South Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Wis- key station for the Colts' 18- station exhibitions. Mike Walden and Blaine consin and Montana. Ray Scott, Halsey Texas and Louisiana network. A total Walsh will handle tv with Earl Gillespie Hall and Herb Carneal will broadcast of 191 games, including all 29 exhibi- and Tom Collins on radio. on both radio and tv. tion contests, will be heard. KTVT New York Mets Although down five (TV) Ft. Worth- will originate Dallas, games from last year, the Mets will New York Yankees For the 12th Colt games for the six -station tv net- still televise more games this year than straight year, WPIX (TV) New York work in Texas and Louisiana, with any other major league club. A total will televise Yankee games, with 126 KTRK -TV Houston, the key station. of 128 regular season contests will be regular season games on the schedule: Only 14 road games are scheduled to shown: 76 at home, 52 away, plus three 81 at home and 45 on the road. Nego- be telecast. Gene Elston and Lowell exhibition games. WOR -TV New York, tiations are in progress for a New York Passe will work radio and tv play -by- will originate the games for a four -sta- State and New England regional tv net- play with Savage Guy only. tion New York work. WCBS New York will carry radio State network. On radio, WABC New York, will air the broadcasts and originate the 162 - KFI Los An- entire entire game schedule for the "Home of Cham- geles, will originate Dodger games over Mets' schedule from the first pre- season contest in pions" 40- station network in New York, a 21-station three -state network, with Florida through the 162 -game regular Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Massa- 10 stations also carrying the exhibition schedule, a total of 189 games. chusetts. Broadcasters , Red games. KTTV (TV) will televise the , Bob Barber and are being nine Dodger -Giant games from San Murphy and Ralph Kiner will again handle joined by another former Yankee, Jerry Francisco. and Jerry Doggett the play -by -play. Coleman. will again do radio -tv. Philadelphia Phillies The Phillies will telecast 60 games this season, up Washington Senators The Senators Braves 1963 marks more than just new ownership for the Braves. from last year's 56, over a four -station this year is the only team in the Amer- Pennsylvania -TV For the first time in the club's history, network. WFIL Phil- ican League without a radio network adelphia will originate home games will be televised, with five the games in- at present. WTOP-AM -TV Washing- cluding 44 weekend contests. A 23- Saturday contests and 21 road games ton will be the sole outlets for the club. station radio network in Pennsylvania, WTOP -TV has scheduled 30 games, the scheduled. The 26 -game total to be seen over WTMJ -TV Milwaukee, and New Jersey and Delaware will be fed same as last year, with 19 on the road pre- season and regular league games by a three- station network is 11 games and 11 at home. WTOP -AM will cover WFIL more than were televised last year. -AM. Byrum Saam, veteran four exhibition games in addition to Phillies WEMP Milwaukee gets sole radio rights broadcaster will be joined this the regular season. Dan Daniels and year by Bill in the city for the first time and will Campbell and ex- Phillies John MacLean are again handling the star Richie Ashburn. radio -tv air work. feed 31 stations in and Min- nesota the 162 -game schedule plus 16 Pittsburgh Pirates KDKA -AM -TV NATIONAL LEAGUE Cubs WGN -AM -TV Chi- cago will cover the Cubs again in 1963 without special networks, according to Qcan I separate AM and present plans. The Cubs' home sched- ule of 81 day games will be seen in : FM profitably? color over WGN -TV. The number of road games to be seen in black -and- white is still uncertain. Jack Brick - house and will do the play -by -play. On radio, the full 162 - WITH O- VATION MUSIC AND game schedule plus exhibition contests will be broadcast by Jack Quinlan and PROGRAMATIC AUTOMATION Lou Boudreau. AYES! Cincinnati Reds The Reds will again be among the most colorful teams in the majors with 23 home games to be telecast in color from WLWT (TV) Others are doing it. Without how you can save on man- Cincinnati. Thirty road games are also any full -time FM personnel, power, save on music, save on scheduled for the six- station network KFAB Omaha, separates 20 time and build a separate FM in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West hours a day, seven days a week audience withO -Vation Music, Virginia. WKRC Cincinnati is origi- and still provides as many as automated on Programatic nating station for a 50- station radio - 10 hours of weekly Equipment. network in five- states. The radio broad- casts will be handled by local live. Find out and Gene Kelly with Ed Kennedy and Frank McCormick handling tv. PHONE, WRITE, WIRE TODAY

Houston Colt .45s The Colts this year Telesynd departed from the usual major league 136 East 57 Street, New York 22, N. Y. rights buying and selling, by pattern of Name creating the Houston Sports Assn., which is the parent of the new Colt .45 Address Network. HSA has done all the selling City State and is packaging the Colts' broadcast operations. KPRC Houston, will be the Telesynd and Programatic ©International Services of Wrather Corporation

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