NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1948)

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Tuesday, January 13 (0:00 A. M. I NEAV — Vnldostii Broadcasting Co., VaMosta, <!a. — C. 1’. 910 ke., ."> KW. nidiniited. NFAV — ( )kcf('nokce Broadcasting Co., 'Waycross, Ga. — C, 1’. 910 k(“., 1 KW, uidiinited. Monday and Tuesday, January 12 and 13 At Alexandria, Minn. (Federal Conrt Room, 10:00 A, i\I, ) XEW — Alexandria Bro.adcasting Corp.. Alexandria, Minn. — C. P. 1490 kc., 200 watts, nnlimlted. XEW — Alexandria Radio Corporation, Alexandria, Minn, — C, 1*, 1490 kc., 2.10 watts, nnliinited. Wednesday, January 14 Oral Argument (Room 0121, beginning 10:00 A. M. in the order listed) 1xt Argument RCA Communications, Inc., Kahnkn, Territory of Hawaii — For renewal of license. Mutual Telephone Company, Ilonohdu, Territory of Hawaii — For construction permit for new pt/pt station. 2n(l Argument XEIV — Skyland Broadcasting Corp., Dayton, Ohio — C. 1’. 980 ke., 5 KW, unlimited. WTOI^ — Community Broadcasting Co., Toledo, Ohio — C. P. 980 kc., 5 KW, unlimited. 3rd Argument XEW — Cedar Rapids Broadcasting C<jrp., Inc., Cedar Rapids, Iowa — C. 1’, 1450 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. XEW — Radio Corp. of Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, Iowa — C. P. 1450 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. XEW — IMoline Dispatch Pulilishing Co., Moline, 111. — C. P. 1450 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. E’urtlier Hearing (10:00 A. M.) XEW — Panhandle Broadcasting Corp., Amarillo, Tex. — C. P. 1230 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. XEW — Voice of Amarillo, Amarillo, Tex. — C. P. 1230 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. KOSA — Southwestern Broadcasting Corp., Odessa, Tex. — C. P. 1230 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. KBST — The Big Spring Herald Broadcasting Co., Big Spring, Tex. — C. P. 1230 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. XEW — Herald Broadcasting Co., Levelland, Tex. — C. P. 1230 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. KWEW — W. E. Whitmore, Hohhs, X. 51. — C. P. 1230 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. KSWS — Roswell, New 5Iexico, Parties Respondent. Furtlier Hearing (10:00 A. M.) XEW — Coastal Broadcasting Co., Lakeland, Fla. — C. P. 1230 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. WSIR — Citrus Belt Broadcasters, Inc.. Wintt'r Haven, Fla. — C. P. 1230 kc., 250 W’atts, unlimited. 5VDAE — Tampa, Fla., Intervenor. Wednesday and Thursday, January 14 and 15 At St. Cloud, Minn, (City Hall, 10:00 A. M.) XEW — Granite City Broadcasting Co., St. Cloud, 51inn. — C. P. 1240 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. XEW — St. Cloud Broadcasting Co., St. Cloud, 5Iinn. — C. P. 1240 kc., 250 watts, unlimiteci. Thursday, January 15 (10:00 A. M.) In The flatter of the Revocation of Construction Permit of Station WWPN, Middlesboro, Kentucky. In th(' Jlatter of the Petition of Middlesboro Broadcasting Company (W5HK), Middlesboro, Kentucky, for re¬ instatement of Construction Permit. Thursday and Friday, January 15 and 16 (10:00 A. M.) KIDO— KIDO, Inc., Boise, Idaho— C. P. 1380 kc., 1 KW night, 2(4 KW day, unlimited. KRKO — The Everett Broadca.sting Co., Inc., Everett, Wash. — C. P. 1380 kc., 1 KW, unlimited. KTSM — El Paso, Tex., Intervenor. F€C ACTIONS GENERAL Commission to Number Its Documents As of .lanuary 1, 1948, all orders, opinions, letters and other documents which are approved hy the Commission, or orders approved liy a motions commissioner, will be num¬ bered serially as FCC 48-1, FCC 48-2, FCC 48-3. etc. Begin¬ ning .lanuary 1, 1949, such documents will he numbered FCC 49-1, FCC 49-2, FCC 49-3, etc., and so on for succeeding years. This means of identili cation will also be used in reference to such documents in the Commission’s minutes and may be used as a means of identifying documents in any petitions, correspondence, briefs, or other matters hied with the Commission. AMPLITUDE MODULATION AM— Docket Cases 620 KC. The Commissinii announced a Decision and Order denying as in default, the application of Triangle Broadcasting Asso¬ ciates, Inc., for a new station in Hackensack, N. to oper¬ ate on 020 kc., with 250 watts, unlimited time (BP-495G; Docket 8340) (Commissioner Jett not participating). 1430 KC. The Commission announced a Proposed Decision looking towards the grant of the application of Missouri Broadcast¬ ing Corp. to change the operating assignment of station VVII./, St. Louis, >Io., from 1230 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time, to 1430 kc., 5 KW, unlimited time, change transmitter site, install a ne\v transmitter and instidl a directional an¬ tenna ( BP-5G00 ; Docket 805G). (Continued on next page) JANUARY 12, 1948-26