Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)

eluding real estate. Filed Feb. 17. PETITION Bishop, Calif.— KIBS Bishop petitions FCC to amend sec. 3.606 by adding either ch. 8, 3, 17, 19, or 23 to Bishop. Announced Feb. 17. Existing Tv Stations . . . APPLICATIONS WPFH (TV) Wilmington, Del. — Seeks cp to make ant. and other equipment changes. Ant. height above average terrain 1,000 ft. Filed Feb. 21. KVOS-TV Bellingham, Wash. — Seeks mod. of en to change ERP to 36 kw vis. and 19.5 kw aur. Filed Feb. 21. New Am Stations . . . ACTION BY FCC Ponce, Puerto Rico — Ponce Bcstg. Corp. granted 1170 kc, 250 w. unl. Post office address Julius H. Conesa, Box 511, Guayama P. R. Estimated construction cost $10,821, first year operating cost $36,000, revenue $42,000. Principals include Pres. Charles Cordero (20%), general manager, WXRF Guayama; Treas. Dr. Luis F. Sala (20%). surgeon; Secv. Jenaro Scarano (20%), physician, and Julius H. Conesa (20%), chief engineer, WXRF. Granted Feb. 16. APPLICATIONS Ridgecrest, Calif— Indian Wells Radio. 1220 kc, 1 kw D. Post office address 3426 N. Knoll Dr., Hollywood, Calif. Estimated construction cost $13,670, first year operating cost $36,000, revenue $42,000. Sole owner is Victor M. Farel, engineer. Filed Feb. 17. Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif. — Sunshine Bcstg. Co., 1230 kc, 210 w unl. Post office address Joe Davis Dr. and Halsey Ave., Twenty-Nine Palms. Estimated construction cost $8,048, first year operating cost $24,000, revenue $36,000. Principals include B. J. Fitzpatrick (60%), owner of WSFE Needles, Calif.; T. J. Cacioppo (10%), engineer, KMED Medford, Ore., and H. L. Fitzpatrick (10%), KSFE announcer. Filed Feb. 20. Palatka, Fla. — Tidewater Broadcasters, 1390 kc, 1 kw D. Post office address P. O. Box 501, Gainesville, Fla. Estimated construction cost $10,000, first year operating cost $30,000, revenue $36,000. Principals are equal partners Alfred H. and Alma H. Temple, owners of WDSR Lake City, Fla., Rudolph H. Chamberlin, 32% owner of WGGG Gainesville, and Dorothy L. Chamberlin, no business interests. Filed Feb. 21. Jesup, Ga. — Wayne Bcstg. Co., 990 kc, 1 kw unl. Post office address 296 N. First St., Jesup. Estimated construction cost $32,242, first year operating cost $24,500, revenue $75,333. Principals are equal partners Talmus O. Collins and Herman Morris, co-owners of automobile service station. Filed Feb. 21. Camden, Tenn. — Camden Bcstg. Co., 1220 kc, 250 w D. Post office address 1102 W. South St., Mayfield, Ky. Estimated construction cost $11,383. first year operating cost $24,000, revenue $36,000. Principals in applicant own WKTM-AM-FM Mayfield, Filed Feb. 21. APPLICATIONS AMENDED Little Rock, Ark. — Cecil W. Roberts and Jane A. Roberts, joint tenants, application for cp to operate on 1450 kc, 250 w, unl. amended to make changes in ant. system (increase height). Amended Feb. 21. Little Rock, Ark. — Sepia Bcstg. Co. application for new am to operate on 1460 kc, 1 kw D amended to change to 1590 kc, change trans, location and specify remote control location. Amended Feb. 21. Jacksonville, Fla. — Joseph M. Ripley Inc. application for cp for new am to operate on 800 kc, 500 w D amended to change to 550 kc, 1 kw and make equipment changes. Amended Feb. 21. Pasco, Wash. — Music Broadcasters application for cp for new am to operate on 800 kc, 250 w D amended to change to 910 kc, 500 w and make equipment changes. Amended Feb. 21. Wenatchee, Wash. — Queen Bcstg. Co. application for cp to operate on 930 kc, 1 kw D amended to change to 980 kc. Amended Feb. 21. Existing Am Stations . . . ACTIONS BY FCC KPLN Camden, Ark. — FCC dismissed application of D. R. James Jr. for license to cover cp issued to Mid-South Bcstg. Co. for new am (KPLN) to operate on 1370 kc, 1 kw D; declared cp forfeited and deleted call letters. (Application for assignment of cp to James was denied Dec. 7, 1955, and no application has been filed for license to cover cp issued.) Action of Feb. 17. WINX Rockvillc, Md. — Seeks mod. of cp to change from DA-2 to DA-N. on 1600 kc, 500 w N, 1 kw D with remote control of trans, during D. Granted Feb. 17. KQUE Albuquerque, N. M. — Granted mod. of cp to change from 860 kc to 920 kc with 1 kw D, 500 w N, DA-N. Granted Feb. 17. WGBB Freeport, L. I., N. Y. — Granted increase in power from 100 w to 250 w, operating on 1240 kc. Granted Feb. 17. WPAC Patehogue, N. Y. — Granted increase in power from 1 kw to 5 kw, operating on 1580 kc. Granted Feb. 17. WHOL Allentown, Pa. — Granted petition to extent of mod. Commission order of Jan. 4 to permit continued operation until midnight of 30th day subsequent to entry of order of Supreme Court denying WHOL's petition for certiorari, or entrv of order bv either Supreme Court or Court of Appeals otherwise finally disposing of its court appeal. Action of Feb. 17. APPLICATIONS KCMJ Palm Springs, Calif.— Seeks cp to change from 1340 kc to 1010 kc, change power from 250 w to 1 kw, install DA-2 and make equipment changes. Filed Feb. 21. KFTM Fort Morgan, Colo.— Seeks cp to change hours from D to unl., change from 1260 kc to 1400 kc and power from 500 w D to 250 w unl. Filed Feb. 21. WGMA Hollywood, Fla.— Resubmits application for cp to increase power from 500 w D to 1 kw D. Resubmitted Feb. 21. WCBQ Sarasota, Fla.— Seeks cp to replace expired cp which authorized new am to operate on 1220 kc, 250 w D. Filed Feb 21 WTAB Tabor City, N. C— Seeks cp to change power from 1 kw D to 5 kw D. Filed Feb. 21. WLAF LaFollette, Tenn.— Seeks cp to increase power from 100 w to 250 w. Filed Feto. 21. APPLICATIONS AMENDED KTKT Tucson, Ariz.— Application for cp to change from 1490 kc to 990 kc, increase power from 250 w to 10 kw, change hours from unl. to D, make equipment changes and change trans, location amended to make DA pattern changes. Amended Feb. 21. KHOZ Harrison, Ark. — Application for cp to change from 1240 kc to 1220 kc, increase power from 250 w to 1 kw, change hours from unl. to D and make equipment changes amended to change to 900 kc, power to 250 w and revise equipment change request. Amended Feb. 21. KDEF Albuquerque, N. M. — Application for cp to change from 1030 kc to 1150 kc, change hours from D to unl. using 500 w N, 1 kw D and permission to operate trans, by remote control amended to change hours to D only with 1 kw. Amended Feb. 21. PETITION NARTB Washington, D. C— Petitions FCC to amend sec. 3 in various operations; sec. 3.66 remote control operation of standard broadcast stations by amending sec. 3.66 (a) and adding new subsections 3.66 (b), 3.66 (c), and 3.66 (d). Announced Feb. 17. Existing Fm Stations . . . ACTION BY FCC Conelrad — Commission finalized rule-making and amended part 3 of rules to incorporate part of Conelrad plan which pertains to conduct of non-commercial educational fm stations during alert. Amendments are effective Jan. 2, 1957, or on such earlier date as Commission may designate by subsequent order. Action of Feb. 17. PETITION NARTB Washington, D. C— Petitions FCC to amend sec. 3 by deleting from fm broadcast stations sec. 3.274 phrase "which is authorized with trans, power output of 10 kw or less" and deleting from non-commercial educational fm broadcast stations sec. 3.572 phrase "which is authorized with trans, power output of 10 kw or less," thus authorizing remote control of trans. Announced Feb. 17. Ownership Changes . . . ACTIONS BY FCC WQIK Jacksonville, Fla. — Granted transfer of control to Radio Jax Inc. for $85,000. Principals include Pres. -Treas. Carmen Macri (100%), majority owner of WWOK Charlotte, N. C„ WOBSTV Jacksonville, and non-stockholding officer of WLBS Birmingham, Ala., WABR Winter Park, Fla., and WEAL-TV Orlando, Fla. Mr. Macri is majority stockholder of applicant for new am to operate in Palatka, Fla. See Jacksonville grant below. Granted Feb. 16. WOBS Jacksonville, Fla.; WWOK Charlotte, N. C. — Granted assignment of licenses to Rounsaville of Charlotte Inc. and Southern Radio & Equipment Co., respectively. Transaction is exchange of stations plus Rounsaville payment of additional $50,000 to Southern. Rounsaville was licensee of WWOK and Southern was licensee of WOBS. WOBS-TV Jacksonville is not involved in sale. Granted Feb. 16. WRDW-AM-TV Augusta, Ga.— Granted transfer of control to Southeastern Newspapers Inc. for $1 million. Augusta Newspapers (Augusta Chronicle) owns all of Southeastern. William S. Morris owns more than 51% of Augusta Newspapers. Granted Feb. 16. KRES St. Joseph, Mo. — Granted transfer of control to KRES Radio Corp. for $24,077. Sale is settlement of estate. No new stockholders are brought into station ownership; no individual owns as much as 50% interest. Granted Feb. 21. WFBL Syracuse, N. Y. — Granted assignment of license to WTAC The Big Station Inc. for $227,500. WTAC is 100% owned by Radio Hawaii, wholly-owned subsidiary of Founders Corp. Founders owns 50% of KTVR (TV) Denver, Colo. Radio Hawaii owns KPOA Honolulu, Hawaii, and WTAC Flint, Mich. Granted Feb. 16. WNOS-AM-FM High Point, N. C— Application for assignment of license to Statesville Bcstg. Co. returned; incorrectly signed. Action of Feb. 21. WACH-AM-TV Newport News, Va.— Granted involuntary assignment to Russell A. Collins, court appointed receiver in bankruptcy proceeding. Granted Feb. 21. APPLICATIONS WSPC Anniston, Ala. — Seeks acquisition of control of licensee by S. B. Ingram for $2,343. Mr. Ingram, presently 38.1% owner, will be 55.5% owner after approval of transaction. Filed Feb. 20. KBHS Hot Springs, Ark. — Seeks transfer of control to A. M. McGregor for $47,000. Mr. McGregor is former stockholder in KSTT Davenport, Iowa. Filed Feb. 21. KRNO San Bernardino, Calif. — Seeks transfer of control to Norman H. Rogers and George W. Brock, for $33,000. Messrs. Rogers and Brock, among present principals, will be sole owners after completion of transaction. Filed Feb. 17. KLVC Leadville, Colo. — Seeks assignment of license to Raymond E. Roberts for $28,000. Mr. Roberts is former editor and publisher of Coiorado Wonderland magazine. Filed Feb. 21. WHBO Tampa, Fla. — Seeks assignment of license to Gateway Broadcasters Inc. for $15,000 plus rental at rate of $12,000 per year for 10 years. Principals include Pres. -Treas. John A. Boling, former owner of WQIK Jacksonville, Fla. Filed Feb. 21 WTAY Robinson, III. — Seeks assignment of license to Ann Bcstg. Corp. for $6,630 plus assumption of 49% of corporate debt. New principals are Roger L. Moyer (397c), former owner of WTIM Taylorville, 111., and James Hilderbrand (10%), general manager of WTIM. Filed Feb. 20. WTIM Taylorville, 111.— Seeks assignment of license to Moyer Bcstg. Corp. for $33,000. New (Continues on page 132) Large Market Eastern Network Property $im9ooo.oo A well established regional facility located in one of the first fifty markets. This successful operation offers a capable owner-operator an outstanding opportunity for steady earnings and capital appreciation. Financing available. Negotiations • Financing • Appraisals BLACKBURN HAMILTON COMPANY RADIO-TV-NEWSPAPER BROKERS WASHINGTON, D. C CHICAGO SAN FRANCISCO James W. Blackburn Ray V. Hamilton William T. Stubblefield Clifford B. Marshall W. R. Twining Washington Bldg. Tribune Tower 111 Sutter St. Sterling 3-4341-2 Delaware 7-2755-6 Exbrook 2-5671-2 Page 126 • February 27, 1956 Broadcasting • Telecasting