Variety radio directory (1940)

Record Details:

Title:
Variety radio directory
Date:
1940
Publisher:
New York : Variety, Inc.
Volume:
Variety radio directory (1940-1941)
Leaf #:
000782
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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SASKATCHEWAN STATIONS— Continued J. F. Horton, Jack Hill, Don Wright, and William Walker (newscasters); G. Carson (sports); Lillian Belleneur (fashions; cooking); Jack Davidson, and Bill Woodfield (stock and grain reports). CKCK, REGINA Operator: Leader-Post, Ltd., LeaderPost Bldg. Phone: 8525. Power: 1,000 watts on 1010 kc. Affiliation: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Opened: April, 1922. (Note: This station is newspaper owned by the Regina Leader-Post.) General manager: Gerry Gaetz. Assistant manager: William Speers. Commercial manager, musical director: Alan Smith. Program director, artists bureau head: Lyman Potts. Merchandising and publicity director: Don Macmillan. Rep: Weed & Co. (U. S.); All-Canada Radio Facilities, Ltd. (Canada). Seating facilities: Can accommodate 300 persons. Merchandising: Supply listings and publicity through the Regina Leader-Post, the Saskatchewan Farmer, and a number of provincial weekly papers; will arrange dealer contacts; cooperate in placing window displays, etc.; services of this nature rendered gratis. Foreign language programs: No set rules; must observe Defence of Canada Regulations. Artists bureau: Setup nominal only. Base rate: $80. Copy restrictions: Conform to rules and regulations of Canadian Broadcasting Corp. E. T. library: NBC Thesaurus; Standard. News: British UP; also local news from parent paper. Commentators: Barry Wood, Lloyd Westmoreland, Lyman Potts, George Lawrence, and Don Dawson (newscasters); Don Macmillan (newscaster; sports); Dave Dryburgh (sports); Florence Sweeney, and Marjorie Duff (fashions; household hints; women's features); Muriel Strickland (cooking). CFQC, SASKATOON Operator: A. A. Murphy & Sons Ltd., 216 First Avenue, N. Phones: 7282; 5374. Power: 1,000 watts on 600 kc. Affiliation: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Opened: July, 1923. Owner, general and station manager: A. A. Murphy. Commercial manager: Vernon Dallin. Program and musical director: C. Cairns. Chief engineer: S. Clifton. Rep: Joseph Hershey McGillvra; Jack Slatter (Toronto, Montreal). Seating facilities: None listed. Merchandising: No information given. Foreign language programs: Not accepted. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $80. Copy restrictions: Regulations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. E. T. library: NBC Thesaurus; Standard. News: British UP. Commentators: Vic Rowe, Cy Cairns, and Jim Maxwell (newscasters); Jack Wells (sports); Miss A. E. Marshall (women's features). CBK, WATROUS Operator: Canadian Broadcasting Corp., Watrous (transmitter); administrative offfices are located in the Telephone Bldg., Winnipeg. Phone: 97261. Power: 50,000 watts on 540 kc. Affiliation: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Opened: July 29, 1939. Station director: D. Claringbull (Prairie Regional Representative for the CBC). Commercial manager: E. A. Weir (CBC, Toronto). Program director: John Kannawin. Chief engineer: R. D. Cahoon. Rep: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Seating facilities: Can accommodate audiences in Winnipeg; capacity not listed. Merchandising: None. Foreign language programs: Not accepted. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $200. Copy restrictions: Rules of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. observed. News: Canadian Press. Commentators: John Bird, Prof. G. W. Simpson, Watson Thomson, and Prof. Gerald S. Graham (news commentators and analysts). CJGX, YORKTON Operator: Yorkton Broadcasting Co., Ltd., 171 McDermot Ave., Winnipeg, Man. Phone: 92-531. Power: 1,000 watts on 1430 kc. Affiliation: Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Opened: August, 1927. (Note: This station is operated by remote control over leased lines from Winnipeg, Manitoba; studios in Yorkton and Winnipeg). Manager: A. L. Garside. Commercial manager: R. H. Elleker. Program director: Cyril F. Greene. Chief engineer: Arthur Milk. Publicity director: Cyril F. Greene. Rep: Inland Broadcasting Service (Winnipeg); Jack Slatter (Toronto); Joseph Hershey McGillvra (U. S.). Seating facilities: Local theatre, 850; main dining room of the Yorkton hotel, 250. Merchandising: Contact local merchants; distribute cards, etc. Foreign language programs: Not accepted. Artists bureau: None. Base rate: $50. Copy restrictions: Regulations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. E. T. library: World. News: British UP. Commentators: Jim McRae (newscaster); Bob Priestly (sports); Joyce Wilson (fashions; cooking); Bill Woodfield (grain and market reports). 772