Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr - Jun 1952)

preclude the large gain in service area. In any event, adjacent channel interference is not a loss of service to the public since in the "interference area" the viewer would always have at least one service, and in some areas both services. 287. In view of the foregoing, the Commission is finalizing the assignment of Channel 8 to New Haven. An appropriate authorization to Elm City Broadcasting Corporation will be issued to specify operation of WNHC-TV on Channel 8. Final Assignments and Reservations 288. The following assignments and reservations are adopted: VHF UHF City Channel No. Channel No. Durham Boston Brockton Pittsfield Springfield Holyoke Worcester Hartford New Haven New London Bridgeport Norwich 44, 50, 56 55, 61 14, 20 3 18, *24 8 59 26, 81 43, 49, *71 57, *63 Providence 10, 12 16, *22 Waterbury 53 HANOVER, NEW HAMPSHIRE: EDUCATIONAL RESERVATION 289. (a) Proposed Reservation. In the Third Notice no channel assignment was proposed for Hanover. (b) Counterproposal of Dartmouth College. Dartmouth College filed a counterproposal requesting that UHF Channel 21 be assigned to Hanover to be reserved for noncommercial educational use. This assignment would be accomplished by substituting Channel 51 in Rochester, New Hampshire, for Channel 21. (c) Statement in Support of Dartmouth College Counterproposal. Dartmouth College stated that it had investigated the financing required for the construction of UHF television transmitting facilities and that the Board of Trustees was prepared to seek funds for this purpose. Dartmouth College's total operating budget for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1951 was in excess of $5,400,000. Dartmouth's total assets as of June 30, 1951 were in excess of $38,000,000. (d) Opposition to Dartmouth College Counterproposal. M i d Hudson Broadcasters, Inc., Poughkeepsie, New York, opposed Dartmouth College's counterproposal on the grounds that in the Third Notice, Channel 21 was assigned to Poughkeepsie, and that "the mileage separation between Poughkeepsie, New York, and Hanover, New Hampshire, is 158 miles." Mid-Hudson pointed out that this would violate the minimum UHF co-channel spacing (165 miles) prescribed by the Commission in its Third Notice. Both Poughkeepsie and Hanover are situated in Zone I. CONCLUSIONS 290. We have above reconsidered the matter of co-channel spacings and have reduced the minimum UHF co-channel assignment spacing in Zone I to 155 miles. On the basis of this revised minimum mileage separations requirement, and in view of the foregoing, it is concluded that UHF Channel 21 should be assigned to Hanover and reserved for non-commercial educational use. Channel 51 will, therefore, be substituted in Rochester, New Hampshire in place of Channel 21. BROADCASTING • Telecasting Final Assignments and Reservations 291. The following assignments and reservation are adopted: City UHF Channel No. STATE OF NEW YORK: EDUCATIONAL RESERVATIONS 292. (a) Proposed Reservations. In the Third Notice the Commission proposed the following reservations for non-commercial educational use in New York State: City UHF Channel No. AlbanySchenectady-Troy *17 Binghamton *46 Buffalo *23 Ithaca *14 New York City *25 Rochester *21 Syracuse *43 Utica-Kome *25 (b) Support of the Educational Reservations: The Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York supported the foregoing reservations for non-commercial educational use in the state of New York. The Board stated that it proposes to utilize the resources of more than 8,000 state educational and cultural institutions to afford educational opportunities to more than 91% of the population of the state. Sample program schedules, detailed as to content and objectives, were submitted by the Board. The Board proposes to construct a non-commercial educational television network at an estimated cost of $3,855,540 with an annual technical operating cost of $2,273,941 based on 16 hours of operation Monday through Friday and 12 hours Saturday and Sunday. Programming would be apportioned among the public and private institutions under its supervision and costs will be borne by participating institutions supplemented by state aid. Statements were also filed by the following institutions in support of the reservations of channels for non-commercial educational use in their respective communities and in support of the State Board's plan for a state-wide network: The City College of the City of New York, the Board of Education of the City of New York, Fordham University, The College of Forestry of the State of New York, Syracuse University, the Brooklyn Public Library, the New York State College for Teachers at Buffalo, the University of Rochester, the Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester Board of Education and the University of Buffalo. No oppositions were filed with respect to the educational reservations proposed in the Third Notice. (c) Counterproposal of Board of Regents of the University of the State of New York. The Board of Regents requested the additional reservation of a channel for noncommercial educational use in New York City, Malone and Poughkeepsie. (d) Statement in Support of Board of Regents Counterproposal. With respect to New York City, the Board requested that either UHF Channel 19 or 31, which the Commission proposed to assign for commercial use, be reserved instead for non commercial educational use. The Board urged that one educational station in New York City is inadequate to meet the needs of a state-wide program and the special educational needs of the city itself. No oppositions were filed to this counterproposal. With respect to Malone, the Board requested that UHF Channel 20, which the Commission proposed to assign for commercial use, be reserved instead for non-commercial use. In the alternative, the Board requested the assignment and reservation of an additional channel for non-commercial education use. No oppositions were filed to this counterproposal. With respect to Poughkeepsie, the Board requested that UHF Channel 21, which the Commission proposed to assign for commercial use, be reserved instead for non commercial educational use. The Mid Hudson Broadcasters, Inc., of Poughkeepsie opposed this request on the grounds that it would be in violation of the Commission's announced method employed in the making of noncommercial educational station reservations. In the alternative, the Board requested the assignment and reservation of an additional channel for non-commercial educational use. No oppositions were filed to this alternative request. CONCLUSIONS 293. We believe the record supports the assignment and reservation of channels in Malone and Poughkeepsie for non-commercial educational use. Since we have assigned only one channel to these cities for commercial purposes, we are assigning Channel 66 to Malone and Channel 83 to Poughkeepsie and we are reserving these channels for use by non-commercial educational stations.09 294. In view of the total spectrum space available for use in this area, we do not believe the Board of Regents' request for the reservation of a second channel for noncommercial educational use in New York City is warranted. The assignments we have made herein permit practically no further assignments in this area in either the VHF or the UHF. This portion of the request of the Board of Regents is therefore denied. 295. On the basis of the foregoing, the reservations of channels for non-commercial educational use in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, Binghamton, Buffalo, Ithaca, New York City, Rochester, Syracuse and Utica-Rome are finalized. FINAL RESERVATIONS 296. The following reservations for non-commercial educational use are adopted: City UHF Channel No. Albany-Schenectady-Troy *17 Binghamton *46 Buffalo *23 Ithaca *I4 Malone *66 New York City *25 Poughkeepsie *83 Rochester *21 Syracuse *43 Utica-Rome *25 Binghamton, New York 297. (a) Proposed Assignments and Reservations. In the Third Notice the Commission proposed the assignment of VHF Channel 12 and UHF Channels 40 and 46 for Binghamton, with Channel 46 reserved for non-commercial educational use. (b) Census Data. The standard metropolitan area of Binghamton has a population of 184,000 and the 65 The Board of Regents also suggested that provision be made for share time operation as between non-commercial educational and other television services if no "reasonable solution to the problem" presented in Malone and Poughkeepsie could be found. In view of the fact that channels have now been reserved in these cities for use by non-commercial educational stations, this suggestion has been given no further consideration. City of Binghamton has a population of 81,000. (c) Existing Stations. Clark Associates, Inc., is licensed for the operation of Station WNBF-TV on Channel 12. (d) Counterproposal of Binghamton Broadcasters, Inc. Binghamton Broadcasters, Inc., proposed the additional assignment of Channel 7 to Binghamton. No other changes in the assignments proposed by the Commission in the Third Notice were requested. (e) Statement in Support of Binghamton Broadcasters, Inc. Counterproposal. Binghamton Broadcasters, Inc., urged that the additional assignment of Channel 7 to Binghamton is necessary to achieve a fair and equitable distribution of television service. It was recognized by Binghampton Broadcasters, Inc., that a grant of its counterproposal would result in a co-channel assignment separation of 136 and 160 miles, respectively, to WJZ-TV, New York and Buffalo. (f) Oppositions. The American Broadcasting Company, Inc., New York, licensee of Station WJZ-TV, the Buffalo Courier Express, Inc., of Buffalo and Meredith Syracuse Television Corporation, licensee of Station WHEN at Syracuse, New York, opposed the Binghamton counterproposal. Conclusions 298. The counterproposal of Binghamton Broadcasters, Inc., must be denied for the reason that it would result in co-channel assignment separations between Binghamton and WJZ-TV, New York and between Binghamton and Buffalo below the minimum provided by our decision herein for Zone I. Final Assignments and Reservations 299. The following assignments and reservation are adopted: VHF Chan UHF Chan City nel No. nel No. Binghamton 12 40, *46 BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS, ITHACA, NEW YORK 300. Proposed Assignments and Reservations. In the Third Notice the Commission proposed the following assignments and reservations : VHF Chan UHF Chan City nel No. nel No. Buffalo 4, 7 17, *23 Niagra Falls 2 Ithaca *14, 20 Buffalo-Niagara Falls 301. (a) Census Data. The standard metropolitan area of Buffalo has a population of 1,089,000. The city of Buffalo has a population of 577,000. The city of Niagara Falls has a population of 91,000. (b) Existing Stations. WBEN, Inc., is licensed for the operation of Station WBEN-TV on Channel 4 at Buffalo. (c) Joint Counterproposal of Buffalo Courier Express, Inc., WGR Broadcasting Corporation and WKBW, Inc. Buffalo Courier Express, Inc., WGR Broadcasting Corporation and WKBW, Inc., have filed joint counterproposals requesting the assignment of Channels 2 and 9 by making the following changes in the assignments proposed by the Commission in the Third Notice: April 14, 1952 Part II Final TV Report • Page 37 I