Broadcasting Telecasting (Jul-Sep 1953)

SE of Canton. Geographic coordinates 40° 45' 10" N. Lat., 81° 20' 45" W. Long. Transmitter GE, antenna Workshop Assoc. Legal counsel Cohn & Marks, Washington. Consulting engineer Weldon & Carr, Washington. Principals include President Morton Frank (23.4%). president, publisher and 50% stockholder in Canton Economist Inc. and Stark County Times, Inc.; Vzce President Wallace R. Persons Jr. (9.4%); SecretaryTreasurer Loren E. Souers Jr. (0.2%), attorney, and Oral S. Pflug (9.4%), owner of Oral S. Pflug & Assoc., Cleveland advertising agency, and Steubenville (Ohio) Jeffersonian. Filed July 8. Big Spring, Tex. — Texas Telecasting Inc. (KDUB-TV Lubbock), vhf Ch. 4 (66-72 mc): EEP 12.9 kw visual, 6.45 Viw aural; antenna height above average terrain 274 ft., above ground 440 ft. Estimated construction cost $19,217.71, first year operating cost $83,000, revenue unknown. Post office address 7400 College Ave.. Lubbock. Studio location to be determined. Transmitter location S of U. S. 80. 1.1 miles W of Big Spring Geographic coordinates 32° 15' 38" N. Lat., 101 26' 37" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA. Legal counsel Eliot C. Lovett, Washington. Consulting engineer Frank H. Mcintosh, Washington. Principals include W. D. Rogers Jr. (316%) Vice President Vernie Ford (17.47o), dealer in farm machinery; Secretary-'Treasurer W W. Conley (9.2%); Roger L. KukendaU (17.4%), car dealer, and Charles W. Bathrope (4%). president and majority stockholder in KITE-AMFM Safi Antonio. Filed July 8. Sweetwater, Tex. — Texas Telecasting Inc. (KDUB-TV Lubbock), vhf Ch. 12 (204-310 mc); ERP 2 83 kw visual, 1.42 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 343 ft., above ground 437 ft Estimated construction cost $92,213.22, first year operating cost $90,000, revenue unknown. Post office address 7400 College Ave., Lubbock, Tex. Studio location to be determined. Transmitter location S of U. S. 80, 1 mile W of Sweetwater. Geographic coordinates 32° 28 57 is. Lat., 100° 22' 20" W. Long. Transmitter DuMont, antenna RCA. Legal counsel Eliot C ^ovett, Washington. Consulting engineer Frank H. Mcintosh, Washington. Principals include President W. D. Rogers Jr. (31.6%); Vice President Vernie Ford (17.4%), dealer in farm machinery; Secretary-Treasurer W. W. Conley (9-2%); Roger L. KukendaU (17.4%), car dealer and Charles W. Bathrope (4%), president and majority stockholder of KITE-AM-FM San Antonio. Filed July 8. Existing TV Stations ... Actions by FCC WETV (TV) Macon, Ga. — Macon TV Co. Granted modification of its CP for Ch. 47 to change ERP from 100 kw visual, 55 kw aural to 170 kw visual and 91.2 kw aural; change studio location to transmitter site, 2300 block of Pio Nono Ave. near Macon; to change geographic coordinates to 32° 49" 03" N. Lat., 83° 39' 53" W. Long. Antenna height above average terrain 490 ft., above ground 437 ft. Granted July 3. WTCN-TV Minneapolis, Minn. — Minnesota TV Public Service Corp. Granted modification of its CP for Ch. 11 share-time to change ERP from 160 kw aural to 191 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 470 ft.; to change transmitter location to Foshay Tower, 9th Street & Marquette Ave., and studio location to Calhoun Beach Hotel, 2925 Dean Blvd., Minneapolis. Granted July 2. WMIN-TV St. Paul, Minn.— WMIN Bcstg. Co. Granted modification of its CP for Ch. 11 sharetime to change ERP from 160 kw aural to 191 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 470 ft. to change transmitter location to Foshay Tower, 9th Street and Marquette Ave., Mmne' apolls, and studio location to Hamm Building, St. Peter and 7th Sts., St. Paul, Minn. Granted July 2. WTOB-TV Winston-Salem, N. C. — WinstonSalem Bcstg. Co. Granted modification of its CP for Ch. 26 to change ERP from 200 kw visual, 100 kw aural to 74.1 kw visual and 37.2 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 575 ft. and to change studio and transmitter location to 300 W. Stratford Road, Winston-Salem. Granted July 3. WKJF-TV Pittsburgh, Pa.— Agnes J. Reeves Greer. Granted modification of its CP for Ch. 53 to change ERP from 260 kw visual, 130 kw aural to 174 kw visual and 91.2 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 530 ft. Granted July 1. KFEL-TV Denver, Colo.— Eugene P. O'Fallon Inc. Granted modification of CP for vhf Ch. 2 to change ERP from 56 kw visual, 28.5 kw aural to 100 kw visual and 50.1 kw aural. Granted July 3; announced July 7. WITV (TV) Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. — Gerico Investment Co. Granted modification of CP for vhf Ch. 7 to change studio location to transmitter site on Peter Branch Road. Granted July 1; announced July 7. WHAM-TV Rochester, N. Y.— Stromberg-Carlson Co. Granted modification of CP for Ch. 6 to change antenna height above average terrain from 500 ft. to 510 ft. Granted July 2; announced July 7. WOSH-TV Oshkosh, Wis.— Oshkosh Bcstg. Co. Granted special temporary authority to operate commercially on uhf Ch. 48 from June 30 to July 10. Granted June 30; announced July 7. Broadcasting • Telecasting Call Letters Assigned KARK-TV Little Rock, Ark. — Arkansas Radio & Equipment Co., vhf Ch. 4. KERO-TV Bakersfleld, Calif. — Kern County Broadcasters Inc., vhf Ch. 10. WHRN (TV) Harrington, Del.— Rollins Bcstg. Inc., uhf Ch. 40. WPFA-TY Pensacola, Fla.— WPFA-TV Inc., uhf Ch. 15. Changed from WPFA. KIFT (TV) Idaho Falls, Idaho— Idaho Falls TV Inc., vhf Ch. 8. WGEM-TV Quincy, 111.— Quincy Bcstg. Co., vhf Ch. 10. WREX-TV Rockford, 111.— Greater Rockford TV Inc., vhf Ch. 13. WFIE (TV) Evansville, Ind.— Premier TV Inc., uhf Ch. 62. KCTV (TV) Sioux City. Iowa— Great Plains TV Properties of Iowa, Inc., uhf Ch. 36. Changed from KWTV. KTAG-TV Lake Charles, La.— KTAG-TV Inc., uhf Ch. 25. Changed from KTAG. WTLO (TV) New Orleans, La.— New Orleans TV Co.. uhf Ch. 20. KRHT (TV) Billings, Mont.— Rudman-Hayutin TV Co., vhf Ch. 8. KOAT-TV Albuquerque, N. M. — Alvarado Bcstg, Co., vhf Ch. 7. KNEH (TV) Clovis, N. M.— Telepoliten Bcstg. Co., vhf Ch. 12. WPTR-TV Albany, N. Y.— Patroon Bcstg. Co., uhf Ch. 23. WTRI (TV) Schenectady, N. Y.— Van Curler Bcstg. Corp., uhf Ch. 35. KBSM (TV) Bismark, N. D.— Rudman TV Co., vhf Ch. 12. WERE-TV Cleveland, Ohio— Cleveland Bcstg. Inc., uhf Ch. 65. KMIV (TV) Miami, Okla.— Miami TV Co., uhf Ch. 58. KMPT (TV) Oklahoma City, Okla.— KLPR TV Inc., uhf Ch. 19. WQED (TV) Pittsburgh, Pa. — Metropolitan Pittsburgh Educational TV Station, education vhf Ch. 13. WNET (TV) Providence, R. I.— New England TV Co. of Rhode Island, uhf Ch. 16. KTCO (TV) Fort Worth, Tex. — Tarrant CountyTV Co.. uhf Ch. 20. KXYZ-TV Houston, Tex. — Shamrock Bcstg. Co.. uhf Ch. 29. KSHM (TV) Sherman, Tex.— Sherman TV Co., uhf Ch. 46. KOMO-TV Seattle, Wash.— Fisher's Blend Station Inc., vhf Ch. 4. Applications WBLN (TV) Bloomington. 111.— CecU W. Roberts seeks modification of its CP for Ch. 15 to change ERP from 18 kw visual, 918 kw aural to 15.93 kw visual and 8.68 kw aural and change studio and transmitter location to on U. S. Bypass 66 at intersection of U. S. 150. SE of Bloomington. Antenna height above average terrain 478 ft. Filed June 16. WWNY-TV Watertown, N. Y. — The Brockway Co. seeks modification of its CP for Ch. 48 to change ERP from 235 kw visual, 120 kw aural to 176 kw visual and 91.4 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 570 ft. Filed June 16. KRBC-TV Abilene, Tex. — Reporter Bcstg. Co. Requests change of ERP from 17.4 kw visual, 8.7 kw aural to 25.8 kw visual and 12.9 kw aural; to change studio location to transmitter site near Highway 84, approximately 11 miles S of Abilene. Antenna height above average terrain 772 ft., above ground 437 ft. Filed May 27. KDYL-TV Salt Lake City, Utah — Intermountain Bcstg. & TV Corp. requests change of ERP from 0.0055 kw visual and 0.0029 kw aural to 27 kw visterran 2,129 ft. Filed June 16. WSVA-TV Harrisonburg, Va. — Shenandoah Valley Bcstg. Corp. seeks modification of its CP for Ch. 3 to change ERP from 12.5 kw visual, 6.3 kw aural to 8.3 kw visual and 4.15 kw aural; to change studio and transmitter location to Big Mountain, 2 miles E of Endless Caverns, near Harrisonburg. Antenna height above average terrain 2,129 ft. Filed June 16. KMO-TV Tacoma, Wash. — KMO Inc. requests change of ERP from 120 kw visual, 71 kw aural to 95 kw visual and 57 kw aural. Antenna height above average terrain 769 ft., above ground 532 ft. Filed June 5. New AM Stations . . . Actions by FCC Cheektowaga, N. Y. — Niagara Bcstg. System. Granted 1230 kc, 250 w unl., antenna 150 ft. Construction $8,600, operating $75,120, revenue $90,000. Sole owner is Gordon P. Brown, owner of WSAY Rochester, N. Y. Granted July 1; announced July 2. Coral Gables, Fla. — Alan Henry Rosenson. Granted permit to operate new AM station on 1490 kc, 250 w unlimited. These facilities were formerly assigned WTTT [B'T, July 6]. Mr. Rosenson is owner WLRD (FM) Miami Beach. Granted July 8. Applications CoacheUa, Calif. — Coachella Valley Bcstg. Co., 970 kc, 1 kw unlimited. Estimated construction cost $24,000, first year operating cost $31,780, revenue $48,000. Principals in limited partnership are general partner Melvin L. Carroll, announcer KYOR San Diego, and limited partner Edward Gorges, local furniture businessman. Filed June 15. Redding, Calif.— VALR Inc., 1230 kc, 250 w unlimited. Estimated construction cost $6,097.39, first year operating: cost $42,000, revenue $60,000, Principals are President Rowland H. Dow (80%), president and 25%, stockholder in KCNO Alturas, Calif.: Boyd M. Wilson (10%), Alturas attorney, and Jean Robnett (10%). Post office address Box 98, Alturas. Filed June 15. Murphysboro, 111. — Evers Mick, Donald Lee Ritter, Hubert W. Wells and Hayward Lee Eggley tr/as Jackson County Bcstg. Co., 1420 kc, 500 w daytime. Estimated construction cost $14,275, first year operating cost $24,000, first year revenue $32,000. Principals of partnership are: Evers Mick (51%); Donald Lee Ritter (24V2%): Hubert W. Wells (121/4%) and Hayward Lee Eggley (121/4%). Mr. Mick is chief engineer, Mr. Wells is manager and Messrs. Ritter and Eggley are announcers of WFMW-AM-FM Madisonville, Ky. Filed June 12. Deming, N. M. — Homer W. Nelson, Hugh S. Thomas, Robert W. Tobey and Edwin E. Merriman, co-partnership d/b as Luna County Bcstg. Co., 1230 kc, 250 w daytime. Estimated construction cost $17,933, first year operating cost $30,000, revenue $45,000. Mr. Nelson is mayor of Brownfield, Tex., and Messrs. Thomas and Merriman are accountants in Brownfield and Lubbock, "Tex., respectively. Post office address Box 791 Brownfield, Tex. Filed June 9. Belmont, N. C— R. R. Hilker, Otis Shepherd, Lucielle Hand and Arthur Hilker Jr. d/b as Central Bcstg. Co., 1480 kc, 500 w daytime. Estimated construction cost $12,075, first year operating cost $22,000, revenue $30,000. Principals are R. R. Hilker (26%), engineer WLTC Gastonia, N. C; Otis Shepherd (25%); Lucielle Hand (24%), and Arthur Hilker Jr. (25%). Post office address 413 E. Catawba St. Filed June 11. Hettinger, N. D. — Hettinger Bcstg. Co., 1490 kc, 250 w unlimited. Estimated construction cost $15,050, first year operating cost $18,000, revenue $18,000. Principals include J. C. Melby (4%,), stockholder in KSJB Jamestown and KCJB Minot, N. D.; D. J. Shults (6%), owner-publisher Adams County Record, Hettinger, and 13 other stock Strictly Professional! Engineering and Production CLASSES Advanced television engineering and production classes are now open to those with professional radio or electronics experience. They are designed to train you for a television career In the least possible time! 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