Broadcasting (July - Sep 1950)

FCC Actions (Continued from page 58) Decisions Cent.: Land O'Lakes Bcstg. Corp., Cambridge, Ohio — Granted CP for new remote pickup KA-7279. WMCA Inc., New Yorli— Granted CP for new remote pickup KA-7278. WHP Inc., Harrisburg, Pa. — Granted CPs for new remote pickups KA-7117-8. Coast Ventura Co., Ventura, Calif.— Granted CP for new remote pickup KA-4269. Wheeling Bcstg. Co., Wheeling, W. Va. —Granted mod. CP KA-6536 to change frequencies to 26.15, 26.35 mc; power from 50 to 40 w and change trans. KANW Albuquerque, N. M. — Granted mod. CP to change ERP of noncommercial educational FM station from 165 to 350 w and make changes in ant. Guy Gannett Bcstg. Services, Area Portland, Me. — Granted mod. license KA-3038 to change frequencies to 26.19, 26.29. 26.39 mc. WJIV Savannah, Ga. — Granted mod. CP for approval of ant. and trans, location. WDEL Wilmington, Del.— Granted mod. CP for extension of completion date to 2-22-51. Cond. WLBJ Bowling Green, Ky. — Same to 11-8-50. WTOL-FM Toledo, Ohio— Same to 2-8-51. KFGQ-AM-FM Boone, la.— Granted authority to remain silent Aug. 9 in order that staff may attend graduation exercises at Iowa City, la. KVMC Colorado City, Tex.— Granted license new AM station; 1320 kc 500 w D. The Fort Industry Co., Miami, Fla. — Granted license KA-4732 change existing remote pickup frequencies 26.23, 26.33, 26.43 mc; 15 w; A3 Emission, mobile, area Miami. KMTR Radio Corp., Hollywood, Calif. — Granted request to cancel CPs and delete remote pickups KA-4990, KMA773. Isle of Dreams Bcstg. Corp., Area Miami, Fla. — Granted request to cancel CP and delete remote pickup KA-5217. National Bcstg. Co. Inc., New York — — Granted request to cancel CPs and delete remote pickups KA-4667, KA 4688-4689-4692. Edwin H. Armstrong, New York City —Station KA-3417 deleted July 1 as applicant does not desire to file for mod. to change frequencies in accordance with new rules. Central New York Bcstg. Corp., Syracuse, N. Y.— Same KA-3033-4. Oregonian Pub. Co., Portland, Ore. — Stations KA-3184-5 to be deleted, applicant does not desire to use remote pickups. The Associated Bcstrs. Inc., San Francisco— Delete stations KA-3026-3029, KA-3087; commission granted KPIX Inc. five CPs and licenses; KA-7152, KA-7153; KA-7154; KA-7155; KA-7156 to replace these stations. American Bcstg. Co. Inc., Los Angeles • — Cancel license and delete remote pickup KA-3016. American Bcsctg. Co. Inc., New York • — Granted request to cancel licenses and delete remote pickups KA-4634-6, KEA-649. American Bcstg. Co. Inc., San Francisco, Calif. — Granted request to cancel licenses and delete remote pickups KA4645-6. ABC Chicago— Same KA-4664. American Bcstg. Co. Inc., Washington, D. C. — Granted request to cancel licenses and delete remote pickups KA3024-5. National Bcstg. Co. Inc., Area Cleveland, Ohio — Granted mod. license KA5484 to change frequencies to 26.11, 26.15, 26.25, 26.35, 26.45 mc. National Bcstg. Co. Inc., Area Cleveland, Ohio — Granted mod. license KA5484 to change frequencies to 26.11, 26.15 , 26.25 , 26.35 , 26.45 mc. The Uncompahgre Bcstg. Co., Area Montrose, Col. — Granted CP new remote pickup KA-7263. Palestine Bcstg. Co., Palestine, Tex. — Granted CP new remote pickup KA7265. Community Bcstg. Co., Corpus Christi, Tex. — Granted CP new remote pickup KA-7264. City of Dallas, Tex., Dallas — Granted CP new remote pickups KA-7266-7270. Lampasas Bcstg. Co., Lampasas, Tex. — Granted CP new remote pickup KA7137. WGTA Summerville, Ga.— Granted mod. CP to change type trans. KPAT Pampa, Tex.— Granted mod. CP for approval ant., trans and studio locations (cond.). WBIP Booneville, Miss. — Granted . . . for initiating or revising distribution and sales plans, comparing opportunities in individual markets and media, or otherwise investigating ways to step up sales. 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If you are not a subscriber, or wish 1o have an extra copy, we will honor your reservation now at $5.00 each with a 5-day return privilege. r L A Stclion of Standard Hate S Data $erv}< Walter E. Botrhof, Publisher 333 North Michigan Av«no<!, Chicago 1, Htj New York • 5an Fron<ii<& • Los Angeli^ili mod. CP for approval of ant., trans, and studio location. Following granted mod. CPs for extension of completion dates as shown: WFCB Dunkirk, N. Y. to 8-21-50 (cond.); KRMD-FM Shreveport, La. to 2-1-51; WIOD-FM Miami, Fla. to 2-2251; KCBS-FM San Francisco to 3-1-51; WAGA-FM Atlanta, Ga. to 2-12-51; KFCA Phoenix, Ariz, to 1-1-51; WGTR Boston to 11-1-50; WLAV-FM Grand Rapids, Mich, to 1-12-51. KHSL Chico, Calif.— Granted license increase power, install new trans., change trans, location, mod. DA for night use only and increase height and mount FM ant. on east element of DA. KICA Clovis, N. Mex.— Granted license change frequency, power and trans, location and install new trans, and DA-N. 980 kc 1 kw DA-N Unl. WGTR Eastern Bcstg. Corp., Boston, Mass. — Granted voluntary assignment of CP and license to The Yankee Network Inc. Radio-Television of Baltimore Inc., Area, Baltimore, Md. — Granted CP new experimental television relay KA-7258. KUTA Salt Lake City, Utah— Granted CP to install new trans. (Cond.) WBRD Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.— Granted mod. CP to change type trans. KWPC-FM Muscatine, la— Granted mod. CP for extension of completion date to 1-21-51. WDEL-FM Wilmington, Del.— Granted mod. CP for extension of completion date to 2-22-51. WOR-TV New York— Granted mod. CP for extension of completion date to 2-15-51. KGNC-FM Amarillo, Tex. — Granted license new FM station; Chan. 282 (104.3 mc), 4.8 kw, 270 ft. WMMJ Peoria, 111.— Granted mod. of license to change studio location. ACTIONS ON MOTIONS By Commissioner Jones WOBS Jacksonville, Fla. — Granted leave to amend application so as to provide revised financial data, and to change trans site. Granted continuance of hearing in proceeding re application, now scheduled for July 24. Hearing continued indefinitely. KSOK Arkansas City, Kan. — Granted continuance of hearing in proceeding re application to Aug. 7 at Washington, D. C. KICK Springfield, Mo.— Granted continuance of hearing in proceeding re application, presently scheduled for Aug. 1, at Springfield; hearing continued indefinitely. WJVA South Bend, Ind.— Granted continuance of hearing in proceeding re application presently scheduled for Aug. 7. at South Bend, Ind., hearing continued indefinitely. Melbourne Bcstg. Corp., Melbourne, Fla. — Granted petition insofar as it requests leave to amend application so as to specify frequency 1240 kc 250 w unl. in lieu of 1270 kc 100 w-N 250 w D, unl., and for removal of application from hearing docket; dismissed insofar as it requests grant without hearing. David M. Baltimore and Scranton Radio Corp., Scranton, Pa. — Granted petition of David M. Baltimore to amend application so as to specify 1450 kc 250 w unl. in lieu of 1400 kc 250 w unl., and application, as amended, was removed from hearing docket. On the Commission's own motion application of Scranton Radio THIS CAKE topped with icing serve a double purpose: Demonstrates c( operation among stations in the Ric^ mend, Va., area and celebrates th 1,000th day of broadcasting f( WXGI. Barron Howard (I), buslne: manager, WRVA same city, cuts slice for Graeme Zimmer, WXGI vie president. Corp. was removed from hearir docket. Capital City Bcstg. Co. Inc., Menoir onie. Wis. — Granted leave to amen; application so as to specify frequenc 1360 kc 500 w, D. in lieu of 1450 V 250 w unl; application, as amende: : removed from hearing docket. WTJS Jackson, Tenn. — Granted di; missal of its application. FCC General Counsel — Granted e> tension of time in which to file excer tions to initial decision issued in pre ceeding re applications of Hamtramc Radio Corp. and Atlas Bcstg. Co. bot of Hamtramck, Mich.; time extende to Aug. 25. ! f .1 By Commissioner Jones FCC General Counsel— Granted e>' tension of time to Aug. 8 in which 1 file exceptions to initial decision issue in proceeding re application of Suffol Broadcasting Corp., Patchogue, N. Y. By Examiner Leo Resnick WKJG Fort Wayne, Ind. — Dismissefis petition requesting continuance hearing in matter of petition of WSP for designation for hearing of applic;: tion of WKJG for mod. of CP. KRMG Tulsa, Okla.— Granted petitio to amend application so as to reduc maximum expected operating valv in direction of small portion of Can£, dian border, and application, as amenc ed, retained on hearing docket. By Examiner Fanney N. Litvin KYA San Francisco — Granted cori tinuance of hearing from Aug. 1, Oct. 30 in Washington, D. C. By Commissioner Sterling KFTM The Fort Morgan Bcstg. Co Fort Morgan, Col. — Ordered that plac (Continued on page 71) Yo</ Cm CAU YO(/R SHOTS ON THE To cover the rich dairyland markets of Wisconsin; the industrial centers of Northern Minnesota . . . use the Arrowhead Networl<. You're interested in sales — and that's what we deliver! i 1 f fW/AF© |>WHUB I^EgC ^OMC (WEAU I y#| SC 1 Page 62 • July 31, 1950 Represented nationally by RA-TEL Reps., inc and regionally by BULMER-JOHNSON, Inc. Mpls. BROADCASTING • Telecastin