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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Acquisition Information

Presented by Stewart Watson. Accession Number: MCHC72-073

MCHC72-073	Series: Organization and Operation
Box   1 Folder   1	Articles of incorporation and bylaws, 1945-1960
Box   1 Folder   2	Stock subscriptions, 1945
Box   1 Folder   2	Stock holders ledger
Box   1 Folder   3	Common stock
Box   1 Folder   4	Class A common stock
Box   1 Folder   5	Totally surrendered common stock
Box   1 Folder   6	Leases, Deeds, Mortgages, etc., 1945-1961
Box   1 Folder   7	Construction permits, 1945-1961
Box   1 Folder   8	Assignments, Agreements, and Contracts, 1945-1968
Box   1 Folder   9	Station Advertising Policy, 1945
Box   1 Folder   10	Correspondence regarding FCC policy on VHF channel assignments, 1960
	Minutes
Box   1 Folder   11	1945-1948
Box   2 Folder   1	1949-1953
Box   2 Folder   2	1954-1963
	Series: Liquidation and Dissolution	⇧
Box   2 Folder   3	Special stock holders meeting on liquidation, 1960
Box   2 Folder   4	Liquidation correspondence, 1960-1963
Box   2 Folder   5	Liquidation and dissolution documents, 1960-1961
Box   2 Folder   6	Trust agreement, Bank of Madison, 1960-1961
Box   2 Folder   7	Liquidation tax settlement, 1961
Box   2 Folder   8	Liquidation of stock and payment of stock holders, 1963
	Series: Financial Records	⇧
Box   2 Folder   9	Tax return, 1959
Box   2 Folder   9	Ledgers Note: Includes General Journal, Purchase Journal, Cash Disbursements, and Sales Journal.
	Radio
Box   3	1955-1959 Note: Includes payroll summary for TV.
Box   4	1959-1960
Box   4	1959-1960
	Television
Box   3	1955-1959
Box   4	1957-1960
Box   4	1959-1960
Box   4	Ledgers Note: Includes Assets, Liabilities, Income, Direct Expenses, Technical Expenses, Sale Department Expenses, and General and Administrative Expenses.