Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1953)

location 2641 Summer Ave., Memphis. Geographic coordinates 35° 08' 58" N. Lat., 89° 58' 11" W. Long. Transmitter and antenna RCA. Legal counsel Krieger & Jorgensen, Washington. Consulting engineer Mcintosh & Inglis, Washington. Principals include President of the Board and Trustee C. L. Ganus, owner of Finest Foods Inc. (restaurant), New Orleans; Vice President of the Board and Trustee Dr. L. M. Graves, physician head of Memphis Health Dept., and Secretary-Treasurer of the Board and Trustee W. O. Beeman, associated with Murrray Co. (industrial management), Memphis. Applicant is non-profit educational institution; no stock authorized or issued. (BPCT-563.) City priority status: Gr. B-4, No. 188. Granted Jan. 29. Temple, Tex.— Bell Pub. Co. (KTEM). Granted vhf Ch. 6 (82-88 mc): ERP 13 kw visual, 6.5 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 460 ft., above ground 403 ft. Engineering conditions. Estimated construction cost $164,807. first year operating cost $150,000, revenue $175,000. Post office address P. O. Box 419. Temple, Tex. Studio location 119 West Avenue A. Transmitter location North First St. and city limits. Geographic coordinates 31° 07' 27" N. Lat., 97° 19' 52" W. Long. Transmitter and antenna RCA. Legal counsel Fisher, Wayland, Duvall & Southmayd, Washington. Consulting engineer A. Earl Cullum Jr., Dallas, Tex. Principals include President Frank W. Mayborn (95%), who also is president and controlling stockholder of WMAK Nashville, Tenn., and Secretary-Treasurer C. A. Schulz (5%). (BPCT-1426.) City priority status: Gr. A-2. No. 200. Granted Jan. 29. Tyler, Tex. — Jacob A. Newborn Jr. Granted uhf Ch. 19 (500-506 mc); ERP 2.4 kw visual, 1.3 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 350 ft., above ground 308 ft. Engineering conditions. Estimated construction cost $110,000, first year operating cost $98,400, revenue $133,000. Post office address P. O. Box 1572, Beaumont, Tex. Transmitter location Peonies National Bank Bldg. Geographic coordinates 32° 21' 03" N. Lat., 95° 18' 07" W. Long. Transmitter and antenna GE. Sole owner of applicant is Jacob A. Newborn Jr., who owns laundry and real estate, is 10% owner of KBMT (TV) Beaumont, Tex., and applicant for new TV station at Minden, La., and Alexandria, La. (BPCT-1422.) City priority status: Gr. A-2, No. 109. Granted Jan. 29. Charlottesville, Va. — Barham & Barham (WCHV). Granted uhf Ch. 64 (770-776 mc); ERP 120 kw visual, 66 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 780 ft., above ground 97 ft. Estimated construction cost $165,000, first year operating cost $94,350, revenue $91,800. Post office address % Charles Barham Jr., P. O. Box 631, Charlottesville, Va. Studio and transmitter location top of Patterson Mtn., 2Vz ml. SE of Charlottesville. Geographic coordinates 38" 00' 03" N. Lat., 78° 27' 48" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA, studio equipment DuMont. Consulting engineer A. D. Ring & Co., Washington. Principals include equal (50%) partners Charles Barham and Emma Lou Barham. (BPCT-1315.) City priority status: Gr. A-2, No. 196. Granted Jan. 29. being in order to expedite processing of uncontested TV applications. Passed-Over TV Applications FOLLOWING are additional mutually exclusive applications for new TV stations which have been passed in FCC processing pursuant to Commission action of Sept. 17, 1952 [B«T, Sept. 22, 1952], effective Oct. 15, 1952, suspending processing of such applications for time Location GROUP A Ch. Applicants File No. (BPCT— ) Orlando, Fla. 18 Central Fla. Pub. Co. 1402 Orange TV Enterprises 1459 Alexandria, La. 62 Jacob A. Newborn Jr. 1464 Barnet Breznor Hattiesburg, Miss. 9 Miss. Electronics Co. 1495 Hattiesburg TV Co. 1545 Mason City, Iowa 3 Lee Radio Inc. 1230 Twin States TV Co. 1232 Sharon, Pa. 39 Leonard J. Shantz 1509 Sharon Herald Bcstg. Co. Tend. GROUP B Portsmouth, Ohio 30 Akron, Ohio 61 Indianapolis, Ind. 8 Indianapolis, Ind. 13 Memphis, Tenn. 3 Atlanta, Ga. 36 Woodruff Inc. 1430 Brush-Moore Newspapers Inc. 1449 Matta Enterprises 1500 Allen T. Simmons 1501 Universal Bcstg. Co. 110 TV Indianapolis Inc. Tend. Crosley Bcstg. Corp. Tend. Indianapolis Bcstg. Inc. 281 WIBC Inc. 328 Mid-West TV Corp. Tend. WRFC Bcstg. Service 452 WMPS Inc. 514 Robert W. Rounsaville 1513 Ga. Institute of Technology Tend. New AM Stations . . . Applications Decatur, Ala. — J. B. Fait Jr., 1490 kc, 250 w fulltime; antenna 150 ft. Estimated construction cost $11,785, first year operating cost $26,400, revenue $32,000. J. B. Fait Jr., sole owner of applicant, is president, general manager and 60% owner of WFUN Huntsville, Ala., and president and % owner of Pulaski Development Co. (FHA subdivision), Huntsville, Ala. P. O. address: P. O. Box 405, Huntsville, Ala. Filed Feb. 3. Delray Beach, Fla. — Delroy Bcstrs., 1420 kc, 500 w daytime; antenna 200 ft. Estimated construction cost $14,550, first year operating cost $27,000, revenue $39,500. Robert G. Misenheimer, sole owner of Delray Bcstrs., is commercial manager of WNCA Siler City, N. C. P. O. address: 2O06 James St. Durham, N. C. Filed Jan. 5. Winter Park, Fla. — Orange County Bcstrs. Inc., 1260 kc, 1 kw daytime; antenna 200 ft. Estimated construction cost $18,555, first year operating cost $43,260, revenue $54,000. Principals include President Charles Wolf (58%), general manager of Bowling Centers of Florida Inc., Jacksonville, Fla.; Vice President and Treasurer Arthur C. Erickson (40%), announcer-engineer for WROD Daytona Beach, Fla., and Secretary Richard C. FeUows (2%), program director and announcerengineer for WROD. P. O. address: 1113 South Ridgewood Ave., Daytona Beach, Fla. Filed Jan. 5. Abbeville, S. C. — Abbeville Bcstg. Co., 1300 kc, 1 kw daytime; antenna 200 ft. Estimated construction cost $14,275, first year operating cost $24,000, revenue $36,000. General partners are T. Lamar Simmons (50%), 25% owner of Erwin Supply Co. (wholesale merchants), Erwin, N. C, sales agent for Richmond Hardware Co., Richmond, Va., and owner of Cruise-In Theatre, Lillington, N. C, and M. T. Pack (50%), manager of WFVG Fuquay Springs, N. C. P. O. address: P. O. Box 421, Fuquay Springs, N. C. Consulting engineer: R. L. Easley. Filed Feb. 3. West Coast 1000 Watt Network Station $125*000.00 Profitable network affiliate in a very desirable market that has retail sales in excess of $80,000,000.00. Excellent plant. Liberal financing. Appraisals • Negotiations • Financing BLACKBURN HAMILTON COMPANY WASHINGTON, D. C. Jamea W. Blackburn Washington Bide. Sterling 3-4341-2 RADIO STATION AND NEWSPAPER BROKERS CHICAGO Ray V. Hamilton Tribune Tower Delaware 7-2755-fi SAN FRANCISCO Lester M. Smith 235 Montgomery St. Exbrook 2-5672 Corpus Christi, Tex. — International Radio Co., 1150 kc, 1 kw daytime; antenna 210 ft. Estimated construction cost $38,496, first year operating cost $72,000, revenue $79,000. General partners are Aroldo O. Lerma (20%), owner of Lerma's Pharmacy, Corpus Christi; Gaberiel Lozano (20%), 50% owner of Southwestern Beverage Co. (beer distributor); Hector de Pena (20%), Corpus Christi attorney, now serving as assistant county attorney of Nueces County, Tex.; Dr. Hector P. Garcia (20%), Corpus Christi physician and surgeon, and Dr. Jose A. Garcia (20%), Corpus Christi physician and surgeon. Messrs. Lerma and Lozano each hold 10% interest in Coastal Bend Television Co., applicant for new TV station on uhf Ch. 22, Corpus Christi, Tex. (BPCT-1066), a mutually-exclusive application with that of A. L. Hunt (BPCT-1032). P. O. address: 3022 Morgan St., Corpus Christi, Tex. Filed Jan. 26. Killeen, Tex.— KFHT Bcstg. Co., 1050 kc, 250 w daytime; antenna 240 ft. Estimated construction cost $11,750, first year operating cost $16,500, revenue $22,000. Principals include General Managing Partner Cecil B. Davis 0/3), owner of Southwest Publishing Co., Oklahoma City, Okla.; General Partner (Mrs.) Essie A. Davis (V3), 35% owner of Coronado Theatre, Oklahoma City, and General Counsel Loyd Bene field (V3), partner in Oklahoma City law firm of Savage, Gibson & Benefield, managing partner and Va owner of WLB Oil Co., Oklahoma City. P. O. address: 5913 N. W. 42nd St., Oklahoma City, Okla. Resubmitted Feb. 3 (first filed Dec. 31, 1952, but later returned). Staunton, Va. — American Home Bcstg. Co., 900 kw, 1 kw daytime; antenna 245 ft. Estimated construction cost $22,814, first year operating cost $21,780, revenue $41,754. Principals include President Carl W. Fleming (25%), farming, poultry and livestock, Mt. Jackson, Va.; Vice President Williard F. Ganoe (25%), manufacturer of hardwoods. Franklin, W. Va.; Treasurer Charles E. Heatwole (25%), farming and custom machine work, Hinton, Va., and General Manager-Program Director Lloyd Gochenour (25%), pastor of The Peoples Church, Harrisonburg, Va., and director of Shenandoah Valley Gospel Asso. Inc., Harrisonburg. P. O. address: P. O. Box 209, Harrisonburg, Va. Filed Jan. 5. Edmonds, Wash. — King's Inc., 630 kc, 1 kw daytime; antenna 300 ft. Estimated construction cost $28,457, first year operating cost $30,000, revenue $30,000. Principals include President A. B. Mike Martin, president of King's Inc. (Christian charitable organization); Vice President Axel P. Fredeen, owner of Strom-Fredeen Floor Co., Seattle; Secretary Edgar Atkinson, Minister of Gospel, and Treasurer Dr. C. Dorr Demaray, Minister of Gospel. King's Inc. is sole owner of applicant; each board member has one vote. P. O. address: P. O. Box 7098, Richmond Highlands, Seattle 33, Wash. Filed Feb. 3. Existing AM Stations . . . Applications WXOK Baton Rouge, La. — Capital City Bcstg. Co., request mod. CP to change from 1260 kc, 1 kw daytime, to 540 kc, 1 kw daytime, antenna height 315 ft. Estimated cost of change not indicated. Applicant states it was to have completed construction on 1260 kc, as authorized under CP, last week, and that request for mod. CP will not delay 1260 kc start. Filed Feb. 3. New FM Stations . . . Applications Golden, Col. — Evert A. Bancker Jr., 98.9 mc. (Ch. 255), ERP 2.5 kw; antenna height above average terrain 580 ft., above ground 60 ft. Estimated construction cost $1,650 (major items of equipment already on hand), first year operating cost $12,000, revenue $10,000. Evert A. Bancker Jr., sole owner of applicant, is a student. P. O. address: P. O. Box 364, Route 3, Golden, Col. (BPH-1834). Filed Jan. 28. Hearing Cases . . . Actions by FCC Aladdin Radio & Television Inc. and Denver Television Co., Denver, Col. — Hearing Examiner James D. Cunningham issued initial decision looking toward grant of Aladdin Radio & Television Inc. application (BPCT-426) for new TV station on vhf Ch. 7. ERP 316 kw visual, 158 kw aural, and denial of mutually exclusive application of Denver Television Co. (BPCT-951). (Docket 9041, 10240.) Initial decision Feb. 2. Storer Bcstg. Co., Miami, Fla., and Wheeling, W. Va.-Steubenville, Ohio — Commission stated it would withhold any further action on applications for new TV stations in conflict with those of Storer for vhf Ch. 10 in Miami (BPCT-228) and vhf Ch. 9 in Wheeling-Steubenville (BPCT360) for period of 30 days during which Storer may elect which of its two applications it desires Commission to consider. Storer now owns or controls four TV stations; under FCC rules no Page 98 • February 9, 1953 Broadcasting • Telecasting