Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)

supply tv shows broadcast in U. S., over DuMont Bcstg. Co. stations, to CKLW-TV Windsor, Ont. Authority is to last from Feb. 1, 1956, to Feb. 1, 1957. Filed Jan. 13. APPLICATION AMENDED WPFH (TV) Wilmington, Del. — Files amendment to change name from WDEL Inc. to WPFH Bcstg. Co. and to furnish additional engineering data. Filed Jan. 17. CALL LETTERS ASSIGNED WTVW (TV) Evansville, Ind. — Evansville Television Inc., ch. 7. New Am Stations . . . ACTIONS BY FCC Hazelhurst, Ga. — A. M. Thomas granted 1450 kc, 250 w unl. Post office address P. O. Box 732, Jacksonville, Fla. Estimated construction cost $9,530, first year operating cost $20,800, revenue $30,000. Mr. Thomas owns television-appliance store, Jacksonville. Announced Jan. 12. Muleshoe, Tex. — David W. Ratliff granted 1380 kc, 500 w D. Post office address Box 1123, Stamford, Tex. Estimated construction cost $15,482, first year operating cost $24,000, revenue $29,000. Mr. Ratliff owns KDWT Stamford. Announced Jan. 12. Tyler, Tex. — Dana W. Adams granted 1330 kc, 500 w D. Post office address 1323 E. Sixth St., Tyler. Estimated construction cost $27,047, first year operating cost $36,000, revenue $48,000. Mr. Adams is in real estate and insurance sales. Announced Jan. 12. APPLICATIONS Mt. Sterling, Ky.— Mt. Sterling Bcstg. Co., 960 kc, 500 w D. Post office address 50 Broadway. Mt. Sterling. Estimated construction cost $19,106. first year operating cost $54,500, revenue $63,000. Principals are: Pres. R. J. Reynolds (33.3%), Vice Pres. William C. Clay Jr. (33.3%), and Treas. William R. Reynolds (16.6%,), all with concrete pipe firm interests and Secy. Thomas M. Edwards Jr. (16.6%), attorney. Filed Jan. 12. Wilmington, N. C— East Coast Radio Co., 980 kc, 1 kw D. Post office address 100 College St., Asheville, N. C. Estimated construction cost $8,625, first year operating cost $27,500. revenue $30,000. Principals are partners Harold Thorns (20%), 99% owner WISE-AM-TV Asheville, 25% owner WCOG Greensboro, N. C, 25% owner of WAYS Charlotte, N. C, and former 25% owner of WAYS-TV Charlotte; Mrs. Thorns (40%), joint 75% owner of WEAM Arlington, Va„ with husband, and minority stockholder in WISE-AMTV, and Matilann S. Thorns (40%), minority owner of WISE-TV. Filed Jan. 12. Hillsboro, Ohio — David C. Winslow, 1590 kc, 500 w D. Post office address 640 Salisbury, Waverly, Ohio. Estimated construction cost $19,915, first year operating cost $38,400, revenue $50,000. Mr. Winslow is announcer-engineer WPKO Waverly. Filed Jan. 18. Massillon, Ohio— Massillon Bcstg. Co., 990 kc, 250 w D. Post office address Cedar Rd., Mounted Rt. 10, Butler Pa. Estimated construction cost $36,857, first year operating cost $60,000, revenue $65,000. Sole owner Joel W. Rosenblum is 29% owner of WISR Butler, Pa. Filed Jan. 12. Claremore, Okla. — Claremore Bcstg. Co., 1270 kc, 500 w D. Post office address Box 588, Claremore. Estimated construction cost $7,423, first year operating cost $18,000, revenue $27,000. Sole owner Robert I. Hartley is rancher and seed farmer. Filed Jan. 13. Dyersburg, Tenn. — Hamilton Parks, 1330 kc, 500 w D. Post office address Trimble, Tenn. Estimated construction cost $15,404, first year operating cost $27,720, revenue $35,500. Sole owner Hamilton Parks is insurance agent and farm owner. Filed Jan. 18. Selmer, Tenn.— Shiloh Bcstg. Co., 1010 kc, 250 w D. Post office address Selmer. Estimated construction cost $13,325, first year operating cost $30,000, revenue $40,000. Principals are equal partners James M. McGrew, bank officer; Revis V. Hobbs, staff engineer, WSM Nashville, Tenn., and James B. Ross, attorney. Application is mutually exclusive with applications pending in Savannah, Tenn. Filed Jan. 13. APPLICATION AMENDED Westport, Conn. — Westport Bcstg. Co. application for cp new am to operate on 1260 kc, 1 kw D amended to reduce power to 500 w. Amended Jan. 18. Existing Am Stations . . . ACTIONS BY FCC KOOS Coos Bay, Ore. — Granted change from 1230 kc, 250 w unl. to 1260 kc 1 kw unl.; engineering conditions. Granted Jan. 12. • WTRN Tyrone, Pa. — Granted increase from 500 w to 1 kw, continued operation on 1290 kc D. Granted Jan. 12. KELP El Paso, Tex.-WRIT Milwaukee, Wis.— Applications for mod. of license to change name of licensee corp. from Trinity Bcstg. Corp. to McLendon Investment Corp. returned to applicant. Filed in wrong name. Returned Jan. 17. WRAD Radford, Va.— Granted change on 1460 kc from 5 kw D to 500 w N, 5 kw LS, DA-N; engineering conditions. Granted Jan. 12. APPLICATIONS WMFC Monroeville, Ala. — Seeks cp to change from 1220 kc to 1360 kc, increase power from 250 w D to 1 kw D and make equipment changes. Filed Jan. 13. KHOZ Harrison, Ark. — Seeks cp to change hours of operation from unl. to D, change frequency from 1240 kc to 1220 kc, power from 250 w unl. to 1 kw D and make equipment changes. Filed Jan. 17. KAMO Rogers, Ark. — Seeks cp to increase power from 500 w D to 1 kw. Filed Jan. 12. WSFB Quitman, Ga. — Seeks cp to change frequency from 1490 kc to 550 kc, increase power from 250 w D to 1 kw D and make equipment changes. Filed Jan. 18. WINX Rockville, Md.— Seeks mod. of cp to change from DA-2 to DA-N and to operate trans, by remote control and make equipment changes. Filed Jan. 13. WORC Worcester, Mass. — Seeks cp to increase D power from 1 kw to 5 kw. make change in DA and change from DA-1 to DA-2. Filed Jan. 12. WLOX Biloxi, Miss. — Seeks cp to move ant. location 180 ft. south and 78 ft. west of present site and make changes in ground system. Filed Jan. 17. KCHI Chillicothe, Mo.; KBIA Columbia, Mo., and KREI Farmington, Mo. — Seek to change name of licensee from Cecil W. Roberts and Jane A. Roberts to Cecil W. Roberts and Jane A. Roberts, his wife. Filed Jan. 18. KFEQ-AM-TV St. Joseph, Mo. — Seeks to change name of licensee from KFEQ Inc. to Midland Bcstg. Co. Filed Jan. 18. KCCO Lawton, Okla. — Seeks mod. of cp to change proposed trans, location to two miles east of Lawton on Hwy. 7 and 800 ft. south of Lawton. Filed Jan. 12. KSLM Salem, Ore. — Seeks cp to increase D power from 1 kw to 5 kw and make equipment changes. Filed Jan. 12. KROD-AM-TV El Paso, Tex. — Seeks mod. of license to change name of licensee from El Paso Times Inc. to El Paso Times Inc. d/b as Roderick Bcstg. Co. Filed Jan. 17. WCHV Charlottesville, Va.— Seeks cp to increase D power from 1 kw to 5 kw, change from DA-N to DA-2 and make equipment changes. Filed Jan. 18. WHEE Martinsville, Va. — Seeks cp to increase power from 500 w D to 1 kw D. Filed Jan. 17. KSEM Moses Lake, Wash. — Seeks mod. of cp to increase D power from 1 kw to 5 kw and make equipment changes. Filed Jan. 12. WDUX Waupaca, Wis. — Seeks mod. of cp to increase power from 500 w to 1 kw. Filed Jan. 17. APPLICATIONS AMENDED KIEM Eureka, Calif. — Application for cp to change from 1480 kc to 930 kc. change power from 5 kw unl. to 1 kw N and 5 kw D and change from DA-1 to DA-2 amended to specify DA changes. Amended Jan. 12. KANI Kaneohe, Oahu, Hawaii — Application for mod. of license to change main studio location, site to be determined, amended to specify studio location as Kailua Shopping Center, Rm. 207, Kailua Rd., Lanikai Post Office, Hawaii. (Waiver of sec. 3.30 of rules.) Amended Jan. 18. CALL LETTERS ASSIGNED KTML Trumann, Ark. — Poinsett County Bcstg. Co., 1580 kc, 250 w D. KENL Areata, Calif. — Vernon W. Emmerson, 1340 kc, 250 w unl. KNOC Natchitoches, La. — Natchitoches Bcstg. Co., 1450 kc, 250 w unl. Changed from KWCJ effective Feb. 1. WCER Charlotte, Mich.— Eaton County Bcstg. Co., 1390 kc, 1 kw D. WMKL Dowagiac, Mich. — Cass County Bcstg. Co., 1440 kc, 500 w D. KUBE Pendleton, Ore. — Umatilla Bcstg. Enter prises. 1050 kc, 1 kw D. WCBG Chambersburg, Pa. — James R. Reese Jr., 1590 kc, 1 kw D. KBBS Buffalo, Wyo— Northern Wyoming Bcstg. Corp., 1450 kc, 250 w unl. RATI Casper, Wyo.— John L. Breece, 1400 kc, 250 w unl. Changed from KTOO. New Fm Stations . . . APPLICATION Cheney, Wash. — Eastern Washington College of Education, 87.24 mc, 10 w. Post office address Cheney. Estimated construction cost $2,100, first year operating cost $800. Station is to operate on non-commercial, educational basis. Filed Jan, 18. Existing Fm Stations . . . CALL LETTERS ASSIGNED WGRV-FM Greeneville, Tenn.— Radio Greeneville Inc., 94.9 mc, 4.6 kw. Ownership Changes . . . ACTIONS BY FCC KSWM-AM-TV Joplin, Mo.— Granted relinquishment of negative control (50%) by Austin A. Harrison to remaining stockholders of licensee Air Time Inc. Corporate change only; no change in control. Granted Jan. 10; announced Jan. 17. WMLP-AM-FM Milton, Pa. — Granted assignment of licenses to WMLP Inc. Corporate change only; no change in control. Granted Jan. 13; announced Jan. 17. APPLICATIONS WVNA Tuscumbia, Ala. — Seeks assignment of license to Elton H. Darby for $24,000. Mr. Darby has building supply, real estate interests. Filed Jan. 18. WTRP LaGrange, Ga. — Seeks transfer of control to Byron H. Hurst, Ralph C. Freeman, Julian P. Hurst and Frank E. Hurst d/b as Chattahoochee Bcstg. Co. Present one-third owner W. Cecil Crew is selling his interest to F. E. Hurst and J. P. Hurst (16.6% each) for $11,000. Original partners B. H. Hurst and Mr. Freeman retain their one-third interests. J. P. Hurst is training to be naval officer and F. E. Hurst is WTRP business manager. Filed Jan. 13. KRLC Lewiston, Idaho — Seeks assignment of license to Donald and Elaine Thomas, tenants in common, for $59,171. Mr. Thomas is KRLC manager. Filed Jan. 18. WTVE (TV) Elmira, N. Y. — Seeks assignment of license to WTVE Inc., for $20,000 from new 33.3% stockholder William W. Scranton and transfer of real estate valued at $47,000 by present owners John S. Booth and Thompson K. Cassel. Mr. Scranton is 80% owner of WARM-AM-TV Scranton, Pa. Filed Jan. 13. WQOK Greenville, S. C— Seeks transfer of control (75%) to Speidel-Fisher Bcstg. Corp. for $34,000 plus assuming 75% of outstanding $21,000 indebtedness and making $12,000 loan. SpeidelFisher owns WOIC Columbia, S. C. Filed Jan. 18. WIAC Santurce, P. R. — Seeks transfer of control (75%) to Pres. Pedro E. Santiago (35%), food firm promotion manager; Secy. Alfonso Ortiz (15%), manager of firm manufacturing and exporting food, and Vice Pres. Luis S. Mejia (25%), pres. Kresto-Denia Inc. (adv. agency) for $70,000. Licensee of WORA-AM-TV Mayagucz retains present 12.5% interest. Filed Jan. 13. Hearing Cases . . . 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