Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)

RADIO FOR THE RECORD Situations Wanted — (Cont'd) Managerial / MANAGER J ? Hard selling manager wants to • I invest and operate radio prop 1 * erty midwest. Experienced all f J phases. Cash available. Write *k I Box 567F, B»T I ATTENTION OWNERS AND GENERAL MANAGERS If you need a top-flight right hand man to supervise internal station operation we will have available March 15 a family man under 30 with over 8 years solid experience in announcing, production, traffic, copy, programming, public relations and promotion. Outstanding all-around assistance to management in all phases. Not afraid of work, excellent character and credit references available. Leaving our employ due to our conversion to 100 % Spanish language operation. If you are looking for outstanding executive material on its way up call Lowell Christison, 3-1259, Albuquerque, N. M., or contact me personally. E. M. Sleighel President KABQ 3-1744 Albuquerque, N. M. TELEVISION Situations Wanted Production-Programming, Others TV PRODUCERDIRECTOR (Production Manager) Live network show experience. Top rated local shows (THAT SOLD OUT). Also ad Agency and radio background. Young, aggressive, top references. Box 558F, B«T FOR SALE Equipment TOWERS RADIO — TELEVISION Antennas — Coaxial Cable Tower Sales & Erecting Co. 6100 N. E. Columbia Blvd., Portland 11, Oregon WANTED TO BUY Equipment USED EQUIPMENT WANTED 1 Presto FC 11 Tape Recorder, (chassis only — no console or carrying case required) . 2 Airipex Model 350 C (console type) tape recorders. 2 RCA 70 C turntables. Station condition and best price on any or all items listed. Contact: John S. Phillips WHTN-AM-FM-TV P. O. # 1760 Huntington, W. Va. (Continues from page 126) principals are Vice Pres.-Treas. Caterina Chesi (20%), 10% owner WBBA Pittsfield, 111.; Vice Pres. John Corsiatto (20%), appliance dealer, and G. B. Meyer (5%), 25% owner of WBBA. Filed Feb. 20. WESO Southbridge, Mass. — Seeks assignment of license to WESO Bcstg. Corp. for $47,185. Principals include Pres. Joseph L. Rosenmiller Jr. (53%), H-R Television Representatives salesman; Vice Pres.-Treas. Peter A. Bordes (17%), marketing and business consultant, and Joseph C. Amaturo (20%), NBC sales representative. Filed Feb. 17. KCUE Red Wing, Minn. — Seeks assignment of license to Hiawatha Bcstg. Co. Corporate change only; no change in control. Filed Feb. 21. WDLC Port Jervis, N. Y. — Seeks assignment of license to Port Jervis Bcstg Co. for $50,000. Principals include Pres.-Treas. Sidney Sakofsky (50%), pharmacist, and Vice Pres.-Treas. Oscar Wein (50%), WDLC commercial manager. Filed Feb. 20. WFBG-AM-TV Altoona, Pa.— Seeks assignment of license to Triangle Publications Inc. Acquisition of control of stations has been approved; present application is for corporate change only. Filed Feb. 17. WDEH Sweetwater, Tenn. — Seeks assignment of license to Marto Bcstg. Co. for $52,500. Principals include Pres.-Treas. Marvin I. Thompson (99.5%), general manager of WKXV Knoxville, Tenn. Filed Feb. 17. APPLICATION AMENDED WMGR Bainbridge, Ga. — Application for assignment of license to Decatur Bcstg. Co. amended to change name of assignee to John A. Dowdy. Amended Feb. 21. Hearing Cases . . . INITIAL DECISIONS Hopkins-Edina-St. Louis Park, Minn. — Hearing Examiner Basil P. Cooper issued initial decision looking toward grant of application of Radio Suburbia Inc., for new am station to operate on 950 kc, 1 kw, D in Hopkins-Edina-St. Louis Park and denial of competing application of Suburban Bcstg. Corp. Action of Feb. 21. Levittown-Fairless Hills, Pa. — Hearing Examiner Annie Neal Huntting issued initial decision looking toward grant of application of Drew J. T. O'Keefe, Jack J. Dash and William F. Waterbury for new am to operate on 1490 kc, 250 unl., Levittown-Fairless Hills, and denial of competing application of Mercer Bcstg. Co. for same facilities in Trenton, N. J. Action Feb. 20. OTHER ACTIONS Hartford, Conn. — FCC denied in their entirety joint petitions of WGTH-TV Hartford, WKNB-TV New Britain, Conn., WHYN-TV and WWLP (TV) both Springfield, Mass., for leave to intervene, for stay or alternative relief, and that portion of petition for reconsideration and further relief as requested stay of comparative proceedings on applications of Travelers Bcstg. Service Corp. and Hartford Telecasting Co. for new tv to operate on ch. 3 in Hartford. By separate action Commission scheduled oral argument on above proceedings for March 12. Actions Feb. 16. Peoria, 111. — FCC denied petitions of WEEK-TV and WTVH (TV) both Peoria for intervention, consolidation, and other relief, and dismissed as moot petition for stay of comparative proceedings on applications of WMBD Inc., and WIRL Television Co. for new tv station to operate on ch. 8 in Peoria. Action Feb. 17. Rochester, Minn. — Rochester Bcstg. Co. designated for hearing application for new am to operate on 1270 kc, 500 w D and made WTCN Minneapolis, party to proceeding. Action Feb. 17. WPAR-AM-FM Parkersburg, W. Va.-WBLKAM-TV Clarksburg, W. Va.— By supplemental letter, is being further advised that application for transfer of control from News Pub. Co. to WSTV Inc. indicates necessity of hearing. Action Feb. 17. Madison, Wis. — FCC denied petition for stay, also that portion of petition for rehearing, reconsideration, etc., likewise requesting stay, filed by Badger Television Co. directed to Commission Dec. 12 decision granting application of Radio Wisconsin Inc. for new tv on ch. 3 in Madison and denying Badger's competing application. Action Feb. 16. INSTRUCTION NARBA Notifications . . . List of changes, proposed changes, and corrections in assignments of Mexican stations mod. appendix containing assignments of Mexican stations attached to Recommendations of North American Regional Bcstg. Agreement Engineering Meeting Jan. 30, 1941. Mexican Change List No. 187 Jan. 26, 1956 770 kc XECJ Apatzingan, Michoacan — (delete assignment—vide 1340 kc), 1 kw D, ND, Class II. 7-2656. 970 kc XETV Villahermosa, Tabasco — (increase D power), 5 kw D, 400 w N, unl. Class III. 4-26-56. 1060 kc XEGE Mexicali, Baja California — (change in freq. from 1570 kc), 1 kw, ND, D. Class II. 7-26-56. 1200 kc XELC La Piedad, Michoacan — (now in operation), 5 kw, ND, D. Class II. 11-26-55. 1300 kc XEYJ Nueva Rosita, Coahuila — (new change in freq. from 1460 kc), 1 kw, ND, D. Class III. 7-26-56. 1340 kc XECJ Apatzingan. Michoacan — (change in freq. from 770 kc), 1 kw D, 250 w N, ND, unl. Class IV. 4-26-56. 1390 kc XETL Tuxpan, Veracruz — (increase in D power), 5 kw D, 1 kw N, ND, unl. Class III. 4-2656. 1400 kc XETO Tampico, Tamaulipas — (increase in D power), 1 kw D, 250 w N, ND, unl. Class IV. 4-26-56. 1460 kc XERD Nueva Rosita, Coahuila — (change in call letters), 1 kw ND, D. Class III. 1-26-56. 1570 kc XEGE Mexicali, Baja California — -(delete assignment—vide 1060 kc), 1 kw, ND, D. Class II. 6-2656. 1590 kc New Mexicali, Baja California — 5 kw. unl. Class III. 7-16-56. XENS Nogales, Sonora — (delete assignment), 5 kw, unl. Class III. 1-26-56. Routine Roundup . . . February 17 Applications Accepted for Filing License to Cover Cp KMAP Bakersfield, Calif.— Seeks license to cover cp which authorized new am station. WMFD Wilmington, N. C. — Seeks license to cover cp which authorized decreasing height of center tower of DA. Modification of Cp WWRI West Warwick, R. I.— Seeks mod. of cp (as mod. which authorized new am station) for extension of completion date. WAPC Waupaca, Wis. — Seeks mod. of cp (which authorized new am station) for extension of completion date. KWWL-TV Waterloo, Iowa— Seeks mod. of cp (which authorized new tv station) to extend completion date to Sept. 20. WAKR-TV Akron, Ohio— Seeks mod. of cp (which authorized new tv station) to extend completion date to Sept. 13. KCOR-TV San Antonio, Tex.— Seeks mod. of cp (which authorized new tv station) to extend completion date to Sept. 9. Renewal of License KSLV Monte Vista, Colo.; KOLR Sterling, Colo.; KLIZ Brainerd, Minn.; KWOA Worthington, Minn.; KWNO-AM-FM Winona, Minn.; KOYN Billings, Mont.; KXLO Lewistown, Mont.; KBTK Missoula, Mont. February 17 Decisions ACTIONS ON MOTIONS By Chief Hearing Examiner James D. Cunningham KLOR-TV Portland, Ore.— Denied petition to intervene in proceeding re application of KSLMTV Salem, Ore., for mod. of cp (tv ch. 3). Action Feb. 14. By Hearing Examiner Annie Neal Huntting Newburgh, Ind.-Lawrenceville, 111. — Upon informal request for continuance of prehearing conference and informal consent thereto by all parties, ordered said conference is continued from Feb. 20 to Feb. 28, re am applications of Southern Indiana Broadcasters Inc., Newburgh and Lawrenceville Bcstg. Co., Lawrenceville. Action Feb. 15. By Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman AB-PT — Issued order after prehearing conference, reciting matters of greatest significance discussed at prehearing conference in re application of American Bcstg.-Paramount Theatres Inc., for permit to locate, use or maintain broadcast studio or other place or apparatus in United States for production of programs to be transmitted or delivered to XETV (TV) Tijuana, Mex. Action Feb. 15. By Hearing Examiner Thomas H. Donahue New Castle, Ind. — Gave notice that oral argument will be heard Feb. 16, on petition for FCC Ui ntONK UCKNSKS J IN .» TO 6 W'KKkS w i i.i.iam it. o<;di;n — ioth \ritr 1 I SCI \t . (Hivr Ave. Itiirliaiik. t'ulif. Ilcse ■rvi.d inns Necessary All ( hisses ■ ' <!' liver ITiiii Successful Students Page 132 • February 27, 1956 Broadcasting • Telecasting