NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1934)

FEDERAL RADIO COMMISSION ACTION APPLICATIONS GRANTED First Zone WINS — American Radio News Corp., New York — Granted modifi¬ cation of license to increase power from 500 watts night, 1 KW day, to 1 KW day and night. (No change in hours of operation.) WHEC— WHEC, Inc., Rochester, N. Y.— Granted modification of license to increase day power from 500 watts to 1 KW. WABI — First Universalist Society of Bangor, Maine — Granted special temporary authority to operate from 2 to 6 p. m., EDST, July 16. WHDL — Tupper Lake Broadcasting Co., Inc., Tupper Lake, N. Y. — Granted license covering local move of transmitter and studio ; 1420 kc., 100 watts, daytime. WAAB — Bay State Broadcasting Corp., Boston, Mass. — Granted modification of license to use the transmitter of Station WNAC. WOR — Bamberger Broadcasting Service, Inc., Newark, N. J. — Granted modification of C. P. to extend commencement date to August 16, 1934, and completion date to December 16, 1934. WOR — Bamberger Broadcasting Service, Inc., Newark, N. J. — Granted modification of C. P. to make changes in antenna system; also to change street number of studio; extend commencement date to August 16, 1934, and completion date to December 16, 1934. WWRL — Long Island Broadcasting Corp., Woodside, Long Island — Granted C. P. to make changes in equipment and increase daytime power from 100 watts to 250 watts. WICC — Southern Connecticut Broadcasting Corp., Bridgeport, Conn. — Granted C. P. to install new equipment and increase daytime power from 500 watts to 1 KW. WRC — National Broadcasting Co., Inc., Washington, D.C. — Granted modification of license to increase day power from 500 watts to 1 KW. WMEX — The Northern Corp., Chelsea, Mass. — Granted modifica¬ tion of C. P. to make changes in equipment and extend com¬ mencement date to August 1 and completion date to August 20, 1934. WCAX — Burlington Daily News, Inc., Burlington, Vt. — Granted modification of license to change specified hours from: daily, except Sunday, 12 noon to 1:30 p. m.; Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, 6 to 9 p. m.; to: daily, except Sunday, 12 noon to 1:30 p. m.; Monday, Wednesday, 5 to 7 p. m.; Friday, 5 to 10 p. m. WTBO — Associated Broadcasting Corp., Cumberland, Md. — Granted modification of license to change frequency from 1420 kc. to 800 kc., and hours from unlimited to daytime. WFEA — New Hampshire Broadcasting Co., Manchester, N. H. — Granted extension of special experimental authority to operate on 1430 kc., 500 watts, unlimited time, and simultaneous with WOKO, WHP, WBNS, and WHEC until commence¬ ment of program tests on 1340 kc., but not later than Novem¬ ber 1, 1934. WNBX — WNBX Broadcasting Corp., Springfield, Vt. — Granted license covering changes in equipment and increase in power from 250 to 500 watts; 1260 kc., daytime hours. WATR — Harold Thomas, Waterbury, Conn. — Granted license cov¬ ering new station; 1190 kc., 100 watts, daytime. Second Zone WHAT— Independence Broadcasting Co., Inc., Philadelphia, PaGranted special temporary authority to remain silent from 5 p. m. to 12 midnight, EST, July 4. WRAX — WRAX Broadcasting Co., Philadelphia, Pa. — Granted special temporary authority to operate station without ap¬ proved frequency monitor for period July 2 to August 1, 1934. WRAK — WRAK, Inc., Williamsport, Pa. — Granted C. P. to move transmitter locally in Williamsport. WORK — York Broadcasting Co., York, Pa. — Granted special ex¬ perimental authority to make changes in equipment, using directional antenna; change frequency to 1320 kc.; increase power to 1 KW; and operate unlimited time experimentally. WJIM — Capital City Broadcasting Co., Lansing, Mich. — Granted modification of C. P. to make changes in equipment and correct transmitter location from Capitol Bank Tower, S. Washington Ave., to City National Bank Bldg., S. Washington Ave. WDAS — WDAS Broadcasting Station, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. — Granted C. P. to move transmitter and studio locally and make changes in equipment. WDBJ — Times World Corp., Roanoke, Va.— Granted modification of C. P. to increase night power from 500 watts to 1 KW. WSAI — Crosley Radio Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio — Granted modifica¬ tion of license to increase power from 500 watts night, 1 KW LS, to 1 KW night, 2)4 KW LS, using directional antenna. WRBX — Richmond Development Corp., Roanoke, Va. — Granted modification of license to increase daytime power from 250 to 500 watts. WSPD — Toledo Broadcasting Co., Toledo, Ohio — Granted C. P. to install new equipment and increase daytime power from 1 KW to 2)4 KW. NEW — Marion K. Gilliam, Staunton, Va. — Granted C. P. for new station to be located between Staunton and Harrisonburg, Va. ; 550 kc., 500 watts, daytime. WGAL — WGAL, Inc., Lancaster, Pa. — Granted C. P. to make changes in equipment and increase day power from 100 watts to 250 watts. WLVA — Lynchburg Broadcasting Corp., Lynchburg, Va. — Granted modification of license to change frequency and hours of operation from 1370 kc. to 1200 kc., S-WBTM, to unlimited. WBTM — Piedmont Broadcasting Corp., Danville, Va. — Granted modification of license to change hours of operation from sharing with WLVA to unlimited. WADC — Allen T. Simmons, Tallmadge, Ohio — Granted C. P. to install new equipment and increase daytime power from 1 KW to iy2 KW. WKJC — Lancaster Broadcasting Service, Inc., Lancaster, Pa. — Granted C. P. to install new equipment and increase day power from 100 watts to 250 watts. WKRC — WKRC, Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio — Granted C. P. to install new equipment; increase day power to 2)4 KW LS (Appli¬ cation to increase night power from 500 watts to 1 KW night set for hearing.) Special experimental authority to use 1 KW continued. WPHR — WLBG, Inc., Petersburg, Va. — Granted C. P. to move transmitter to near Petersburg; install new equipment; change frequency from 1200 kc. to 880 kc.; increase power from 100 watts night, 250 watts LS, to 500 watts, and hours from unlimited to daytime. Third Zone KTSA — Southwest Broadcasting Co., San Antonio, Tex. — Granted special experimental authority to change frequency from 1290 kc. to 550 kc., and increase day power from 1 KW to 2)4 KW, for period ending October 1, 1934. WGST — Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. — Granted modification of license to increase power from 250 watts night, 1 KW day, to 500 watts night, 1 KW day. KGER — Consolidated Broadcasting Corp., Ltd., Long Beach, Calif. — Granted C. P. to move transmitter locally and make changes in equipment. KLUF — Geo. Roy Clough, Galveston, Tex. — Granted special ex¬ perimental authority to increase daytime power from 100 to 250 watts, for period of 6 months. WSMB — WSMB, Inc., New Orleans, La. — Granted modification of license to increase power from 500 watts to 1 KW. KRMD — Radio Station KRMD, Inc., Shreveport, La. — Granted special temporary authority to operate from 7:30 to 9 p. m., CST July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29. WHEF— Attala Broadcasting Corp., Kosciusko, Miss.— Granted modification of C. P. to make changes in equipment and extend commencement date to within 10 days of grant of this and completion date to 60 days from date. WTOC — Savannah Broadcasting Co., Inc., Savannah, Ga. — Granted C. P. to install temporary Composite DCC-Max. 100-watt transmitter for period of 30 days pending completion of new permanent transmitter. KGKL — KGKL, Inc., San Angelo, Tex. — Granted C. P. to install new equipment and increase day power from 100 watts to 250 watts. WREC — WREC, Inc., Memphis, Tenn. — Granted special experi¬ mental authority to increase power from 500 watts night, 1 KW LS, to 1 KW night, 2)4 KW LS. ■ Page 465 •