Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1956)

FOR THE RECORD WDTV Cruz Bay, St. John, Virgin IslandsSeeks mod. of cp (which authorized new am) to change ant.-trans. and studio location: change station location from Cruz Bay, St. John, V. I. to Columbus Bay, Christiansted, St. Croix Island, V. I.; make change in ant. and ground system, and change permittee name to Virgin Islands Bcstg. System. Filed May 29. APPLICATION AMENDED WLAT Conway, S. C— Application seeking cp to change frequency from 1490 kc to 1430 kc, increase power from 250 w to 1 kw, and change hours of operation from unl. to D amended to change frequency to 1330 kc. Filed May 29. New Fm Stations . . . ACTIONS BY FCC Denver, Colo. — Good Music Assoc. granted cp for new Class B fm station to operate on ch. 286 (105.1 mc); ERP 10 kw. Granted May 23. Carbondale, 111. — Southern Illinois U. granted 91.9 mc, 22.4 kw. Post office address % Delyte W. Morris, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale. Estimated construction cost $49,747.50, first year operating cost $5,000. Station is for non-commercial educational purposes. Granted May 23. Ponce, P. R. — Voice of Puerto Rico Inc. granted cp for new Class B fm to be operated on ch. 284 (104.7 mc); ERP 530 w; ant. height 2,330 ft. Granted May 29. Existing FM Stations . . . ACTIONS BY FCC WKAR-FM Lansing, Mich. — Granted mod. of cp (which authorized changes in licensed station) to change ERP to 74 kw; ant, height to 270 ft., and change ant. system. Granted May 25. WFLN (FM) Philadelphia, Pa.— Granted mod. of license to change name to Franklin Bcstg. Co. Granted May 22. WHYY (FM) Philadlephia, Pa.— Granted cp to change trans, power output to 5.3 kw; ant. height to 460 ft.; relocate trans, site to top of same bldg., and change name to Metropolitan Philadelphia Educational Radio & Television Corp. Granted May 22. CALL LETTERS ASSIGNED WHLM-FM Bloomsburg, Pa. — Bloom Radio, 106.5 mc, 10 kw unl. APPLICATION WMUZ (FM) Detroit, Mich.— Seeks cp to make changes in licensed station: change ERP to 19.7 kw; change ant. height above average terrain to 178 ft., and change ant. system. Filed May 29. Ownership Changes . ACTIONS BY FCC WEZB Homewood, Ala. — Granted assignment of license to Gene Newman Radio Inc. Assignment is for change to corporate status. Granted May 29. KWCB Searcy, Ark.— Granted transfer of control to C. N. Dodd through purchase of 40% of stock for $24,000. Mr. Dodd plans to give his wife Mary Dodd, and his daughter Carlene Dodd 10.8% interest each. Granted May 23. KITO San Bernardino, Calif. — Granted assignment of license to Cosmopolitan Bcstg. Corp. for $150,000. Cosmopolitan is owned by Continental Telecasting Corp., licensee of KRDK-AM-FM Los Angeles. Cosmopolitan principals are Pres. Richard C. Simonton, vice pres., 36.66% stockholder of Continental, pres., 25% stockholder of KULA-AM-TV Honolulu, Hawaii; Vice Pres. Frank Oxarart, Secy.-treas., 26.66% stockholder of Continental, 50% stockholder of KDON Sali nas, Calif.; Secy.-Treas. Arthur B. Hogan, pres. of Continental and 50% stockholder of Albert Zugsmith Corp, which is 36.66% stockholder of Continental; and Albert Zugsmith, 50% stockholder of Albert Zugsmith Corp. and 25% stockholder of KULA-AM-TV. Granted May 29. KVIP (TV) Redding, Calif.— Granted assignment of permittee partnership to Shasta Telecasting Corp. Corporate change. Granted May 24. WDAR Savannah, Ga.— Granted assignment of license to Coastal Bcstg. Inc. for $55,000. Principals are Pres. Donald K. Jones (21.43%), manager of WSAV Inc., Savannah; Vice Pres. Alice W. Jones (32.14%), housewife; Secy.-Treas. Cecil H. Mason (39.29%), construction interests; and Kathryn C. Wasden (7.14), as trustee for Wiley Wasden Jr. Granted May 29. WTAY Robinson, 111.— Granted assignment of license to Ann Bcstg. Corp. for $6,630 plus assumption of 49% of corporate debt. New principals are Roger L. Moyer (39%), former owner of WTIM Taylorville, 111.; and James Hilderbrand (10%), general manager of WTIM. Granted May 23. WFUL-AM-FM Fulton, Ky.— Granted transfer of control to R. Paul Westpheling Jr. and Johanna S. Westpheling, owners and publishers, The Fulton County News, for $30,500. Mr. and Mrs. Westpheling are minority stockholders in WFUL-AM-FM. Granted May 23. WCER Charlotte, Mich. — Granted assignment of cp to Eaton County Bcstg. Co. Assignment is for incorporation of company. Pres. Roy W. McLean will hold 60% interest, Vice Pres. Craig E. Davids, 40%. Granted May 21. KDUZ Hutchinson, Minn. — Granted assignment of license to North American Bcstg. Co. Corporate change. Granted May 25. KEYD-AM-TV Minneapolis, Minn. — Granted assignment of licenses to United Tv Inc. for $1.14 million and assumption of $315,452 in notes. Simultaneously granted is application for assignment of license of KEYD to Western Bcstg. Corp. for $35,000. United principals include: Chmn. of Board Thomas P. Johnson (32.94%), minority owner of WENS (TV) Pittsburgh; Pres. Seymour Weintraub (23.53%), over 25% owner of Flamingo Films Co. (distributor to tv), former vice pres. Motion Pictures for Tv Inc.; Vice Pres. Larry H. Israel (no stock), vice pres., gen. manager, 50% owner WENS (TV); Secy.-Treas. George W. Eby (no stock), asst. treas., minority owner WENS (TV), theatre interest; William F. Adler (11.77%), pres., more than 25% owner of Tv Guide; Donald C. Lott (11.77%), 3% owner WENS (TV); Oliver Tyrone Corp. (5.88%), owns 6% of WENS (TV) and 10% of WMTW (TV) Poland Spring, Me.; William H. Rea (no stock), minority owner WENS (TV), WMTW (TV), WPOR Portland, Me.; Henry O. Rea (2.35%), more than 25% owner of WPOR and WABI-AMTV Bangor, Me.; Monroe H. Long (2.35%), chmn. of board, minority owner of Branham Co. (station representation firm; and Lewis S. Greenberg (9.41%), vice pres, and minority owner Branham. Western principals are Chmn. of Board James A. McKenna Jr. (50%), lawyer; Pres. Robert M. Purcell (50%), executive vice pres. of Mass. Bay Tv Inc., applicant for ch. 5 in Boston, and owner of broadcast consulting business; Vice Pres. Rex M. Lester Jr., gen. manager KEYD; and Treas. Edward R. McKenna, lawyer. Granted May 23. KWAD Wadena, Minn. — Granted assignment of license to KWAD Bcstg. Co. for $60,050. Principals are Pres. Robert E. Ingstad (66%), pres., majority stockholder of KOVC Valley City, N. D., KEYJ Jamestown, N. D., and KBMW Breckenridge, Minn.; and Vice Pres. Marlin Obie (33.3%), commercial manager of KOVC and gen. manager of KWAD. Granted May 23. WDEB Gulfport, Miss. — Granted assignment of license to Denver T. Brannen for $57,000. Mr. Brannen is 98% owner of KCIL Houma, La., and is applicant for new am at Plant City, Fla. Granted May 29. WBKH Hattiesburg, Miss. — Granted assignment of license to Hattiesburg Bcstg. Co. for $17,500. Agreement is for transfer of 50% control from Robert M. Keith Jr. to F. M. Smith, employee of station. Other partner and 50% owner is Benny L. Blackledge Jr., radio-tv sales and services dealer. Granted May 23. KORK Las Vegas; KOLO Reno, Nev.— Granted transfer of control to Donrey Operating & Trading Co. Corporate change. Granted May 21. KGON Oregon City, Ore.— Granted transfer of negative control to Robert J. Hartke for $15,780 cash and $9,674 in notes. Mr. Hartke has automobile, motion picture theatre, and trailer sales interests. Granted May 23. KQV Pittsburgh, Pa. — Granted transfer of control to Earl F. Reed and Irwin D. Wolf Jr., voting trustees. Granted May 24. WCRE Cheraw, S. C— Granted assignment of license to Roy P. Zess for $27,925. Mr. Zess is manager-35% owner of WMGA Moultrie, Ga. Granted May 29. KSWA Graham, Tex. — Granted assignment of license to Clay E. Thompson Jr. and Harland V. Ncwsom d/b as Southwestair. Change is to partnership status with Mr. Thompson holding 88.8% and Mr. Newsom 11.12%. Granted May 24. WSVA-AM-FM-TV Harrisonburg, Va.— Granted transfer of control to Tudor Enterprises Inc. for $560,000. Principals are Pres. Hamilton Shea (50%) and Transcontinent Tv Corp. (50%). Mr. Shea is vice pres. of Transcontinent and is former NBC executive. Transcontinent principals are Chmn. of Board Paul A. Schoellkopf Jr. (10.7%), dir. of WGR-AM-TV Buffalo, N. Y.; Chm. of Executive Committee J. FTed Schoellkopf IV (10.7%), member of executive committee-minority stockholder of WGR-AM-TV; Secy.Treas. David G. Forman (10.7%), business interests; Seymour H. Knox (3.5%), dir., stockholder of WGR-AM-TV. Transcontinent is currently negotiating for purchase of WHAM, WHFM, WHAM-TV Rochester, N. Y. Granted May 29. WBLU Salem, Va. — Granted assignment of permit to Salem Bcstg. Co. for $3,000. Sole owner is M. C. Bowers Jr., chief engineer of WBEJ Elizabethton, Tenn. Granted May 23. WORA-TV Mayaguez, P. R.— Granted assignment of cp to Supreme Bcstg. Co. of Puerto Rico. Corporate change only; no change in control. Granted May 23. APPLICATIONS WIOD-AM-FM Miami, Fla. — Seek assignment of license to Biscayne Television Corp. for $404,128.80. Biscayne Tv Corp. is permittee of WCKT (TV) Miami. Filed May 29. WQAM-AM-FM Miami, Fla.— Seek transfer of control of licensee corporation from The Miami Herald Publishing Co. to Mid-Continent Bcstg. Co. for $850,000. Mid-Continent is licensee of WDGY Minneapolis, Minn., KOWH Omaha, Neb., WHB Kansas City, Kan., WTIX New Orleans, La. Filed May 29. WHLN Harlan, Ky. — Seeks assignment of license to Radio Harlan Inc. Corporate change. J. Francke Fox Jr. will be sole owner. Filed May 25. WTCW Whitesburg, Ky. — Seeks assignment of license to Folkways Bcstg. Inc. for $85,000. Principals are Pres. William R. McDaniel (39.92%), Vice Pres. Ernest Tubb (39.92%), and Hank Snow (19.96%), all associated with WSM Nashville. Folkways also has application pending to purchase WHBT Harriman, Tenn. Filed May 29. WAAB Worcester, Mass. — Seeks assignment of license to Waterman Bcstg. Corp. for $163,000. Principals are Pres. Bernard E. Waterman (90%), sports director at WMAY Springfield, III., and Edith B. Waterman (10%). Filed May 29. WSUH Oxford, Miss.— Seeks assignment of license to Colonel Rebel Radio for $36,500. Principals are C. H. Quick (90%), gen. manager of Ole Miss Bcstg. Co., and A. B. Quick (10%), beauty salon owner. Filed May 29. WKBS Mineola, N. Y. — Seeks assignment of license to Keynote Bcstg. System Inc. for $116,500. Sole owner is Seymour Weintraub, film distribution and production interests, Pres.23.53% stockholder of United Television Inc. Filed May 25. WQXR-AM-FM New York, N. Y.— Seek involuntary transfer of control of licensee corporation to Iphigene Ochs Sulzberger, Arthur Hays Sulzberger and Orvil E. Dryfoos, trustees u/p 51st of will of Adolph S. Ochs, deceased. Filed May 29. WSKN Saugerties, N. Y.— Seeks transfer of control of permittee corporation to Harold S. F. Bates, et al. Filed May 29. WQMC (TV) Charlotte, N. C— Seeks involuntary assignment of cp from WQMC Television Inc. to Winfred R. Ervin, receiver. Filed May 29. WQMC (TV) Charlotte, N. C— Seeks voluntary assignment of cp from Winfred R. Ervin, receiver, to Hugh A. Deadwyler, former 100% owner of WQMC Television Inc., who will be individual owner when assignment is completed. Filed May 29. KTUL Tulsa, Okla.— Seeks assignment of license to Consolidated Radio Enterprises Inc. Corporate change. Filed May 29. WACH-AM-TV Newport News, Va.— Seek assignment of license and cp to United Bcstg. Co. of Eastern Virginia Inc. for $54,000. United is 100% owned by Friendly Bcstg. Co., licensee of WJMO Cleveland, Ohio. Filed May 29. WNVA Norton, Va. — Seeks assignment of license to Radio Wise Inc. Principals are Pres. R. B. Helms (76.5%), 43% owner of WHLN Harlan, Ky., 50% owner of WBLU Salem, Va., and 25% owner of WCLE Cleveland, Term.; Vice Pres. Jack T. Helms (12.5%), 6.25% owner of WHLN, 25% owner of WBLU, and 25% owner of WCLE; and Secy.-Treas. O. R. GaUiher Jr. (11%), 6.25% stockholder of WHLN. Filed May 25. KENE Toppenish, Wash. — Seeks transfer of (Continues on page 116) Broadcasting • Telecasting