Broadcasting (Jan - Mar 1949)

f FCC Actions ' (Continued from page 54) f Decisions Cont.: Assignment of CP y WACA Camden, S. C. — Assignment of CP from Haygood S. Bowden to Camden Bcstg. Corp. KEYE Perryton, Tex. — Assignment of CP from Van W. Stewart, Carl Ellis and F. B. Sumpter d/b as North Plains Bcstg. Co. to North Plains Bcstg. Co. Inc. Transfer of Control KTSA San Antonio, Tex.— Transfer of control of Sunshine Bcstg. Co., license, from Taylor Radio and Television Corp. to Gene Autry. WEXT Milwaukee — Acquisition of control of WEXT Inc., licensee, by Lee K. and David Beznor, Gerald Bartell, Rosa B. Evans and Loraine A. Cromey from Sydney Charney, Fred Froede, Bruno V. Bitker, George Grabin, Arthur Meyerhoff and Ben Barkin. KMAE McKinney, Tex. — Acquisition f control of McKinney Air Enterprises y George W. Smith Jr. from Clay E. 'hompson Jr. and Noel E. Thompson. License Renewal WAYX Waycross, Ga. — License renewal AM station. KGON Oregon City, Ore.— Same. CP to Reinstate Cannon & Callister Inc., Los Angeles — CP to reinstate CP new FM station KCLI Los Angeles. Transfer of Control KWIK-FM Burbank, Calif.— Acquisition of control of Burbank Bcstrs. Inc., licensee, by James H. and Alice I. Furns. Request to Delete WWDX The Passaic Daily News, Paterson, N. J. — Request to delete license : for FM station and cancel call letters. License for CP KFDA-FM Amarillo, Tex. — License to cover CP new FM station. WRZE York, Pa. — Same. WTAG-FM Worcester, Mass.— Same. WENE-FM Endicott, N. Y.— Same. Modification of CP KGLO-FM Mason City, Iowa— Mod. CP new FM station for extension of completion date. KCKN-FM Kansas City, Kan.— Same, f KCFM Kansas City, Mo.— Same. KFEQ-FM St. Joseph, Mo.— Same. , KBIX-FM Muskosee, Okla.— Same. WBAP-FM Fort Worth, Tex.— Same. KBTV Dallas, Tex.— Mod. CP new commercial TV station for extension of completion date. TENDERED FOR FILING J Transfer of Control KSAL Salina, Kan. — Acquisition of control of KSAL Inc., licensee, by I John P., Fred M. and Sidney Harris. Assignment of License WDIG Dothan, Ala. — Assignment of license from Jesse M. Swicegood, J. P. Burnett and Lela C. Robinson d/b as Houston Bcstrs. to Jesse M. Swicegood and Lela C. Robinson d/b as Houston Bcstrs. Assignment of CP KCOI Coalinga, Calif. — Assignment of CP from D. O. Kinnie to Albert F. Blain, Richard K. Newman Jr. and Forrest W. Hughes d/b as KCOI Bcstg. Co. Modification of License i KIHO Sioux Falls, S. D.— Mod. license |to change ant. parameters. WOOK Silver Spring, Md.— Mod. license to operate 1590 kc 1 kw-D 100 W-N unl. instead of 1590 kc 1 kw D. Modification of CP WHBR Hanover, Pa.— Mod. CP to change from 1280 kc 1 kw D to 1280 kc 1,1 kw-D 500 w-N unl. DA-N. I |January 26 Decisions . . . DOCKET CASE ACTION ■ AM— 1060 kc Announced decision granting applicaion of James A. Noe to change oper| ting assignment of WNOE New Orleans, La., from 1450 kc 250 w unl. to M60 kc 50 kw-D 5 kw-N DA-N unl. and leni=il of application of Deep South jcstg. Co. for new station on same asIgnment. (Comr. Jones concurred; 'omrs. Coys and Hennock dissented.) |lanuary 27 Decisions . . . DOCKET CASE ACTION AM— 1450 kc Announced proposed decision to rant application of Richland Bcstg. cote Summary of Authorizations, Applications, New Station Requests, Ownership SUMMARY TO JANUARY 27 Appli Xotal Cond'l cations In Class On Air Licensed CPs Grants Pending Hearing AM Stations 1,920 1,866 262 475 281 FM Stations 704 226 698 34* 86 30 TV Stations 56 7 116 314 181 * 12 on the air. CALL ASSIGNMENTS: WPMP Pascagoula, Miss. (Crest Broadcasting Co., 800 kc 250 w day); WTVB Coldwater, Mich. (Twin Valley Broadcasters Inc., 1590 kc 1 Kw day) KCRO Englewood, Col., switching from KENG (Colorado Broadcasting Co., 1380 kc 1 kw day). TV APPLICATION cant is co-partnership of John C. Love, ~„,„ j„ nu:^ T» J attorney at Kosciusko, Miss., and Cy .jHTf»"^« ^'r^.^^i^T^n^fi'Lo? PRP N. Bahakel, owner WKOZ Kosciuskb vfl*^^f 7 l;l>,^^,??^ s d ^uw and part owner of new appUcant at I^t^}^-J ^^^h^'il-i^i^tJ^^'^Ji^i^o^^^i' Cleveland, Miss. (See abovl) Filed antenna 500 ft.; estimated cost $199,000, jon 07 first year cost of operation $120,000, ^ t t. it iti^^ si revenue unknown. Applicant is licensee — .f ""^PK v cernigua, WTOL-AM-FM Toledo. Filed Jan. 25. 1230 kc, 250 w, unlimited (Contingent upon KNOE Monroe changmg facili AM APPLICATIONS ties); estimated cost $14,083. Applicant has been dentist for 20 years. He filed Charlottesville, Va.— The Charlottes and was denied applications for new ville Broadcasting Co., 1280 kc, 1 kw, station in 1929 and 1936. Filed Jan. 25. daytime; estimated cost $18,000. Appli Moundsville, W. Va.— James D. Sincant is partnership of G. Russel Cham vard 1170 kc 2^0 w davtime estl f^"r"r^^fi?l!.*-r'r? ^o^.'^if-^H^'ifdr// ^*««» t M To Smbe'r ms !^'.,?^i^^,?^o°„-*^" ' <»'V^-*'"rd owner, applicant was 50% owner and general and John W. Rollins, eastern sho^ auto manager WHBO Sulphur Sprin|s, Fla. dealer and part owner of Rollins Filed Jan 25 •^i' & > Broadcasting Co., new AM grantee at \ " „ „ „ . , • „„„ Georgetown, DeL, and applicant at Williamston, N. C— S. S. Adcock, 900 Radford, Va., two-thirds owner. Filed Jfc, 1 kw, daytime; estimated cost Jan 27 $14,400. Applicant is new AM grantee . J, J at Fuquay Springs, N. C, and owner of r.^tw^r^^' li^^'urS.'.^^Jf radio and auto supply store in Lillingcasting Co., 1400 kc, 250 w, unlimited; nj r Fiieri tSn 9^ estimated cost $17,313. Co-partnership: C. W. Capps, cotton broker; Lowry FM APPLICATION J,VS',ip*'^=^^„rt'^'ix,«^^?opr'*'^^Jji r^*^^' Wichita, Kan.-The Municipal U. of ESel^ owner^ WKOZ ' Koschfsko" Wichita, noncommercial educational wiioH T^n ^'"'^ KOSCIUSKO, low-power FM, Channel 201 (88.1 mc), ivuss. i-uea Jan. 4a. power 10 w; estimated cost $1,995. Stu Greenwood, Miss. — G reenwood dents of college have been operating Broadcasting Co., 960 kc, 1 kw, day carrier current campus station. Filed time; estimated cost $18,000. Appli Jan. 24. Corp. for new station Richland Center, Wis., 1450 kc 250 w unl., engineering cond. BY COMMISSION EN BANC FM Authorizations Authorized one Class A FM CP to station formerly holding CG; granted CPs to four FM stations for changes in facilities (see story, page 49). Modification of CP WHEN Syracuse, N. Y.— Granted mod. CP to change trans, location, increase ERP to vis. 27 kw, aur. 13 kw and make ant. changes. WPTZ Philadelphia— Granted mod. CP to change ERP to vis. 18 kw, aur. 9 kw, change equip, and make ant. changes, and extension of STA to April 13. License Extension Placed on temp, license pending examination of qualifications of licensee in light of decision of Supreme Court in U. S. vs. Paramount Pictures Inc. (68 S. Ct. 915), following: Balaban & Katz Corp., TV station WBKB and exp. TV stations W9XBB W9XOE Chicago; Allen B. DuMont Labs. Inc., TV station WABD New York and exp. TV stations WIXUX W2XEM W2XOW W2XOX, W2XWV. WIOXKT, W3XHC, W3XHD W3XWT W2XVT. Assignment of License KUGN KUGN-FM Eugene, Ore.— Granted assignment of license of KUGN and of CP for KUGN-FM from C. H. Fisher and B. N. Phillips d/b as Valley Bcstg. Co. to KUGN Inc., new corporation to be composed of assignor partner Fisher and Otley and P. R. Berke and C. O. Fisher. KBST Big Spring, Texas — Granted assignment of license from Big Spring Herald Bcstg. Co. to Big Spring Bcstg. Co. for $265,000. KFXD KFXD-FM Nampa, Ida.— Granted assignment of license from Frank E. Hurt & Son, partnership comnosed of Frank E. Hurt and Edward P. Hurt, to Frank E. Hurt & Son Inc. License Extension KERO Bakersficld, Calif. — Granted temp, extension of license to June 1 pending receipt of further information. Hearing Designated WFVA Fredericksburg, Va.— Designated for hearing application for renewal of license in consolidated hearing with applications of Winchester Bcstg. Corp. and Richard Field Lewis Jr. for CPs and application of Richard Field Lewis Jr. for renewal of license of WINC-FM, upon issue to determine qualifications of Richard Field Lewis Jr. to be stockholder in Fredericksburg Bcstg. Corp., particularly with reference to truth or falsity of charges made against Winchester Bcstg. Corp. by Lewis and of counter-charge against Lewis by Winchester; further ordered that license of WFVA be extended on temp, basis to June 1 pending decision in case. License Renewal Granted renewal of license for following stations for period ending Feb. 1. 1952; WNEB Worcester, Mass.; KCMC Texarkana, Tex.; KOOS Coos Bay, Ore.; KSIX Corpus Christi, Tex.; KYSM Mankato, Minn.; WESX Salem. Mass.; WKVM Arecibo, P. R.; WMFR High Point, N. C: WTBC Tuscaloosa, Ala.; KDLK Del Rio, Tex.; KDZA Pueblo, Col.; KHAS Hastings, Neb.; KISD Sioux Falls. S. D.; KLWT Lebanon, Mo.; KPHO Phoenix, Ariz.; KSST Sulphur Springs, Tex.; KWNO Winona, Minn.; KWTX Waco, Tex.; KXLO Lewistown, Mont.; WFAS (and aux.) White Plains. N. Y.; WHBT Harriman, Tenn.; WJEF Grand Rapids, Mich.; WLOG Logan, W. Va.; WSKB McComb, Miss.; WTCJ Tell City, Ind.; WTHT Hartford. Conn.; WIRB Enterprise, Ala.; KSWS Roswell, N. M. KGEK Sterling, Col. — Granted renewal of license for regular period. KWTC Barstow, Calif.Same. WAUD Auburn, Ala. — Same. License Extensions Following stations were granted temp, extension of licenses to June 1: KBTM Jonesboro, Ark.; KGFJ Los Angeles; WBLJ Dalton, Ga.; WFTC Kinston, N. C; WSOO Sault Ste. Marie, Mich.; WMOB Mobile, Ala.; WNOK Columbia, S. C; KIYI Shelby, Mont.; WJOR Bangor, Me.; KFUN Las Vegas, N. M.; KNOW Monroe, La.; WOLS Florence, S. C; KOAL Price, Utah; WAZF Yazoo City, Miss.; KGON Oregon City, Ore.; KGAK Gallup, N. M.; KXXL Reno, Nev.; KTRF Thief River Falls, Minn.: KEXO Grand Junction, Col.; WAYX Waycross, Ga.: WCBT Roanoke Ranlds, N. C; WDEC Americus, Ga.; WERC Erie, Pa.; WHTB Talledega, Ala.; KEVT Kerrville, Tex.; WTSV Claremont. N. H.; WLOF Orlando, Fla.; WBHP Huntsville, Ala.; WCOM Parkersburg, W. Va. Petition Denied KOB Albuquerque, N. M. — Ordered denial of petition filed by KOB requesting the Commission to rescind its order SROADCASTING • Telecasting designating for hearing petition filed by John J. Dempsey and further requesting that the Commission dismiss Dempsey complaint; continued hearing in this proceeding to March 21, 1949 at Albuquerque. (Docket 8044.) Waiver Granted WNAM WNAM-FM Neenah, Wis.— Granted request for waiver of Sec. 3.12 and 3.206 of rules to permit origination of news and recorded programs at studios located at trans, site, while maintaining main studio at 101 E. Wis. Ave. Hearing Designated WHDH Boston and KOA , DenverDesignated for hearing petitions of WHDH and KOA for reconsideration of Commission action granting mod. C^P for DA changes to Champlain Valley Bcstg. Corp. (WXKW Albany, N. Y.) and for designation of said mod. CP application and permittee's license application for hearing, and for termination or mod. of authority for WXKW to conduct program tests, and for other relief; said hearing to be held in Washington at date to be specified, and made WXKW Albany party to proceeding. Modification of License KVVC Ventura, Calif.— Granted request for mod. license to change location of main studio, and for waiver of Sec. 3.30(a) of rules to permit identification of station as Ventura-Oxnard, Calif. Hearing Designated WLOK Lima, Ohio — Designated for hearing application for CP to make changes in vertical ant. and to mount FM ant. on top of AM tower, and to change trans, location (geographic coordinates only), and made WHBU Anderson, Ind., and WHIZ Zanesville parties to proceeding. Western Massachusetts Bcstg. Co., Great Barrington, Mass. — Designated for hearing application for new station 1240 kc 100 w unl. and made WHUC Hudson, N. Y., narty to proceeding (Comrs. Coy and Hennock for grant). Petition Denied Vulcan Bcstg. Co., Birmingham, Ala. — Adopted memorandum opinion and order denying petition requesting that Commission reconsider its action designating application for hearing and grant it without hearing. Modification of CP WHKC Columbus, Ohio — Granted mod. CP to (1) top-load three towers of six tower DA to improve efficiency, (2) increase N field at bearing of 207 degrees true, and (3) to specify #4 tower of DA system as alternate emergency D non-directional radiator; engineering cond. Hearing Designated KRKO Everett, Wash. — Designated for hearing application for CP to change from 1400 kc 250 w unl. to 1380 kc 1 kw unl. DA-N. (Comrs. Jones and Hennock voting to grant.) BY THE COMMISSION License Extension WBNY Buffalo, N. Y.— Present license extended on temp, basis to June 1. Modification of CP WTVJ Miami, Fla.; A. Frank Katzentine et al. — Granted application of WTVJ for mod. CP in part, with ERP 1.45 kw vis. and 0.73 kw aur., and operating power output of 440 w vis. and 220 w aur. Also granted request for STA for commercial operation in part, with station to be operated at site specified in mod. CP, temp. ant. at 286 ft. above average terrain and ERP 2.2 kw vis. and 1.1 kw aur., for period of 90 days ending in no event later than April 17. 1949. Also granted anplication of WTVJ for extension of comDletion date to July 27, and denied related petition of A. Frank Katzentine et al. to designate completion date apnlication for hearing in pending Miami TV hearing. (Comrs. Webster and Sterling not participating; Comr. Jones dissenting in part.) January 27 Applications . . . ACCEPTED FOR FILING Modification of License KSWA Santa Maria, Calif. — Mod. license change main studio site. Transfer of Control KVOR Colorado Springs, Col. — Transfer of control of Out West Bcstg. Co., licensee, from Oklahoma Pub. Co. and Edgar T. Bell to Aladdin Radio and Television Inc. Also assignment of license. KLZ Denver — Transfer of control of licensee, KLZ Bcstg. Co.. from Edgar T. Bell. Herbert M. Peck and Inez K. Gaylord to Aladdin Radio and Television Inc. Also includes assignment of license for AM and CP for FM. January 31, 1949 • Page 69