Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan - Mar 1951)

fCC actions DECEMBER 21 TO DECEMBER 28 CP-construction permit ant.-antenna DA-directional antenna D-day ERP-effective radiated power N-night STL-studio-transmitter link aur.-aural synch, amp.-synchronous amplifier vis.-visual cond. -conditional LS-local sunset mod. -modification trans. -transmitter unl. -unlimited hours STA-special temporary authorization CG-conditional grant Grants authorizing new stations, changes in facilities, and transfers appear at the end of this department, accompanied by a roundup of new station and transfer applications. December 21 Applications . . . ACCEPTED FOR FILING License for CP KPOC Pocahontas, Ark. — License for CP new AM station. KIUP Durango, Col. — License for CP to change frequency, power and install DA-N. License Renewal Request for license renewal AM station: WBCO Bessemer, Ala.: WDIG Dothan. Ala.; KTIP Porterville, Calif.; WILM Wilmington, Del.; WAOV Vincennes, Ind.; KBUN Bemidji, Minn.; WROX Clarksdale, Miss.; WNAT Natchez. Miss.; WGNC Gastonia, N. C; WHIT New Bern, N. C; WJER Dover, Ohio; WLEU Erie, Pa.; WPLH Huntington. W. Va.; WHAW Weston, W. Va.; KFIZ Fond du Lac, Wis. Modification of CP KRLD-TV Dallas— Mod. CP new commercial TV station for extension of completion date 4-1-51. December 27 Decisions . . . BY COMMISSION EN BANC Hearing Designated Marshall Formby, Spur, Tex. — Designated for hearing at Washington on Feb. 20, 1951, application for CP for new station on 1260 kc 250 w D. WSOC Charlotte, N. C— Designated for hearing at Washington, application of WSOC for CP to install 'new vertical ant., to be heard in consolidated proceeding with application of Radio Sumter for new station at Sumter, S. C on 1240 kc 250 w, unl., previously designated for hearing; made WKDK Newberry, S. C. party to proceeding. Modification of License WHFC Cicero, 111. — Waived Sec. 3.30(a) of Commission Rules and granted application for mod. of license to change main studio location to Chicago, provided WHFC continues to identify itself as Cicero. Request Denied KTED Laguna Beach, Calif.— By letter denied request for additional period of 45-60 days to remain silent pending reorganization of station and transfer of studio location; advised licensee that unless KTED resumes regular operation within 30 days from date of letter, and notifies Commission and Engineer in Charge of District thereof, KTED license should be surrendered for cancellation. Hearing Designated KJSK Columbus, Neb. — Designated for hearing in consolidated proceeding presently scheduled for Jan. 3 in Washington on applications of KGAR et al, application of KJSK to change facilities from 900 kc 1 kw D, to 920 kc 1 kw D 500 w N and made KUSD Vermillion, S. D., party to proceeding with regard to Anderson application only. Petition Dismissed KVOL Lafayette, La. — Dismissed as moot petition of KVOL filed Oct. 30, 1950, requesting review of Motions Commissioner's action of Oct. 27 postponing hearing on application. BY COMMISSION Modification of CP WCEN Mt. Pleasant, Mich.— Granted mod. of CP to incorporate changes in DA system as suggested by Commission to afford protection to Canadian assignment at CKX Brandon, Man. under Custom-Built Equipment U. S. RECORDING CO. 1121 Vermont Ave., Wash. 5, D. C. Sterling 3626 CLARENCE R. JACOBS Studio Consultants Planning Design Acoustics Box 69 Princeton, Illinois Tel. No. 4200 new NARBA. Extension Granted WPAB Ponce, P. R.— Granted extension of authority for period of 60 days from Dec. 19 to operate with power reduced to about 4 kw. CP to Replace CP KOKX Keokuk, Iowa — Granted application to replace CP which was inadvertently allowed to expire. BY THE SECRETARY KSAM Huntsville, Tex.— Granted license install new trans. WHLD Niagara Falls, N. Y.— Granted CP to install old main trans, as aux. on present location of main trans, on 1270 kc with 1 kw, DA day, for aux. purposes. WNEW New York— Granted CP to install new trans. WWJ-TV Detroit— Granted extension of completion date to 3-1-51. WRBI Blue Island, 111.— Same except to 1-31-51. KFGR Forest Grove, Ore.— Granted license for new station — 1570 kc 250 w-D. KOCY Oklahoma City, Okla.— Granted license install new trans. Edwin H. Armstrong, New YorkGranted license for new FM STL KEA 46. Shamrock Bcstg. Co., Houston, Tex.— Granted licenses for new remote pickup KA-6549-50. Richard Field Lewis Jr., Winchester, Va. — Granted license for new remote pickup KIC-4090. WBUR Boston— Granted CP to change ERP from 0.380 kw to 20 kw; change trans, and make changes in ant. system. KRLC Lewiston, Ida.— Granted CP for new remote pickup KA-8104. KSEM Inc., Moses Lake, Wash. — Same KA-8105. KECC Inc., Pittsburg, Calif.— Granted CP and license new STL, KMA-91. KCMO-FM Kansas City, Mo. — Granted mod. of license to change ERP to 56 kw. Following granted mod. CP's for extension of completion dates as shown: WATV Newark, N. J. to 7-9-51; KOB-TV Albuquerque, to 4-1-51; KOMA-FM Oklahoma City, to 7-1-51; WJMC-FM Rice Lake, Wis. to 6-12-51; KTSA-FM San Antonio, to 5-1-51; WJHL-FM Johnson City, Tenn. to 6-1-51. Charles Wilbur Lamar Jr., Houma, COMMERCIAL RADIO MONITORING COMPANY PRECISION FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS "A reliable service for over 18 yean" For immediate service phone JACKSON 5302 P. O. Box 7037 Kansas City, Mo. VACANCY YOUR FIRM'S NAME in this "vacancy'' will be seen by 15,500 readers — station owners and managers, chief engineers and technicians — applicants for AM, FM, Television and facsimile facilties. La. — Granted license for new remote pickup KKC-978. Eastern Idaho Bcstg. & Tele. Co., Idaho Falls, Ida. — Granted license for new remote pickup KA-2476. F. C. Todd, Gastonia, N. C. — Granted license change in remote pickup KA-3844. Baptist General Convention of Tex., Dallas, Tex. — Granted license for new remote pickup KA-6290. Granite Dist. Radio Bcstg. Co., Salt Lake City, TJtarw-Granted mod CP to change power and equipment in remote pickup KA-6291. The Twin States Bcstg. Co., Augusta, Ga. — Granted mod. CP to specify additional frequency 26.47 kc in remote pickup KA-6337. American Colonial Bcstg. Corp., Arecibo. P. R. — Granted mod. CP to change trans, site for remote pickup WWA-200. WLWA Cincinnati — Granted mod. license to change studio location of FM station. WKAB Mobile, Ala. — Granted license install new trans, for aux. purposes. KOBK Owatonna, Minn. — Granted license for new station; 1390 kc, 500 w D cond. WBTV Charlotte, N. C— Granted license change trans, location of TV station. KSEL Lubbock, Tex.— Granted CP install new trans. WNLC New London, Conn. — Granted CP to install new trans. WGOV Valdosta, Ga.— Granted CP install new trans, to be used as main trans, for nighttime use and as aux. for daytime use with 1 kw. ACTION ON MOTIONS By Commissioner E. M. Webster Public Service Radio Corp., Baltimore, Md. — Granted time in which to file exceptions to Commission's Proposed Decision in proceeding re application and that WBAL Baltimore, Md. be extended from Dec. 26, to Jan. 5, 1951. Tri-City Bcstg. Co., Bellaire, OhioGranted leave to amend application so as to show location of main studio as 4000 Water Street, Wheeling, W. Va.; and to show increase in cost of construction of proposed TV station. FCC General Counsel — Granted petition for extension of time to Jan. 22, 1951, in which to file exceptions to initial decision issued in proceeding upon application of Lubbock County Bcstg. Co., Lubbock. Tex. Southern Bcstg. Co. Inc., Nashville, Tenn. — Granted petition for leave to amend its application to increase the amount of individual subscriptions to stock of the applicant, to add additional subscribers to stock and information relating thereto, and to provide information as to the specific transmitter site selected by the applicant. Granted motion to take depositions in proceeding re its application. Cape County Bcstg. Co., Cape Girardeau, Mo. and Hirsch Communication Engineering Corp., Sparta, 111. — Granted petition of Cape County Bcstg. Co. insofar as it requests leave to amend application to specify 1220 kc. 250 D, in lieu of present request for 1230 kc, 250 w, unl., and for removal of application, as amended from hearing docket; dismissed request for grant of application; on Commission's own motion, aoplication of Hirsch Communication Engineering Corp. is removed from hearing docket FCC General Counsel — Granted extention of time to Jan. 15, 1951 from Dec. 26 in which to file exceptions to initial decision issued in proceeding upon application for consent to assignment of license of KSET El Paso, Tex., and for CP. WKEY Covington, Va. — Granted continuance of hearing, now scheduled for Jan. 5, 1951, in proceeding upon application; hearing continued indefinitely. WQXI, Buckhead, Ga.— Granted leave to amend application so as to change place of operation from Buckhead, to Atlanta, Ga., and to revise his proposed DA array and application, as amended, is removed from hearing docket. WING Dayton, Ohio and Charles H. Chamberlain, Bellefontaine, Ohio — Dismissed as moot petition dated Nov. 14, 1950, of Chamberlain to strike opposition to WING's petition for enlargement of issues in re application of Chamberlain. because Commission granted WING's petition for enlargement of the issues on Dec. 14. By Examiner Leo Resnick Gila Bcstg. Co., Winslow, Ariz. — Granted continuance of hearing in proceeding upon application from Jan. 2, to March 5 ,1951. in Washington, D. C. FCC General Counsel — Granted extension of time from Dec. 18, 1950, to Jan. 3, 1951 in which to file proposed findings of fact and conclusions, briefs, or memoranda of law in matter of Garfield Medical Apparatus Co., New York. By Examiner Fanney N. Litvin KYA San Francisco, Calif. — Granted continuance of hearing in proceeding upon application from Jan. 8, 1951, to Mar. 12, 1951. in Washington, D. C. WHDH Boston, Mass.; KOA, Denver, Colo.; WXKW, Albany, N. Y.; FCC General Counsel — Granted petition filed Dec. 15, 1950, by all parties to this proceeding and General Counsel of FCC for extension of time from Dec. 18, 1950, to Jan. 15, 1951, for filing corrections to transcript of record in this proceeding, and for extension of time from Jan. 17, 1951, to Feb. 26, 1951, for filing proposed findings and facts (Continued on page 79) KCBS 'CLUB' Marks New Transmitter THAT thing called curiosity, innate in every being, is called into play by KCBS San Francisco's "KCBS Sidewalk Superindendent's Club" to mark construction of its new 50 kw transmitter and tower. As promotion of the new construction, KCBS is sending out a "bulletin" to "club members" giving latest data on progress. The first "bulletin" pictures the driving of 75-ft. piles, embedding of steel plates to anchor guy wires and placing of concrete bases to support the construction. Explaining the club, Arthur Hull Hayes, vice president and general manager, says the' site, 30 miles north of San Francisco, has the purpose of achieving "a 10-fold increase in power ... to extend CBS and KCBS programs to an area which includes 9 out of 10 families in northern California." NBC's Voice of Firestone, sponsored by Firestone Tire & Rubber Co., was presented Lowell Mason Award "for outstanding contributions to music on the air" by Keyboard Jr., scholastic music magazine. SERVICE DIRECTORY Page 74 • January 1, 1951 BROADCASTING • Telecasting