Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1957)

s not applied for it. The station made a unter prosposal that ch. 10 be allocated to adawaska. Me., which has no assigned annel. The Commission set back two other deades for comments on proposed rulemaking, i a petition by KXO El Centro, Calif., the aril 30 deadline for comments on the ift of ch. 13 (KYAT [TV]) from Yuma. z., to El Centro was extended until May Interested parties now have until May to give their views on the shift of educamal ch. 10 from Pullman, Wash., to Mosw, Idaho, or ch. 12 from Coeur d'Alene , Moscow. This deadline also was originally aril 30. I One rulemaking shift was finalized last pek when the Commission shifted ch. 31 r>m Kokomo. Ind., to Marion, Ind., with lokomo getting Marion's ch 29. This move, !th no objections filed, was made so that .15 WANE-TV Ft. Wayne, Ind., could !ove its transmitter to a site within the city bits of Ft. Wayne. The Commission invited comments on the llowing rule-making proposals by June 3: By Sarkes Tarzian Inc. (WTTV [TV] loomington, Ind.) to assign ch. 13 to Cart(Marion County), 111., in the south:ntral part of the state. By ch. 22 WSIL-TV Harrisburg, 111., to locate ch. 8 there in lieu of ch. 22. , By WCIL Carbondale, 111., to assign ch. 3 I that city. Rulemaking petitions filed with the FCC: Proposal by Liberty Tv Inc. to make ■lucational ch. 9 Eugene, Ore., available for )mmercial use and allocate educational ch. 3 at Corvallis, Ore., for the hyphenated orvallis-Eugene area. I Four Corners Broadcasting Co. request iat ch. 12 be assigned to Farmington, . M. Farmington Broadcasting Co. also is asked that the same channel be assigned ?iiere. j Ch. 3 KMTV (TV) Omaha, asked that \. 8 be substituted for ch. 3 in Ainsworth, eb., because, KMTV said, the use of ch. in Ainsworth would cause interference to i>ur existing stations. Ch. 3 was allocated > Ainsworth March 28. Request by O'Neill Broadcasting Co. that i. 17 be assigned to Bakersfield, Calif. 'Neill also said that it supported a proposal / ch. 29 KBAK-TV Bakersfield that ch. 10 ^ERO-TV) there be replaced with ch. 39, taking city all uhf. Finally, a proposal by ch. 1 1 KTNT-TV jattle-Tacoma that ch. 2 be assigned to ortland, Ore. KTNT-TV noted that the CC last November asked for comments on proposal by ch. 21 K VAN -TV Vancouver, rash., that ch. 2 be assigned to Vancouver; iat on Jan. 4 further comments were asked a a proposal made by Altru Broadcasting o. (applicant for ch. 33, Longview, Wash.) ) assign the vhf facility to Longview, and iat Grays Harbor Tv Inc. has requested he same facility for Aberdeen, Wash. KTNT-TV claimed that the other three tes have neither the need nor the resources ' support a vhf station. Uhf Granted at Victoria, Tex.; Educational Vhf in Oregon THE FCC last week granted construction permits for a new commercial tv station in Victoria, Tex., and a new educational tv outlet in Corvallis, Ore. Alkek Television Co. was granted uhf ch. 19 in Victoria. The station will have an effective radiated power of 20 kw visual, 10.7 kw aural and its antenna is to be 321 ft. above average terrain. Construction costs are estimated at $190,500 and first year operating costs at $70,000. Albert B. Alkek, majority owner of KNAL Victoria, is owner of the permittee. The State of Oregon, through the State Board of Higher Education, is permittee for vhf ch. 7 in Corvallis. The station plans an effective radiated power of 28.8 kw visual, 2.5 kw aural and an antenna height of 1,210 ft. above average terrain. Construction costs are estimated at $180,000 and first year operating costs at $100,000. The studio will be located on the State College campus. Commission Denies KIK1 Protest JUST one week after oral argument [B»T, April 29], the FCC last week denied a protest by KIKI Honolulu of the grant of a new am station in Honolulu to Kaiser Hawaiian Village Radio Inc. (KHVH). Comrs. John C. Doerfer and Robert E. Lee did not participate in the decision. BRILLIANT PERFORMANCE That happy glow (limelight?) in Precision's. corner is simply the radiance of a solid reputation for sound, careful and accurate . film processing. V/otta performer. Precision is the pace-setter in film processing. In the past, Precision found techniques to bring the best out of black and white or color originals. In the present, facilities are the profession's very best for ariyof your processing needs. And, in the future, Precision will; as usual, be first again (depend on it) with the newest developments to serve you better. you'll see and hear RO ADC A STING Telecasting May 6, 1957 Page 83