Broadcasting Telecasting (July - Sept 1952)

TV Grants and Applications (Continued from page 71) ton. Consulting engineer Bernard C. O'Brien, Rochester, N. Y. Principals include President E. B. Fitzpatrick, Vice President H. W. Cruickshank, Executive Vice President John R. Henzel and Secretary-Treasurer R. L. Davis. Olean Times Herald Corp. is sole owner of applicant. City priority status: Gr. A-2, No. 222. t HENDERSONVILLE, N. C— Radio H?nfierscnville Inc. (WHKP), UHF Ch. 27 (578-584 mc); ERP 20 kw visual, 10 kw aural r ar.tenna height above average terrain 983 ft., above ground 346 ft. Estimated construction cost $174,800, first year operating cost $96,000, revenue not estimated. Post Office address c/o WHKP Hendersonville, N. C. ftudio location to be determined, ransmitter location top of Jump Off ■| Joe Mountain, 3 mi. west of HenderI sonville. Geographic coordinates 35° 18' J 43" N. Lat., 82° 31' 07" W. Long. Trans I mitter and antenna RCA. Legal counsel John Creutz, Washington. Principals include President Beverly M. Middleton it, (25%), Vice President Clarence E. Mor f gan (50.25%), Vice President Kermit Edney (5%), Secretary Evelyn Howe Middleton (9.5%) and Treasurer D. A. Gil ' L more (3%). City priority status: Gr. }<A-2, No. 791. ¥ YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio — Polan Inif dustries (modification of application) J UHF Ch. 21 (512-518 mc); ERP 169 kw [ visual, 84.5 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 534 ft., above . 1 ground 550 ft. Estimated construction i cost $326,000, first year operating cost ' $200,000, revenue $225,000. Post Office address 321 8th St. (P. O. Box 1720), Huntington, W. Va. Studio location to ji be determined. Transmitter location | on Gibson St. between Dewey and WilI bur Avenues. Geographic coordinates u'!;41° 04' 32" N. Lat., 80° 38' 40" W. Long, "r Transmitter and antenna RCA. Legal v|i. counsel McKenna & Wilkinson, Wash'|f ington. Consulting engineer A. D. Ring *i& Co., Washington. [For earlier apji plication, see TV Applications, B.T, II f1 July 7.] City priority status: Gr. A-2, A No. 5. j|[ PORTLAND, Ore. — North Pacific . I, Television Inc. (modification of applif cation), VHF Ch. 8 (180-186 mc); ERP , 316 kw visual, 158 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 1,304 ft., ■ above ground 574 ft. Estimated cona; struction cost $853,775, first year oper4 ating cost $702,697, revenue $564,000. | Post Office address 604 Mead Bldg., oijt Portland, Ore. Studio location to be i determined. Transmitter location on j'Mt. Scott, NW corner of Ridgeway Ivf Drive and East View Drive, 1.9 mi. SE JfOf Portland city limits, 7.5 mi. SE of ,i center of Portland. Geographic coif ordinates 45° 27' 16" N. Lat., 122° 33' 00" t W. Long. Transmitter and antenna I RCA. Legal counsel Haley & Doty, Washington. Consulting engineer Cracr ven, Lohnes & Culver, Washington. 1 [For earlier application, see TV AppliOM cations, B.T, Aug. 18.] City priority n.[istatus: Gr. A-2, No. 2. tit BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Associated Bcstrs. [One. (WEST Easton), UHF Ch. 51 (692arf'!698 mc); ERP 2.24 kw visual, 2.24 kw ite»?aural; antenna height above average , terrain 600 ft., above ground 235 ft. " I Estimated construction cost $204,650 n-W(but $155,150 has already been paid on YVequipment delivered), first year operat'I ing cost $280,000, revenue $250,000. Post oa1 Office address Associated Bcstrs. Inc., SOONER or LATER some aggrieved listener accuses you of LIBEL or SLANDER and THEN you'll need our Wk UNIQUE INSURANCE \\ covering this hazard. It covers also < , Invasion of Privacy. Plagiarism, M Piracy and Copyright. It is m ADEQUATE. SURPRISINGLY II INEXPENSIVE. In use Nation-wide. GET IT IN TIME! WRITE FOR DETAILS AND RATES EMPLOYERS REINSURANCE CORPORATION \mornttt E«chdn?t ka> '*> City. Wi 516 Northampton St., Easton, Pa. Studio location to be determined. Transmitter location at end of Savercool Ave. on Fountain Hill, 2.5 mi. SW of Bethlehem on the same site as KG2XAZ (experimental UHF TV station). Geographic coordinates 40° 35' 55" N. Lat., 75° 25' 12" W. Long. Transmitter composite, antenna RCA. Legal counsel George O. Sutton, Washington. Consulting engineer James C. McNary, Washington. Principals include Chairman of the Board John F. Steinman (50%), President E. C. Anderson, 1st Vice President Clair R. McCollough and 2nd Vice President J. Hale Steinman (50%). Principals are officers and/or stockholders of WDEL-AM-FM-TV Wilmington, Del., WGAL-AM-TV Lancaster, Pa., WORK York, Pa., WKBO Harrisburg, Pa., and WRAW Reading, Pa. City priority status: Gr. B-l, No. 80. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Southern Television Inc. (modification of application), VHF Ch. 12 (204-210 mc); ERP 120 kw visual, 60 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 1,000 ft., above ground 374 ft. Estimated construction cost $500,093, first year operating cost $350,000, revenue $375,000. Post Office address 509 Cherry St., Chattanooga, Tenn. Studio location 1103 Hixon Pike. Transmitter location on East Brow Road; north half of Lot 4, Block 13, Sylvan City, Signal Mountain, 5.2 mi. north of Chattanooga city limits. Geographic ^coordinates 35° 09' 47" N. Lat., 85° 17' 59" W. Long. Transmitter and antenna RCA. Legal, counsel Cohn & Marks, Washington. Consulting engineer Kear & Kennedy, Washington. [For earlier aerification, see TV Applications. B.T, June 30.] City priority status: Gr. A-2, No. 14. KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Television Services of Knoxville, UHF Ch. 26 (542548 mc); ERP 21.09 kw visual, 10.54 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 487 ft., above ground 147 ft. Estimated construction cost $125,125, first year operating cost $180,000, revenue $180,000. Post Office address Television Services of Knoxville, c/o , Krieger & Jorgensen, Wyatt Bldg., Washington, D. C. Studio location to be determined. Transmitter location on Sharp Ridge, 3 mi. NNW of Knoxville city limits. Geographic coordinates 36° 00' 14" N. Lat., 83° 56' 33" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA. Legal counsel Krieger & Jorgensen, Washington. Consulting engineer George C. Davis, Washington. Principals include equal (50%) partners J. Hortm Douarht^n, 25% owner of WAYS-AM-FM Charlotte, N. C, 25% owner of WCOG Greensboro, N. C, and was owner of 25% of WKIX (now WMSC) Columbia, S. C, until May 1950, and has interest in department stores in North and South Carolina; and, Harold H. Thorns, president and 99% owner of WISE Asheville, N. C, president and (with his wife) 71% owner of WEAM Arlington, Va., 25% owner of WAYS-AM-FM and WCOG, 13.5% owner of WSSB Durham, N. C, was owner of 25% of WKIX until May 1950, and was owner of WHHT Durham, N. C, until 1949 when this license was surrendered to FCC. WEAM and WCOG are both applicants for television stations in their respective cities. City priority status: Gr. A-2, No. 21. BROWNSVILLE, Tex.— Valley Television Inc., VHF Ch. 5 (76-82 mc); ERP 100 kw visual, 50 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 546 ft. above ground 583 ft. Estimated construction cost $296,000, first year operating cost $240,000, revenue $360,000. Post Office address P. O. Box 472, Brownsville, Tex. Studio location 1934 Central Blvd. Transmitter location on U. S. 281, 0.3 mi. NE of Los Indios. Geographic coordinates 26° 03' 10" N. Lat., 97° 44' 27" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA. Legal counsel Fisher, Wayland, Duvall & Southmayd, Washington. Consulting engineer Geo. A. Gautney, Washington. Principals include President Vance C. Wilson (12.5%), 50% owner of La Siesta Motor Courts, and commercial manager and 34% stockholder of KBOR Brownsville, Tex.; Vice President Willis A. Wilson (12.5%), 50% owner of La Siesta Motor Courts, and vice president, chief engineer and 24% owner of KBOR; Secretary Treasurer Minor Joel Wilson (12.5%), president, manager and 20% owner of KBOR; Jean G. Wiederman (12.5%), representative for Union Life Insurance Co. in Brownsville, Tex., area; Mrs. Dorothy Dorfman (7.5%), housewife and partner in Dorfman's Jewelry Store, Brownsville, and Clyde Tandy Jr. (5%), employe of Port Fertilizer & Chemical Co., Los Fresnos, UHF PANEL Set for NEDA Sept. Meet DISCUSSION of ultra high frequencies is scheduled for an entire day at the four-day convention and manufacturers' conference of the National Electronic Distributors Assn. in Atlantic City Sept. 22 to 25. Tuesday has been set aside for UHF, with President George Wedemeyer introducing the guests. The forum will be led by H. F. Bersche, manager of renewal sales for RCA's tube department, who will foresee "New Electronic Frontiers" after the RCA film on UHF, "Success Hill," is shown. UHF panel leaders will include Harry A. Ehle, International Resistance Co., Philadelphia, moderator; R. D. Maddox, Belden Mfg. Co., Chicago; L. C. Ebel, Anaconda Wire and Cable Co., New York; Harold Harris, Channel Master Corp., Ellenville, N. Y.; Kenneth Weitzel, General Electric, Syracuse; Robert Furst, David Bogen Co., New York, and Wilfred B. Whalley, Sylvania Electric Products, New York. More than 2,000 persons are expected to register for this third annual conference-convention, according to L. B. Calamaras, executive vice president, who reported that 70 electronics firms have reserved space. Election of officers and association business is scheduled for the Monday opening Sept. 22. The general membership session will take place that evening. Tex. City priority status: Gr. A-2, No. 36. f LYNCHBURG, Va. — Old Dominion Bcstg. Corp. (WWOD), UHF Ch. 16 (482-488 mc); ERP 101 kw visual, 57.1 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 500 ft., above ground 553 ft. Estimated construction cost $166,835, first year operating cost $60,000, revenue $60,000. Post Office address P. O. Box 918, Lynchburg, Va. Studio and transmitter location on Route 501, 0.3 mi. NW of Lynchburg city limits. Geographic coordinates 79° 12' 44" N. Lat., 37° 26' 27" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA. Legal counsel, Fisher, Wayland, Duvall & Southmayd, Washington. Consulting engineer Geo. E. Gautney, Washington. Principals include President D. H. Dillard (42.2%), Vice President P. G. Dillard (17.8%), E. S. Dillard (17.8%) and W. H. Burruss (5.6%). City priority status: Gr. A-2, No. 85. ROANOKE, Va. — Polan Industries (modification of application), VHF Ch. 7 (174-180 mc); ERP 316 kw visual, 158 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 2,000 ft., above ground 603 ft. Estimated construction cost $411,000, first year operating cost $250,000, revenue $275,000. Post Office address 321 8th St. (P. O. Box 1720), Huntington, W. Va. Studio location to be determined. Transmitter location on Weaver Knob, 6 mi. east of Roanoke. Geographic coordinates 37° 18' 15" N. Lat., 79° 49' 26" W. Long. Transmitter and antenna GE. Legal counsel McKenna & Wilkinson, Washington. Consulting engineer A. D. Ring & Co., Washington. [For earlier application, see TV Applications, B.T, July 14.] City priority status: Gr. A-2, No. 34. MADISON, Wis. — Earl W. Fessler (WMFM [FM]), UHF Ch. 33 (584-590 mc); ERP 17.5 kw visual, 10.4 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 530 ft., above ground 544 ft. Estimated construction cost $123,553, first year operating cost $75,000, revenue $85,000. Post Office address 2047 Winnebago St., Madison. Transmitter location Nakoma St. and West Beltline. Geographic coordinates 43° 02' 14" N. Lat., 89° 27' 22" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA. Legal counsel Edwin C. Conrad, Madison. Consulting engineer John Creutz, Washington. Sole owner of applicant is Earl W. Fessler, who also owns Radio Service Shop, Madison. 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