Broadcasting (Oct 1931-Dec 1932)

N. M., and install new 10 kw. equipment decreasing power from 20 kw. to 10 kw. WRVA, Richmond, Va. — Granted authority to install automatic frequency control. KFH, Wichita, Kans. — Granted authority to install automatic frequency control. KMPC, Beverly Hills, Cal. — Granted license covering ! installation of new equipment 710 kc, 500 w., limited I time. WAPI, Birmingham — Granted extension of authority I to conduct field survey for period of 30 days, in vicinity i of Birmingham. WRBQ, Greenville, Miss. — Granted permission to reduce power for 30 days pending filing of formal application for CP to make changes in equipment. KVOA, Tucson, Ariz. — Granted permission to take | depositions in re application for modification of license i for hearing scheduled April 29, 1932, of certain wit! nesses in Tucson. WTAG, Worcester, Mass. — Granted increase in day power from 250 to 500 w., experimentally. Set for hearing: NEW, Louis Reis, New York — Requests CP, for new station 1350 kc, 250 w., share with WCDA, WMSG, WAWZ, (facilities of WBNX) ; NEW, Steubenville Broadcasting Co., Steubenville, O. — Requests CP, 1420 kc, 100 w., specified hours ; NEW, Baton Rouge i Broadcasting Co., Inc., Baton Rouge, La. — Requests CP ' for new station, 1450 kc, 500 w. night and 1 kw. LS, share with KTBS ; NEW, Deadwood, S. D.— Requests CP for new station, 1200 kc, 100 w., 4 hours daily, (faciliies of WCAT) ; KLX, Oakland, Cal. — Requests modification of license to increase power from 500 w. to 1 kw. Applications dismissed : NEW, Stewart A. Heigold, Yuma, Ariz. — CP 1420 kc, 100 w., half time, (facilities of KFXY) ; WGN, Chicago— Application for relay broadcasting frequencies. NEW, Owosso Broadcasting Co., Owosso, Mich. (Ex. Rep. 334) — Denied application for CP for new station I to operate on 830 kc, 1 kw., D., sustaining Examiner Hyde. NEW, Pillar of Fire, Cincinnati (Ex. Rep. 340) — J Denied application for CP for new station to operate on I 1420 kc, 100 w., unlimited time, sustaining Examiner I Pratt. APRIL 12 WLTH, Brooklyn, N. Y. — Granted CP to make changes in equipment. WIBG, Elkins Park, Pa. — Granted CP to install new 100 w. transmitter and move studio from Elkins Park to Glenside, Pa. WMC, Memphis, Tenn. — Granted CP to install auxiliI ary transmitter and operate with 500 w. WISN, Milwaukee, Wis. — Granted authority for direct | measurement of antenna input. KFXD, Nampa, Idaho — Granted modification of license to change frequency from 1420 to 1200 kc. WTAW, College Station, Tex.— Granted authority to remain silent during summer vacation from June 4 to September 25, 1932. KFVD, Culver City, Cal.— Granted modification of license to move studio from 8822 Wash. Blvd., Culver | City, to Penthouse, 645 So. Mariposa Ave., Los Angeles. KVI, Tacoma; KXA, Seattle; KGVO, Missoula, Mont. — Effective date of Commission's decision of April 1, relative to docket cases extended to and including April ,, 18, 1932. KXL, Portland, Ore. — Granted permission to change to use of composite transmitter (formerly used) due to inability to use present licensed transmitter. WDEV, Waterbury, Vt. — Granted authority to operate jl on April 13, 14, 15 and 16, 1932, from 9 to 9 :30 a. m. ; 11 to 12 noon, and 2 to 5 :30 p. m. ; on April 17 from ' 10 :45 a. m. to 12 :30 p. m. and from 4 p. m. to 4 :30 p. 1 m., EST. NEW, Seattle Broadcasting Co., Portable, Seattle, Wash. — -Granted CP for broadcast pickup service, 2342 kc, 27.5 w. A3 emission ; also CP, same service, 1518 kc 1 1.5 w. A3 emission. '] W9XAA, Chicago Federation of Labor, Chicago, 111. — Granted modification of experimental relay broadcasting I. license to change frequency 6080, 11830, 17780 kc, 500 ' w. Emission special high quality telephony, maximum P communication band with plus tolerance, 20 kc. [a W2XCR, Jenkins Television Corp., New York City — Granted renewal of visual broadcasting license 2000-2100 jj kc, 5 kw. ; emission A3. if W6XAO, Don Lee, Inc., Los Angeles — Granted renewal | of experimental visual broadcasting license, 43000-46000, : 48500-50300, 60000-80000 kc, 150 w., A3 emission. W3XK, Jenkins Labs., Inc., Wheaton, Md. — Granted I renewal of experimental visual broadcasting license, 2000' 2100 kc, 5 kw., A3 emission. W2XCD, DeForest Radio Co., Passaic, N. J. — Granted H renewal of experimental visual broadcasting license, !l 2000-2100 kc, 5 kw., A3 emission. M W9XD, The Journal Co., Milwaukee, Wis. — Granted rely newal of experimental visual broadcasting license, 43000,\ 46000, 48500-50300, 60000-80000 kc, 500 w., A3 emission. k W2XBS, National Broadcasting Co., Inc., New York I City — Granted renewal of license experimental visual ]j broadcasting, 2100-2200 kc, 5 kw., A3 emission. W2XBT, National Broadcasting Co., Inc., Portable— Ji Granted renewal of experimental visual broadcasting li8 cense, 43000-46000 kc, 48500-50300 kc, 69000-80000 kc, jl 750 w., A3 emission. W3XAK, National Broadcasting Co., Inc., Bound U | Brook, N. J. ; W9XAP, Chicago — Granted renewal of exj perimental visual broadcasting license, 2100-2200 kc, 5 f>\ kw., A3 emission for Bound Brook, same for Chicago, ! except 2.5 kw. power. II, W9XAV, Westinghouse E. and M. Co., E. Pittsburgh, il Pa. — Granted renewal of experimental visual broadcast! ing license. 2100-2200 kc, 20 kw. I W2XR, Radio Pictures, Inc., Long Island City, N. Y. I — Granted renewal of experimental visual broadcasting j license. 1600-1700 kc, 43000-46000 kc, 48500-50300 kc, I 60000-80000 kc. ; power maximum 1 kw. equipment, 1 transmitter 500 w., 2 transmitters 1 kw. each, A3 emission. [jl W3XAD. RCA Victor Co., Inc., Camden. N. J.— ' Granted renewal of experimental visual broadcasting li' cense. 2100 2200, 43000 46000, 48500 50300, 60000I 80000 kc. power, maximum 2 kw., equipment 3 transmitters 500 w., 50 w., 2 kw. ; A3 emission. W1XAZ. Westinghouse E. and M. Co., E. Soringfield, | Mass. — Granted renewal of experimental relay broadcast| ing license, 9570 kc, 10 kw., emission special high quality telephony ; maximum communication band widths plus tolerance, 20 kc. W3XAU, Universal Broadcasting Co., Philadelphia, Pa. — Granted renewal of experimental relay broadcasting license, 6060 and 9590 kc, 500 w. ; emission special highquality telephony, maximum communication band width plus tolerance 20 kc. W2XAD, General Electric Co., S. Schenectady, N. Y — Granted renewal of experimental relay broadcasting license, 15330 kc, 25 kw., emission special high quality telephony. Maximum communication band width plus tolerance, 20 kc. W2XAF, General Electric Co., S. Schenectady, N. Y. — Granted same as above except 9530 kc, 40 kw. W9XAA, Chicago Federation of Labor, Chicago, 111.— Granted renewal of experimental relay broadcasting license, 6080, 11830, 17780 kc, 500 w., emission special high quality telephony. Maximum communication band width plus tolerance, 20 kc. The following stations were granted authority to install automatic frequency control. WCAC, Storrs, Conn. ; WOCL, Jamestown, N. Y. ; WXBZ, Ludington, Mich. ; KFJZ, Fort Worth, Tex., and KFNF, Shenandoah, Iowa. The following stations were granted regular renewal of licenses : WSAN. Allentown, Pa. ; WSFA. Montgomery, Ala. : WSMB, New Orleans, La.; KFJF, Oklahoma City, Okla. ; KPJR, Portland, Ore. : KFLV, Rockford, 111. ; KFPY, Spokane, Wash. : KFPW, Ft. Smith. Ark. ; KGA, Spokane. Wash. ; KGB, San Diego, Cal. ; KSTP, St. Paul, Minn. ; KGIR, Butte, Mont. : KIDO, Boise, Idaho ; KLRA, Little Rock. Ark., and KWK, St. Louis, Mo. WSFA, Montgomery, Ala. — Dismissed modification of license to increase power to 1 kw. LS, and change hours of operation from simultaneous day with WODX and share night to unlimited (facilities of WODX). WDEV, Waterbury, Vt. — Denied permission to operate unlimited day time and from 7 to 10 p. m., April 12 to 17, inclusive. NEW, E. M. Woody and Homer F. Bryant, Elk City, Okla. — Granted permission to take depositions of certain witnesses in matter of revocation of station license of KGMP, Elk City, Okla., and related applications. Set for hearing : NEW, Plattsburg Broadcasting Corp., Plattsburg, N. Y. — Requests CP, 1420 kc, 100 w., specified hours (facilities of WHDL). NEW, A. V. Tidmore, Hagerstown, Md. — Requests CP, 1210 kc, 100 w. D. WJAS, Pittsburgh. Pa. — Requests CP to install new transmitter ; change frequency from 1290 to 1020 kc and increase operating power from 1 kw. night and 2V2 kw. LS to 5 kw. NEW, Thomas Edward Williams, Abilene. Tex. — Requests CP 1420 kc, 100 w., unlimited time (facilities of KFYO). NEW, Camon Systems, Ltd., Glendale. Cal. — Requests CP 850 kc, 250 w., D. (facilities of KGIX). KELW, Burbank, Cal. — Requests modification of license to increase hours of operation from sharing with KTM to unlimited. WGES, Oak Leaves Broadcasting Station, Chicago, 111. — Files protest against special license granted WQBC to operate night hours for 60 days as experiment on 1360 kc , T^T,0 WRNX, New York; WMSG, New York, and KTBS. Shreveport, La. — Renewal of license set for hearing and temporary license issued pending Commission's action on renewal application. Examiners' Reports . . . WHBC, Canton, O., and WNBO, Silver Haven, Pa.— Chief Examiner Yost recommended (Report 350; Dockets 1419, 1417 and 1550) that the Radio Commission waive question of unauthorized simultaneous operation of stations, that WHBC be granted renewal of license on 1200 kc. with 10 w., unlimited time, and that applications of WNBO for renewal of license and CP to share time with WHBC be denied. Washington Visitors* Donald Flamm, WMCA, New York City. W. C. Evans, Westinghouse, Pittsburgh. John V. L. Hogan, New York. L. E. Whittemore, A. T. & T., New York. Loyd Briggs, RCA, New York. Henry A. Bellows, WCCO, Minneapolis. M. W. Bannister, KFXY, Flagstaff, Ariz. I. D. Levy, WCAU. Philadelphia. H. V. Akerburg, CBS, New York. Frank W. Wozencraft, RCA, New York. Don E. Gilman, NBC, San Francisco. Henry P. Rines, WCSH, Portland. Me. Wilson N. Durham, WCDA, New York. Walter S. Lemmon, Short Wave Broadcasting Co., New York. Frank E. Mullen, NBC, Chicago. Gen. J. G. Harbord and Col. Manton Davis, RCA. New York. Sam Pickard, Paul Keston, John Karol, Hugh K. Boice, Herbert C. Glover and Ted Husing. CBS. New York. S. C. Vinsonhaler, KLRA, Little Rock, Ark. Harold Wheelehan, WSMB, New Orleans. H. K. Carpenter, WPTF, Raleigh, N. C. William S. Hedges, WMAQ, Chicago. E. H. Gammons, WCCO, Minneapolis. Harry Howlett, WHK, Cleveland. John F. Patt, WGAR, Cleveland. Roy Harlow, WNAC. Boston. Wesley W. Knorpp, KTAR, Phoenix, Ariz. *A register of visitors at the offices of the Federal Radio Commission, the National Association of Broadcasters and Broadcasting, April 1-1S. Final Arguments Heard In WPCH -WNYC Battle FINAL ARGUMENTS on the controversy involving WMCA and WNYC, New York, over full time operation on the 570 kc. regional frequency were heard by the Radio Commission sitting en banc on April 13. The arguments were on the application of WPCH, New York, owned and operated by the same interests which maintain WMCA, for the facilities now occupied by the civic station to secure full time on the wave. Under the proposal, WNYC would move to WPCH's present limited time assignment on 870 kc. To this WNYC objects. For WPCH it was contended by counsel that the proposed exchange in assignments would not curtail to any extent the operation of WNYC, but, on the other hand, would give it a more flexible schedule. Moreover, it was argued that since WMCA and WPCH are under common ownership, the public service of these stations would be enhanced through an arrangement whereby they together occupied full-time on the same wave. The oral arguments were requested following the recent report of Chief Examiner Yost recommending that the application of WPCH be denied and that the existing time-sharing arrangement between WMCA and WNYC on 570 kc. be so modified as to give the civic station an increase in evening hours of from 24 to 84 hours a week. Such a modification was not even requested by WNYC, counsel for WPCH contended. At the outset of the hearing, Edward P. Joyce, Jr., counsel for WNYC, objected to the participation in the case of Commissioner Thad H. Brown. He said that in view of Col. Brown's prior interest as general counsel the question arose as to whether the commissioner was qualified to sit in the case. The objection was overruled by Vice Chairman E. 0. Sykes. Paul D. P. Spearman, of counsel for WPCH and WMCA, explained that both stations are owned in equal shares by Donald Flamm and M. K. Gilliam. He said WMCA spends more than any other regional outlet in the United States for program service, although it now operates only half time. With an annual income of about $500,000, he declared that WMCA and WPCH devote most of this revenue to program development and physical improvement in constant efforts to improve thenpublic service. Thomas P. Littlepage, of counsel for WPCH and WMCA, in closing arguments, emphasized that WNYC, while it is operated by the City of New York, appears before the Commission in the same status as any other commercial station, and is not entitled to preferential treatment. While the station holds itself out to be non-commercial, he said a survey of its program records show that only a minimum of time is devoted to non-commercial pursuits. For WNYC, Mr. Joyce attacked the validity of the WPCH application, and moved that the entire proceeding be stricken as inconsistent with Commission regulations. Ruling was reserved. He recounted the history of the controversy which has existed between WNYC and WMCA since 1928, when the stations were each assigned to half time on 570 kc, holding that under that Commission action the stations properly should be operating on alternate days. It was brought out that despite the fact that business conditions during the past year caused general retrenchment on the part of broadcasters in making up their 1932 budgets, WMCA is carrying through its program of expansion announced last fall with no sign of letup. Five projects now are being completed by the station. The new WMCA transmitter in Flushing, to be erected on five acres of land recently purchased, soon will be under way. The expenditure involves more than $75,000. An entire new system of controls in the studios, located in the WMCA building, will be finished this month. In accordance with construction permits recently issued by the Commission WMCA has completed two temporary pickup transmitters for spot news broadcasting. April 15, 1932 • BROADCASTING Page 33