Broadcasting Telecasting (July - Sept 1952)

Television Applications Filed at FCC (Continued from page U3) counsel Steptoe & Johnson, Washington. Consulting engineer Bernard Assoc., Los Angeles, Calif. Sole owner is E. J. Peters. YUBA CITY, Calif. — John Steventon, UHF Ch. 52 (698-704 mc); ERP 95 kw visual, 47.5 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 174 ft., above ground 204 ft. Estimated construction cost $181,886, first year operating cost $138,000, revenue $147,600. Post Office address: 320 A St., Yuba City, Calif. Studio & Transmitter location: B St., Yuba City. Geographic coordinates 39° 08' 12" N. Lat., 121° 36' 36" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna GE. Legal counsel none. Consulting engineer Paul E. Leake, Lafayette, Calif. Sole owner is John Steventon, owner and operator J. Steventon (grain), San Francisco, 75% of Yuba City Mills (feed, grain, seed mfr. and distributor), Yuba City, 25% owner Oroville Broadcasters (KMOR Oroville licensee). DENVER, Col.— Colorado TV Corp. (KVOD), VHF Ch. 9 (186-192 mc); ERP 238 kw visual, 119 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 946 ft., above ground 238 ft. Estimated construction cost $394,011; first year operating cost $444,632; revenue $400,000. Post Office address: 1022 Midland Savings Building, 17th & Glenarm PI., Denver. Studio location: 1100 California St. Transmitter location: Lookout Mountain Park, Jefferson County, Col. Geographic coordinates 39° 43' 46" N. Lat., 105° 14' 08" W. Long. Transmitter RCA, antenna RCA. Legal counsel: Fisher. Wayland, Duval & Southmayd, Washington. Consulting engineer, A. Earl Cullum Jr., Dallas. Principals include : President W. D. Pyle, Vice President B. H. Stanton and SecretaryTreasurer T. C. Ekrem. DENVER, Col.— Metropolitan Television Co. VHF Ch. 4 (66-72 mc); ERP 100 kw visual, 100 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 1,104 ft., above ground 383 ft. Estimated construction cost $521,028, first year operating cost $525,000, revenue $475,000. Post Office address: 730 Equitable Bldg., Denver. Studio location: 4620 W. 38th Ave., Denver. Transmitter location: Lookout Mt., 0.2 mi. S. of Cody. Geographic coordinates 39° 43' 51" N. Lat., 105° 14' 03" W. Long. Transmitter GE, antenna RCA. Legal counsel McKenna & Wilkinson, Washington. Consulting engineer Kear & Kennedy, Washington. Principals include Director Bob Hope; Hope Productions Inc. (50%); Quigg Newton (3.64%), mayor of Denver; President William Grant (9.84%), Denver attorney; Vice President James L. Saphier, owner of own radio-TV production firm and director and minority stockholder in Hope Enterprises Inc.; Executive Vice President Ralph Radetsky (0.82%), Denver public relations counsel; Secretary-Treasurer Richard M. Davis (1.36%), Denver attorney; Hendrie & Bolthoff Co. (14.18%), Rocky Mountain area maker and distributor of mining machinery and industrial equipment and distributor of autos, radios, TV sets and appliances; Director Thomas P. Campbell (3.64%), Denver manager of improvements and parks, also personal investment and other business interests. BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — Southern Connecticut & Long Island Television Co. (WICC), UHF Ch. 43 (644-650 mc); ERP 82.5 kw visual, 46.6 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 699 ft., above ground 478 ft. Estimated construction cost $223,971; first year operating cost $113,410; revenue $100,000. Post Office address: 114 State Street, Bridgeport, Conn. Studio location: 114 State Street, Bridgeport, Conn. Transmitter location: Booth Hill, 6.9 miles N. of center of Bridgeport. Geographic coordinates 41° 16' 45" N. Lat., 73° IV 05" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA. Legal counsel: McKenna & Wilkinson, Washington. Consulting engineer. Millard M. Garrison, Washington. Principals include: President Philip Merryman (4.6%), Treasurer G. Gresham Griggs (5.7%) and J. Kenneth Bradley (5.7%). t HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Bcstg. Co. (WDRC-AM-FM), VHF Ch. 3 (60-66 mc); ERP 100 kw visual, 50 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 1,000 ft., above ground 613 ft. Estimated construction cost $454,800, first year operating cost $695,216; revenue $766,350. Post Office address: 750 Main St.. Hartford. Studio location: 869 Blue Hills Avenue. Transmitter location: Deercliff Road, Avon, Connecticut. Geographic coordinates 41° 45' 41" N. Lat., 72° 48' 09" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA. Legal counsel: Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, Washington. Consulting engineer: Paul Godley Co., Upper Montclair, New Jersey. Principals include: President-Treasurer Franklin M. Doolittle (59.7%) and Vice President-Secretary Walter B. Haase (20%). HARTFORD, Connecticut — Hartford Telecasting Co. Inc. VHF Ch. 3 (60-66 mc); ERP 100 kw visual, 50 kw aural: antenna height above average terrain 964.5 ft., above ground 605 ft. Estimated construction cost $886,353, first year operating cost $912,000, revenue $1,072,000. Post Office address: 780 Windsor St., Hartford 1, Conn. Studio location: 780 Windsor St. Transmitter location: 390 ft. NE of junction of Avon-West Hartford Township line with Albany Avenue. Geographic coordinates 41° 47' 48.5" N. Lat., 72° 47' 52" W. Long. Transmitter RCA, antenna RCA. Legal counsel Edmund M. McCarthy, New York. Consulting engineer Jansky & Bailey, Washington. Principals include President Clifford S. Strike, also President of F. H. McGraw & Co., Hartford, engineers & constructors, President New England Steel Development Corp., Boston; Vice President-General Manager Charles F. Cannon; Secretary-Treasurer Francis J. McClean. f HARTFORD, Conn. — Hartford Times Inc. (WTHT), UHF Ch. 18 (494500 mc); ERP 210 kw visual, 105 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 805 ft., above ground 190 ft. Estimated construction cost $332,000; first year operating cost $480,000; revenue $325,000. Post Office address: 10 Prospect St., Hartford. Studio location: 855 Asylum St., Hartford. Transmitter location: Talcott Mtn.. NW of Hartford. Geographic coordinates 41° 49' 26" N. Lat.. 72° 47' 55" W. Long. Transmitter GE, antenna GE. Legal counsel: Arnold, Fortas & Porter, Washington. Consulting engineer: George C. Davis, Washington. Principals include: President Frank E. Gannett, Vice President Frank E. Tripp (5%), Treasurer-Asst. Secretary H. W. Cruickshank, Vice President Francis S. Murphy (1.023%), Asst. Treasurer Latham B. Howard (0.14%), Asst. Secretary David R. Daniel (0.025%); Gannett Co. Inc. (80.842%). NEW BRITAIN, Conn.— The New Britain Bcstg. Co. (WKNB), UHF Ch. 30 (566-572 mc); ERP 178.5 kw visual, 89.25 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 919 ft., above ground 545 ft. Estimated construction cost (No Estimate); first year operating cost (No Estimate); revenue (No Estimate). Post Office address: 213 Main Street, New Britain, Conn. Studio location: 213 Main Street. New Britain, Conn. Transmitter location: 3.3 mi. NE of New Britain. Geographic coordinates 41° 37' 36.5" N. Lat., 72° 49' 33" W. Long. Transmitter RCA, antenna RCA. Legal counsel: Hogan & Hartson, Washington. Consulting engineer : George C. Davis, Washington. Principals include: President Julian Gross, Vice President Harry Hatsing, Treasurer Chester Bland and Secretary William H. Ray. CLEARWATER, Fla. — W. Frank Hobbs d/b as Pioneer Gulf Television Broadcasters, UHF Ch. 32 (578-584 mc); ERP 87.1 kw visual, 43.55 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 318 ft., above ground 344 ft. Estimated construction cost $179,186, first year operating cost $160,000, revenue $160,000. Post Office address: P. O. Box 1146, Clearwater. Studio and transmitter location: 3835 Gulf to Bay Blvd. Geographic coordinates: 27° 57' 36" N. Lat., 82° 42' 24.5" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA. Legal counsel McCullen & Goza. Clearwater. Consulting engineer W. J. Holey, Atlanta. Mr. Hobbs, an attorney, is sole owner. FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla.— Gore Pub. Co. (WFTL), UHF Ch. 23 (524-530 mc); ERP 100 kw visual, 56 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 269 ft., above ground 293 ft. Estimated construction cost $311,100, first year operating cost $250,000, revenue $200,000. Post Office address: 231 SE First Ave., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. Studio and transmitter location: 1785 SE 15th St., Ft. Lauderdale. Geographic coordinates: 26° 06' 10" N. Lat., 80° 07' 20" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont. antenna GE. Legal counsel McKenna & Wilkinson, Wash WNOR Sea Side WNOR Norfolk broadcast direct from the luxury liner, United States, by short wave ship-to-shore radio, originating some 150 miles out in the Atlantic, . according to General Manager Earl Harper, who described the big liner's maiden voyage from Newport News to New York. Mr. Harper featured interviews by Gen. John M. Franklin, president of the U. S. Lines, and William Francis Gibbs, the ship's designer. ington. Consulting engineer Weldon & Carr. Washington. Principals include President J. W. Dickey, Vice President J. W. Gore, Vice President-Treasurer R. H. Gore Jr., Secretary G. H. Gore, Chairman of the Board R. H. Gore Sr.; R. H. Gore Co. (100%). t MIAMI, Fla. — Storer Bcstg Co. (WGBS-AM-FM), VHF Ch. 10 (192-198 mc); ERP 316 kw visual, 158.5 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 836 ft., above ground 874 ft. Estimated construction cost $1,253,672; first year operating cost $720,000; revenue $720,000. Post Office address: 199 Pierce St.. Birmingham, Mich. Studio location: Biscayne Blvd. and 21st St., NE, Miami, Fla. Transmitter location: 1 mi. N of O.ius, Fla. Geographic coordinates 25° 58' 10" N. Lat., 80° 09' 06" W. Long. Transmitter RCA, antenna RCA. Legal counsel: Pierson & Ball. Washington. Consulting engineer: A. Earl Cullum Jr.. Dallas, Tex. Principals include: President George B. Storer (71.6%), Senior Vice President -Treasurer J. Harold Ryan (10.87%), Executive Vice President Lee B. Wailes (0.29%). Secretary John B. Poole (1.35%), Asst. Treasurer Harry A. Steensen (0.10%), Asst. Secretary Bertha C. Prestler (0.10%). Frances S. Ryan (13.75%) and the following vice presidents, each holding 0.23% : Stanton P. Kettler, William E. Rine. Allen Haid, J. Robert Kerns and Glen W. Harker. PALM BEACH. Fla.— Palm Beach Bcstg. Corp. (WW7*G-AM-FM), VHF Ch. 12 (204-210 mc); ERP 57.7 kw visual, 31.07 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 233 ft., above ground 274 ft. Estimated construction cost $171,569; first year operating cost $35,000 to $50,000: revenue $35,000. Post Office address: WWPG-AM-FM. Palm Beach. Florida. Studio and transmitter location: South Ocean Blvd. Geographic coordinates 26° 36' 41" N. Lat., 80° 02' 17" W. Long. Transmitter GE, antenna GE. Legal counsel: Clagett & Schilz, Washington. Consulting engineer: Robert M. Silliman, Washington. Applicant sole owner is Charles E. Davis. f PENSACOLA, Fla.— Gulfport Bcstg. Corp. (WEAR), VHF Ch. 3 (60-66 mc): ERP 53.6 kw visual, 26.8 kw aural: antenna height above average terrain 449 ft., above ground 458 ft. Estimated construction cost $369,985, first year operating cost $300,000, revenue $420,000. Post Office address: 2nd & Hyer Sts.. Pensacola, Fla. Studio location: 5 E. Gregory, Pensacola. Transmitter location: East side of F Street, between Maxwell and Bobe Sts. Geographic coordinates: 30° 26' 05" N. Lat.. 87° 13' 47" W. Long. Transmitter RCA, antenna RCA. Legal counsel Welch, Mott & Morgan, Washington. Consulting engineer Commercial Radio Equipment Co., Washington. Principals include President Charles W. Smith (51%). Vice President, Secretary & Treasurer Mel Wheeler (25%), F. M. Turner Jr. (12%) and A. C. Johnson (12%). ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— Tampa Bay Area Telecasting Corp., VHF Ch. 8 (180-186 mc); ERP 316 kw visual, 158 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 520 ft., above ground 544 ft. Estimated construction cost S501,304, first year operating cost $437,500. revenue $600,000. Post Office address: c/o Richard T. Earle Jr.. 901-906 First Federal Bldg.. St. Petersburg, Fla. Studio location to be determined. Transmitter location: Weedon Hammock 3.5 mi. NW of Weedon Drive, near St. Petersburg. Geographic coordinates: 27° 51' 29.6" N. Lat.. 82° 36' 26.6" W. Long. Transmitter GE, antenna GE. Legal counsel Frank U. Fletcher, Esq., Washington. Consulting (Continued on page 46) The "Early Worm" never gets the bird from sponsors who want results. Irwin Johnson's "Early Worm" program has top listenership throughout the 24-county, Central Ohio area reached by WBNS . . . starts the day right for loyal WBNS listeners. They stay with WBNS to hear top local and CBS network shows . . . including all the top 20-rated programs ! _ ASK JOHN BLAIR Page 44 • July 7, 1952 BROADCASTING • Telecasting