Broadcasting (July - Sep 1949)

FCC ROUNDUP New Grants, Transfers, Changes, Applications Sox Scote SUMMARY TO JULY 14 Summary of Authorizations, Applications, New Station Requests, Ownership Appli Xotal Cond'l cations In Class On Air Licensed CPs Grants Pending Hearing AM Stations 2,007 1,976 213 417 242 FM Stations 726 379 489 12* 51 30 TV Stations 64 12 106 345 182 * 5 on air CALL ASSIGNMENTS: KBTA Batesville, Ark. (White Biver Valley Bcstrs. Inc., 1340 kc, 250 w, unlimited); KELW Mankato, Minn. (Minnesota Valley Bcstg. Co., 1420 kc, 1 kw, unlimited, directional); KRAO Red Oak, Iowa (Red Oak, Radio Corp., 1600 kc, 500 w, daytime); WBSM New Bedford, Mass. (Bay State Bcstg. Co., 1230 kc, 100 w, unlimited: WCHF New Orleans (Louisiana Bcstg. Co. 1540 kc, 50 kw daytime, 25 kw nighttime. DA-2); WIML-FM Jersey City, N. J. (Seymour N. Siegel); WJCM Sebring, Fla. (Highlands Bcstg. Co., 1340 kc. 100 w, unlimited); WMSL-FM Decatur, Ala. (Tennessee Valley Bcstg. Co. Inc.); WPIO Northampton, Mass. (Pioneer Valley Bcstg. Co., 1400 kc, 250 w, unlimited). WBSMFM New Bedford, Mass. (Pioneer Valley Bcstg. Co., 1400 kc,j250 w unlimited). WBSM-FM New Bedford, Mass. changed from WBSM (Bay ''State Bcstg. Co.). FCC Actions (Continued from page 62) Manitowoc, Wis.; WRAL Raleigh. N. C; WSFC Somerset. Ky.; WSNJ Bridgeton. N. J.; WSOC Charlotte, N. C; WSSV Petersburg, Va.; WTAX Springfield, 111.; WTIP Charleston. W. Va.; WWCO Waterbury, Conn.; WJNC Jacksonville. N. C; WGBB Freeport, N. Y.; WINN Louisville, Ky.; WBEJ Elizabethton, Tenn.; WJPD Ishpeming, Mich.; KANE New Iberia, La.; WCOV Montgomery, Ala.; WENK Union City, Tenn. Opinion and Order Cross-Out Advertising Co. Inc., St. Louis, Mo. — Dismissed petition requesting declaratory ruling as to whether radio program based on "Cross-Out" game copyrighted and patented by petitioner, violates any Commission rule or regulation or law enforced by Commission. July 13 Applications . . . ACCEPTED FOR FILING AM— 1400 kc Radio South Inc., Jacksonville, Fla. —Application for CP new AM station 1400 kc 250 w unl. AMENDED to request changes ant. and ground system etc. and change name of applicant from Radio South Inc., to Harold S. Cohn and Bert Richmond d/b as Radio South. AM— 1410 kc WWSC Glens Falls, N. Y.— CP to change from 1450 kc 250 w unl. to 1410 kc 1 kw unl. DA-N. AMENDED to request 1410 kc 1 kw-D 500 w-N DA. License for CP WEMP-FM Milwaukee — License for CP new FM station. TENDERED FOR FILING AM— 630 kc KCIL Houma, La. — CP to change from 1490 kc 250 w unl. to 630 kc 1 kw unl. DA-DN. SSA— 830 kc WNYC New York— Extension of SSA to operate additional time between hours of 6 a.m. EST and sunrise New York and between hours of sunset at Minneapolis, Minn., and 10 p.m. EST with DA for period of six months from Sept. 2. SSA— 1400 kc WLOW Norfolk, Va.— Request for SSA to operate 1400 kc 250 w unl. for period not to exceed 6 mos. July 14 Applications . . . ACCEPTED FOR FILING AM— 1300 kc Voice of Alabama, Cullman, Ala. — CP new AM station 910 kc 500 w D AMENDED to request 1300 kc 1 kw D. AM— 1250 kc Fort Payne On The Air, Fort Payne, Ala. — CP new AM station 1250 kc 250 w D AMENDED to request 1250 kc 1 kw D. AM— 1580 kc Rock River Valley Bcstg. Co., Watertown, Wis. — CP new AM station 920 kc 500 w D AMENDED to request 1580 kc 250 w D. Modification of CP Mod. CP new FM station for extension of completion date: WAGAFM Atlanta, Ga.; WRWR Albany, N. Y.; KTRH-FM Houston, Tex. KRIC-FM Beaumont, Tex.— Mod. CP new FM station to change ERP to 14 kw, antenna height to 385 ft. License for CP WBUT-FM Butler, Pa.— License for CP new FM station. TENDERED FOR FILING SSA— 1490 kc WCNC Elizabeth City, N. C— Request for SSA on 1240 kc 250 w unl. APPLICATION RETURNED WEAK Charleston, S. C. — RETURNED July 12 mod. license to change from 1 kw D to 1 kw-D 100 w-N. July 14 Decisions . . . BY COMMISSION EN BANC Petition Denied WMRN Marion, Ohio — Denied petition for immediate consideration and grant without hearing application for CP to install new vertical ant. and mount FM ant. on AM tower; designated application for hearing, at Page 7 2 • July 18, 1949 Docket Actions . . . INITIAL DECISION Jacksonville, Fla. — Brennan Broadcasting Co., initial decision by Hearing Examiner Elizabeth C. Smith looking toward grant of application for new station on 690 kc, 25 kw unlimited, nighttime directional and denial of WTOC Savannah, Ga., to change facilities from 1290 kc 5 kw unlimited DA-N to 690 kc 10 kw unlimited. Initial decision July 14. (See story this issue.) Non-Docket Actions . . . AM GRANTS Lafayette, La. — Camellia Broadcasting Co. Inc. granted 1390 kc, 500 w daytime. Estimated cost $19,787. Principals: Paul H. De Cloute, sweet potato broker and warehouse operator, president 25%; Thomas A. De Cloute, sweet potato broker, vice president 25%; Harold J. Delhommer, auto parts, vice president 25% ; John W. Mitchell, director of Southwest Louisiana Trade School, secretary-treasurer 25%. All four men own 25% each in Trades Inc., trade school at Lafayette, La. Granted July 8. Fitchburg, Mass. — Wachusett Broadcasting Co. granted 1580 kc, 1 kw daytime. Estimated cost $17,564. Principals include: Donald L. Coleman, chief engineer WBEC Pittsfleld, Mass., 15%; Albert E. Keleher, physicist, 28'/!%; J. Gordon Keyworth, consulting engineer, and Ys owner WMNB N. Adams, Mass. 28V3%; James L. Spates, 12% owner Telecolor Corp., Springfield, Mass. Partnership agrees that with time and place to be designated later, in consolidated proceedings with Hico Bcsters., Jonesville, Mich., WJBK Detroit, Mich., WABJ Adrian, Mich., and made WBEX Chillicothe, Ohio, and WSRS Cleveland Heights, Ohio, parties to proceeding. Request Granted WERD Atlanta, Ga. — Granted request to cease operation for period of 60 days in order to refinance structure of station. Hearing Designated KTSA KTSA-FM San Antonio, Tex., KANS Wichita, Kan. and KRGV Weslaco, Tex. — Designated for consolidated hearing at time and place to be specified later, applications for consent to transfer control of KTSAKTSA-FM; assignment of license of KANS and assignment of license of KRGV (story page 37). KLAC KLAC-TV Los Angeles, Calif, and KYA San Francisco, Calif. — Ordered consolidated hearing at time and place to be designated later, on applications for consent to transfer control of KLAC KLAC-TV and KYA from Dorothy Schiff (Thackrey) to Warner Bros. Pictures (story page 28). Petition Denied WQUA Moline, 111. — Denied petition of WQUA requesting that application of American Bcstg. Stations Inc. for renewal of license WMT Cedar Rapids, Iowa, be designated for hearing, and that WQUA l5e made party to proceeding (story page 37). grant they may become corporation with pro rata stock interest. Granted July 14. TRANSFER GRANTS WDXI Jackson, Tenn. — Granted assignment of license from Aaron B. Robinson tr/as Dixie Broadcasting Co. to a corporation of same name and with Mr. Robinson holding all of stock consisting of 4,000 shares. Mr. Robinson requested change to achieve advantages of a corporate organization. WDXI is assigned 1310 kc with 1 kw daytime. Granted July 12. WAAT-AM-FM and WATV (TV) Newark, N. J. — Granted transfer of control in Bremer Broadcasting Corp. from Yetta Pollack, executrix of estate of Albert H. Pollack to Yetta in her own right. No transfer or furnishing of Albert H. Pollack to Yetta Pollack in her own right. No transfer or furnishing of funds is involved. WAAT is assigned 5 kw daytime, 1 kw night on 970 kc. WAAT-FM operates on Channel 234 (94.7 mc). WATV (TV) is assigned Channel 13. Granted July 12. KVSF Santa Fe, N. M.— Granted assignment of license from New Mexico Broadcasting Co. to Santa Fe Broadcasting Co. Inc. Licensee feels that it can function better as corporation. Ownership interest remain same. Principals are: A. R. Hebenstreit. S. P. Vidal and N. S. Buchanan. KVSF is assigned 1260 kc, 1 kw unlimited. Granted July 12. WXLT Ely, Minn.— Granted voluntary assignment of license from Charles W. IngersoU to Ely Broadcasting Co. WXLT is assigned 1450 kc, 250 w unlimited. Granted July 12. Deletions . . . Two AM authorizations and one FM construction permit were deleted by FCC last week. Total dropouts since first of year are: AM 21, FM 122. Deletions, effective dates and reason for withdrawals follow: KALA Alliance, Neb.— Ben J. Sallows, CP July 6. Request of applicant, no reason stated. KRST Tyler, Tex. — Rose Capital Broadcasting Co. CP July 1. Applicant desires to abandon project. WCFR (FM) Fall River, Mass. — Narragansett Broadcasting Co., CP July 12. Permittee states that station has been operating with special temporary authority since July 4, 1947, and since its inception has been incurring substantial losses. (See story this issue.) New Applications . . . AM APPLICATIONS Minot, N. D. — North Dakota Broadcasting Co. Inc., 910 kc, 1 kw unlimited, directional night; estimated cost $41,000. Jamestown Broadcasting Co., licensee of KSJB Jamestown, N. D., owns 97.40% of North Dakota Broadcasting Co. John Boler, president of Jamestown Broadcasting has application pending for new station at Charlotte Amalie, Virgin Islands. Filed July 12. Yuma, Ariz. — Salt River Valley Broadcasting Co., 1240 kc, 250 w unlimited; estimated cost $19,830. Principals: John L. Hogg, partner in Arizona Music Corp., president; Albert D. Johnson, partner in Arizona Music Corp., vice president; Glenn Snyder, 39.29% owner KTUC Tucson, vice president; John R. Williams, secretary; George R. Cook, part owner Prairie Farmer Pub. Co. and some radio interests, treasurer; Irving A. Jennings, member legal firm, Jennings, Strauss, Salmon & Trask, all have equal interest of 16%%. Filed July 11. Herkimer, N. Y.— Robert Harvard Dye, 1230 kc, 100 w unlimited; estimated cost $9,525. Mr. Dye, sole owner, is presently chief engineer at WNDR Syracuse. Filed July 11. Glenwood Springs, Col. — Glenwood Springs Broadcasting Co., 1340 kc, 250 w SH; estimated cost $8,100. Principals: Douglas D. Kahle, manager KCOL Fort Collins, Col., 50%; Lewis W. Grove, branch manager Mine & Smelter Supply Co., 50%. Filed July 6. Tulia, Tex. — Tul'e Broadcasting Co., 1150 kc, 250 w daytime; estimated cost $12,500. Principals: Francis D. Burgess, student, 20%; Robert Olin Lowery, engineer KSEL Lubbock, Tex., 20%; Francis J. Burgess, farming, 20%; Allan S. Head, drug business, 20%; Walker B. Jones, drug business, 10%; Roy F. McCasland, dentist, 10%. Filed July 6. Kinston, . N. . C. — Commonwealth Broadcasting Corp., 1010 kc, 1 kw daytime; estimated cost $10,000. Commonwealth Broadcasting Corp. is licensee of WLOW Norfolk, Va. Filed July 13. TV APPLICATIONS Terre Haute, Ind. — Wabash Valley Broadcasting Corp., Channel 4 (66-72 mc), ERP 15.3 kw visual, 7.65 kw aural antenna height above average terrain 351 ft. Estimated cost of construction $161,975, first year operating cost $100,000, estimated revenue $50,000. Applicant is licensee of WHTI AM outlet in Terre Haute. Filed July 11. Durham, N. C. — Durham Radio Corp., Channel 4 (66-72 mc), ERP 22.825 kw visual, 11.425 kw aural, antenna height above average terrain 485 ft. Estimated cost $198,270.11, first year operating cost $50,000, estimated revenue $45,000 Durham Radio Corp. is licensee of WDNC and WDNC-FM Durham. Filed July 8. TRANSFER REQUESTS WTNT Augusta, Ga.— Transfer of control in Georgia-Carolina Broadcasting Co. to J. B. Fuqua who purchases 900 shares of stock for $75,000. See story BROADCASTING, page 73. Filed July 14. WALE Fall River, Mass. — Transfer of control in Narragansett Broadcasting Co., from George L. Sisson Jr., et al to Bristol Broadcasting Co., licensee of WNBH New Bedford, Mass. Bristol Broadcasting buys 471}^ shares of stock for $47,233. Transferee believes proposed stock purchase can improve WALE with consequent benefit to general public. Filed June 28. KDET Center, Tex.— Assignment of license from Tom Potter and Tom E. Foster d/b as Center Broadcasting Co., to Center Broadcasting Co. Inc. composed of original partners and one newcomer. Mr. Foster now holds 49% interest and Mr. Potter holds 50%. William H. Smith, assistant cashier Guaranty Bond Bank, acquires 1 share or 1% for $10. Move is made to gain usual advanatges of corporate status and make for more flexible business organization. Filed June 28. a JTAC POSITIONS I Hogan, Fink Named DONALD G. FINK, editor-in-chief of Electronics, has been appointed chairman of the Joint Technical Advisory Committee; John V. L. Hogan, president of WQXR New York, has been named vice chairman, and Lavi^rence G. Gumming, technical secretary, IRE, has been reappointed secretary of the JTAC. Appointments are all for one year, July 1, 1949, to June 80, 1950, and were made by the boards of IRE and RMA. Tliese two associations jointly formed JTAC in May 1948 to review and evaluate technical and engineering information regarding electronics in order to advise governmental bodies and other professional and industrial groups. JTAC is currently assisting the FCC in its study of the future use for television of the frequencies from 475 mc to 890 mc. It has issued two reports on this subject. BROADCASTING • Telecasting