Monona Broadcasting Company Records, 1945-1968
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Summary Information

Title: Monona Broadcasting Company Records
Inclusive Dates: 1945-1968

Creator:
  • Monona Broadcasting Company
Call Number: MCHC72-073

Quantity: 2.8 c.f. (2 record center cartons and 2 archives boxes)

Repository:
Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:
Records of the Monona Broadcasting Company, a locally-owned corporation which operated ABC affiliates WKOW Radio (1945-1960) and WKOW-TV (1953-1960) in Madison, Wisconsin. The collection documents the corporation’s organization and operation, as well as its liquidation and sale to Midcontinent Broadcasting Company in 1960. Included are minutes of meetings of the board of directors and the stockholders, financial records for both radio and television covering the years 1955-1960; correspondence; leases, deeds, and mortgages; agreements and contracts; advertising policy; and articles of incorporation and bylaws.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mchc72073
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