Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)

RADIO FOR THE RECORD Situations Wanted Managerial « « « £)• »• »• »• »• »• »• 8 »• »• S> £>• »• »• »• »• »• »• »• 8 »• »• 8 8 8 »• 8 8 MANAGEMENT f « /'ue never placed an ad like this, « 6wt / want to see my radio-TV •? Program Director move up the % ladder. He has been my right « hand. Fine, clean cut, imaginative, excellent administrator, « trained in cost control. Please « contact: a » » » 8-8' Raymond F. Kohn, Pres. ? WFMZ-TV-FM, Allentown, Pa. % & 8 8 »• 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 »• 8 8 »• 8 8 8 8 8 8 »• 8 8 »• YOUNG RADIO EXECUTIVE 30 years old Commercial Manager, lkw indies, ready to move up in Radio, TV or Ad Agency. East Coast area preferred. 9 years experienced. 8 years top play-by-play. "A" and "B" Baseball — Football— Boxing. 4 years Sales and Management-PD— News and Sports Director. Excellent commercial and DJ delivery. 5 years present job. Top references. Married, 3 children. Salary important—but opportunity prime factor. Available for New York area. Interview February. All replies promptly answered. Box 126F, BoT Announcers =&«= politan Area. =8-3= Box 112F, B»T =a-8=8-e= RADIO 8C TV Personality — Top Rated Singing DJ. In| terested Relocating Position with Secure f Future — Thorough Background In All Phases Of Radio — Currently Employed I 50,000 Watt Radio Station Large Metro Programming-Production, Others VERSATILE RADIO-TV WOMAN Strong on women's commentary, shopping shows, children's programs, special features. Thoroughly experienced in both media with newspaper and acting background. At present working in Baltimore on radio and TV but desire new opportunity. Prefer East but will consider any challenging offer. Resume, photo, tapes available. Box 950E, B«T (Continues from page 97) owner Earl Johnson is former 33.3% owner of WMID Atlantic City, N. J., and former vice pres. of MBS. Filed Jan. 5. WSWW Platteville, Wis. — Seeks assignment of license to Southwest Wisconsin Co. for approx. $40,000 (exact price to be determined from records of station). Principals are Pres. Miriam B. Monroe (11.8%), Vice Pres.-Treas. John F. Monroe Jr. (29.4%), Secy. Mary Ellen M. Schmitz (29.4%), and Margaret J. Monroe (29.4%). All are engaged in investment banking business. Filed Jan. 10. WAPC Waupaca, Wis. — Seeks transfer of control to Chain O 'Lakes Bcstg. Corp. with voting trust, consisting of 52% of outstanding stock, to be set up. Will be controlled by present part owner Harry Vose and engineer Nathan Williams. Other corporate principals resigned from corporation to permit trust. Filed Jan. 6. KABI Ketchikan, KJNO Juneau, KENI-AM-TV Anchorage and KFAR AM TV Fairbanks, all Alaska — Seek transfer of control from Lathrop Co. (controlled by estate executors) to 51 beneficiaries. Major inheritors either are already connected with stations or have no other broadcast interests. Filed Jan. 9. KIPA Hilo, KHON Honolulu, Hawaii— Seek transfer of control to Ira G. Mercer for $1,530 plus assumption of $78,470 note. Mr. Mercer is presently 247o owner of licensee of KHON which owns majority interest in licensee of KIPA. Filed Jan. 5. Hearing Cases OTHER ACTIONS KVAR (TV) Mesa, Ariz.— Is being advised that application to move main studio from 1 mile west of Mesa city limits to its am studio location in downtown Phoenix (11.75 miles from present site and about 12.75 miles from nearest city limit of Mesa) indicates necessity of hearing. KVAR (TV) operates on ch. 12. Action of Jan. 11. WTVH (TV) Peoria, 111.— FCC designated for FOR SALE Stations KVLH— S40.000 To terminate a partnership, KVLH is for sale. Eight-year average billing $53,314.82. Serves rich agricultural-oil area with three other good towns. Excellent opportunity for capable owner-operator. Half can be financed if desired. James T. Jackson, P.O. Box 106, Phone 1910 or 631, Pauls Valley, Oklahoma. Equipment TOWERS RADIO— TELEVISION . .Antennas— Coaxial Cable Tower Sales & Erecting Co. 6100 N. E. Columbia Blvd., Portland 11, Oregon INSTRUCTION FCC 1st PHONE LICENSES IN 5 TO 6 WEEKS WIIXIAM B. OGDEN— lOih Year 1150 W. Olive Ave. Biirbank, Calif. Reservations' Necessary All Classes— Over 17(10 Successful Students. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO WANT A TV or RADIO JOB? o o o O The National Academy of Broad § casting, 3338 16th Street, N. W., O Washington, D. C, places grad O nates throughout the country. New O term starts January 30th. O O O O O O O O O O O O O O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO hearing application for mod. of cp to increase ant. height from 608 ft. to 1,009 ft. and reduce vis. ERP from 191 kw to 171 kw and aur. from 129 to 92.3 kw. Action of Jan. 11. Dover, N. H.— FCC (1) denied protests of WWNH Rochester, N. H., and WVDA Boston, Mass., and (2) confirmed Jan. 27, 1955, grant to Granite State Bcstg. Co. for new am (formerly WDNH, now WTSN) to operate on 1270 kc, 5 kw unl. in Dover, N. H. Action Jan. 4. Raleigh, N. C. — By memorandum opinion and order of Jan. 11, FCC (1) dismissed as moot petition and supplement filed by WNAO-TV Raleigh for stay of comparative proceedings on applications of WPTF Radio Co. and Capitol Bcstg. Co., for new tv station on ch. 5 in Raleigh and (2) denied supplemental requests by WNAO-TV for intervention, stay and for consolidation of comparative hearing proceedings with overall rule-making proceeding. WGNS Murfreesboro, Tenn. — By order of Jan. 11 FCC granted petition to reconsider Commission May 5 order which directed WGNS Murfreesboro to show cause why its license should not be revoked; terminated and dismissed said proceeding. Routine Roundup . . . January 5 Decisions By Comr. Robert E. Lee John F. Thorwald, Harlingen, Tex. — Granted petition for extension of time to Jan. 6 to file exceptions to initial decision in re his am application. Action of Jan. 4. Broadcast Bureau — Granted petition for extension of time to Jan. 4 to file its response to "Petition for Repudiation or Clarification" filed by Lake Huron Bcstg. Corp. on Dec. 20, re application of WJRT (TV) Flint, Mich, for mod. of cp. Action of Jan. 4. By Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman WJRT (TV) Flint, Mich.— Ordered that oral argument on petition of Lake Huron Bcstg. Corp., filed Dec. 20, and oppositions thereto filed by applicant and Broadcast Bureau Dec. 30, to defer action on application of WJRT (TV) Flint, for mod. of cp. Action Jan. 3. WNIA Cheektowaga, N. Y. — Ordered hearing now scheduled for Jan. 10, re application of WNIA Cheektowaga for mod. of permit to extend completion date, is continued without date, pending further action by Commission. Action of Jan. 4. By Comr. John C. Doerfer Theodore Feinstein, Newburyport, Mass. — Granted petition for extension of time to Jan. 16, to file replies to exceptions to initial decision re his am application. Action of Dec. 27. By Chief Hearing Examiner James D. Cunningham Clovis, N. M. — Ordered hearing shall commence Feb. 24 in ch. 12 proceeding, Clovis, involving applications of Video Independent Theatres Inc. and KICA Inc. Action of Dec. 23. Florida — Ordered hearing shall commence Feb. 24 in am proceeding involving applications of Joseph M. Ripley Inc., Jacksonville; Raymac Inc., Palatka, and Radio Starke, Starke. Action of Dec. 23. By Hearing Examiner Thomas H. Donahue New Castle-Salem, Ind. — Gave notice of prehearing conference in proceeding re am applications of Courier-Times Inc., New Castle, and WSLM Salem, Jan. 3. Action Dec. 27. By Hearing Examiner Hugh B. Hutchison Sanford A. Schafitz, Lorain, Ohio — Granted petition for continuance of hearing from Jan. 6, to March 6, re his am application. Action Jan. 4. Broadcast Bureau — Granted petition for extension of time from Dec. 30 to Jan. 6 to file proposed findings of fact and conclusions re am application of KUZN West Monroe, La. Action Jan. 3. KOB Albuquerque, N. M. — By order, affirmed ruling made in hearing conference Dec. 20, regarding certain evidence to be received in proceeding on applications of KOB Albuquerque for mod. of cp to operate on 770 kc, 50 kw unl., for license to cover same, and authority to determine operating power by direct measurement and retained Jan. 31 as date for next hearing conference. Action Jan. 3. Clovis, N. M. — Gave notice of prehearing conference to be held Jan. 17 in ch. 12 proceeding, Clovis. Action Jan. 3. Tennessee — Ordered hearing in am proceeding, involving applications of Columbia-Mt. Pleasant & Spring Hill Radio Corp., Columbia and Savannah Bcstg. Co., Savannah, is scheduled for Feb. 15, and that prehearing conference is scheduled for Feb. 1. Action Jan. 3. Valley Bcstg. Co., Murphy, N. C. — Denied petition requesting that issues in proceeding re its am application and that of Cherokee Bcstg. Co., Murphy, be enlarged to include following issue: "To determine whether funds available to Cherokee Bcstg. Co. will give reasonable assurance that proposal set forth in application will be effectuated." Action Dec. 27. By Hearing Examiner H. Gifford Irion The Delsea Bcstrs., Pitman-Glassboro, N. J. — Granted petition for continuance of hearing from Jan. 9 to March 12 re its am application. Action Dec. 29. By Hearing Examiner J. D. Bond Franklin Bcstg. Co., Philadelphia, Pa. — Granted Page 102 January 16, 1956 Broadcasting Telecasting