Broadcasting (July - Dec 1939)

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ACTIONS OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION OCTOBER 28 TO NOVEMBER 14, INCLUSIVE Decisions . . . OCTOBER 31 MISCELLANEOUS — KRBM, Bozeman, Mont., granted license 1420 kc 100-250 w unl. ; WKNY, Kingston, N. Y., granted mod. CP studio, trans., site, change equip., radiator ; KFAR, Fairbanks, Alaska, granted license new station 610 kc 1 kw unl. ; WOI, Ames, la., granted license move studio, trans., new equip. ; WLPM, Suffolk, Va., granted mod. CP studio, trans, site, radiator. NOVEMBER 1 NEW, Paducah Bcstg. Co., Hopkinsville, Ky.— Granted CP 1200 kc 250 w unl. KELD, El Dorado, Ark.— Granted CP increase to 250 w unl. WLBJ, Bowling Green, Ky. — Granted mod. CP studio, trans, sites, new equip., radiator, increase N to 250 w. KMC, Tacoma, Wash. — Granted vol. assignment license to Carl E. Raymond. NEW, St. Lawrence Bcstg. Corp., Ogdensburg, N. Y. — Granted amended applic. CP 1370 kc 250 w unl. WQXR, New York— Granted amended applic. CP increase 1 to 5 kw, new equip. KABC, San Antonio — Granted mod. license N to 250 w. WSKB, McComb, Miss.— Granted mod. license to unl. 100 w. WOCB, Hyannis, Mass. ; WLEU, Erie. Pa. : WHBY, Appleton, Wis. ; KFXJ, Grand Junction, Col. ; KROC, Rochester, Minn. ; WLLH, Lowell, Mass. ; WAPO, Chattanooga ; WTJS, Jackson, Tenn. ; WMBR, Jacksonville, Fla. — Granted mod. licenses N to 250 w. WSVS, Buffalo— Granted renewal to 1-140 and applic. removed from docket since applic. WBNY for WSVS facilities. , SET FOR HEARING— NEW, J. D. FalVej>, Ottumwa, la., CP 1210 Ite 100 w unl. ; NEW, Chilton Radio Corp., Dallaa, CP 1370 kc 250 w unl. (ftsks KFJZ facilities) ; NEW, V. O. Stamps, Dallas CP 1370 kc 250 w unl. ; NEW. Harold Thomas, Bridgeport, Conn., CP 1420 kc 250 w unl. ; NEW, E. E. Krebsbach, Miles City, Mont.. CP 1310 kc 100-250 w unl. ; NEW, Star Printing Co., Miles City, Mont., CP 1310 kc 250 w unl. MISCELLANEOUS— NEW, Silver Crest Theatres, Yuma, Ariz., denied reconsideration and oral argument re applic. Yuma Bcstg. Co. new station, granted 8-8-39 ; NEW, United Theatres, San Juan, P. R.. denied review of grant to Enrique Abarca Sanfeliz : WMBQ, Brooklyn, extended effective date of Provision 3 of 12-6-38 authorizing WWRL to include WMBQ time ; WRTD, WRNL. Richmond, needed reCOttsideration WMBG appl-'i granted S-21-39 ; WTMJ, Milwauk^ NEW. Sentinel Bcstg. Corp., salina, N. Y., denied petitions final "Sttlon on applic. Sentinel Bcstg. Corp. 620 kc 1 kw unl., prior to time 5 kw applies, become available for decision ; WFLA, Tsmnpa, denied review of action denying intervention in WROL applic. ; WWSW, Pittsburgh, WTMJ, Milwaukee, WHJB, GreensBUrg, Pa., denied petitions re WHJB applic. brior to time 5 kw applies, related thereto become available for decision ; KUTA, Salt Lake City, den'ed KMTA petition appealing grant of KDYL motion to amend notice of hearing by adding economic issues : C. T. Sherer Co., Worcester, Mass.. granted review orders 9-11-39 and 9-29-39 granting Wnrcest r Co. Bcstg. Corp. applies. Travelers Bcstg. Service Corp., Hartford— Denied voluntary assignment licenses WTIC and shortwave stations to Travelers Bcstg, Co. NOVEMBER 2 NEW, Brown Co. Bcstg. Co., Brownwood, Tex. — Denied without prejudice CP 990 kc 1 kw D. NEW, Samuel M. Emison, Vincennes, Ind. — Granted continuance hearing after 21-40. NOVEMBER 3 NEW, Neb. Bcstg. Corp., Fremont, Neb. — Grantel CP 1370 kc 100-250 w unl. MISCELLANEOUS — Leave to intervene in hearing for 11-27-39 on petition Hearst Radio Inc. to assign license WINS to Metropolitan Bcstg. Corp. denied Robert L. Cotton (for 40 WINS employes) and Local 913, IBEW; NEW, Richard T. Sampson, Riverside. Cal.. defied request amend app'ic. change 1390 250 w D to 1420 kc 250 w unl., with leave to withdraw without prejudice ; NEW, Colonial Bcstrs., Savannah, granted petition dismiss applic. with prejudice; KFIO. Spokane, granted postponement hearing ; NEW, Lakeland Bcftg. Co., Willmar. Minn., granted continuance hearing ; KMAC, San Antonio, granted continuance hearing ; KYOS. Merced, Cal., granted petition intervene BT-oadcastiTi-r Corp. of America, Riverside. Cal.; KPRC. Houston, granted intervention applic. KMAC. NOVEMBER 7 KEIA, Honolulu — Mod. license to Hawaiian Bcstg. System. KTOH, Lihue, Hawaii — Mod. CP new station move trans. WNLC, New London, Conn. — CP increase to 250 w. WELL, Battle Creek — Vol. assign, license to Federated Publications Inc. NOVEMBER 8 WMFF, Plattsburg, N. Y. — Denied CP change to 1240 kc 1 kw directional N. NEW, Thumb Bcstg. Co., Brown City, Mich.— Denied CP 880 kc 1 kw D. NEW, Orville W. Lyerla, Herrin, 111.— Granted CP 1310 kc 100-250 w unl. : denied without prejudice applic. of WEBQ and KFVS for mod. licenses (WEBQ to 1310 kc and KFVS to 1210 kc). KRRV, Sherman, Tex.— Granted CP move trans., new equip., directional antenna using 880 kc 1 kw unl. WSUI, Iowa Ctiy — Granted increase to 1-5 kw. WNBH, New Bedford, Mass.— Granted CP move trans., radiator, increase N to 250 w. WGBR, Goldsboro, N. C. ; WGRM, Wilson, N. C. — Granted CP's increase to 250 w. KCMO. Kansas City — Granted CP increase D to 5 kw. WCNC, Hickory, N. C— Granted license new station, granted mod. license to 250 w. WFLA, Tampa — Granted auth. transfer control to Tribune Co. WHBU, Anderson, Ind. — Granted transfer control to Roy E. Blossom and Leo M. Kenneth. KTBC, Austin, Tex. — Granted voluntary assignment license to State Capitol Bcstg. Assn. WIS, Columbia, S. C— Granted voluntary assignment license to Liberty Life Insurance Co, WCOU. Lewiston. Me. ; WMGA, Moultrie. Ga. : KGLU, Safford, Ariz. ; KHUB, Watsonville, Cal. — Granted mod, licenses N to 250 w. WPID, Petersburg, Va.— Granted mod. CP N to 250 w. MISCELLANEOUS— L. & M. Bcstg. Co., Ottumwa, la., denied rehearing and intervention KGLO applic. as granted 9-26-39 ; Silver Crest Theatres, and KUMA, Yuma, Ariz., postponed hearing to 12-1-39 at Yuma re revocation KUMA license and Theatres applic. KUMA facilities ; WOL, Washington, denied petition to modify final order and amend findings re applic. Lawrence Heller to delete "without prejudice" in order of 10-18-39 ; WJBW, New Orleans, granted reconsideration action of 10-25-39 setting applic. for hearing and granted without hearing applic. unl. time on 1200 kc : KGB, Los Angeles, KDB, Santa Barbara, KFSD, San Diego, dismissed petitions KGB, KDB to reconsider action 720-39 granting applic. Worcester Bcstg. Corp. permission to apply for CP etc. ; WPAY, Portsmouth, O., granted license change equip. ; WCHS, Charleston, W. Va., granted license increase D to 5 kw ; KFVD, Fort Dodge, la., granted mod. CP re studio, trans., radiator; WSAV, Savannah, granted mod. CP re equip., radiator ; WDEL, Wilmington, Del., granted license increase D to 1 kw ; WWSW, Pittsburgh, granted license move trans., radiator; WKST, New Castle, Pa., granted license increase D to 1 kw ; KTSW, Emporia, Kan., granted license increase to 250 w; KQW, San Jose, Cal.. granted license increase D to 5 kw etc. NOVEMBER 14 WLBL. Stevens Point, Wis.— Granted voluntary assignment license to State of Wis., Dept. of Agriculture. KARM, Fresno, Cal.— Granted CP increase to 250 w. KVOS, Bellingham, Wash. — Granted conditional CP increase to 250 w. KHAS. Hastings, Neb. ; KMAC, San Antonio ; KVRS, Rock Springs, Wyo. — granted mod. licenses N to 250 w. KTUL, Tulsa ; WIRE, Indianapolis ; KLO. Ogden, Utah — Granted mod. licenses N to 5 kw. KMPC, Beverly Hills, Cal.— Granted amended applic. CP move locally, new equip., increase to 1-5 kw. unl. time. KIRO, Seattle — Granted mod. license to 710 kc 1 kw unl. SET FOR HEARING — WSAL. Salisbury, Md.. order of revocation of license. WLAW, Lawrence, Mass. — Granted dismissal without prejudice CP increase hours, dismissed petition for rehearing. Proposed Decisions . . . NOVEMBER 2 WNBC, New Britain, Conn. ; KQV, Pittsburgh— Granted mod. license WNBC to 1 kw unl. directional, and mod. license KQV to 1 kw unl. directional N. Applications . . . Independents Seek Permanent Setup, Paid Executive May Be Elected Later WITH SOME 50 local independents already enrolled as members for a six-month period, National Independent Broadcasters is moving forward toward establishment of a permanent organization to look after the welfare of non-network affiliated stations, according to an announcement Nov. 6 hf Harold A. Lafount, former Radio Commissioner, president of the organization. Mr. Lafount asserted the independent organization is being incorporated, but ontil that is accomplished nothing will be done in the way of establishing offices with full-time help. While preliminary thought has been given to retention of a paid executive for NIB, he indicated this move probably was months away. Because of the present status, there is little immediate likelihood of selection of a paid executive head for the Association, it was indicated. Mention previously had been made of James W. Baldwin, former managing director of the NAB, for that post. So far as could be ascertained, no commitment of any kind has been made and the field was described as "wide open". The post of secretary-treasTarer of NIB at present is being held temnorarily by Lloyd Thomas, KGFW, Kearney, Neb. Edward A. Allen, WLVA, Lynchburg, former NIB president, is vice-president of the organization. A scale of dues for independent stations ranging from $3 to $15 per month was set upon reorganization of NIB at a special convention held in Chicago Sept. 15, coincident with the NAB special copyright convention. Next to Welles PRESENTED as a salute to Orson Welles and observing the first anniversary of his celebrated Men From Mars broadcast, the Palmetto Fantasies drama broadcast late in October by WCSC, Charleston, S. C, ran Welles program a close second in arousing the countryside. The play, built around the havoc wrought when a death ray machine got out of control in the Santee-Cooper section of South Carolina, brought immediate response from panicstricken listeners and gave rise to all sorts of rumors of damage and death in the community, despite frequent announcements that the production was a radio drama. OCTOBER 28 WLLH, Lawrence, N. H. — Extension exp. auth. satellite station in Lowell. NEW, WBNS, Columbus — CP high-freq. station 250 w unl. NEW, Penn. Bcstg. Co., Philadelphia — CP high-freq. 1 kw unl. WOPI, Bristol, Tenn. — CP new trans., change 1500 kc 250 w to 1550 kc 500 w 1 kw. NEW, R. B. Eaton, Des Moines — CP television 100 w, amended re antenna. OCTOBER 30 NEW, CBS, New York — CP F-M 50 kw unl. NEW, Leonard A. Versluis, Grand Rapids. Mich. — CP 1310 kc 250 w unl. NEW, E. D. Rivers, Valdosta, Ga. — CP 1420 kc 100-250 w unl. NEW, Dixie Bcstg. Corp., Gainesville, Ga. — 1210 kc 250 w unl. NEW, W. J. Holey. Atlanta— CP highfreq. relay station 100 w. NEW, L & M Bcstg. Co., Ottumwa. la. — CP 1210 kc 250 w unl., amended to 100250 w. OCTOBER 31 WTNJ, Trenton, N. J. — Mod. license to 1 kw, amended to 500 w 1 kw unl., asks facilities WCAM, WCAP. KTSM, El Paso — Mod. license to 250 w N & D. KITQ, KMTR Radio Corp., Los Angels — CP reinstatement of station. NOVEMBER 1 WTOL, Toledo— CP increase 100 to 250 w. WSLI, Jackson, Miss. — Vol. assign, license to Standard Life Bcstg. Co. WDAH. EI Paso, KTRI, Sioux CityMod, licenses to 250 w N & D. KPDN, Pampa, Tex. — Mod. license to 100 w unl. NOVEMBER 2 WARD, Brooklyn — License equipchanges WICA, Ashtabula, O. — License increase power. WOLS, Florence, S. C. — License increase power. KCRJ, Jerome, Ariz. — License change antenna etc. KORE, Eugene, Ore. — License increase power. NOVEMBER 3 NEW. Communitv Bcstg. Corp.. Middletown, N. Y.— CP 1310 kc 250 w nnL NEW, W. Va. Newspaper Pub Co., Morgantown, W. Va. — CP 1200 kc 250 w unl. WJAG. Norfolk. Neb.— CP change to 770 kc. limited to WBBM, change antenna, asks KFAB facilities. KVAN, Vancouver, Wash. — -License newstation. NOVEMBER 6 WBTH, Williamson, W. Va. — License increase power, change hours. WMFJ, Daytona Beach, Fla.— CP increase to 250 w, new trans. KWOC, Poplar Bluff, Mo. — CP increase to 250 w, move studio, increase to unl. NOVEMBER 9 WSOC, Charlotte, N. C. — CP new trans., directional antenna, change 1210 kc 100250 w to 1 kw, move trans. KFDA, Amarillo, Tex. — ^Auth. transfer control to J. L. Nunn ; license for power increase. KFYO, Lubbock, Tex. — CP new trans., antenna, change 1310 kc 100-250 w to 1380' kc 500 w 1 kw, amended to I kw N & D. KMA, Shenandoah, la. — CP directional N, increase to 5 kw N & D. KTRB. Modesto. Cal. — Mod. license D to ltd.-WSB, 250 w N & D. NOVEMBER 14 KDKA. Pittsburgh — CP high-freq. station 1 kw unl. WFMJ, Youngstown — CP increase to250 w. WFTM, Ft. Myers, Fla. — Mod. CP increase N to 250 w. KDNT. Denton, Tex. — Mod. license to 100 w unl. KHBG, Okmulgee, Okla. — CP increase to 250 w unl. KFJZ. Fort Worth — License new equip. WTMA, Charleston, S. C. — ^Voluntary assignment license to Atlantic Coast Bcstg. Co. WBAA. W. Lafayette, Ind. — CP increase to 1-5 kw. NEW. Midland Bcstg. Co., Kansas City — CP high-freq. 1 kw. KRBM, Bozeman, Mont. — Mod. license to 250 w N & D. WEAF, New York — Mod. CP new antenna etc., for directional antenna. Page 88 • November 15, 1939 BROADCASTING • Broadcast Advertising