Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)

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Reservations Necessary All Classes — Over 1700 Successful Students (Continues from page 94) ford as beneficiary. Mrs. Crawford is widow of Bud Crawford, former station owner. Resubmitted March 6. WTKO Ithaca, N. Y. — Seeks assignment of cp to Radio Ithaca Inc. Corporate change only; no change in control. Filed March 5. WXEL (TV) Cleveland, Ohio-KPTV (TV) Portland, Ore. — Seek assignment of cps to Storer Bcstg. Co. Corporate change only; no change in control. Filed March 5. KCTX Childress, Tex. — Seeks transfer of control (50%) to George E. Morey for $11,400. Mr. Morev is employe of KDWT Stamford, Tex. Filed March 6. KEPO El Paso, Tex. — Seeks assignment of license to KEPO Bcstg. Co. for $90,000. Principals include Pres. John W. Stayton (51%), attorney, and Secy.-Treas. Frank W. Stewart (48%), former 25% owner of KTXN Austin, Tex. Filed March 6. PETITION KAYE Puyallup, Wash.— Petitions FCC to reinstate application for assignment of license to Radio K Inc. which was dismissed Nov. 30, 1955, at request of applicant. Filed March 6. Hearing Cases . . . INITIAL DECISIONS Redding, Calif. — Hearing Examiner J. D. Bond issued initial decision looking toward grant of application of Shasta Telecasters for new tv to operate on ch. 7 in Redding. Action March 2. Elmira, N. Y. — Hearing Examiner J. D. Bond issued initial decision looking toward grant of application of Central New York Bcstg. Corp. for new tv to operate on ch. 18 in Elmira. Will operate initially as satellite of Central New York's WSYR-TV Syracuse, N. Y., ch. 3. Action March 2. WDBM Statesville, N. C. — Hearing Examiner H. Gifford Irion issued initial decision looking toward confirming March 23. 1955. grant of application of Iredell Bcstg. Co. for new am (WDBM) to operate on 550 kc, 500 w D in Statesville, and denying protest of WSIC-AM-FM Statesville. Action March 7. Caguas, P. R. — Hearing Examiner H. Gifford Irion issued initial decision looking toward grant of application of American Colonial Bcstg. Corp. for new tv to operate on ch. 11 in Caguas, P. R. Action March 7. OTHER ACTIONS Deintermixture — FCC denied various petitions for reconsideration of its action of Nov. 10 in denying 35 petitions for deintermixture in light of general tv rule-making proceedings. Petitions for reconsideration denied were those of Winnebago Television Corp., respecting Madison, Wis.; WGTH-TV, WKNB-TV, WHYN-TV, WWLP (TV), respecting Hartford, Conn.; WAIM-TV, WGEL (TV), WTSK-TV Spartanburg, S. C; WITV (TV) Miami, Fla.; WPFA-TV, KTAG-TV New OrleansBeaumont-Port Arthur-Pensacola-Lake Charles, and WOBS-TV Jacksonville Orlando Savannah. Announced March 1. KOTN Pine Bluff, Ark.— FCC announced memorandum opinion and order which (1) severed from consolidated proceeding application of KOTN Pine Bluff operating on 1490 kc, to move from Pine Bluff to Brinkley Ark.; (2) removed WCLD Cleveland, Miss., as party to proceeding in respect of KOTN application; (3) denied petition of WD AK Columbus Ga., for enlargement of issues and (4) granted petition of B. J. Parrish, Pine Bluff, Ark., for mod. of issue relating to 10% rule; stipulated that grant to Parrish can only be made subject to his divestment of all interest in KOTN. Proceeding involves applications for 540 kc by Parrish in Pine Bluff, Ark. Southern Empire Bcstg. Co. also Pine Bluff, Southeastern Bcstg. System, Macon, Ga., KNOE Monroe, La., and WDAK. Announced March 1. Hartford, Conn.— FCC denied petition by Hartford Telecasting Co. for extension of time allocated for oral argument in proceeding involving its application and that of Travelers Bcstg. Service Corp. for new tv to operate on ch. 3 in Hartford. Action March 7. Coos Bay, Ore. — By memorandum opinion and order, FCC granted protest by KOOS Coos Bav, KFIR North Bend, Ore., and KWRO Coquille, Ore., to extent of designating for hearing April 25 application of Harold C. Singleton, d/b as Coos County Broadcasters, for new am (1420 kc, 1 kw D) in Coos Bay. Made protestants parties to proceeding bearing burden of proceeding with introduction of evidence and burden of proof and denied protest in all other respects. Action March WIIC (TV) Pittsburgh, Pa. — Designated for hearing application for mod. of cp to increase ERP and ant. height, make equipment changes, change studio location and make other changes, in consolidated proceeding with applications of WWSW Inc. and Pittsburgh Radio Supply House Inc. for new tv to operate on ch. 11 in Pittsburgh and ordered that record be reopened to receive testimony on certain additional issues; made WENS (TV) Pittsburgh, party to proceeding. Action March 7. KGUL-TV Galveston, Tex.— FCC denied in its entirety petition and supplement filed by KTRKTV Houston, Tex., for interim stay and further relief directed to Commission decision announced Feb. 2 which, after hearing on protest, affirmed Sept. 1, 1955, grant to KGUL-TV Galveston, to move trans, site closer to Houston. Action March Routine Roundup . . . March 1 Decisions ACTIONS ON MOTIONS By Comx. Richard A. Mack WHDH Inc., Boson, Mass.— Granted petition for extension of time to March 15 to file exceptions to initial decision in ch. 5 proceeding, Boston. Action Feb. 28. WBIR Inc., Knoxville, Tenn. — Granted petition for extension of time to March 2 to file reply to petition for rehearing filed by Scripps-Howard Radio Inc., in ch. 10 proceeding, Knoxville. Action Feb. 28. Munising-Alger Bcstg. Co., Munising, Mich.— Granted petition for extension of time to March 29 to file reply to motion to enlarge issues filed by North Central Bcstg. Co. in am proceeding. Action Feb. 28. Valley Bcstg. Co., Murphy, N. C. — Granted petition for extension of time to March 9 to file reply to exceptions to initial decision filed by Cherokee Bcstg. Co. in am proceeding. Action Feb. 28. By Hearing Examiner Hugh B. Hutchison Lorain, Ohio — Ordered prehearing conference is scheduled to be held at 9 a.m., March 2, at which oral argument will be held on petition for leave to amend application of Sanford A. Schafitz, Lorain, and joint opposition thereto filed by WSPD Toledo, Ohio, and WTTH Port Huron, Mich., respondents. Action Feb. 29. By Hearing Examiner Thomas H. Donahue WTVH (TV) Peoria, 111.— Granted motion for continuance of hearing from March 30 to May 31, re its application for mod. of cp. Action Feb. 28. By Hearing Examiner Annie Neal Huntting WIBU Poynette, Wis. — Granted petition for extension of time to March 23 to file proposed findings re am application on WSDR Sterling, 111. Action Feb. 29. WKPA New Kensington, Pa. — Granted motion to strike reply filed by Storer Bcstg. Co. to proposed findings of fact and conclusions of Broadcast Bureau and of WKPA. Action Feb. 29. By Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman Broadcast Bureau — Granted petition for extension of time from Feb. 27 to March 5 to file proposed findings of fact and conclusions re applications for assignment of license of KBOX Modesta, Calif. Action Feb. 28. By Hearing Examiner Basil P. Cooper WSUH Oxford, Miss. — Ordered that several dates specified in paragraph 3 of hearing examiner's order for conduct of hearing dated January 25, re am applications of WSUH Oxford, Miss., et al., be extended for approx. three weeks and date for exchange of exhibits and written testimony is now specified as March 12, and date for start of formal hearing is now specified as March 22. Action Feb. 28. March 1 Applications Accepted for Filing Granted SCA WAAT-FM Newark, N. J.; KCFM (FM) St. Louis, Mo. March 5 Decisions ACTIONS ON MOTIONS By Hearing Examiner James D. Cunningham Southern Empire Bcstg. Co., Pine Bluff, Ark. — Denied motion for continuance of "pre-trial and hearing matters" re its am application. Action Feb. 29. By Hearing Examiner Elizabeth C. Smith Rochester, N. Y. — Ordered prehearing conference March 6. in ch. 10 proceeding, involving applications of WHEC Inc. and Veterans Bcstg. Co., Rochester. Action Feb. 29. By Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman Grand Prairie, Tex. — Ordered that oral argument on petition for leave to amend, filed by Bernice Schwartz and R. M. Hetherington, d/b as Grand Prairie Bcstg. Co., Grand Prairie, is scheduled for March 2. Action Feb. 29. By Hearing Examiner J. D. Bond Broadcast Bureau — Granted motion for extension of time from March 2 to March 12 to file proposed findings and conclusions re applications for consent to transfer of control of News Pub. Co., (WLAQ) Rome, Ga., and for renewal of li Page 100 • March 12, 1956 Broadcasting • Telecasting