Broadcasting Telecasting (Jul-Sep 1953)

AWARDS 7 L A. Stations Win 'Mike' Awards for News EIGHT Los Angeles area radio-TV newsmen and seven stations have received microphone trophies for outstanding performance and achievements during the past year from the Radio & Television News Club of Southern California at its fourth annual awards reception in Hollywood Plaza Hotel, June 30. Adjudged best in their class were: Hank Weaver, radio news presentation; Chet Huntley, radio news commentary and Patrick O'Reilly, radio news writing, all KECA. Joe Micciche. KRKD, radio special events coverage (Presidential election); Tom Harmon, KNX, radio sports reporting; Alan Lisser, KBIG, radio news reporting by a non-network station; George Martin Jr., NBC, most enterprising radio news reporting (Top Story); Clete Roberts. KLAC-TV, TV news writing and analysis of world events. Stations receiving "best" awards were: KNX, for its news and special events policy; KNBH (TV) television news (11th Hour News); KNBH (TV) special events: KHJ-TV, local baseball coverage; KTLA (TV). TV news reporting; KTTV (TV), news and special events policy. Special awards went to Lee Woods for radio feature writing and KECA for controversial commentary. FOR THE RECORD DUAL award for distinguished veteran service goes to James H. Quelle (I), WJR Detroit public relations and advertising manager and Detroit housing commissioner. Mr. Quelle receives the Ernie Pyle plaque, VFW award for journalistic achievement, and a state citation for service in veterans affairs from Jasper Kohn, state commander. NATIONAL Safety Council public interest awards for school safety programs are presented to Ben Strouse (I), vice presidentgeneral manager, WWDC Washington, and Ralph Burgin (r), program director, WNBW (TV) that city, by Samuel Spencer, D. C. commissioner. FCC Notice of Proposed Rule Making Relating to Cut-Off date and Advertising of Applications for Television Facilities FCC 53-839 91891 Before the FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION Washington 25, D. C. In the Matter of DOCKET NO. 10581 Amendment of Sections 1.304, 1.382 and 1.387 of the Commission's Rules / and Regulations relating to filing and action on applications for broadcast facilities. NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE MAKING 1. Notice is hereby given of proposed rule making in the above-entitled matter. 2. The Commission proposes to amend Section 1.304 of its Rules to read as follows: § 1.304 Contents of applications, (a) Each application (unless otherwise directed) shall be specific with regard to frequency or frequencies, power, hours of operation, equipment, location of the station, and other information required by the application forms. An application for broadcast facilities in the standard. FM, or television bands shall be limited to one frequency and an application for radio station construction permit or license requesting alternate facilities will not be accepted. (b) An application for a new television broadcast station shall be accompanied by a copy of a proposed notice which notice the applicant shall cause to be published at least once a week for two weeks immediately following the filing of such application in a newspaper of general circulation published in the community to which the channel in question has been assigned in the Commission's Table of Assignments. The notice shall state the channel applied for, the proposed transmitter location, the power and antenna height desired to be used, and the name of the applicant as it appears in Section I of FCC Form 301. The notice shall also state that other persons desiring to apply for the channel in question must file their application with the Federal Communications Commission within 30 days from the date of the first publication of the notice, which date shall be expressly set forth therein. After the last date of publication the applicant shall certify to the Commission that the required publication has been carried out. The provisions of this subparagraph shall apply to all other applications filed for the same facilities within the specified 30-day period, and to all pending applications for television broadcast facilities, filed with the Commission prior to the effective date of this subparagraph. 3. It is further proposed to amend Section 1.382 to read as follows: § 1.382 Grants without hearing, (a) Where an application for aural broadcast facilities is proper upon its face and where it appears from an examination of the application and supporting data that (1) applicant is legally, technically, and financially qualified; (2) a grant of the application would not involve modification, revocation, or renewal of any existing license or outstanding construction permits; (3) a grant of the application would not cause additional electrical interference to an existing station or stations for which a construction permit is outstanding within its normally protected contour as prescribed by the applicable Rules and Regulations; (4) a grant of the application would not preclude the grant of any mutually exclusive application; and (5) a grant of the application would be in the public interest, the Commission will grant the application without a hearing, (b) In making its determinations pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (a) of this section, the Commission will not consider any other application as being mutually exclusive with the application under consideration unless such other application was substantially complete and was tendered for filing with the Commission not later than the close of business on the day preceding the day on which the Commission takes action with respect to the application under consideration. (CI No action on any application for a new television broadcast station will be taken by the Commission for a period of 30 days from the date of first publication of the notice, required by Section 1.304(b), of the filing of the first application for the channel in question. If, during such 30-day period, any other competing application is filed and has remained on file, all such applications will then be considered simultaneously. If a competing application is filed after the expiration of the 30-day period, it shall be dismissed without prejudice and will be eligible for refiling only if none of the applications filed within the specified period is granted by the Commission. In the event no competing application is filed during the 30-day period and after receipt of the certification that the re quired publication has been carried out, the Commission will consider the original application upon its merits and will grant it without a hearing where it appears from the examination of the application and supporting data that (1) the applicant is legally, technically, and financially qualified; (2) a grant of the application would not involve modification, revocation, or nonrenewal of any existing license or outstanding construction permit; (3) a grant of the application would be in accordance with the Commission's Rules and standards governing television broadcast stations; and (4) a grant of the application would be in the public interest, (d) Processing of applications filed with the Commission prior to the effective date of Section 1.304(b), which requires that all such applications be the subject of publication, will not be held up pending the termination of the 30-day period. Any competing application filed after the 30-day period shall be dismissed without prejudice. 4. It is also proposed to revise Section 1.387 (b)(3) as follows: (3) In tlie case of an application for aural broadcast facilities, any person who, prior to the time the application in question was designated for hearing, had filed with the Comrhission a mutually exclusive application. Any application that is mutually exclusive with another application or applications already designated for hearing will be consolidated for hearing with such other application or applications only if the application in question is filed at least 30 days before the date on which the hearing on the prior application or applications is scheduled. If the scheduled date is changed, the date last set shall govern in determining the timeliness of an application for purposes of this paragraph. If the application is filed after the 30-day period, it will be dismissed without prejudice and will be eligible for refiling only after a decision is rendered by the Commission with respect to the application or applications designated for hearing or after such applications are dismissed or removed from hearing. 5. It is also proposed to add new Section 1.387 (b)(4) to read as follows: (4) In the case of an application for television broadcast facilities, any person who had filed with the Commission a mutually exclusive application. 6. It is also proposed to redesignate present paragraph (4) of Section 1.387(b) as (5). 7. The purpose of these revisions is to aid the $*S Go Further, Do More, on WLW radio . . . because of the promotion, . exploitation and merchandising by \(ytvy"s client service department Broadcasting • Telecasting July 13, 1953 • Page 131