Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)

leave to amend am application filed by CourierTimes Inc., New Castle. Action Feb. 15. By Hearing Examiner Basil P. Cooper Munising, Mich. — Ordered prehearing conference will be held Feb. 20, re am applications of North Central Bcstg. Co. and Munising-Alger Bcstg. Co., Munising. Action Feb. 15. By Hearing Examiner Hugh B. Hutchison Ponce de Leon Bcstg. Co. of P. R., Mayaguez, P. R. — Granted motion for continuance of hearing from Feb. 17 to April 9, in ch. 3 proceeding, Mayaguez. Action Feb. 14. By Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman Broadcast Bureau — Granted petition for extension of time from Feb. 15 to Feb. 27 to file proposed findings of fact and conclusions re applications for assignment of license for KBOX Modesto, Calif. Action Feb. 16. By the Commission Granted Renewal of License KGBX Springfield, Mo.; WEIC Charleston, 111.; KWPC-FM Muscatine, Iowa; KCOG Centerville, Iowa; KAYL-AM-FM Storm Lake, Iowa. Granted SCA KRKD-FM Los Angeles, Calif.; WGMS-FM Washington, D. C. Modification of Cp KCCO Lawton, Okla. — Granted mod. of cp (which authorized new am station) to extend completion date to April 16. February 20 Applications Accepted for Filing Cp WCBQ Sarasota, Fla.— Seeks cp to replace expired cp which authorized new am to operate on 1220 kc, 250 w D. License to Cover Cp WDOX (FM) Dover, Del.— Seeks license to cover cp which authorized new fm station. KROD-TV El Paso, Tex.— Seeks license to cover cp which authorized new tv and to correct geographic coordinates. Modification of Cp WAEL Mayaguez, P. R.— Seeks mod. of cp (as mod. which authorized changed frequency, increased power, install DA-1, change ant. -trans, location, make ground system and equipment changes) for extension of completion date. WWKS (FM) Macomb, 111.— Seeks mod. of cp (which authorized new educational fm station) for extension of completion date. KRMA-TV Denver, Colo.— Seeks mod. of cp (which authorized new non-commercial tv station) to extend completion date to Sept. 16 WHYN-TV Springfield, Mass.— Seeks mod. of cp (which authorized new tv station) to extend completion date to Aug. 28. KRGV-TV Weslaco, Tex.— Seeks mod. of cp (which authorized new tv station) to extend completion date to Sept. 15. Modification of License Returned WJHO Opelika, Ala.— Application for mod. of license to change name of licensee returned to applicant; name incorrect in first section. February 21 Applications Accepted for Filing Modification of Cp KURA Moab, Utah— Seeks mod. of cp (as mod which authorized new am station) for extension of completion date. License to Cover Cp WOOD-TV Grand Rapids, Mich.— Seeks license to cover cp which authorized changed description of trans, location to 6100 Five Mile Rd. N E Ada, Mich, (not move). Renewal of License KTJO-FM Ottawa, Kan.; WHKW (FM) Madison, Wis.; KTVR (TV) Denver, Colo. February 21 Decisions BROADCAST ACTIONS By the Broadcast Bureau Actions of Feb. 17 WFBG-AM-TV Altoona, Pa.— Granted assignment of license to Triangle Publications Inc. KGAK Gallup, N. M.— Granted license covering change of facilities. KCVL Colville, Wash.— Granted authority to sign-off at 6 p.m. each evening beginning April 1 through Aug. 31. Following were granted extensions of completion dates as shown: KYW-FM Cleveland, Ohio, to 8-22-56; KHOF Glcndale, Calif., to 6-1-56; WOPT (TV) Chicago, 111., to 7-16-56; WJNO-TV West Palm Beach, Fla., to 9-15-56; WOTV (TV) Richmond, Va., to 7-16-56; WAABTV Worcester, Mass., to 7-16-56; WTLF (TV) Baltimore, Md., to 7-16-56; WPTR-TV Albany, N. Y., to 7-16-56; WMFL Miami, Fla., to 7-16-56; WKLOTV Louisville, Ky., to 7-16-56; WOCN Atlantic City N. J., to 7-16-56; KBTM-TV Jonesboro, Ark., to 7-1-56; KTBS-TV Shreveport, La., to 9-1-56; WHK-TV Cleveland, Ohio, to 7-16-56; WNYC-TV New York, N. Y., to 7-16-56; WCKG (TV) New Orleans, La., to 7-16-56; WRTV (TV) Asburv Park. N. J., to 7-16-56; KWGB-TV Goodland, Kan., to 7-11-56. Actions of Feb. 16 KCCO Lawton, Okla.— Granted mod. of cp to change ant. -trans, location and specify studio location. Following were granted extensions of completion dates as shown: WKDN-TV Camden, N. J., to 7-16-56; WOBS-TV Jacksonville, Fla., to 7-16-56; WINR-TV Binghamton, N. Y., to 7-16-56; WAKETV Akron, Ohio, to 9-13-56: WLTV (TV) Wheeling, W. Va., to 7-16-56; WPTV (TV) Ashland, Ky., to 7-16-56; WMCN (TV) Grand Rapids, Mich., to 7-16-56; WTLE (TV) Evanston, 111., to 7-16-56; KZTV (TV) Reno, Nev., to 9-16-56; KCOR-TV San Antonio, Tex., to 9-9-56;; WTVG (TV) Mansfield, Ohio, to 7-16-56; WHCU-TV Ithaca, N. Y., to 7-16-56; WLAP-TV Lexington, Ky., to 7-16-56. Actions of Feb. 15 Following were granted extensions of completion dates as shown: WITH-TV Baltimore, Md., to 7-16-56; WTRI (TV) Albany, N. Y., to 7-16-56; WETV (TV) Washington, D. C, to 7-16-56; WNOPTV Newport, Ky., to 7-16-56; WKNA-TV Charleston, W. Va., to 7-16-56; WQXL-TV Louisville. Ky, to 7-16-56; WQXN-TV Cincinnati, Ohio, to 7-1656; WOKA (TV) Macon, Ga., to 7-16-56; WFTV (TV) Duluth, Minn., to 7-16-56; WTVQ (TV) Pittsburgh, Pa., to 7-16-56; WEOL-TV Elyria, Ohio, to 7-16-56. Following stations were granted authority to operate trans, by remote control :\VPIN St. Petersburg, Fla.; KOWH Omaha, Neb. Actions of Feb. 14 KPIC Roseburg, Ore.— Granted STA to operate commercially on ch. 4 for period ending April 25. WYZE Atlanta, Ga.— Granted authority to operate trans, by remote control. WEGA Newton, Miss. — Granted license for am station. KSPC (FM) Claremont, Calif.— Granted license for non-commercial educational fm broadcast station. KCFM (FM) St. Louis, Mo.— Granted license to cover cp for fm station; (93.7 mc), 21.5 kw; 550 ft. ant. KHCD Clifton, Ariz.— Granted cp to replace expired cp which authorized new am on 1450 kc, 250 w, unl., with remote control operation of trans. WDUX Waupaca, Wis.— Granted mod. of cp to change name of permittee Dorothv J. Laird tr/as Laird Bcstg. Co. WTWV (TV) Tupelo, Miss.— Granted mod. of cp to change ERP to vis. 26.9 kw, aur. 13.5 kw, make ant. and other equipment changes, change trans, and studio location and for waiver of sec. 3.613 of Commission's rules: ant. 510 ft. Following were granted extensions of completion dates as shown: WTVX (TV) Gastonia, N. C, to 7-16-56; WFOX-TV Milwaukee, Wis., to 7-1656; WKJF-TV Pittsburgh, Pa., to 7-16-56; WJLNTV Birmingham. Ala., to 7-16-56; KLEW-TY Lewiston, Idaho, to 9-1-56: WFPG-TV Atlantic City, N. J., to 7-16-56; WQCY (TV) Allentown, Pa., to 7-16-56; WIFE (TV) Dayton, Ohio, to 7-16-56; WTOH-TV Toledo, Ohio, to 7-16-56; WKNE-TV Keene, N. H., to 7-16-56; WMFD-TV Wilmington. N. C, to 9-15-56; WIND-TV Chicago, 111., to 7-1656; WYZZ Wilkes Barre, Pa., to 8-8-56. KCH.T Delano, Calif., to 7-22-56, conditions; WDTV Cruz Bay, Virgin Islands, to 4-4-56. Actions of Feb. 13 KETA (TV) Oklahoma City, Okla.— Granted STA to operate on educ. ch. for period ending March 18. KFSC Denver, Colo.— Granted license covering change in ant. and trans, location. WDUN-FM Gainesville, Ga. — Granted license covering change in licensed fm station. WICS (TV) Springfield, 111.— Granted license for tv station. KMAP Fresno, Calif. — Granted authority to operate trans, by remote control from 1812 "F" St., Bakersfield, Calif. WBEN-TV Buffalo, N. Y.— Granted cp to change ERP to vis. 100 kw, aur. 50 kw, make changes in ant. and other equipment; ant. 1200 ft. WCAN-TV Milwaukee, Wis. — Granted cp to replace expired cp which authorized new tv station on ch. 25 Following were granted extensions of completion dates as shown: WERE-TV Cleveland, Ohio, to 7-16-56; WACA-TV Camden, S. C, to 7-16-56; WELI-TV New Haven, Conn., to 7-16-56; WLWA (TV) Atlanta, Ga., to 9-10-56; WAZL-TV Hazleton, Pa., to 7-16-56; WBTM-TV Danville, Va., to 7-16-56; WBID-TV Detroit, Mich., to 7-16-56; WATL-TV Atlanta, Ga., to 7-16-56. Action of Feb. 9 WAAT-FM Newark, N. J.— Granted authority to operate trans, by remote control from Belleville Turnpike, Kearny, N. J. UPCOMING FEBRUARY Feb. 27-March 1: Senate Interstate & Foreign Commerce Committee resumes hearings in Investigation of Tv Networks and Uhf-Vhf Problems. Feb. 27: House Anti-trust Subcommittee Exploratory Hearings. Feb. 27: RAB Clinic, Miami. Feb. 28: RAB Clinic. Jacksonville. Fla. Feb. 29: RAB Clinic, Columbia. S. C. MARCH March 1: RAB Clinic, Atlanta. March 2: RAB Clinic, Birmingham, Ala. March 2-3: Midwestern Adv. Agency Network, Business Meeting & Competitive Display, Drake Hotel. Chicago. March 2-4: Hi-Fi Fair, Shoreham Hotel, Washington. March 3: Michigan AP Broadcasters Assn. Newsmen's Workshop, Kellogg Center, East Lansing, Mich. March 5: RAB Clinic, Nashville. March 6: RAB Clinic, Memphis. March 7: RAB Clinic, New Orleans. March 8: RAB Clinic, Houston. March 9: RAB Clinic, Dallas. March 10: Michigan State U. Dept. of Speech 11th Annual Radio-Tv Conference, East Lansing. March 12: RAB Clinic, Burlington, Vt. March 13: RAB Clinic, Boston. March 14: RAB Clinic, Pittsburgh. March 14-16: Assn. of National Advertisers Spring Meeting, The Homestead, Hot Springs, Va. March 15: RAB Clinic, Rochester, N. Y. March 16: Connecticut Broadcasters Assn., Wav erly Inn, Cheshire, Conn. March 16: Ohio Assn. Radio & Tv Broadcasters, Hotel Statler. Cleveland. March 16: RAB Clinic, Schenectady, N. Y. March 16-17: West Virginia Broadcasters Assn., McLure Hotel, Wheeling. March 19: RAB Clinic, Billings, Mont. March 19-22: Institute of Radio Engineers National Convention and Radio Engineering Show, Waldorf-Astoria, New York. March 20: RAB Clinic, Minneapolis. March 21 : RAB Clinic, Milwaukee. March 22: Kentucky Broadcasters Assn., Brown Hotel. Louisville. March 22: RAB Clinic, Grand Rapids, Mich. March 23: RAB Clinic. Detroit. March 24-25: Arkansas Broadcasters Assn., Hotel Marion. Little Rock. March 26: RAB Clinic, Tulsa, Okla. March 26-28: Canadian Assn. of Radio & Tv Broadcasters, Royal York Hotel, Toronto. BROADCASTING TH^ newsweekly of radio and television TELECASTING 1735 De Sales *'reeu Y W"> Washington 6, D. C. PLEASE START MY SUBSCRIPTION WITH THE NEXT ISSUE. Z □ 52 weekly issues of BROADCASTING • TELECASTING $7.00 ° □ 52 weekly issues and BROADCASTING Yearbook-Marketbook 9.00 o □ 52 weekly issues and TELECASTING Yearbook-Marketbook 9.00 5 □ 52 weekly Issues and both Yearbook-Marketbooks 11.00 □ Enclosed □ Bill name title /position company name address city tone state Please send to home address Broadcasting • Telecasting February 27, 1956 • Page 133