CORN BELT WIRELESS REBROADCASTING SERV- ledgeville; WMGA Moultrie; WROM Rome; WDWD Gordon, Edward Breen, George Adkisson, Paul Millen, ICE-This is a service for rebroadcasting WHO studio Dawson; WMLT Dublin; WBHB Fitgerald; WDUN George Volger. Dietrich Dirks, Ben Sanders, Al programs without the :se of lines during daytime Gainesville; WSFT Thomaston; WKTG Thomasville. Triggs. Manager and central area representative: hours by other stations located within 225 miles of Headquarters: WGLS . Tom Carr, sales di- George W. Webber, 407 Fifth Ave., Des Moines. Des Moines. Basic stations are WHO. Des Moines; rector. National representative for network and individual WOC. Davenport, and KMA, Shenandoah. Rate is a MAJOR MARKET TRIO -Comprising stations: J. P. McKinney & Son. combination of the spot broadcasting rate of each WAGA, Atlanta; WTOC, Savannah: WMAZ, Macon. LONE STAR CHAIN -Texas regional network com- station used without any charge for lines. Contracts Available individually and in group. National Repre- prising WBAP Fort Worth. KTBC, Austin, KTSA are made direct with individual stations as this is sentatives: The Katz Agency Inc. San Antonio, KXYZ, Houston, KROD, El Paso, not an organized network but provides for exchange THE GEORGIA QUARTET -Comprising WUST At- KTXL, San Angelo, KWKC, Abilene, ROSA, Odessa, of programs and intensive regional coverage. Paul lanta; WRDW Augusta; WSAV Savannah; WRBL KFDM, Beaumont, KRGV, Weslaco, KEYS, Corpus A. Loyet, WHO, resident manager; Harold W. Fulton. Columbus. Headquarters: Forsyth Bldg., Atlanta. Christi, KTRE Lufkin, KTBB Tyler, RONC, Amarillo, WHO, sales manager. National representatives: Free Represented by George P. Hollingbery Co. KFYO, Lubbock, KFDX Wichita Falls. Headquar- & Peters Inc. GRANITE STATE NETWORK -Comprising WOTW ters: Construction Bldg., Dallas 1. Tel.: Riverside DAIRYLAND NETWORK -Comprising WTCN, Mnpls - Nashua, WMOU Berlin, WKBR Manchester, WWNH 5663. Harold V. Hough, president; Fred J. Nahas, St. Paul; KATE, Albert Lea; KWLM, Wllmar, and Rochester, WTSV Claremont WLNH Laconia. All in vice president; O. L. (Ted) Taylor, secretary-tress- KWNO, Winona. All in Minnesota. Headquarters: New Hampshire. Headquarters: 155 Front St., tier; Clyde B. Melville, manager. Wesley Temple Bldg., Minneapolis 4. Telephone: Manchester. Arthur A. Newcomb, WOTW, president; LONG TEXAS GROUP -Comprising KIOX, Bay City; Main 6562. Warren Brewster, WLNH, vice president; William KVIC, Victoria; KSAM, Huntsville; KNET, Palestine DIXIE NETWORK-Comprising KATL Houston, Rust Jr., WKBR, treasurer; Al Malin, secretary. and KTLW, Texas City. All in Texas and available RREL Baytown, KOGT Orange, KRIC Beaumont, as a package group. J G. Long, managing director. KOLE Port Arthur. All in Texas. Headquarters: GRFAT NORTHERN BCSTG. SYSTEM- Comprising MAINE BROADCASTING SYSTEM Comprising State National Bldg., Houston 2. S. Vratis, presi- KVOX, Moorhead, Minn.; KWLM Wllmar, Minn.; WCSH, Portland; WLBZ, Bangor; WRDO,- Augusta. Robert Bush. vice president; King H. Robin- KMHL Marshall, Minn.; KGDE Fergus Falls, Minn.; dent; ROCU, William Rines, WCSH, Manager. Represented by son, secretary- treasurer. KLPM, Minot, N.U.; KABR. Aberdeen, S.D.; Weed & Co. and Bertha Bannan. S Y T E Southern Mandan. N.D.; KOVC, Valley City, N.D.; KDLR, DON LEE BROADCASTING S M- Devils Lake, N.D.; KGCX, Sidney, Mont.; KOHL McCLATCHY BEELINE -Comprising EFBK, KFBK- California; KHJ, Los Angeles; KGB. San Diego; KDB, FM, Sacramento; KALI Fresno, KWG Stockton. KAFY, Faribault, Minn.; KNOX Grand Forks, N.D. Head - Santa Barbara; KFXM, San Bernardino: Quarters: National Bldg., Minneapolis. A. A. Fahy, KERN & KERN -FM Bakersfield, KOH Reno, Nev. Bakersfield: KCOK, Tulare- Visa-ia; KVOE, Santa president & gen. mgr. and KBEE (FM) Modesto. Headquarters: 911 Seventh Ana: KXO. El Centro: KVEC, San Luis Obispo: St., Sacramento, Calif. Eleanor McClatcby, president; KPRL, Paso Robles. Northern California; KFRC, San GREAT WEST NETWORK-Comprising KVER Leo O. Ricketts, sales director. Francisco; KMYC, Marysville; KSBW. Salinas -Mon- KSVP, Artesia, New Mexico. Head- Albuquerque; THE MICHIGAN FM NETWORK WELL- terey; KIEM, Eureka; KHSL, Chico; KVCV, Redding; quarters: 317 N. Broadway, Albuquerque. William -Comprising KYNO, Fresno; KYOS, Merced: KXOA, Sacramento; T. Kemp. gen. mgr. FM Battle Creek; WHFB -FM Benton Harbor; WMUS- KPOJ, Port- FM Muskegon; WORD Grand Rapids; WMLN -FM KXOB. Stockton, Northwest (Oregon); INTERMOUNTAIN NETWORK -Utah Group: KALL, Mt. Clemens: WAJL -FM Flint; WOAP -FM Owosso; land; KRNR, Rosenburg: KFJI. Klamath Falls; RORE. -FM Eugene: KOOS, Coos Bay: KAST. Astoria; RUIN, Salt Lake City; KLO, Ogden; KCVO, Provo; KVNU. WFFW Wyandotte; WTTH Port Huron; WKNX Bend; KSLM, Logan; KCAL, Price; KSVC Richfield; KSUB Cedar Saginaw; WBCK Battle Creek and WILE Lansing Grants Pass: KWIL, Altany; REND. Cnj. Idaho Group: KEYY, Pocatello; KID, Idaho Headquarters: Hutzel Bldg., Ann Arbor, Mich. Ed- Salem. Northwest (Washington); KVI. Seattle -Ta- Falls; KVMV. Twin Falls: KFXD, Nampa- Boise; ward F. Baughn, executive. coma; KYAK. Yakima; KXRO. Aberdeen; KPUG. Boise. Group: KVRS. Bellingham; KOY, Olympia: KELA. Centralia; ERRO. KFXD -FM. Nampa- Wyoming MICHIGAN RADIO NETWORK- Comprising WXYZ. KWLK. Longview; KNEW, Spokane; KUJ, Rock Springs; KDFN, Casper; KPOW, Powell; KWYO. Detroit (key station); WBCM, Bay City; WFDF, Everett; Sheridan; KOWB Laramie. Montana Group: FUMY Flint; WJIM, Lansing; WIBM, Jackson: WELL, Battle Walla Walla; KWAL. Wallace. Ida.: KRLC Lewiston. KMON, Nevada Ida.; KVNI, Coeur d'Alene Ida.; RATO. Reno, Nev. Billings; KRJF, Miles City; Group: Creek; WLAV, Grand Rapids: WSOO, Sault Ste. Co. Head- KRAM, Las Vegas. Great Falls: Main office: 248 Marie; WKBZ, Muskegon; WKLA Ludington; WGFG Represented nationally by John Blair & S. Lake City. Officers: George C. KHJ. Los Angeles. Executive officers: Main St., Salt Kalamazoo; WHRV, Ann Arbor. Available as a re- quarters: Hatch. president and general manager; Lynn L. gional network and also sold as a unit of ABC Lewis Allen Weiss, president and general manager; vice charge of sales; Alvin G. Sydney Gaynor. general sales manager. Meyer. president in Network. Headquarters: Stroh Bldg., Detroit. Ex- Pack. vice president in charge of operations; Craig ecutives: James G. Riddell, general manager. GEM STATE NETWORK- Comprising KGEM Boise; Rogers, program director; D'Orr Couzzens, director THE MID SOUTH NETWORK -Comprising WCBI RBIO Burley: KIFI Idaho Falls; KEIO Pocatello and of engineering; Alma Clark, promotion director. Columbus, WELO Tupelo, WMOX. WMOX -FM Merid- KLIX Twin Falls. All In Idaho. IOWA TALL CORN NETWORK Iowa network ian, WROX Clarksdale, WNAG Grenada, WROB -An WSSO All in Mississippi. GEORGIA ASSN. OF LOCAL STATIONS- 28 station comprising KCRI Cedar Rapids; EROS, Clinton; West Point, Starkville. regional network with WGLS Atlanta -Decatur as KSWI, Council Bluffs; KSIB, Creston; KSTT Daven- Headquarters: WCBI Columbus. Bob McRaney, gen- Des Moines; ROTH, eral manager. originating station. WDEC Americus; WGAU. Ath- port; KDEC. Decorah; KWDM, MIDWEST FM NETWORK -Comprising WIRY -FM ens; WLBB, Carrollton: WBHF, Cartersville; WOGA, Dubuque; KVFD. Fort Dodge; KOKX, Keokuk; Covington KFJB, Marshalltown; KWPC, Muscatine; KTRI, Evansville, Ind.; WCSI Columbus, Ind.; WXLW -FM Cedartown; WMJM, Cordele; IVMOC, Indianapolis; WPM-FM, Fort Wayne; WCTS, Cin- WBLJ, Dalton; WMLT, Dublin: WKEU, Griffin Sioux City; KICD, Spencer; KAYX, Waterloo. Op- Evans- WFOM, Rome; WFRP, Savannah; WWNS, Statesboro erating committee managers of the member stations: cinnati, Ind.; WFAM, LaFayette, Ind.; WEAW WWOS, Tifton; WLET, Toccoa; WRQN, Vidalia Hugh Norman. Morgan Sexton, William Ware. E. M. ton. Ill. WAYX, Waycross; WELD, West Point; WMVG, Mil- Horning, William Croker, Robert L. Webber, K. S. (Continued) __.__SIR OUTSTANDING PROFIT BUYS WDEL WGAL 4). Wilmington, Del. Lancaster, Pa. T WKBO WRAW 13pp'l?J' Harrisburg, Pa. Reading, Pa. WORK WEST York, Pa. Easton, Pa. WKBO More and more advertisers are finding that these stations offer rich sales opportunities. All six HARRISBURG markets are consistently prosperous because of industrial diversity and advantageous locations. Write for information. WORK Represenled by ROBERT MEEKER ASSOCIATES LANCASTER- - YORK New York Los Angeles ti WILMINGTON Chicago San Francisco C) N.J, Mp,RYLANp STEINMAN STATIONS

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