Power: 100 watts on 1200 kc. Affiliation: None. Opened: Oct. 5, 1938. Station manager, chief engineer: G. T. Desjardins. Commercial manager, program and publicity director: Laval Raymond. Sales representative: George R. Bouchard. Rep: Joseph Hershey McGillvra. Seating facilities: Agricultural high school auditorium available, seating 1,500. Merchandising: None. Foreign language programs: French language used almost entirely on this station. Artists bureau: No formal setup; station can, however, supply all necessary talent. Base rate: $20. Copy restrictions: All copy subject to station approval and government regulations. E. T. library: None. News: Furnished by the newspaper Action Catholique. CHLN, THREE RIVERS Operator: Le Nouvelliste, Ltd., Chateau de Blois. Phones: 3004, 231. Power: 100 watts on 1420 kc. Affiliation: None. Opened: October, 1937. (Note: This station is newspaper-owned by the French-language daily Le Nouvelliste). Station director: Emile Jean. Station manager: Leon Trepanier. Program director: Jos. Thibault. Chief engineer: Armand Beaulac. Publicity director: Victor Dallaire. Rep: Radio Center, Ltd. (Toronto). Seating facilities: Studio seats 50 persons; Capitol Theatre available, seating 1,224; also De La Salle Hall, 900 persons, Notre Dame Hall, 1,200 persons, and Imperial Theatre, 1,000 persons. Merchandising: None. Foreign language programs: Most programs are bi-lingual; French and English only accepted. Artists bureau: Service of local "Central D'Artistes" available. Base rate: $35. Copy restrictions: Regulations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. E. T. library: World. News: British UP. Commentators: Jacques Boisjoli (news commentator); Victor Dallaire (newscaster); Leo Pinsonneault (sports); Suzanne Gingras (fashions; cooking; etc.); Francoise Godin (club news); Joyce Dagles (musical-historical data); Noel Gauvin, Jacques Boisjoli, and Marcel Marineau (entertainment news; miscellaneous). CKVD, VAL D'OR Operator: Northern Broadcasting & Publishing Co., Ltd., Val D'Or. Phone 500. Power: 100 watts on 1200 kc. Affiliation: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. (pending). Opened: 1939. (Note: This station is operated in conjunction with the Val D'Or Star and La Voix Populaire newspapers.) President: Roy H. Thomson. Station manager: Don Insley. Commercial manager: Dan Carr. Chief engineer: E. Mott. Rep: All-Canada Radio Facilities, Ltd. (Canada); Weed & Co. (U. S.). Seating facilities: Studio A can accommodate about 60 persons. Merchandising: Newspaper publicity, circulars to dealers, and courtesy announcements rendered without charge to national advertisers. Foreign language programs: English and French only accepted. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $30. Copy restrictions: Rules and regulations 770