Broadcasting (Oct 1931-Dec 1932)

! KGFW, Kearney, Neb. — Granted permission to operate with power of 60 w. until new motor generator can le installed. WMSG, New York — Granted authority to discontinue ■ se of studio and transmitter located at 319 W. 49th St., Jew York, and to use the studio and transmitter of stalion WBNX, Bronx, N. Y. 1 WBAL, Baltimore, and WTIC, Hartford, Conn.— granted special authorization to extend until Dec. 15, Authority to operate synchronously with WEAF and WJZ. I KARK, Little Rock, Ark.— Granted license, 890 kc, !|50 w., unlimited time. Also granted consent to voluntary assignment of license to Arkansas Radio and Equipment Co. Applications denied pursuant to G.O. 93, Subtitle B, :ee. 5, and the decision of the Commission in the mater of the applications of various stations for high -ower: WHAM, Rochester, N. Y. ; WCCO, Minneapo3; WGN-WLIB, Chicago; WTMJ, Milwaukee; KGO, :an Francisco; KOA, Denver; KPO, San Francisco; all jr modification of license to increase power to 50 kw. ! NEW, Westmoreland Co. Radiophone Service, Greensurg, Pa. — Denied CP for new station, 810 kc, 250 w., NEW, Little Rock — Edmund G. Hilger requests CP, 130 kc, 250 w., unlimited time, (facilities of KARK) ; ,.;t for hearing. DECEMBER 11 ' WOAI, San Antonio, Tex. — Granted CP to erect auxil} ry transmitter at Navarro and No. St. Mary's Sts., ,in Antonio, to operate on 1190 kc, 5 kw., in case of nergency only. r; KUT, Austin, Tex. — Granted CP to move transmitter 'ieally. "I KXRO, Aberdeen, Wash. — Granted CP to erect emergkcy transmitter to be operated with 50 watts power itil new transmitter can be installed. ,KHJ, Los Angeles — Granted authority for direct meas '•ement of power. JWOAX, Trenton, N. J.— Granted modification of CP extend commencement date from 7-20-31 to 12-10-31 lid extend completion date from 12-1-31 to 1-10-32. |jWBZ, Boston — Granted modification of CP approving i 'ansmitter location at Millis Township and equipment I be installed at that location, • WCAU, Philadelphia — Granted modification of CP, apj roving site selected for new 50 kw. transmitter location. j!KXRO, Aberdeen, Wash. — Granted license covering ,■ jiergency transmitter, 1310 kc, 50 w., temporarily ; j limited emergency transmitter. !KFXD, Nampa, Ida. — Granted license covering instal| cion of new equipment increase in power to 10.0 w. [I'd change in name of applicant. WBEO, Marquette, Mich. — Granted modification of H; use increasing hours of operation from unlimited to ecified hours. WBAL, Baltimore, and WTIC, Hartford— Granted exIpsion to Feb. 1 of authority to synchronize with WEAF lid WJZ, and application for renewal of license set for i a ring Jan. 13. L.WHAZ, Troy, N. Y. — Granted extension of completion (jlte of CP to Feb. 10, 1932. I (Renewal of Licenses — The following applications for i lewal of licenses were granted : WIAC, Ottumwa, la. ; 1 JTL, Oglethorpe, Ga. ; WKBZ, Ludington, Mich. ; IFXL, Galveston, Tex.; KFXD, Nampa, Ida., and KGIW, linidad. Col. WSYB, Rutland, Vt. — Granted renewal of lictnse from I m. 1, 1932, and ending according to Special Minute i. 360, 1500 kc 100 w., hours of operation daily except I Way, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., and 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. ; i ndays 10 to 11 a.m. 1 *VHDF, Calumet, Mich. — Granted renewal of license | oject to the following : "This license far unlimited lihe is granted upon the specific representation of ap5 cant that it is filing application to modify its license • specified hours. If said application is not filed witha reasonable time this unlimited license should not | construed as a finding by the Commission that the Oration of this station is in the public interest, parlularly in view of the showing in applicant's applicant for renewal of license that it is using less than 12 ! urs daily." <VFDV, Rome, Ga. — Hearing ordered on request for dification of license ; application has been amended 3 authority is requested to change frequencies from , 0 to 1500 kc ; and specified hours, 7 a. m. to 1 p. m. 3 7 p. m. to 10 p. m., EST, (now daytime station). ! <EW, J. E. Wharton and M. B. Wray, Texarkana, Ik. — Hearing ordered on request for new station, 890 , 100 w., unlimited time (facilities of KARK, Little jpk, Ark.) ->TEW, Mrs. A. J. Goiens and Carl E. Goiens, D/B as lick Hills Broadcasters, Sturgis, S. Dak.— Hearing orijed on request for CP for new station, 1200 kc, 15 j share with WCAT, Rapid City, S. D. I VABI, Bangor, Me. — Hearing ordered on request for f] oluntary assignment of license to First Universalist Jt j iety of Bangor. t'VASH, Grand Rapids, Mich. — Hearing ordered on reW:st for consent to voluntary assignment of license to fcjnsky-Trendle Broadcasting Corp., Detroit. tlJEW, Division of Water Resources, Dept. of Public t;jrks — Portable, within State of California during 1 iod of experimental tests. Hearing ordered on relist for CP, pre-assigned experimental bands, 10 watts, limited time. (Commissioner Lafount voted to grant ilication without hearing). ^HAM, Rochester, N. Y. — Denied request for waiver the conditions attached to its CP for installation of 15 kw. transmitter, pending adjustment of their ap1 to the Court of Appeals of the District of Colum j v'JAC, Norfolk, Neb. — Cancelled authority to operexperimentally first two hours after local sunset at . ! -folk, Neb., with 500 watts on 1060 kc, because of ;rference with WBAL, in Baltimore. , , fNBW, Carbondale, Pa. — Granted CP to install new j ipment, and set for hearing application to increase .er from 10 to 100 watts. ."PCC, Chicago, 111. — Denied application for CP, ef, ive this date : Commission terminated license for this * ion on Oct. 16, 1931. The following applications were dismissed at applicants' request: New, W. G. Jasper, Texarkana, Ark. — CP, 1420 kc, 50 watts, divide with KABC. Also CP, 1420 kc, 50 watts, divide with KFYO ; NEW, W. G. Jasper, Paris, Tex. — CP, 1370 kc, 50 watts, share with KFJZ ; NEW, W. G. Jasper, Muskogee, Okla.— CP, 1310 kc, 50 watts, share with KFXR ; NEW, Frank Megargee, Trustee, Schuykill Broadcasting Co., Hazleton, Pa. — CP, 590 kc, 500 watts, daytime operation ; WCGU, Brooklyn, N. Y. — Modification license, 1300 kc, 500 watts, to divide with WHAP, WHAZ, WNBR. Action on examiners' reports : NEW, William O. Ansley, Jr., Abilene, Tex. (Ex. Rep. No. 259) — Denied CP for new station to operate on 1420 kc, 100 watts, 250 w., LS, unlimited time, sustaining Examiner Hyde. WLBZ, Bangor, Me. (Ex. Rep. No. 263— Granted application for renewal of license to operate on 620 kc, 500 watts, unlimited time, sustaining Examiner Pratt. WTMJ, Milwaukee (Ex. Rep. No. 263)— Granted renewal of license to operate on 620 kc, 2% kw. day, 1 kw. night, unlimited time, uustaining Examiner Pratt. WFLA-WSUN, Clearwater, Fla. (Ex. Rep. No. 263) ■ — Granted renewal of license to operate on 620 kc. with 500 watts day, 250 watts night, unlimited hours, sustaining Examiner Pratt in Part. WDAE, Tampa, Fla. (Ex. Rep. No. 163)— Granted renewal of license to operate on 1220 kc, 1 kw., unlimited time, sustaining Examiner Pratt. NEW, George G. Spratt, Coatesville, Pa. (Ex. Rep. No. 271) — Denied CP for new station to operate on 1210 kc, 100 watts, unlimited hours, sustaining Examiner Hyde. NEW, C. F. Hardy, C. F. Johnson and M. Snavely, D/B as Denison Radio Laboratory, Denison, Tex. (Ex. Rep. No. 279) — Denied CP by default for new station to operate on 1310 kc, 15 watts, share with KFPM, sustaining Examiner Walker. Examiner's Reports . . . NEW, State University of Iowa, Iowa City — Examiner Pratt recommended (Report 294; Docket 1409) that application for television CP on 2000-2100 kc, 62 w., three hours daily be granted on experimental basis. WHDH, Gloucester, Mass. — Chief Examiner Yost recommended (Report 296 ; Docket 1355) that application for permission to move transmitter to Saugus, 8 miles northeast of Boston, be granted. WIOD-WMBF, Miami Beach, Fla. — Examiner Pratt recommended (Report 299; Docket 1326) that application for CP to conduct relay broadcasting to Central and South America be denied. Examiner Walker (Report 302; Docket 1258) recommended that application for authority to install new transmitter and increase power from 1 kw. to 2% kw. D. be denied. KGKB, Tyler, Tex. — Chief Examiner Yost recommended (Report 300 ; Dockets 1347, 1407, 1390, and 1389) that Washington Visitors* D. E. Replogle, DeForest Radio Co., Passaic, N. J. John V. L. Hogan, Radio Pictures, New York A. L. Ashby, NBC, New York City L. E. Whittemore, A. T. & T., New York Donald Flamm, WMCA, New York City John L. Baird, Baird Television Co., Ltd., London Frank R. Buttrey, KFBB, Great Falls, Mont. Levering Tyson, New York City C. R. Cummins, WRAK, Williamsport, Pa. Stanley Hubbard, KSTP, St. Paul Carl Meyers, WGN, Chicago Dr. D. G. Young, WDGY, Minneapolis Henry Rines, WCSH, Portland, Me. O. B. Hanson, C. W. Horn, NBC, New York Edward Jansen, KVI, Tacoma, Wash. H. V. Akerberg, WABC, New York City William S. Pote, WLOE, Boston S. G. Persons, WSFA, Montgomery, Ala. Hunter Watkins, WODX, Mobile, Ala. W. A. Wilson, WOPI, Bristol, Tenn. Campbell Arnoux, KTHS, Hot Springs, Ark. Manning Stires, WBNX, New York City C. Stamford Cost, KGMB, Honolulu S. Barkas, Standard Sound Recording Corp., New York S. Howard Evans, Ventura (Cal.) Free Press B. B. Musselman, WCBA-WSAN, Allentown, Pa. A. Z. Moore, WKJC, Lancaster, Pa. Charles L. Jaren, KGDE, Fergus Falls, Minn. Jacob L. Pete, Ely, Minn. F. X. Farrell, Chicago Clarence Wheeler, WHEC, Rochester Edward Jansen and E. M. Doernbecher, KVI, Tacoma E. A. Beane, Chicago H. B. Wooten, WREC, Memphis L. P. Cashman, WQBC, Vicksburg, Miss. Leo Kennett, WSBT, South Bend, Ind. * A register of visitors at the offices of the Federal Radio Commission, the National Association of Broadcasters and Broadcasting, November 80-December 12. application of Eagle Publishing Co. for renewal of license and voluntary assignment of license to East Texas Broadcasting Co. be granted and that applications of John E. V. Jasper, of Sherman, Tex., and The Voice of Montgomery, Montgomery, Ala., for CP on KGKB's channel be denied. KWK, Kirkwood, Mo. — Examiner Hyde recommended (Report 301; Docket 1266) that application of Greater St. Louis Broadcasting Corp. for television CP on 28502950 kc, 500 watts, unlimited time be denied. NEW, Philadelphia Storage Battery Co., Philadelphia — Examiner Pratt recommended ( Report 303 ; Dockets 1384 and 1386) that applications for experimental visual broadcasting CP and general experimental CP be granted. Assignments approved: (1) 2750-2850, 43000-46000, 48500-50300, 60000-80000 kc. and 1500 w. ; (2) 8650, 17300 kc. and 1500 w. Pratt calls attention to applicant experimental work in television under Philo T. Farnsworth and predicts further contributions to art. Awards probably will require time-division with RCAVictor Co., Camden, and with Atlantic Broadcasting Corp., New York. WRAK, Williamsport, Pa. — Chief Examiner Yost recommended (Report 295; Docket 1300) that application of Sun-Gazette Co., of Williamsport, be granted half time on 1370 kc. with 100 w. to share time with WRAK and that WRAK be relicensed with but half time. NEW, St. Cloud, Minn. — Application of Weber Jewelry & Music Co., Inc., for new station on 1500 kc. to w. to share with KGFX, Moorhead, Minn., recommended for denial as in cases of default by Chief Examiner Yost. (Docket No. 1327, Report No. 304). Many Stations Still In Red Shaw Tells Commission NAB Head Pleads For Small Stations In Reviewing Economic Conditions DECLARING that the prosperity of broadcasting has been "widely misrepresented," Harry Shaw, president of the National Association of Broadcasters, informed the Federal Radio Commission Dec. 12 that more than half of the stations in the country today are operating without profit. Mr. Shaw appeared before the Commission informally to discuss general economic conditions affecting broadcasting stations throughout the country, based on personal visits he has made during recent weeks to stations, large and small, in many states. He said the industry is doing its utmost to attain the goal of stability and that if left to its own resources will "put its house in order willingly." "I am proud to say that broadcasters take the responsibilities of operating their stations seriously," Mr. Shaw stated. "With very few exceptions, all station owners are trying to meet the highest standards of service. More than half of them are upholding these standards without the expectation of immediate profit. As a matter of fact, more than half of the stations in the country today are oper • ing without profit but they are hopeful that as conditions improve they will be rewarded/' A strong plea for local stations was made by the NAB executive, himself owner and operator of WMT, Waterloo, la. He said they are fighting valiantly to uphold high standards of service and equipment in the face of depressed economic conditions. Locals, he added, must depend largely upon local advei"tising for support because the markets they serve are not always preferred by national advertisers. "These stations are being faced with increased music license fees, the necessity for expenditures for new equipment and, in some instances, increased demands from local musicians' unions," he declared. "They are facing many problems which the Congress, the Commission or the general public little understand. Their energy, their resourcefulness, their ability to work and strive to preserve the American system of broadcasting, which is based upon competition and the initiative of the individual, in the face of hard times, deserves praise and not censure. "Those of us," he said, "who have worked diligently to develop American broadcasting and to find ways and means of maintaining it without the necessity for taxation upon the public will not see it perish through indifference or neglect. Furthermore, we do not intend to see our industry destroyed by its enemies." i ecember 15, 1931 • BROADCASTING Page 31