West Virginia Radio Stations in 1956The following was taken from the 1956 West Virginia Blue Book.
BECKLEY
W J L S: 560 KC, 5,000 watts day. 500 watts night.
directive antenna nighttime. Affiliated with Columbia Broadcasting
System and the Personality Network. (WKNA, Charleston; WKWK,
Wheeling). Address: WJLS Building. Owner: Joe L. Smith. Jr. Inc.
President: Joe L. Smith. Jr. Manager: Virginia N. Cooper. Sales
Manager: R. R. Brown.
W W N R: 620 KC. unlimited time. Address: 1565
Harper Road. Owner: Rahall Broadcasting Co. President: N. Joe Rahall.
Manager: Dick Booth.
BLUEFIELD
W H I S: 1440 KC, 5,000 watts, unlimited time, using
directive antenna at night. Affiliated with National Broadcasting
Company. Address: Municipal Bldg. Owner: Daily Telegraph Printing Co.
Vice-President and General Manager: H. I. Shott, Jr. Station Manager:
P. T. Flanagan.
W H I S - T V: Channel 6. 50,000 watts. Affiliated
with NBC. Address: Municipal Building. Owner: Daily Telegraph Printing
Company. Vice-President and General Manager: H. I. Shott, Jr. Station
Manager: P. T. Flanagan. Sales Manager: John Shott.
W K O Y: 1240 KC. 250 watts. unlimited time.
Affiliated with Mutual Broadcasting System. Address: Studios and
Transmitter, College Drive. Sales Office: West Virginian Hotel. Owned
and operated by WKOY, Inc. President and General Manager: J. Lindsey
Alley.
CHARLESTON
W C A W: 1400 KC. 250 watts, unlimited time. Address:
Box 2791. Studio: Kanawha Hotel. Owner: Capitol Broadcasting
Corporation. President: E. M. Johnson.
W C H S: 580 KC, 5000 watts, unlimited time.
Directive antenna at night. Affiliated with Columbia Broadcasting
System. Address: 1111 Virginia Street, East. Owner: The Tierney Co.
President: H. D. Battle. Vice President and General Manager: John T.
Gelder. Program Director: Joe Farris. Chief Engineer: William E.
Dixon.
W C H S - T V: Channel 8, 316,000 watts. Affiliated
with Columbia Broadcasting System. Address: 1111 Virginia Street,
East. Owner: WCHS-TV, Inc. Controlled by the Tierney Company.
President: H. D. Battle. Vice President and General Manager: J. T.
Gelder, Jr. Program Director: Morton S. Cohn. Chief Engineer: William
E. Dixon.
W G K V: 1490 KC, 250 watts, unlimited time.
Affiliated with National Broadcasting Company. Address: 210 Dickinson
Street. Owner: Kanawha Valley Broadcasting Company. President:
Lawrence H. Rogers. General Manager: William R. Murray.
W K N A: 950 KC, 5000 watts day, 1000 watts night,
unlimited time, directive antenna day and night. Affiliated with
American Broadcasting Company and the Personality Network, (WJLS,
Beckley.) Address: 314 Professional Bldg. Owner: Joe L. Smith, Jr.,
Inc. President: Joe L. Smith, Jr. Manager: W. S. Jackson.
W K N A - F M: 9.2 KW. 97.5 mc, Channel 248. Joe L.
Smith, Jr., Inc. Address: 314 Professional Building.
W T I P: 1240 KC. 250 watts, unlimited time.
Affiliated with Mutual Broadcasting System. Address: Capitol Street.
Owner: Chemical City Broadcasting Company. President: Gus Zaharis.
Manager: Berton Sonis. Program Director: Bob Bower.
CLARKSBURG
W B L K: 1400 KC, 250 watts, unlimited time.
Affiliated with National Broadcasting Company. Address: 444 West Pike
Street. Owner: Ohio Valley Broadcasting Corporation. President: George
H. Clinton. Manager: Carl Loose.
W H A R: 1340 KC, 250 watts, unlimited time.
Affiliated with Mutual Broadcasting System and ABC supplemental.
Address: Clarksburg. Owner: WHAR, Inc. President: Walter Patterson.
Manager: Walter Patterson. Program Director: James Harper.
W P D X: 750 KC, 1000 watts. day operation only.
Address: Clarksburg. Owner: Clarksburg Broadcasting Corporation.
President: Glenn B. Hamilton. Vice President and Secretary: Robert D.
Hough. Executive Vice President and Treasurer: R. C. Warden. General
Manager: Joseph M. Larosa. Station Manager and Program Director:
Dewitt Wyatt.
ELKINS
W D N E: 1240 KC, 250 watts, unlimited time. Address:
Washington and Davis Streets, Elkins. Owner: Maria Broadcasting
Corporation. President and Manager: John P. Carr.
FAIRMONT
W M M N: 920 KC, 5000 watts, directional antenna
night. Affiliated with the CBS Radio Network. Address: 208 Adams
Street. Owner: Peoples Broadcasting Corporation. President: Murray D.
Lincoln. Executive Vice President: Herbert E. Evans. General Manager:
A. Garen Ferrise. Assistant Manager: Frank Lee.
W T C S: 1490 KC, 250 watts. unlimited time.
Affiliated with American Broadcasting Co. Address: Radio Park, Leonard
Avenue. Fairmont. Owner: Fairmont Broadcasting Company. President:
General Manager: Paul Pitrola.
W J P B - T V: Channel 35, 25,000 watts. Unlimited
time. Affiliated with National Broadcasting Company and the American
Broadcasting Company. Address: Radio-TV Centre, 400 Quincy Street,
Fairmont. Owner: Beacom Broadcasting Enterprises. President: General
Manager: J. Patrick Beacom.
GRAFTON
W V V W: 1260 KC. 1000 watts, daytime. Affiliated
with Mutual Broadcasting System. Address: Radio Park. Route 50,
Grafton. Owner: Beacom Broadcasting Enterprises. President: General
Manager: J. Patrick Beacom.
HUNTINGTON
W S A Z: 930 KC, 5000 watts day, 1000 watts night,
directional antenna night. Affiliated with National Broadcasting Co.
Address: WSAZ Building, 201 Ninth Street. Charleston affiliate: WGKV.
Owner: WSAZ, Inc. President: Col. J. H. Long. Vice President and
General Manager: Lawrence H. Rogers, II. Program Director: C. Bosworth
Johnson.
W S A Z - T V: Channel 3. 100,000 watts visual. 1253'
above average terrain. Basic NBC Network, Huntington studios and
offices: 201 Ninth Street. Charleston studios and sales offices:
Empire Building, Dickinson Street. Vice President and General Manager:
Lawrence H. Rogers, II. Program Director: James H. Ferguson.
W H T N: 800 KC. 1000 watts, daytime. Mutual
Broadcasting System affiliate. Studios: 625 Fourth Avenue. Huntington.
Transmitter: Overby Road. Owner: Cowles Broadcasting Company.
President: Luther L. Hill. Vice President and General Manager: Robert
R. Tincher. Chief Engineer: Harold F. Sturm, Sr. Program Director:
George Marshall.
W H T N - T V: Channel 13. 316 KW. unlimited.
American Broadcasting Co. basic affiliate. Studios: 625 Fourth Avenue.
Huntington. Transmitter: McCoy Road. Owner: Cowles Broadcasting
Company. President: Luther L. Hill. Vice President and General
Manager: Robert L. Tincher. Chief Engineer: Harold F. Sturm, Sr.
Program Director and Operations Manager: Norman L. Bacon.
W P L H: 1470 KC. 5000 watts, daytime. Independent.
Address: 1105 Fourth Avenue. Owner: Huntington Broadcasting
Corporation. President and General Manager: Cy N. Bahakel. Assistant
General Manager: Frank Tirico. Station Manager: Charles W. Krause.
KEYSER
W K Y R: 1270 KC, 5000 watts, daytime. Independent.
Address: Box 231 Keyser. Owner: WKYR Inc. Vice President and General
Manager: Walter Patterson. Managing Director: Thomas B. Butscher.
Program Director: Ken Robertson.
LOGAN
W L O G: 1230 KC, 250 watts, unlimited time, Address:
Logan. Owners: Clarence H. Frey and Robert O. Greever. Program
Director: Lucille Gallion.
W L O G - F M: 2.7 KW, 103.3 mc. Channel 277. Frey
and Greever, Program Director: Lucille Gallian.
W V O W: 1290 KC. 5,000 watts, daylight time.
Address: Logan. Owner: Logan Broadcasting Corporation. President: Dr.
H. H. Farley. General Manager: William P. Becker. Program Director:
Mrs. Audie Albright. Chief Engineer: John Lamont.
MARTINSBURG
W E P M: 1340 KC, 250 watts, unlimited time. Address:
People's Trust Co. Bldg. Transmitter location: Red Hill. Owner:
Martinsburg Broadcasting Co. President: C. Leslie Golliday and C. M.
Zinn (Partners). Manager: C. Leslie Golliday. Program Director: Eunice
J. Schneider.
W E P M - F M: 94.3 mc. unlimited time. Address:
People's Trust Co. Bldg. Transmitter location: Red Hill. Owner C. M.
Zirin and C. Leslie Golliday d/b as Martinsburg Broadcasting Co.
Manager: C. Leslie Golliday. Program Director: Eunice J.
Schneider.
MATEWAN
W H J C: 1360 KC, 1000 watts, daylight time. Address:
Matewan. Owner: Three States Broadcasting Company. President: Fred
Morningstar. Sales Manager: John Stewart. Engineer: Leonard
Dykema.
MONTGOMERY
W M O N: 1340 KC. 250 watts. unlimited time.
Affiliated with Mutual Broadcasting System. Address: Montgomery. Phone
1340. Box 750. Owner: Fayette Associates. Inc. President: Arnold M.
Vickers. General Manager: Andrew W. Vickers.
MORGANTOWN
W A J R: 1230 KC, 250 watts, daylight time.
Affiliated with Mutual Broadcasting System. Address: 46 Spruce Street.
Owner and President: Mrs. H. C. Greer. Vice President: Dyke Raece.
Manager: Richard E. Nason. Secretary: Marie Thomas.
W C L G: 1300 KC. 1000 watts. daylight time. Address:
Box 885. Owner and President: C. Leslie Golliday. Manager: Carl
Raymond.
MOUNDSVILLE
W M O D: 1370 KC. 1000 watts. daylight time. Owners:
John T. Taylor, Andrew T. Smik. Jr., and J. W. Jones. President: John
T. Taylor. Vice President: Andrew T. Smik, Jr. Secretary-Treasurer: J.
W. Jones.
NEW MARTINSVILLE
W E T Z: 1330 KC. 1000 watts, daytime. Affiliated
with Mutual Broadcasting System. Address: Radio Park. Route 2, New
Martinsville. Owner: Magnolia Broadcasting Company. President: General
Manager: Harry G. Bright. Commercial Manager: George K. Eubanks.
Program Director: Harold P. Showman.
OAK HILL
W O A Y: 860 KC. 10,000 watts. Address: Oak Hill.
Owner: Robert B. Thomas, Jr. Manager: Robert R. Thomas, Jr.
W O A Y - F M: 20,000 watts. 94.1 mc. full time.
Address: Oak Hill. Owner: Robert R. Thomas, Jr.
W O A Y - T V: Channel 4. 100,000 watts. Address: Oak
Hill. Owner: Robert R. Thomas. Jr.
PARKERSBURG
W P A R: 1450 KC, 250 watts, unlimited time.
Affiliated with Columbia Broadcasting System. Address: 211 Fifth St.
Owner: Ohio Valley Broadcasting Corporation. Vice President-General
Manager: George H. Clinton. Program Director: Sherman Grimm.
W C E F: 1070 KC. 1000 watts, daylight time. Address:
Box 228. Owner and President: C. E. Franklin. Program Director:
Dorothy Leon.
W T A P - T V: Channel 15. 19,500 watts, unlimited.
Address: 121 W. Seventh Street. Affiliated with ABC, NBC and CBS
Broadcasting Companies. Owner: Zanesville Publishing Company.
President: Clay Littick. Manager: Milton Komito.
W C O M: 1230 KC, 250 watts, unlimited time. American
Broadcasting Co. affiliate. Address: 317 Ninth Street. Owner:
Parkersburg Broadcasting Co. President: Joseph M. Handlan. General
Manager: Aud N. Archer. Engineer: William E. Collins.
W P A R - F M: 105.3 mc. Channel 293. unlimited time.
Ohio Valley Broadcasting Corporation. Vice President and General
Manager: George H. Clinton. Program Director: Sherman Grimm.
PINEVILLE
W W Y O: 970 KC, 1000 watts, day operation only.
Address: P. O. Box 184, Pineville, Owner: Wyoming Broadcasting Co,
President: B. D. Bailey, Sr. Executive Vice President: Jack Shipman.
Manager: Edward D. Hawley.
PRINCETON
W L O H: 1490 KC. 250 watt, day and night. Address:
Box 1011, Mountain Broadcasting Company, Princeton. Manager: Robert L.
Harrison. Also owns and operates mobile 20 watt FM unit, KA-2945, 26.2
MC.
RONCEVERTE
W R O N: 1400 KC, 250 watts, unlimited time. Studios:
Fairlea, P. O. Drawer Z, Ronceverte. Owner: Blake Broadcasting
Company. President and General Manager: William E. Blake. Program
Director: Jennings Mullins. Station Manager: Gladys Livesay.
WEIRTON
W E I R: 1430 KC, 1000 watts. unlimited time.
Independent operation. Address: 3992 Main Street. Weirton. Owner:
Tri-State Broadcasting Company. General Manager: E. J. Hirshberg.
Station Manager: B. E. Badger. Program Director: William Dowling.
WELCH
W E L C: 1150 KC, 1000 watts day. Address: Box 1032.
Welch. Studio: Premier Mountain. Owner: Pocahontas Broadcasting
Company, Welch. President: Sam Sidote. Vice President: Howard King.
Secretary-Treasurer: D. C. Bradherry. Program Director: Mrs. Josephine
Cullop.
W M C D: 1340 KC, 250 watts. unlimited time.
Affiliated with Mutual Broadcasting System. Address: Rhodes Building,
McDowell Street. Owner: Williamson Broadcasting Corporation. President
and General Manager: Alice Shein. Station and Commercial Manager: John
T. Blair, Jr.
WESTON
W H A W: 1450 KC, 250 watts. unlimited time. Mutual
Network. Keystone Transcription Network: World. Address: Studios and
Transmitter: East Weston Hill. Owner: Central West Virginia Service
Corporation. President: B. H. Ralston. Vice President: Francis Andrew.
Manager: George Yazell.
WHEELING
W H L L: 1600 KC, 5,000 watts, daylight time.
Address: Glenwood Road, Box 989. Owner: Wheeling Broadcasting Company.
President: Kenneth H. Forney. Vice President: Glen A. Forney. Sales
Manager: Paul N. Miles.
W K W K: 1400 KC, 250 watts, unlimited time,
Affiliated with American Broadcasting Co. Address: Sixteenth and
Market Streets. Owner: Community Broadcasting, Inc. President: John B.
Reynolds.
W T R X: 1290 KC, 1090 watts, daylight time. Address:
Woodmont, Bellaire, Ohio. Mutual Broadcasting System affiliate.
Owners: Walter Patterson and Robert K. Richards. President: Walter
Patterson. Vice President: Edwin Huse. Managing Director: William
Kenton Greaver. Program Director: William Nuzum.
W W V A: 1170 KC. 50000 watts. Owner: Storer
Broadcasting Company. President: George B. Storer. District Vice
President: William E. Rine. Vice President and Managing Director: Paul
J. Miller. Asst. Managing Director: Paul A. Myers.
W T R F - T V: Channel 7, 316000 watts, unlimited.
National Broadcasting Company, affiliate. Address: Ogden Building.
Owner: Tri-City Broadcasting Company. President: Thomas M. Block.
Executive Vice President and General Manager: Robert W. Ferguson.
Program Director: By Williams. Sales Manager: Needham Smith. Chief
Engineer: Howard Daubenmayer. Promotion Director: Greg Van Camp. News
Director: George Diab.
W K W K - F M: 16.5 KW. 97.3 mc., Channel 247.
Community Broadcasting, Inc. President: John B. Reynolds.
W W V A - F M: 7.4 KW, 98.7 Mc., Channel 254. Owner:
Storer Broadcasting Co. President: George B. Storer. District Vice
President: William E. Rine. Vice President and Managing Director: Paul
J. Miller. Assistant Managing Director: Paul A. Myers.
WILLIAMSON
W B T H: 1400 KC, 250 watts. unlimited time.
Affiliated with Mutual Broadcasting System, Address: Second Avenue and
Court Street. Owner: Williamson Broadcasting Corporation. President
and General Manager: Alice Shein. Program Director: (Vacancy). Chief
Engineer: Robert W. Bullio.
THE PERSONALITY NETWORK: A West Virginia regional
network covering West Virginia principal markets. Comprised of WJLS,
Beckley, WKNA and WKNA-FM, Charleston. WKWK and WKWK-FM, Wheeling.
Business offices: WJLS Building, Beckley. President: Joe L. Smith, Jr.
Business Manager: Virginia N. Cooper. |