Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1955)

PROGRAMS & PROMOTION land and Delaware; as having 21 daily and four Sunday editions and three editions of Tv Guide carrying its program listings, and 19 community antenna systems carrying its programs. DICK NESBITT BROCHURE TO ANNOUNCE the appointment of Dick Nesbitt as sports director, KSTP-AM-TV Minneapolis-St. Paul distributed a brochure headlined "Recognize These Stars From the World of Sports?" and carrying a gallery of famous athletes. "Dick Nesbitt knows them all" the announcement continues, explaining his association with them and his own sports career, mainly football. Mr. Nesbitt played for Drake U. and later in the same backfield with Red Grange and Bronko Nagurski with the professional Chicago Bears. 'NAT'L TV SERVICEMEN'S WEEK' RCA TUBE DIV. has announced a special promotion by RCA of "National Television Servicemen's Week" to be held March 7-12. as a salute to radio and tv dealers and service technicians. Independent parts distributors selling RCA tubes will advertise the week locally through various media. RCA is promoting the week through trade and consumer press as well as on national radio and tv. At the same time, RCA has sent a script package of one-minute. 30-second and 15-minute radio and tv spots for local promotion by dealers and service technicians. To the dealer with the most "original and interesting participation" in the merchandising program. RCA is presenting a special award, $1,337 worth of RCA test equipment for color tv servicing. FOR THE RECORD SINCERELY RECORDED BY THE M00NGL0WS chess I MCGUIRE SISTERS Coral BILLY FIELDS mgm PUBLISHED BY ARC-REGENT MUSIC CORP BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. 89 FIFTH AVE., NEW YORK 36 STORK • CHICASO • HOLLYWOOD • TORONTO • MONTREAL Station Authorizations, Applications (As Compiled by B • T) January 6 through January 12 Includes data on new stations, changes in existing stations, ownership changes, hearin cases, rules & standards changes and routine roundup. Abbreviations: CP — construction permit. DA — directional antenna. ERP — effective radiated power. STL — studio-transmitter link, synch, amp. — synchronous amplifier, vhf — very high frequency, uhf— ultra high frequency, ant. — antenna, aur. — aural, vis. — visual, kw — kilowatts, w — watts, mc — megacycles. D — day. N — night. LS — local sun set. mod. — modification. trans. — transmittei unl. — unlimited hours, kc — kilocycles. SSA special service authorization. STA — special tem porary authorization. (FCC file and hearin docket numbers given in parentheses.) FCC Commercial Station Authorizations As of Dee. 31, 1954* AM FM TV Licensed (all on air) 2,649 533 126 CPs on air 20 20 f313 CPs not on air 105 7 137 Total on air 2,669 552 439 Total authorized 2,774 559 576 Applications in hearing 137 2 167 New station requests 172 8 19 New station bids in hearing 76 0 151 Facilities change requests 134 12 33 Total applications pending 721 79 193 Licenses deleted in Dec. 0 0 0 CPs deleted in Dec. 15 1 5 Television Station Grants and Applications Since April 14, 1952 Grants since July 11, 7952: Commercial Educational vhf uhf 269 316 15 18 Total Operating Stations in U. S.: vhf uhf Commercial on air 298 114 Noncommercial on air 7 3 Tota 585 33 Tota 412 I 1(1 * Does not include noncommercial educational fm and tv stations, t Authorized to operate commercially. * • * Am and Fm Summary through Jan. 12 Appls. In On Pend Hear Air Licensed CPs ing ing Am 2,683 2,653 121 174 76 Fm 556 536 24 8 0 Applications filed since April 14, 7952: New Amend. vhf uhf Tota Commercial 945 337 730 533 1,264 Educational 56 28 28 56 Total 1.001 337 758 561 1.320 One hundred-twenty-two CPs (21 vhf, 101 uhf have been deleted. : One applicant did not specify channel. J Includes 33 already granted. Includes 618 already granted. ACTIONS OF FCC New Tv Stations . . . ACTION BY FCC Jonesboro, Ark. — Regional Bcstg. Co. granted vhf ch. 8 (180-186 mc); ERP 11.7 kw visual. 7.08 kw aural: antenna height above average terrain 200 ft., above ground 337 ft. Estimated construction cost $100,000, first year operating cost $120,000, revenue $140,000. Post office address Harold E. King, P. O. Box 794, Jonesboro, Ark. Studio and transmitter location Jonesboro. Ark. Geographic coordinates 35° 50' 52" N. Lat., 90° 39' 51" W. Long. Transmitter and antenna RCA. Consulting engineer Gary O. Sandstedt, Kansas City, Mo. Principals include co-owners Harold and Helen King. Applicant is licensee of KBTM-AM-FM there. Granted Jan. 12. APPLICATION Watertown, S. D.— Tri-City Tv Corp., vhf ch. 3 (60-66 mc); ERP 100 kw visual. 51.8 kw aural; antenna height above average terrain 278 ft., above ground 406 ft. Estimated construction cost $345,137, first year operating cost $135,500, revenue $215,000. Post office address r, Alan L. Austin, Way-Penney Building, Watertown. Studio and transmitter location on Hwy. 81, 1.3 miles S of Hwy. 212. Geographic coordinates 44° 52' 14" N. Lat., 97° 06' 53" W. Long. Transmitter and antenna RCA. Legal counsel Fisher, Wayland, Duvall & Southmayd, Washington. Consulting engineer Commercial Radio Equipment Co.. Washington. Principals include Midland National Life Ins. Co. (95.9<*r), owner of KWAT Watertown; Vice Pres. Robert D. Lusk (4%), publisher of Huron (S. D.) Daily Plainsman; Pres. John W. Ehrstrom: Vice Pres. Ross E. Case, and Sec. Alan L. Austin. Filed Jan. 11. Existing Tv Stations . . . ACTIONS BY FCC WDAN-TV Danville, 111.— Northwestern Pub. Co. granted mod. of CP for ch. 24 to change ERP to 13.2 kw visual and 7.1 kw aural. Granted Jan. 6; announced Jan. 11. KCRG-TV Cedar Rapids. Iowa— Cedar Rapid Tv Co. granted mod. of CP for ch. 9 to change studio location to First Ave. & First St., S.W. transmitter location to 2.5 miles N of citv limit; on State Hwy. 150; change ERP to 316 kw visua: and 158 kw aural. Granted Jan. 6; announcec Jan. 11. KEYD-TV Minneapolis. Minn. — Family Bcstg Corp. granted STA to operate commercially on ch. 9 for the period ending Feb. 10. Granted Jan 5; announced Jan. 11. WSJS-TV Winston-Salem, N. C. — Triangle Bcstg Corp. granted mod. of CP for ch. 12 to change ERP to 316 kw visual, 158 kw aural; change transmitter location to Sauratown Mt., approximately 7 miles N of town of King; antenna height above average terrain 2.000 ft Granted Jan. 4; announced Jan. 11. WGBI-TV Scranton. Pa.— Scranton Bcstrs. Inc. seeks mod. of CP for ch. 22 to change ERP to 1.000 kw visual, 545.8 kw aural: antenna height above average terrain 1,170 ft. Filed Jan. 11. WUNC-TV Chapel Hill, N. C— U. of N. C. granted STA to operate noncommercial educational ch. 4 for the period ending April 6.. Granted Jan. 5; announced Jan. 11. WMBV-TV Marinette. Wis. — M & M Bcstg. Co. i granted mod. of CP for ch. 11 to change ERP to 236.9 kw visual and 132.7 kw aural. Granted Jan. 7; announced Jan. 11. STATIONS DELETED KETV (TV) Little Rock, Ark.— Great Plains Tv. Properties of Ark. Inc. FCC deleted tv station on ch. 23 at request of permittee. Deleted Jan. 7; announced Jan. 11. KFAZ (TV) Monroe, La. — Delta Television Inc. FCC deleted tv station on ch. 43 for lack of prosecution. Deleted Jan. 6. KCTV (TV) Sioux City, Iowa— Great Plains Tv Properties of Iowa Inc. FCC deleted tv station on ch. 36 at request of permittee. Deleted Jan. 7; announced Jan. 11. 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