Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1954)

FOR THE RECORD Existing Fm Stations . . . ACTIONS BY FCC KSON-FM San Diego, Calif.— KSON Bcstrs. granted mod. of CP to change to ch. 284 (104.7 mc). Granted Oct. 6; announced Oct. 12. WHBF-FM Rock Island, 111— Rock Island Bcstg. Co. granted STA to permit operation from 6:00 p.m. to midnight for period ending March 31, 1955. Granted Oct. 4; announced Oct. 12. Ownership Changes . . . ACTIONS BY FCC KFSD-AM-TV San Diego, Calif.— Airfan Radio Corp. granted transfer of control to KFSD Inc. for $2.2 million plus [B«T, Aug. 21]. KFSD Inc. is new firm controlled by New York investment house of Fox, Wells & Co., part owner ch. 14 WWOR-TV Worcester, Mass. Granted Oct. 13. KCOG Centerville, Iowa — The Centerville Bcstg. Co. granted voluntary assignment of license to Hiawatha Bcstg. Inc. for $65,000. Principals include President S. A. Chesley (28.6%), former owner KJOE Shreveport, La.; Vice President Jeannette Burch (27.3%); Secretary Harry L. Hanson Jr. (6.6%), owner of radio repair shop, and Treasurer Dale G. Chesley (27.3%), ordnance works foreman. Granted Sept. 8. [B-T had erroneously reported S. A. Chesley to be present owner of KJOE. KJOE is presently owned by Audiocasting Inc.] WLEX-TV Lexington, Ky.— Central Ky. Bcstg. Co. granted assignment of CP to WLEX-TV Inc. No consideration involved as principals retain identical interests. Granted Sept. 27; announced Oct. 6. WAPA-TV San Juan, P. R.— Jose Ramon Quinones granted assignment of CP to Ponce de Leon Bctsg. Co. of P. R. for $20,000 in equipment. Mr. Quinones retains 78% interest. Other principals include Goar Mestre (8%), Abel Mestre (6%), and Luis August Mestre (6%); all are principals in CMQ-AM-TV Havana and the Circuito CMQ radio-tv networks. Granted Oct. 6. WJZM Clarksville, Tenn.— Elmer T. Campbell and John Parry Sheftall d/b as Campbell & Sheftall granted involuntary assignment of license to new partnership of same name composed of Mr. Sheftall and Gladys W. Campbell, executor and heiress of estate of Mr. Campbell, deceased. Granted Oct. 13. KNEL Brady, Tex. — G. L. Burns granted involuntary assignment of license to Geno M. Burns, executor of the estate of G. L. Burns (100%), deceased. Granted Oct. 4; announced Oct. 12. KCYL Lampasas, Tex. — Lampasas Bcstg. Corp. granted voluntary acquisition of negative control of licensee by both James E. Nugent and Dean Turner through purchase of 12.8% interest for $5,400. Granted Oct. 4; announced Oct. 12. KDAV Lubbock, Tex. — Western Bcstg. Co. granted assignment of license to limited partnership of David P. Pinkston (50%), Leroy Elmore (30%), & David R. Worley (20%) d/b as KDAV Ltd. Granted Oct. 1; announced Oct. 6. WIRO Ironton, Ohio — Iron City Bcstg. Co. Firm in July was granted transfer of control to C. A. Baker and Clinton E. McElroy through purchase remaining 50% interest of Theodore M. Nelson and William P. Shannon for $17,000. In B»T July 19 it was reported incorrectly that Mr. Baker becomes sole owner. He now shares ownership (50% each) with Mr. McElroy. Granted July 14. APPLICATIONS WPRY Perry, Fla. — E. P. Martin, A. B. Martin, Elmo B. Kitt, John A. Branch & John D. Golf d/b as Pasco Bcstg. Co. seeks voluntary assignment to identical partnership d/b as Taylor County Bcstg. Co. Principals also own WDCP Dade City, Fla. Filed Oct. 10. WEBQAM-FM Harrisburg, HI. — Harrisburg Bcstg. Co. seeks voluntary assignment to parent comoany First Trust Association. Filed Oct. 8. KFBI Wichita. Kan. — KFBI Inc. seeks voluntary transfer of control to Hutchinson Tv Inc., operator of KTVH (TV). KFBI stock will be exchanged for Hutchinson stock on a 23,i shares for one share basis. Principals include President W. D. P. Carey; Vice President-Secretary R. E. Dillon and Vice President-Treasurer John P. Harris. Filed Oct. 1. KATZ St. Louis, Mo.— Sam Johns tr/as St. Louis Bcstg. Co. seeks voluntary assignment of CP for new am on 1600 kc 1 kw daytime to Cora Lee Garrett (51%) & Bernice Schwartz (49%) d/b as St. Louis Bcstg. Co. for $1,170 for expenses incurred in acquiring the permit. KGFW Kearney, Neb. — Central Neb. Bcstg. Corp. seeks voluntarv assignment to partnership d/b as Central Neb. Bcstg. Co. for $96,508. Principals in partnership include George Peterson (20%), real estate and restaurateur; George Kotsiopulos (20%), dry cleaning; Peter J. Paul (20%), retaurateur; A. C. Mitchell (10%), real estate; George Mitchell (10%), government employe, and John C. Mitchell (10%), attorney. Filed Oct. 1. WHLD-AM-FM Niagara Falls, N. Y.— Niagara Falls Gazette Pub. Co. seeks voluntary assignment of license to Earl C. Hull for $5,000. Mr. Hull is vice president of Niagara Falls Gazette, in charge of radio. Filed Oct. 1. Hearing Cases . . . INITIAL DECISION Waco, Tex. — New tv, ch. 10. FCC Hearing Examiner John B. Poindexter issued initial decision looking toward grant of the application of KWTX for a new tv station on ch. 10 in Waco, Texas, and denial of the application of WACO Television Corp. for the same facilities. Action Oct. 7. OTHER ACTIONS Daytime Skywave — On petition of WLAC Nashville, Tenn., filed Sept. 29, the Commission extended to Dec. 6 the date for filing comments in the matter of the daytime skywave proceeding (Docket 8333), and the date for filing replies to such comments was extended to Dec. 16. Action Oct. 6. High Frequency Broadcast Band Allocations — FCC finalized its proposed rule making of Aug. 5, and amended Part 2 of its rules concerning the allocation of frequencies in the bands 59506200 kc, 9500-9775 kc, 11700-11975 kc, 15100-15450 kc and 17700-17900 kc for high frequency broadcasting in conformity with international agreement, effective Dec. 2. Action Oct. 6. WMGT (TV) North Adams, Mass.— FCC denied petition of WMGT (TV) North Adams, Mass., filed Sept. 17, for waiver of rules and for a special temporary authorization to operate on ch. 19 (now assigned to Utica, N. Y.), in lieu of ch. 74. Proposed rule making to effect this channel change was adopted Sept. 29, 1954. Action Oct. 6. Raleigh, N. C. — Ch. 5 proceeding. By memorandum opinion and order the Commission reversed the hearing examiner's ruling rejecting certain points of reliance of WPTF and Capitol Bcstg. Co. in the proceeding affecting their applications for new tv station on ch. 5 at Raleigh, N. C, insofar as the effect of such ruling is to bar the introduction of proper evidence on the questions raised for comparative purposes; denied their petitions and motions in other respects. Action Oct. 7. Oral Arguments — FCC scheduled the following oral arguments for Oct. 25: Corpus Christi, Tex. — Ch. 6, Baptist General Convention of Tex., KRIS. Sacramento, Calif. — Ch. 3, KCRA Inc., Sacramento Bcstrs. Inc. Shreveport, La. — Ch. 3, KTBS Inc., International Bcstg. Corp. Chester, Pa. — Bid of WVCH to change from 250 w day to 1 kw day on 740 kc; WBMD intervenor. Action Oct. 7. Tv Assignment — FCC by memorandum opinion and order, denied petition of KTVE (TV), ch. 32, Longview, Tex., filed July 19, requesting amendment to Sec. 3.606 of the rules governing tv channel assignments, to delete ch. 7 from Tyler, Tex., on which CP is held by KLTV (TV). Action Oct. 6. Tv Assignments — The Commission invited comments on or before Nov. 12 to the following conflicting rule making proposals: (1) petition of June 4, by Elmira Television, Elmira, N. Y., to add tv ch. 9 to that city, and (2) proposal of June 24 by Williamsport Radio Bcstg. Associates Inc., to assign ch. 9 to Blossburg, Pa. Comr. Hennock abstained from voting. Action Oct. 6. Memnhis, Tenn. — FCC Comr. Robert T. Bartley granted petition of Southern Bcstg. Service for dismissal without prejudice of its bid for new am station on 730 kc 250 w daytime. Action Oct. 5; announced Oct. 8. Houston-Galveston, Tex. — FCC by order denied reauest by Houston Consolidated Television Co., KTLJ (TV), permittee of ch. 13, Houston, Tex., for temporary stay of grants to Gulf Television Co. (KGUL-TV), Galveston, Tex., for mod. of CP to change transmitter site and for license, and granted request of KGUL-TV for additional time until Oct. 19 to reply to the protest and petition of KTLJ. Action Oct. 13. Thermopolis, Wyo. — Thermopolis Bcstg. Co.; Mildred V. Ernst. FCC granted petition of Thermopolis for leave to' amend its application to specify 1050 kc daytime only in lieu of 1240 kc, U; submit new programming information, etc.; application as amended was removed from hearing docket; retained in hearing application of Ernst. Action Oct. 8. Routine Roundup . . . ACCEPTED FOR FILING Modification of CP WESO Southbridge, Mass., James W. Miller — Mod. of CP (BP-8449) which authorized a new standard broadcast station for extension of completion date (BMP-6659). Remote Control KWTX Waco, Tex., KWTX Bcstg. Co.— (BRC550). Modification of CP WTVI (TV) Belleville, HI., Signal Hill Telecasting Corp.— Mod. of CP (BPCT-1381) as mod., which authorized new tv station for extension of completion date to 1-31-55 (BMPCT-2533). WABD (TV) New York, N. Y., Allen B. DuMont Laboratories Inc. — Mod. of CP (BPCT-657) as mod., which authorized changes in existing tv station for extension of completion date to 4-6-55 (BMPCT-2534). Application Returned KNEL Brady, Tex., Gene M. Burns, Independent executor of the estate of G. L. Burns, deceased— Voluntary assignment of license to Ruth Burns. October 8 Decisions ACTIONS ON MOTIONS By Commissioner Robert T. Bartley Post, Tex., Wallace Simpson — Granted petition for leave to amend his application (Docket 11128; BP-9204) to specify 1370 kc, 500 w, D in lieu of 1220 kc, 250 w, D, and application as amended, was removed from hearing docket (Action of 10/5). By Hearing Examiner Isadore A. Honig Klamath Falls, Ore., KFJI Bcstrs.; Klamath Falls Tv Inc. — The examiner, on his own motion, continued from Oct. 11 to Nov. 1, the hearing in re tv ch. 2 (Dockets 10980-81). By Hearing Examiner James D. Cunningham The examiner, on his own motion, pending decision by the Commission on petition of the Broadcast Bureau for enlargement of the issues and reopening of the record in proceeding re applications of WMID Atlantic City (Dockets 11045-46), ordered that the final date (Oct. 18) heretofore specified for the parties to file proposed findings on said record, and for oral argument or the possible taking of testimony with regard to petition of WMID for reopening of the record and acceptance of certain exhibits, are postponed until further order (Action of 10/6). WERD Atlanta, Ga., Radio Atlanta Inc. — Granted petition to amend its application (Docket 10639; BP-8569) in minor respects (Action taken 10/5). ALLEN KANDER cN.ecjoihaior FDR THE PURCHASE AND SALE □ F RADID AND TELEVISION STATIONS 1701 K St., N. W. • Washington 6, D. C, NA. 8-3233 Lincoln Building • New York 17, N. Y., MU. 7-4242 401 Georgia Savings Bank Bldg. • Atlanta 3, Ga., LAmar 2036 Page 116 • October 18, 1954 Broadcasting • Telecasting