Broadcasting (Apr - Jun 1949)

Page scan 000504 from Broadcasting

Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting
Date:
Apr - Jun 1949
Publisher:
Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr - June 1949)
Leaf #:
000504
Language:
English
Subjects:
Radio Periodicals, Broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Description:
This trade paper began in 1931 with a focus on radio, but as the TV industry expanded in the post-World War II era, the paper increasingly became devoted to television (even the title changed to BROADCASTING TELECASTING). Developments in technology, policy, advertising, and programming were covered. The paper's advertisements and articles reveal the intricate relationship among sponsors, stations, program suppliers, and station representatives -- the industry's term for middle-men who represented numerous local stations in negotiations with national sponsors. The success of particular stations or programming choices are frequently trumpeted in BROADCASTING'S advertisements -- always with the goal of selling more of something, such as a film program or a station's spot advertising time. -- Eric Hoyt, 2014
Date Added:
June 13, 2024
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THE SKY IS THE LIMIT i .i j i CIVIC OPERA BLDG.— CHICAGO ^OMPLETE erection of 10 tons of supporting steel and FM-TV antenna — 700 feet above street level. ERECTION OF FM AND TV ANTENNAS AND TOWERS B D N STEEL ERECTING CO. 82 W. WASHINGTON ST. Phcne: Financial 6-3496 CHICAGO 2, ILLINOIS FCC Actions (Continued from page 7U) Applications Cont.: Evans, Kenneth W. McCrum, John K. Riekard, Vern Minor and Frank Fee d/b as KWHK Bcstg. Co. to James E. Murray. Assignment of License KSTB Breckenridge, Tex. — Assignment of license from Robert W. Chapman and Manning L. Trammell d/b as Stephens County Bcstg. Co. to Stephens County Bcstg. Co. Inc. April 21 Decisions . . . BY COMMISSION EN BANC License Renewal Following were granted renewal of licenses for period ending May 1, 1952: WCAO and Aux. Baltimore; KSD St. Louis; KMVI Wailuku. T. H.; KUTA Salt Lake City; WEUS Eustis. Fla.; WKBN Youngstown, Ohio; WMUR Manchester, N.H.; WRBC Jackson, Miss.; WAGA Atlanta; KCRS Midland, Tex.; KFGO Fargo, N. D.; KFRM Kansas City; KFXD Nampa, Ida.; KFXM San Bernardino; KGHL Billings, Mont.; KGW Portland, Ore.; KHQ Spokane; KMJ Fresno, Calif.; KPQ Wenatchee, Wash.; KTBB Tyler, Tex.; KVOS Bellingham, Wash.; KWFT Wichita Falls, Tex.; WAVU Albertville, Ala.; WEEI Boston; WETB Johnston City. Tenn.; WDAF Kansas City; WJMS Ironwood, Mich.; WKRC Cincinnati; WLBZ Bangor, Me.; WOW Omaha; WQAM and Aux. Miami; WSVA Harrisonburg, Va.; WWNC Asheville; WHKC Columbus, Ohio. WLET-FM Toccoa, Ga. — Granted renewal FM license for period ending Dec. 1. License Extension WGWD Gadsden, Ala. — Granted I temp, extension of license for period , ending Sept. 1, pending receipt of requested information. WIND (and Aux.) Chicago — Same. KTAR Phoenix, Ariz. — Same. KOPR Butte, Mont. — Same. KWAL Wallace, Ida.— Same. KPOA Honolulu, T.H.— Same License Renewal Following were granted renewal of licenses for period ending May 1, 1952; KDAL Duluth; KGMB (and Aux.) Honolulu: KTBC (and Aux.) Austin. I Tex.; WEAU Eau Claire, Wis.; WGAI I Elizabeth City, N. C; WIBW Topeka, 5 Kan.; WSGN Birmingham, Ala.; WTAR (and Aux.) Norfolk, Va. Assignment of License KIOX Bay City, Tex.— Granted assignment of license from partnership composed of John George Long, T. C. Dodd and Harry L. Reading Jr., to John George Long d/b as Bay City Bcstg. Co., for $12,878. TV— 54-60 mc WMAR-TV Baltimore — Granted license for TV station; ERP vis 16 kw aur. 10 kw; ant. 405 ft. above average terrain. Channel 2 (54-60 mc). Waiver Granted WOAK Oak Park, 111.— Granted request for waiver of minimum hours requirement of Sec. 3.261 governing FM stations. Waiver Denied KSFH San Francisco — Denied request for waiver of minimum hours requirement of Sec. 3.261 governing FM stations to permit station to operate for minimum of two hours per day. BY A BOARD AM— 1150 kc Paul A. Brandt, Mt. Pleasant, Mich. — Granted CP new station 1150 kc 500 w D, eng. cond.; estimated cost: $15,069. Hearing Designated WHTN Huntington, W. Va. and Portsmouth Bcstg. Co. Portsmouth, Ohio — Designated for hearing in consolidated proceeding application WHTN to change facilities from 800 kc to 1260 kc. D to unl. DA-N, 1 kw with application Portsmouth Bcstg. Co. for new station 1260 kc 1 kw unl. DA. Petition Denied Suburban Bcstg. Corp. New Rochelle, N. Y. — Denied petition requesting reconsideration and grant without hearing of application for new station 1460 kc 500 w D. cote SUMMARY TO APRIL Summary of Authorization, Applications, New Station Requests, Ownership Total Class On Air Licensed CPs AM Stations 1,976 1,927 230 FM Stations 724 315 575 TV Stations 59 8 113 * 8 on air Cond'l Grants 24* Applications Pending 422 95 323 In Hear; 24 2 18i CALL ASSIGNMENTS: KELL Waxahachie, Tex. (Ellis County Broadcasti Co., 1390 kc, 500 w, daytime); KLVT Levelland, Tex. (Herald Broadcasting I 1230 kc, 250 w, fulltime); WINA Charlottesville, Va. (Charlottesville Broadcasti Corp., 1280 kc, 1 kw, daytime); WNCA Aiken, S. C. (Aiken-Augusta Broadcasti Co., 1300 kc, 1 kw, daytime); WUSJ Lockport, N. Y. (Lockport Union-Sun a Journal Inc., 1340 kc, 250 w, fulltime); KVLC-FM North Little Rock, Ark. (Soul western Broadcasting Co., Class B, Channel 231, 94.1 mc, ERP 9 kw); WHIM-I Providence, R. I. (Inter-City Broadcasting Co., Class B, Channel 260, 99.9 n ERP 16.4 kw); WUSJ(FM) Lockport, N. Y., changed to WUSJ-FM (Lockp Union-Sun and Journal Inc.). April 21 Applications . . . ACCEPTED FOR FILING AM— 1280 kc Radio Fitchburg Inc., Fitchburg, AM APPLICATIONS Oneonta, N. Y. — Oneonta Broadcasting Co., 910 kc, 1 kw daytime; estimated cost $19,681.95. J. E. Bains, sole owner, has an abstract and title search business. Dade City, Fla. — Seminole Broadcasting Co., 1310 kc, 1 kw, daytime; estimated cost $35,000. Applicant is owner of WSWN Belle Glade, Fla. Principals: Dr. R. G. Nelson, physician, treasurer, 46.66%; Dr. S. C. Harvard, physician, vice president 25%; Tom Watson Jr., president 25%; Katheryn N. Watson, secretary 1.66%; Mary M. Foy 1.66%. Transfer Requests WKUL Cullman, Ala. — Assignment of license from H. H. and D. T. Kinney, co-partnership d/b as Cullman Broadcasting Co., to new co-partnership of same name composed of Hudson C. and Alexander B. Millar. Millars buy WKUL and weekly Cullman "Banner" from Kinneys for $100,000, of which about $65,000 was for WKUL. Hudson Millar has been in newspaper and agency fields. His brother, Alexander, has been in Army. WKUL is assigned 250 w fulltime on 1230 kc. KDAN Oroville, Calif. — Assignment of license from Dan L. Beebe, Floyd L. Sparks and Betty Clark Sparks partnership, to new partnership composed of Dan L. Beebe, Floyd L. Sparks, Betty Clark Sparks, Arden Booth and Dan L. Beebe Jr. d/b as Oroville Mercury Broadcasting Co. Original partners retain majority control of 75%. Arden Booth receives 20% interest for $10,000. Mr. Booth is manager of KDAN. Dan L. Beebe Jr., newspaper publisher, receives 5% interest for $2,500. KDAN operates on 1340 kc, 250 w, unlimited. WHTB Talladega, Ala. — Transfer of control by Melvin Hutson, manager, of 60% of common stock to R. A. Davidson. Mr. Davidson is 60% stockholder and commercial manager of WHMA Anniston, Ala. Mr. Hutson receives $16,500 for his interest. D. Hardy Ridder and Harry Held retain 40% interest. WHTB is assigned 1230 kc, 250 w, unlimited. WWSO Springfield, Ohio— Transfer of control through sale of 50% interest by Gus Sun, Phil Chakeres, Robert Shaw and Gus Sun Jr. to Bradley Kincaid, already 25% owner; S. A. Sisler Jr., also 25% owner, and Mr. Shaw for $36,500. Mr. Sisler also has part interest in WKYW Louisville, WXGI Richmond, Va., and WXLW Indianapolis. Mr. Shaw is general manager and 40% owner of Gus Sun Booking Agency. WWSO is assigned 1210 kc, 250 w, daytime. KCSB San Bernardino, Calif. — Assignment of license from Woodrow Miller to Essie Binkley West for $32,000. Mass. — CP new AM station 1280 kc 500 w D. AMENDED to request 1 kw unl. DA-DN. License for CP WSKB McComb, Miss.— License to cover CP change power, frequency etc. WAEB Allentown, Pa. — License to cover CP new AM station. WPLI Jackson, Tenn. — Same. WNOR Norfolk, Va.— Same. APPLICATION DISMISSED Gilroy Bcstg. Co., Gilroy, Calif. — DISMISSED April 14 application for CP new AM station 1290 kc 1 kw D. AM DELETION WGNE Carolina Bcstg. System Inc., Greenville, N. C. — DELETED April 1 CP for new AM station 1270 kc 1 kw D. Mrs. West is founder and president Old Time Faith Inc., home for gir and has been associated with her s in operation of Glendale's Radio Cii Mr. Miller is unable to continue opei tion of station because of other bu ness. Mrs. West is applicant for ni station at Riverside, Calif., to be ca celled upon grant of transfer. KC! operates on 1350 kc with 500 w daytin WEUS Eustis, Fla.— Assignment license from C. Harold Ferran, E. Ferran, Harvey K. Glass, R. J. Schnei er and Frank W. Stebbins d/b as La: County Broadcasters to Paul Hunt for $75,000. Mr. Hunter is owner WLBF Leesburg, Fla. He plans surrender the WLBF license to FC Mr. Hunter is also president and own of Shaw-Hunter News Agency. WEl operates on 790 kc, 1 kw unlimited. KWYO Sheridan, Wyo. — Transfer control from R. E. Carroll, sole own to Jim Carroll and Donald E. Tann hill for $55,000. Each acquires 50 Jim Carroll is manager of KWYO a Mr. Tannehill is station manager KRJF Miles City, Mont. R. E. Carr is withdrawing because of ill healt KWYO is assigned 1410 kc, 1 kw da 500 w night, fulltime. WFEC Miami, Fla.— Transfer of co trol from William E. Benns and Mai Skinner to Dorothy Bartell. Mr. Bent owner of 99 shares, sells 73 shares $100 per share. Maria Skinner se V/z shares, her total holding. DorotI Bartell already holds 451/* shares, does Melvin Bartell. Lee Benzor tains 9 shares. WFEC is assigned 2 w daytime on 1220 kc. KLAC Los Angeles — Transfer of co trol of KMTR Radio Corp., license through resale by Warner Bros. Pi tures Inc. of all stock to KLAC In new firm composed of Ralph L. Atla and Benjamin Lindheimer, each 50 owner. Consideration $405,000. Deal contingent upon purchase by Warn Bros. from Dorothy Thackrey KLAC-AM-TV and KYA San Fra Cisco for $1,045,000 [BROAD CASTIN* June 28, 1948, April 18]. Warner Brc is licensee KFWB Los Angeles. M Atlass is part owner and general ma ager of WIND Chicago. KLAC is a! signed 5 kw day, 1 kw night on j k kc, fulltime. EH H Sunday 12 Noon to 5 P.M. Network A 1st Network B 2nd WIND 3rd Network C 4th Network D 5th WIND PULSE Jan. -Feb. '49 560KC %4r hours o do Page 84 April 25, 1949 BROADCASTING Tel e c a s 1 1 n :