Broadcasting (July - Dec 1936)

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (Broadcast Division) — ^— NOVEMBER 16 TO NOVEMBER 28, INCLUSIVE — — — — Decisions . . . NOVEMBER 17 APPLICATIONS GRANTED : KEUB, Price, Utah — License for CP new station 1420 kc 100 w unltd. WJAR, Providence, R. I. — License for CP move aux. trans. WCMI, Ashland, Ky. — License for CP increase 100 to 250 w D, move studio, trans., locally. KFXR, Oklahoma City — Mod. CP re equip. KMO, Tacoma, Wash. — Mod. CP vert, radiator, trans, site, new equip. KWJJ, Portland, Ore.— Mod. CP extend completion, change trans., studio sites, vert, radiator. KTVL, Longview, Tex. — Mod. CP extend completion relay station. KALE, Portland, Ore. — Mod. license increase to unltd. KIRO, Seattle — Temp. auth. change antenna. WAGF, Dothan, Ala. — Assign, license to John T. Hubbard, Julian C. Smith and Fred C. Mosley, d/b Dothan Brdcstg. Co. KPLC. Lake Charles, La. — CP move trans., vert, radiator, increase D to 250 w. KELD. El Dorado, Ark.— License for CP new station 1370 kc 100 w unltd. WNYC, New York — Mod. CP extend completion. WAML, Laurel, Miss. — Mod. license spec, to unltd. WWAE, Hammond, Ind. — Renewal license. W3XE. Philadelphia — Mod. license increase visual 1.5 to 10 kw, aural 250 w to 10 kw. W3XAU, Philadelphia— License for CP change equip., increase to 10 kw. SET FOR HEARING: NEW. Ogdensburg Pub. Co., Ogdensburg. N. Y. — CP 1500 kc unltd.. and granted Ogdensburg Advance Co. right to intervene. NEW, Wm. C. Grove. S. H. Patterson. Cheyenne, Wyo. — CP 1420 kc 100 w 250 w D unltd. NEW, Aberdeen News Co., Aberdeen, S. D.— CP 1390 kc 1 kw unltd. NEW, H. O. Davis, Mobile, Ala. — CP 610 kc 250 w 500 w D unltd. NEW, R. W. Page Corp., Columbus, Ga. — CP 950 kc 250 w unltd. NEW, Charles Greenblatt. BridgeportCP 1190 kc 250 w N & D unltd., asks facilities WATR. NEW, Red Lands Brdcstg. Assn., Ben T. Wilson, president. Lufkin, Tex. — Amended applic. CP 1310 kc 100 w D. NEW, H. A. Hamilton. Spartanburg, S. C. — CP 1420 kc 100 w 250 w D unltd. NEW, Edgar L. Bill, Peoria — CP 1040 kc 250 w D. NEW, Troy Brdcstg. Co. Inc., Troy, N. Y — CP 950 kc 1 kw D. NEW. Ellwood Warwick Lippincott, Bend. Ore. — CP 1310 kc 100 w unltd. NEW. Richard S. Gozzaldi, d/b Oak Cliff-Dallas Co. Brdcstg. Co., Dallas — CP 1500 kc 100 w D. NEW, Hebrew Evangelization Soc. Inc., Los Angeles — CP 570 kc 1 kw unltd. NEW, Frazier Reams, Mansfield, O.— CP 1370 kc 100 w D. NEW, Juan Piza, San Juan. P. R. — CP 1500 kc 100 w 250 w D unltd., use WNEL radiator. NEW. H. E. Studebaker, La Grande, Ore. — CP 1420 kc 100 w 250 w D unltd. KFYR, Bismarck, N. D. — Hearing before Division on mod. license 1 to 5 kw N. KGAR, Tucson, Ariz.— Mod. license 1370 to 890 kc, 100 w 250 w D to 250 w unltd. WWRL, Woodside, L. I. — Mod. license to include WMBQ hours. NEW, Abraham Plotkin, Chicago — Hearing before Division on applic. CP 1600 kc 100 w 250 w D unltd. NEW, Elmira Star-Gazette Inc., Elmira, N. Y. — CP 1200 kc 250 w D. NEW, Mid-Atlantic Corp., WashingtonCP 1570 kc 1 kw unltd. WJAR, Providence — CP new equip., increase 1 to 5 kw. WBNY, Buffalo — Mod. license include certain hours of WSVS. NEW, F. M. Gleason, d/b N. Georgia Brdcstg. Co., Rossville, Ga. — Amended CP 1200 kc 100 w D. NEW, Assoc. Ark. Newspapers Inc., Hot Springs, Ark— Amended CP 1310 kc 100 w D. WCAD, Canton, N. Y.— Vol. assign, license to Brockway Co. WCAD, Canton, N. Y. — Amended CP move trans., studio to Watertown, N. Y., new equip., change 1220 to 1270 kc, 500 w spec, to 500 w D only. APPLICATIONS DISMISSED: N'EW, John E. Fetzer, Benton Harbor, Mich. — CP 1500 kc 100 w D. WSPR, Springfield, Mass. — Mod. license 1140 kc 500 w ltd. to LS at KVOO. NEW. Eau Claire Brdcstg. Co., Eau Claire, Wis.— CP 1210 kc 100 w unltd. NEW, Ed Klies, Helena. Mont.— CP 1280 kc 1 kw 5 kw D, facilities KFBB. MISCELLANEOUS— WWAE, Hammond, Ind., mod. license 1200 kc 100 w unltd. D to LS, S-WFAM, was granted without hearing 3-27-36 but set for hearing because of protests which later were withdrawn ; KCMO. Kansas City, mod. license 1370 kc 100 w unltd., was granted 6-20-36 but reconsidered and designated for hearing on protests which later were withdrawn : KALE, Portland, Ore., reconsidered and granted temp, auth., denied 10-27-36, to operate unltd. November pending action on formal applic. for unltd., and pending construction vert, radiator. NEW, Chauncey W. Hammond. Oakland. Cal., granted continuance hearing to 1-637; NEW, Tribune Co., Tampa. Fla.. granted amendment applic, and ordered further hearings (examiner recommended denial original applic. 550 kc 1 kw 5 kw LS unltd.) : WSAY. Rochester, granted petition protesting action of FCC 10-20-36 granting without hearing applic. assign, license of WJTN, formerly WOCL. from A. E. Newton to James Brdcstg. Co. Inc., and latter applic. set for hearing and motion to dismiss denied ; WJAS, Pittsburgh, granted petition protesting action of FCC 9-22-36 granting WATR CP change location and equip, with directional antenna and change 1190 to 1290 kc and 100 w ltd. to 250 w full time, the applic. of WATR to be reconsidered and set for hearing ; NEW. Continental Radio Co., Washington, granted postponement hearing on applic. CP 1230 kc 1 kw unltd. until FCC disposes of petition for rehearing on applic. WOL to change 1310 to 1230 kc and increase 100 w to 1 kw; NEW, Brockway Co.. Watertown, N. Y.. granted petition withhold action on anplic. Black River Valley Broadcasts Inc.. WNNY, to change equip., until full FCC action is had on petition of Watertown Brdcstg. Corp. for rehearing on apnlic. 1270 kc 250 w D. SPECIAL AUTHORIZATIONS— WFIL, Philadelphia, extension temp. auth. 560 kc 1 kw N December; KOY. Phoenix, Ariz., extension temp. auth. former antenna pending applic. ; WDBO, Orlando, Fla., extension temp. auth. added 750 w. RATIFICATIONS— WTAW, College Station, Tex., granted temp. auth. suspend operation to 12-11-36 pending construction ; KSTP, St. Paul, granted temp. auth. use WLB trans, to 11-29-36 pending construction ; WLB, Minneapolis, granted temp, auth. broadcast over WCAL trans, to 1129-36 ; KTHS. Hot Springs, Ark., granted petition intervene applic. Radio Enterprises Inc., Hot Springs for new station ; L. L. Ashbury et al., Hot Springs C. of C., granted right intervene on KTHS applic. assign, license; Ark. Brdcstg. Co. (KLRA) denied petition insofar as it prays intervention on hearing of Hot Springs C. of C. applic. vol. assign, license, and granted for intervention applic. CP move station to Little Rock ; Centennial Brdcstg. Corp., granted right intervene applic. Dallas Brdcstg. Co. for CP and overruled opposition to petition ; Dr. George W. Young, Minneapolis, granted right intervene applic. Natl. Battery Brdcstg. Co. for 580 kc 1 kw unltd. ; Fresno Brdcstg. Co. granted petition intervene applic. George Harm, Fresno ; WLWL, New York, granted petition intervene applic. WCOP ; Law Dept. asked direction from Division upon policy of stating a personnel problem in opposition to be filed by FCC against motion of Great Western Brdcstg. Assn. Inc. and Intermountain Brdcstg. Corp., appellants, for leave to print record under provisions of Rule V Paragraph 5 upon preparation by appellants of a narrative statement, and the Division directed filing of the opposition without proposed paragraph relating to personnel. ACTION ON EXAMINERS' REPORTS: KLS, Oakland — Mod. license 1440 to 1280 kc, D to unltd. 250 w, sustaining Examiner Bramhall. NEW, Arthur Westlund & Jules Cohn, Santa Rosa, Cal. — Denied CP 1310 kc 100 w unltd., reversing Examiner Walker, Com. Case dissenting. WHB, Kansas City — Denied CP new equip., directional antenna, change 860 to 1120 kc, D to unltd., 500 w 1 kw D, reversing Examiner Dalberg. KFOX, Long Beach, Cal. — Granted CP new equip., increase 1 to 5 kw D, reversing Examiner Walker. NEW, B. A. Thompson, Santa Cruz, Cal. — Denied CP 1310 kc 100 w 250 w D unltd., reversing Examiner Dalberg. NEW, Wm, B. Smullin. Sacramento — Denied CP 1310 kc 100 w 250 w D unltd., sustaining Examiner Dalberg. NEW, Howard N. Mitchell. Sacramento — Denied CP 1310 kc 100 w unltd., reversing Examiner Dalberg. NEW. Press Democrat Pub. Co.. Santa Rosa, Cal. Granted CP 1310 kc 250 w D, reversing Examiner Dalberg. NEW, Julius Brunton & Sons Co., Fresno, Cal. — Denied CP 980 kc 259 w D, reversing Examiner Arnold. NEW, Miles J. Hansen, Fresno, Cal.— Dismiss with prejudice applic. CP 1420 kc 100 w unltd., sustaining Examiner Arnold. NEW, Harold H. Hanseth. Fresno, Cal. — Denied CP 1410 ke 1 kw unltd., sustaining Examiner Seward. NEW. Fresno Brdcstg. Co., Fresno, Cal. — Denied CP 1410 kc 500 w 1 kw D unltd., sustaining Examiner Seward. NEW, Mrs. C. A. S. Heaton. Las Vegas, Nev.— Denied CP 1420 kc 100 w unltd., sustaining Examiner Irwin. WHAZ. Troy. N. Y. — Granted, subject Rule 131. mod. license 500 w to 1 kw 1300 kc. sustaining Examiner Irwin. NEW. Magnolia Brdcstg. Co., Jackson, Miss. — Dismiss with prejudice applic. CP 1420 kc 100 w unltd., sustaining Examiner Seward. Ogdensburg Advance Co. Inc.. Ogdensburg. N. Y. — Dismiss with prejudice applic. transmit programs to Prescott, Ont., sustaining Examiner Hill. KSO, Des Moines — Granted CP change equip., increase D to 2% kw, sustaining Examiner Dalberg. ORAL ARGUMENTS — NEW, Valley Brdcstg. Co., Pomona, Cal., 1-7-37 ; NEW, Power City Brdcstg. Corp., Niagara Falls, 1-7-37 ; NEW, Niagara Falls Gazette Pub. Co., same; WMFF, Plattsburg, N. Y.. same; NEW, Metro Brdcstg. Co., Los Angeles, 1-28-37 ; KUJ, Walla Walla, Wash., same; WNRI. Newport, R. I., same: NEW, E. Anthony & Sons Inc.. Pawtucket. R. I., same; WTHT, Hartford Times Inc., Hartford, Conn., same. NOVEMBER 20 ACTION ON CASES HEARD BY BROADCAST DIVISION: WWL, New Orleans — -Denied mod. license spec, to unltd. 850 kc 10 kw ; granted extension spec. auth. 850 kc 10 kw unltd. ; granted renewal license. WBAP, Fort Worth — Granted renewal license. WFAA, Dallas— Same. WCCO, Minneapolis — Same. WOV, New York — Granted renewal cense, denied CP directional antenn change hours to unltd. except hours a signed WLWL, 1130 kc 1 kw. WPG, Atlantic City — Granted renew license. KWKH, Shreveport, La.— Same. WLWL, New York— Denied mod. licen 1100 to 810 kc, change spec, to unltd kw (facilities WCCO, WNYC). WNYC, New York — Granted renewal cense. WJJD, Chicago — Dismissed with prej dice applic. mod. license to 5 kw 20 k LS, change Ltd. to spec. NEW, J. David Stern, New York— D nied as in default CP 810 kc 500 w spe (facilities WNYC). MISCELLANEOUS — Order of 10-20-: suspended in following cases : WLB. Mi neapolis, CP new equip., change 1250 760 kc, increase to 5 kw D (Sh. WCAL WCAL, Northfield, Minn., CP char.i equip., new antenna, change 1250 to 7i kc, increase D to 5 kw (Sh. WLB WTCN, Minneapolis, mod. license spec, unltd. NOVEMBER 21 WABY, Albany — License for CP ne trans., antenna, move studio, trans. WCNW, Brooklyn — Mod. license re houi amended to ask time now used by WCN" plus hours now used by WMBQ, asks f cilities WMBQ. WSPR, Springfield, Mass. — Mod. licen ltd. to unltd., 250 w 500 w D. NEW, NBC. Bellmore, N. Y.— License operate W2XBS trans, as exp. facsimi station 2016 kc 500 w unltd., asks ce W2XK. NEW, Beaumont Brdcstg. Assn., Bea mont, Tex. — CP 1420 kc 100 w D. KWK, St. Louis — Mod. license 1 kw kw D to 5 kw N & D. WMIN, St. Paul — Mod. license 1370 1360 kc. increase N 100 to 250 w. KFJM, Grand Forks, N. D. — License f< CP as mod. change freq., increase powe move trans. WTAD, Quincy, 111. — License for C new trans., antenna, move trans, locall KDAL, Duluth — License for CP as rao> move trans., studio, change antenna. WEAU. Eau Claire. Wis. — Mod. CP : mod. new station 1050 kc 1 kw D, re tran studio sites. W9XAP, NBC. Addison, 111. — License f< exp. facsimile 2016 kc 2V2 kw unltd. KRKO. Everett. Wash. — License for C change equip. NEW. J. Grant Iverson. Salt Lake Cif — CP 630 kc 1 kw 5 kw D unltd. KOY, Phoenix. Ariz. — CP vert, antenn: move trans, locally. NOVEMBER 24 APPLICATIONS GRANTED : KDB, Santa Barbara, Cal. — CP ne equip., increase 100 to 250 w D. KGNC, Amarillo, Tex. — CP chang equip. KRBC, Abilene, Tex. — CP increase 1C to 250 w D. KFYO, Lubbock, Tex. — CP new equip vertical radiator. WSMB, New Orleans — CP new equip directional antenna. KUSD, Vermillion, S. D. — CP ne trans. WKBZ, Muskegon, Mich. — License fc CP move trans, locally, vert, radiator. WAPO, Chattanooga — License for C 1420 kc 100 w D. KPQ, Wenatchee, Wash. — License fc CP change equip. KFPW, Fort Smith, Ark.— License fc CP new equip. CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION— These are the newly appointed rulers of radio in Canada comprising the board of governors of the newly established corporation which on Nov. 2 took over th reins from the Canadian Radio Broadcasting Corp. To this group, who serve voluntarily, General Manage Gladstone Murray reports. Left to right: N. L. Nathanson, Toronto, president of Famous Players Corv. of Canada and Canadian Paramount Corp.; Mrs. Nellie McClung, Victoria, B. C, author; Rene Morin, Mo treal, (vice chairman), managing director of the Trust Generale du Canada; L. W. Brockinsjton, Winnipe (chairman), attorney; Col. Wilfred Bovey, Montreal,barrister, formerly of McGill U; J. Wilfred Godfre Halifax; Rev. Father A. Vachon, professor of Laval U, Quebec; Alan B. Plaunt, Toronto, journalist wh is credited with instigating the idea of nationalized radio for Canada. Ma j. Gen. Victor Odium, Vancouve broker, is the ninth member of the board, but was absent when picture was taken. Page 74 • December 1, 1936 BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising