Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct - Dec 1951)

Docket Actions . . . FINAL DECISIONS Columbus, Ohio-Sky Way Bcstg. Corp. FCC issued final decision granting application for new AM station on 1580 kc, 1 kw, daytime; conditions. DW^onSePOnio-Stephen H. Kovalan. FCC issued final decision granting application for new AM station on 1570 kc, 250 w, daytime; conditions. Decision Sept. 27. INITIAL DECISIONS WQAN Scranton, Pa.— Hearing Examiner Hugh B. Hutchison issued initial decision favoring denial of request for switch from 630 kc, 500 w, daytime to 1450 kc, 250 w, fulltime. Decision SWXKW Albany, N. Y.— Hearing Examiner Fanney N. Litvin issued initial decision favoring denial of request for modification of construction permit to change directional antenna pattern; also, in view of demonstrated interference with WHDH Boston and KOA Denver, WXKW is ordered to reduce its nighttime power from 10 kw to 1 kw. Decision Sept. 26. . KSOK Arkansas City, Kan.— Hearing Examiner J. D. Bond issued initial decision favoring denial of application for FCC Actions (Continued from page 111) Decisions Cont. : Windsor, Ont. for period beginning NBurns Avenue Baptist Church, Detroit, Mich.— Granted extension of authority to transmit religious programs to CKLW Windsor, Ont. for the period beginning Oct. 10. KUMO Columbia, Mo.— Designated for hearing in Washington on Nov 16, application for extension of completion date from June 15 to Oct. 15 on CP for new station on 950 kc 1 kw unl. DA, authorized June 8, 1949. WIBK Knoxville, Tenn.— Upon petition, extended temporary authority to operate on 800 kc 1 kw D to Dec. 31 or until 30 days after entry of a decision by U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia, which ever is shorter. In event that said appeal has not been terminated by Dec, 31, petitioner may apply for further extension of temp, auth. . , The following stations were granted renewal of licenses for the regular period: WAYB Waynesboro, Va.; WBLT Bedford, Va.; WCVA Culpeper , Va WGKV Charleston, W. Va.; WVEC Hampton, Va.; WWW Fairmont W Va • WARK Hagerstown, Md.; WCUM Cumberland, Md.; WLOH Princeton, W. Va.; WBCC Bethesda, Md.; WWODFM Lynchburg, Va. WJVA South Bend, Ind.— On petition of WJVA, ordered applications for renewal of license and transfer of control designated for consolidated hearing in Washington on Oct. 29. KCIJ and Frequency Bcstg. System, Inc., Shreveport, La.— Denied petition to reconsider and set aside order of May 16 which designated for hearing application for license to cover CP, and application for assignment of CP of KCIJ to Frequency Bcstg. System and grant same without hearing. Further ordered that hearing in this proceeding be held in New Orleans commencing Oct. 24. . , KTXC Big Spring, Tex— Denied peti FCC roundup Wf nts, Transfers, Changes, Applications New Grants SOX. ScOlG SUMMARY THROUGH SEPTEMBER 27 Summary of Authorizations, Stations on the Air, Applications Class On Air Licensed CPs AM Stations •. . . 2,297 2,279 123 FM Stations 651 561 101 TV Stations 108 87 21 * On the air. 278 9 516 In Hearing 114 change from daytime only to fulltime with 100 w night on its present frequency of 1280 kc and daytime pow_er of 1 kw etc. Decision Sept. 27. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Fort Stockton, Tex. — By memorandum opinion and order, FCC denied request of Trans-Pecos Bcstg. Co. for oral argument on its petition for reconsideration of order released Aug. 28 which denied Trans-Pecos' petition for leave to intervene and enlarge issues in matter of revocation of construction permit for KFST Ft. Stockton. Order Sept. 26. Non-Docket Actions . . . AM GRANTS Norfolk, Va. — Rollins Bcstg. Inc. Granted 1050 kc, 500 w, daytime. Esti tion for reconsideration of Commission's action of March 14, designating for hearing application for renewal of license of KTXC, and for grant of same. Further ordered that hearing in this proceeding be held in Big Spring commencing Oct. 30. September 27 Applications . . . WFNC Fayetteville, N. C— Mod. CP to change frequency, power etc, for extension of completion date. KRNT-FM Des Moines, Iowa — Mod. CP new FM station for extension of completion date. License for CP KPAM Portland, Ore.— License for CP new AM station. WDOR Sturgeon Bay, Wis.— License for CP new AM station. WHOS-FM Decatur, Ala. — License for CP new FM station. WCOS-FM Columbia, S. C— License for CP new FM station. KWAR Waverly, Iowa— License for CP new non-commercial educational FM station. TV— Ch. 5 . KSD-TV St. Louis, Mo.— CP to increase ERP from 16 kw vis. 8 kw aur. to 100 kw vis. 50 kw aur. etc. APPLICATION RETURNED KDKD Clinton, Mo.— RETURNED application for license renewal. SERVICE Twenty-four years of faithful service to American agriculture makes WIBW the most-listened-to-station in Kansas and adjoining states. WIBW TheVaice^/Kansas in TOPE KA mated construction cost $19,990. Rollins is also licensee of WRAD Radford, Va. Granted Sept. 26. WOOK Silver Spring, Md.— Granted switch from 1590 kc to 1600 kc, 1 kw, daytime only and change in transmitter site from Silver Spring to Rockville. KEPO El Paso, Tex.— Granted increase to nighttime power from 5 kw to 10 kw with 10 kw daytime on 690 kc and make changes in nighttime DA; engineering conditions. TRANSFER GRANTS KOLT Scottsbluff, Neb.— Granted assignment of license to new partnership of L. L. Hilliard and Ruth K. Hilliard d/b as Hilliard Co. Former partner, Russell A. Hand, sold his 1% interest to L. L. Hilliard for $1,000. Granted Sept. 21. KGPH Flagstaff, Ariz.— Granted assignment of license from Flagstaff Bcstg. Co. to Frontier Bcstg. Co. to effect change from partnership to corporation. Granted Sept. 21. KXOX Sweetwater, Tex.— Granted assignment of license from Sweetwater Radio Inc. to Radio & News Inc., parent company. Granted Sept. 18. WKYB-WKYC (FM) Paducah, Ky.— Granted assignment of license from Paducah Newspapers Inc. to WKYB Inc. for $17,400.19 cash and $114,460.15 in bonds to be adjusted. News corporation is controlled by the Paxton family, who also control Paducah Newspapers. Granted Sept. 26. WREV-AM-FM Reidsville, N. C. — Granted acquisition of control Reidsville Bcstg. Co. Die, licensee, by William M. Oliver Sr., present 50% owner, through purchase of other 50% for $3,500 plus certain obligations from C. R. Oliver Sr. Granted Sept. 26. WHLN Harlan, Ky. and WNVA Norton, Va.— Granted acquisition of negative control Blanfox Radio Co., licensee of both stations, by R. B. Helms and Jack T. Helms who increase their stock interest to 50% through issuance of four shares (6.25% interest) to J. T. Helms as payment for $2,001.90 obligation. Granted Sept. 26. KBUC Corona, Calif.— Granted assignment of license from Elmer J. Bucknum and 15 limited partners to Mr. Bucknum and 12 limited partners for $5,885.02. Granted Sept. 26. WOW-AM-TV Omaha, Neb. — Granted transfer of control Radio Station WOW Inc., licensee, from Francis P. Matthews and six other stockholders to Meredith Engineering Co. for $2,525,000. Meredith Engineering is subsidiary of Meredith Pub. Co. and owns WHEN Syracuse, N. Y., and has TV applications pending for Albany and Rochester, N. Y. [BROADCASTING • TELECASTING, Aug. 13]. Granted Sept. 26. New Applications . . . AM APPLICATIONS Montrose, Pa. — Montrose Bcstg. Corp., 960 kc, 1 kw, day; estimated construction cost $17,506.95; first year operating cost $16,500; revenue, $16,500. Montrose Bcstg. is organized as a nonprofit, non-stock corporation. Principals are President W. Douglas Roe, executive secretary Montrose Bible Conference; Secretary Arthur W. Kuschke, vice president F. E. Parkhurst Insurance Inc., Wilkes-Barre; Treasurer Lynn L. Rider, retired accountant, and four others. Filed Sept. 26. Lamesa, Tex.— Citizens Bcstg. Co., 1360 kc, 1 kw, day; estimated cost $19,250; operating cost $30,000; revenue $40,000. One-fifth partners are E. J. Watkins, owner real estate firm; David R. Worley, general manager KTFY Brownfield, Tex. and V± owner New Frontier Bcstg. Co. (applicant for new AM station in Seminole, Tex.); Bruce C. Zorns, vice president Brownfield State Bank & Trust Co. and Yoakum County State Bank; John A. Flache, farmer and theatre manager; Hubert F. Nelson, radio sales and service business. Filed Sept. 26. Denver, Col.— New York Technical Institute of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1380 kc, 5 kw, day; estimated cost $33,615; operating cost $75,000; revenue $85,000. Applicant has also filed for a new AM station in Cincinnati. Filed Sept. 25. TRANSFER REQUESTS WLAD Danbury, Conn.— Transfer of control Berkshire Bcstg. Corp., licensee, from Robert J. Doran, John C. Doran and John P. Previdi to James B. Lee through sale of 75% interest for $30,000. Mr. Lee is president of Frank H. Lee Co., hat manufacturers, and part-owner Nutmeg State Bcstg. Co. which has applied for TV station in Waterbury, Conn. Filed Sept. 24. KHAS Hastings, Neb.— Transfer of control Nebraska Bcstg. Co., licensee, from Fred A. Seaton to Fred A. Seaton and two members of his family, Fay N. and Richard M. Seaton, through sale of 46% interest for approximately $15,100. Whereas Fred Seaton now owns 69%, he and his father and brother will each own 23% after transfer. Filed Sept. 24. WJHO Opelika, Ala. — Assignment of license from old partnership to new one including Miles H. Ferguson d/b as Opelika-Auburn Bcstg. Co. Mr. Ferguson pays other partners $7,500 plus for his Vi interest. Filed Sept. 24. KMCO Conroe, Tex. — Assignment of license from partnership d/b as Montgomery County Bcstg. Co. to Montgomery County Bcstg. Co. Inc., a new corporation owned by same partners. Filed Sept. 24. KWRN Reno, Nev. — Acquisition of negative control Nevada Radio-Television Inc., licensee, by Donald W. Reynolds through purchase of 50% interest from 100% owner Kenyon Brown for $1,250. Mr. Reynolds is majority owner of Southwestern Pub. Co. which owns KFSA-AM-FM Ft. Smith, Ark., KBRS Springdale, Ark., and has applied for TV stations in Tulsa, Oklahoma City, Las Vegas and Little Rock; he owns part of KHBG Okmulgee Okla., KAKE Wichita, Kan. and WIKK Erie, Pa.; he is also part-owner of Erie Television Corp., applicant for a TV station there. Filed Sept. 25. WGAD Gadsden, Ala. — Assignment of license from General Newspapers Inc. to Coosa Bcstg. Co. Inc. for $46,000 plus. Principals are President W. Curtis DeLamar (60%), publisher The Gadsden Times; Secretary-Treasurer Sara DeLamar (30%), housewife; Vice President Mary June DeLamar (10%), student. Filed Sept. 26. WSBB New Smyrna Beach, Fla.— Assignment of license from old partnership to new partnership d/b as Beach Bcstg. Co. James D. King Jr. and Walter T. Slattery retain their y3 interest. Roland Jordan Jr. buys J. G. Cobble's V3 for $5,000. Filed Sept. 26. WCAZ Carthage, 111.— Transfer of control Superior Bcstg. Service Inc. to Zola N. Compton through purchase of 100% interest from Chicago Title & Trust Co., executor and trustee of estate of her deceased husband, Robert E. Compton, for $25,450. Filed Sept. 26. WMUS Muskegon, Mich. — Assignment of license from George H. Cross, receiver, to Greater Muskegon Bcstrs. Inc. No consideration. Assignment is by operation of law pursuant to discharge of receiver in bankruptcy. Filed Sept. 26. KCRV Caruthersville, Mo.— Assignment of license from Pemiscot Bcstrs. Inc. to partnership owned by same stockholders, Pemiscot Bcstrs. KRON-FM-TV San Francisco, Calif. — Transfer of negative control Chronicle Pub. Co., licensee, from Kathleen Y. Thieriot and Nion R. Tucker to Charles Thieriot and Phyllis M. Tucker through appointment of latter as new trustees of 25% each. No monetary consideration. Filed Sept. 26. WPMP Pascagoula, Miss. — Acquisition of control Crest Bcstg. Co., licensee, by Hugh O. Jones, present stockholder, through purchase of 568 shares for $568. Filed Sept. 27. RCA INSTITUTES, INC. One of the leading and oldest schools of Radio Technology In America, offers Its trained Radio and Television technicians to the Broadcasting Industry. Address inquiries to Placement Director RCA INSTITUTES, INC. A Service of Radio Corporation ah' Page 112 • October 1, 1951 BROADCASTING • Telecasting*