Broadcasting (July - Sep 1950)

KCRO PERMIT FCC Proposes Revocation INITIAL decision to revoke construction permit of KCRO Englewood, Col., on grounds of financial misrepresentations by one of the station's owners, has been reported by FCC [Broadcasting, July 17]. FCC Comr. Paul A. Walker, presiding officer in the case, found that R. L. Cunningham, partner in The Colorado Broadcasting Co., KCRO permittee, had misrepresented his financial condition in the original station application. Comr. Walker indicated Mr. Cunningham's actions "fell far short of the standard expected of a broadcast permittee." The permit for KCRO was revoked by the Commission last fall but the order was suspended pending disposition of the hearing before Comr. Walker, requested by the station. KCRO is assigned 1 kw daytime on 1380 kc. Other partners include B. C. Cunningham and S. E. Bradford. WPNF BREVARD WOND PROGRAMMING New Outlet Starts Tests THIRTY DAYS after ground was broken, WOND Pleasantville, N. J., began program tests on July 9, Harry Zoog, general manager, reports. Station, licensed to Pioneer Broadcasters Inc., operates fulltime with 250 w on 1400 kc. Located on the salt meadows between Atlantic City and Pleasantville, WOND is an independent outlet in an area where only affiliates had existed previously, according to Mr. Zoog. For Sale (Cont'd) Equipment, etc. RCA camera dolly (Fearless type) TD5A excellent condition; purchased from RCA 1948; $1750.00 F.O.B. eastern seaport uncrated. BOX 875F, BROADCASTING Marks Formal Opening WPNF Brevard, N. C, operating fulltime on 1240 kc with 250 w, went on the air July 6 with official dedication two days later. Principal speaker at the dedication was Rep. Monroe Redden (D-N. C). The public was invited to attend the ceremony broadcast and inspect the station, claimed to be one of the most modern buildings in the Carolinas. WPNF is owned and operated by the Pisgah Broadcasting Co. Ed M. Anderson is president and general manager; John Anderson, executive director; Robert E. Liverance, program director and chief engineer, and Jack Hammette, commercial and station manager. Station, which is an affiliate of Mutual, plans also to feature local programs of farm, religious and civic nature. According to Ed N. Anderson, Pisgah Broadcasting Co. has invested some $36,000 in the MBS outlet and, prior to going on the air, sold advertising contracts totaling about $48,000 — in a town of less than 5,000 population and county of around 16,000. Basic Communications ELECTRICAL COMMUNICATION. By Arthur Lemuel Albert. Third Edition. New York: John Wiley & Sons Inc. London: Chapman & Hall Ltd. 593 pp. $6.50. ENTIRE field of electrical communication is covered in this third edition including the transmission of code, speech and music by both wire and radio. The volume considers the specialized fields of the subject as they are related to one another. It is designed to provide a basic training upon which a career in communication engineering can be built, according to the author, a professor of communication engineering at Oregon State College. In this edition, material is revised to expand in detail the treatment of communication and broadcasting in radio. Other revisions expand available information. Newspaper and Radio iSitalion $73,000.00 The ideal combination — located in one of the south's best rural markets. Properties are (1) a 250 watt fulltime radio station and (2) a well established leading weekly newspaper. Combined earnings §200,000.00 a month and future business indications excellent. Here is an unusual opportunity for one or two good operators. Total price for both properties $75,000.00. Financing arranged. CONTACT THE NEAREST OFFICE OF THE EXCLUSIVE REPRESENTATIVES BLACKBURN-HAMILTON COMPANY, INC. RADIO STATION AND NEWSPAPER BROKERS WASHINGTON, D. C. CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO James W. Blackburn Harold R. Murphy Ray V. Hamilton Washington Bldg. 360 N. Mich. Ave. 235 Montgomery St. Sterling 4341-2 Randolph 6-4550 Exbrook 2-5672 Building which houses the modern studios of WPNF, with transmitter shown in the background. VETERANS GUILD Radio Unit Plans Expansion THE Veterans Hospital Radio Guild, an organization originally formed by a group of radio performers, has begun an expansion program which, it is hoped, will result in a nationwide effort. The guild, whose principal mission is to teach radio production to hospitalized veterans so they may conduct their own programming on the intra-hospital closed-circuit radio facilities, appointed a board of governors composed of leaders in the broadcasting field. Members of the board, who will soon begin a fund-raising drive and will solicit widespread assistance throughout the industry are: Ted Cott, general manager, WNBC and WNBT (TV) New York; Thomas Luckenbill, vice president in charge of radio-TV, at William Esty Co.. and Read Wight, radio-TV director. J. M. Mathes Inc., all co-chairmen; G. Richard Swift, general manager, WCBS-AMTV New York; Carl Haverlin. president. Broadcast Music Inc.; Charles Baltin, vice president, WHOM New York; Sydney H. Eiges, vice president in charge of press, NBC; George Crandall. director of press, CBS; Alan Brandt, director of publicity, WNEW New York; Betty Forsling, radio editor, Newsweek; Frank Burke, editor. Radio Daily, and Leonard V. Harrison, Community Service Society. CATHOLIC HOUR NCBA Picks Top Show THE Catholic Hour (NBC), produced by the National Council of Catholic Men, was selected as the top Catholic radio program in a poll taken at the recent convention of the National Catholic Broadcasters' Assn. in St. Louis. Named as second choice by the delegates was the Sacred Heart Hour, produced at St. Louis U. (WIL) under the direction of the Rev. Eugene Murphy S.J., new association president. WQAN-FM Joins RRN WQAN-FM Scranton, Pa., July 15 became the 13th station, and the first outside New York State, to join the Rural Radio (FM) Network, according to Michael R. Hanna, Rural Network general manager. Owned and operated by the Scranton Times, WQAN-FM is the seventh newspaper-owned FM outlet to join RRN in as many months, Mr. Hanna stated. BRUCE GEDDES | UN Engineer Dies Suddei ] FUNERAL SERVICES were h Tuesday afternoon, July 18, at S. H. Hines Parlors, Washingti for Bruce Bond Geddes, 42, rabroadcast engineer with the Ur Nations and son of Bond Ge' executive vice president of Radio-Television Mfrs. Assn. Geddes died suddenly the mornL. of July 16 at Great Neck, Long ].:• land. Associated with CBS Washu ton for many years, Mr. Gedd who was born in Omaha, spi most of his life in the natia capital prior to joining the engineering staff a few months a^ai Before his CBS association, 1 Geddes was with the old Atwal^gB Kent Mfg. Co., Philadelphia. | was a graduate of Central H) School, Washington, and also ,tended Maryland U. and Bliss El, trical School. He was married; 1933 to Marjorie Cavin Merrick^ Los Angeles. Besides his parents and his wii Mr. Geddes is survived by daughters. Sue, 15, and Ellin, 7, / of Washington. A brother, GailGeddes, died in an automobile a% dent three years ago. ■ tf iiii WDNE STUDIOS Open in Two Communiti WDNE Elkins, W. Va., licensed West Virginia Radio Corp., 1 opened studios in two mounts, state communities, Parsons a Philippi, the MBS affiliate has ported. Studios will be operal with cooperation of local newsi(rj[ pers. The Philippi studios began op' ation fortnight ago with local co. munity news, popular and hillbi ^ music. Station is represented [' Joseph Jeffcott and Allan Bym 'i joint managing directors of 1 Barbour County Publishing Co. 1 rt Parsons facilities will be launch t next Monday (July 31) under 1 operational direction of Albert IV; Clain, owner of the Tucker Cour,i Newspapers. NORTHWEST BROADCASTING SCHOOL 531 S. W. 12th • PORTLAND. OR{GO Page 78 • July 24, 1950 BROADCASTING • Telecastiilp