Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1954)

WXEL (TV) Cleveland, Ohio — Empire Coil Co. seeks mod. of CP for ch. 8 to change ERP to 316 kw visual, 188.7 kw aural: antenna height above average terrain 1,000 ft. Filed Oct. 4. KOIN-TV Portland, Ore.— Mt. Hood Radio & Tv Bcstg. Corp. seeks mod. of CP for ch. 6 to change transmitter location to 5516 S.W. Barnes Rd., Portland, and studio location to 140 S.W. Columbia, Portland. Filed Oct. 6. WHTN-TV Huntington, W. Va.— Greater Huntington Radio Corp. seeks mod. of CP for ch. 13 to change ERP to 316 kw visual, 158 kw aural; transmitter location to approximately 13.6 miles S.W. of Huntington; antenna height above average terrain 1,271 ft. Filed Oct. 11. STATIONS DELETED WOSA-TV Wausau, Wis. — Alvin E. O'Konski. FCC deleted tv station on ch. 16 at request of attorney. Deleted Oct. 11. WFRB (TV) Utica, N. Y. — Richard H. Balch granted request for cancellation of CP for new tv station on ch. 19. Deleted Oct. 8; announced Oct. 12. ■» CALL LETTERS ASSIGNED WJBF (TV) North Augusta, Ga.— Ga.-Carolina Bcstg. Co., ch. 6. Changed from WJBF-TV. WANE-TV Ft. Wayne, Ind.— Radio Ft. Wayne Inc., ch. 69. WNDU-TV Notre Dame, Ind.— Michiana Telecasting Corp., ch. 46. KSTF (TV) Scottsbluff, Neb.— Frontier Bcstg. Co., ch. 10. WINR-TV Binghamton, N. Y. — Southern Tier Radio Service Inc., ch. 40. New Am Stations . . . ACTIONS BY FCC Delta, Colo. — Monarch Bcstg. Co. granted 1400 kc, 250 w unlimited. Post office address % D. E. Towne, 1410 N. 18th St., Grand Junction, Colo. Estimated construction cost $10,517, first year operating cost $36,879, revenue $42,000. Principals include President D. E. Towne (62%), KEXO Grand Junction chief engineer; William Pozun (14%), manufacturer of redwood specialties, and C. J. Pozun (14%), manufacturer of redwood specialties. Granted Oct. 6. Baxley, Ga. — Farnell O'Quinn granted 1260 kc, 1 kw daytime. Post office address Baxley, Ga. Estimated construction cost $18,900, first year operating cost $18,000, revenue $30,000. Mr. O'Quinn is general manager and 25% stockholder of local department store. Granted Oct. 6. Columbia, Mo. — Cecil W. Roberts granted 1580 kc, 250 w daytime. Post office address 909 Michigan Ave., Farmington, Mo. Estimated construction cost $11,000, first year operating cost $30,000, revenue $40,000. Mr. Roberts is owner of KREI Farmington, Mo., KCHI Chillicothe, Mo., KCLO Leavenworth. Kan., KCRB Chanute, Kan., and WBLN-TV Bloomington, 111. Granted Oct. 6. Jackson, Tenn. — Dr. Alexander Leech and William E. Leech d/b as Jackson Bcstg. Co. granted 1460 kc, 1 kw daytime. Post office address Elks Building, Jackson. Estimated construction cost $15,500, first year operating cost $30,000, revenue $42,000. Principals include Dr. Alexander Leech \Vz), veterinary clinic, and William E. Leech, attorney. Granted Oct. 6. Salt Lake City, Utah— William W. Phillips granted 860 kc, 1 kw daytime. Post office address 1379 Blaine Ave. Estimated construction cost $26,140, first year operating cost $29,000, revenue $38,500. Mr. Phillips is former radio parts distributor. Granted Oct. 6. Andrews, Tex. — Joseph E. Young & Archie W. Holman d/b Andrews Bcstrs. granted 1360 kc, 500 w daytime. Post office address % Joseph E. Young, Andrews. Estimated construction cost $13,650, first year operating cost $14,400, revenue $20,000. Principals in general partnership include Joseph E. Young (V2), employe at KERB Kermit, Tex., and Archie W. Holman (V2), lumber company owner. Granted Oct. 6. APPLICATIONS Georgetown, Del. — Rollins Bcstg. Inc., 1250 kc, 1 kw daytime. Post office address Moore Bldg., Rehoboth Beach, Del. Application is contingent on move of WJWL Georgetown to Philadelphia. Applicant proposes to use all existing equipment and other facilities of WJWL and therefore no expenditures are involved. Applicant owns WJWL; WRAD Radford, Va.; WNJR Newark, N. J.; WHRN-AM-TV Dover, Del.; WRAP Norfolk, Va., and WAMS Wilmington, Del. Principals include Pres. O. Wayne Rollins (50%); Vice Pres. John W. Rollins (45%), and Treas. Katherine E. Rollins (5%). Filed Oct. 7. Madison, Ga.— David Leonard Hitchcock, 1250 kc, 1 kw daytime. Post office address Beacon Heights, Madison. Estimated construction cost $15,650, first year operating cost $10,140, revenue $100. Mr. Hitchcock is owner of local electrical appliance company. Filed Oct. 7. Greenville, Miss.— Delta-Democrat Pub. Co., 900 kc, 1 kw daytime. Post office address P. O. Box 665, Greenville. Estimated construction cost $16,800, first year operating cost $50,000, revenue $60,000. Principals include Pres. William Holding Carter Jr. (34.05%), journalist; Vice Pres. Betty W. Carter, and Sec. -Treas. John T. Gibson (24.95%), general manager of DeltaDemocrat Pub. Co., a newspaper. Filed Oct. 5. Klamath Falls, Ore.— C. E. Wilson, P. D. Jackson & W. H. Hansen d/b as K-Lad Bcstrs., 900 kc, 1 kw daytime. Post office address P. O. Box 1109, Medford, Ore. Estimated construction cost $12,650, first year operating cost $48,000, revenue $52,000. Principals in equal partnership include C. E. Wilson O/3); P. D. Jackson (%), and W. H. Hansen ( \'3 ) . All are associated in the ownership of KBOY Medford, Ore. Filed Oct. 6. Ocean Lake, Ore. — Lincoln Electronics Inc., 1230 kc, 250 w unlimited. Post office address 816 Weatherly Bldg., Portland, Ore. Estimated construction cost $15,000, first year operating cost $28,200, revenue $33,000. Principals include Pres. Robert G. Beattie O/3). chief engineer at KPDQ Portland; Vice Pres. Willard L. Guthrie O/3), KPDQ program director, and Pat (Sheldon) Mason (%.), skating rink and ballroom owner. Filed Oct. 4. Gresham, Ore. — C. H. Fisher & Edna E. Fisher d/b as Multnomah Bcstrs., 1230 kc, 250 w unlimited. Post office address 3540 New Klickitat St., Portland, Ore. Estimated construction cost $20,000, first year operating cost $50,000, revenue $60,000. Principals in equal partnership include C. H. Fisher (50%), owner of KIHR Hood River, and V-i owner KVAL-TV Eugene, both in Oregon, and his wife Edna E. Fisher (50%). Mr. & Mrs. Fisher are equal partners in bid for new am station at The Dalles, Ore. Filed Oct. 4. APPLICATIONS AMENDED Paducah, Ky. — E. Weaks McKinneySmith amends bid for new am station on 1560 kc 500 w unlimited, directional to specify 1 kw. Filed Oct. 7. Ephrata, Pa. — Garden Spot Bcstrs. Inc. amends bid for new am station on 1310 kc 1 kw daytime, directional to specify 500 w. Filed Oct. 7. McMinnville, Tenn. — Cumberland Valley Bcstg. Co. amends bid for new am station on 580 kc 1 kw daytime to specify 960 kc 500 w. Filed Oct. 11. Existing Am Stations . . . ACTIONS BY FCC WNES Central City, Ky.— Muhlenberg Bcstg. Co. granted mod. of CP to change transmitter location to east side of U. S. Hwy. 62, approx. 1.3 miles S of city limits and change studio location to site to be determined. Granted Oct. 4; announced Oct. 12. WINN Louisville, Ky. — Kentucky Bcstg. Corp. granted CP to change transmitter location to Lexington Rd. & Grinstead Drive, Lexington. Granted Oct. 7; announced Oct. 12. KBRL McCook, Neb.— The McCook Bcstg. Co. granted CP to change from 1450 kc 250 w unlimited to 1300 kc 1 kw daytime. Granted Oct. 6. WBUY Lexington, N. C. — Davidson County Bcstg. Co. granted CP to change from 1450 kc 250 w unlimited to 1440 kc 5 kw daytime. Granted Oct. 6. WDKD Kingstree, S. C— Palmetto Bcstg. Co. granted CP to change from 1300 kc 1 kw day to 1310 kc 5 kw day. Granted Oct. 6. KRKL Kirkland, Wash.— East Side Bcstg. Co. granted CP to change from 250 w daytime to 1 kw daytime on 1050 kc. Granted Oct. 6. KDPR Casper, Wyo. — Donald L. Hathaway granted CP to change from 1 kw unlimited to 1 kw night, 5 kw daytime, unlimited on 1470 kc. Granted Oct. 6. APPLICATIONS KCLS Flagstaff, Ariz. — Charles J. Saunders tr/as Saunders Bcstg. Co. amends bid to change from 1360 kc to 600 kc to specify 500 w night, directional, and 5 kw day. Filed Oct. 7. KOSI Aurora, Colo. — David M. Segal tr/as MidAmerica Bcstg. Co. seeks mod. of CP to change from 1 kw to 5 kw on 1430 kc. Filed Oct. 9. WJWL Georgetown, Del. — Rollins Bcstg. Inc. seeks CP to change studio and transmitter location to Philadelphia. Filed Oct. 7. WOPA Oak Park, 111. — Richard Goodman, Mason Loundy, Oak Park Arms Hotel Inc. & Egmont Sonderling d/b as Village Bcstg. Co. amends bid to change transmitter location from Oak Park to Chicago to specify deletion of Oak Park Arms Hotel from partnership. Filed Oct. 7. KOEL Olewein, Iowa — Northeast Iowa Radio Corp. seeks CP to change from 500 w daytime, directional to 1 kw daytime, directional. Filed Oct. 4. New Fm Station . . . ACTION BY FCC Bakersfield, Calif.— KLEF Bcstrs. granted CP for new class B fm station on ch. 223 (92.5 mc); ERP 16.5 kw; antenna height above average terrain 360 ft. Granted Oct. 6. Control Functions separate from metering Rack cabinets standard equipment Cabinets interwired/ ready to use Generous facilities for expansion «vlOTE CONTROL SYSTEM *0* UNATTENDED OPERATfQv # Delivery excelU # Nation-wide sales and service # Three separate direct reading meters # The complete system Branches in New York, Washing' ton, Atlanta, Houston and Los Angeles. Field sales engineers everywhere. GATES RADIO COMPANY Manufacturing Engineers Since 1922 QUINCY, ILLINOIS > U.S.A. Broadcasting • Telecasting October 18, 1954 • Page 115