Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1957)

FOR THE RECORD on ch. 78 to translate programs of KSL-TV, ch. 5, Salt Lake City, Utah. New Am Stations ACTIONS Auburn, Calif. — Placer Broadcasters, Granted 950 kc, 500 w DA-D. Post office address P. O. Box 941, Modesto, Calif. Estimated construction cost $27,750, first year operating cost $40,000, revenue $48,000. Principals are equal partners Donnelly C. Reeves, general manager and stockholder of KMOD Modesto; A. Judson Sturtevant Jr., stockholder of KMOD, and John E. Griffin, attorney. Announced May 15. Lakeland, Fla. — Polk Radio Inc., Granted 1330 kc, 1 kw D. Post office address Kentucky Bldg., Lakeland. Estimated construction cost $17,000, first year operating cost $40,000, revenue $60,000. Principals include Pres. W. H. Martin (96.6%), 52% owner WMEN Tallahassee, Fla., and Annie Lou Martin (1.6%) (Mr. Martin's sister), 2% owner WMEN. Announced May 15. Rochester, Minn. — Rochester Bcstg. Co., Granted 1270 kc, 500 w day. Post office address 158 North White Bear Ave., St. Paul, Minn. Estimated construction cost $24,187, first year operating cost $85,000, revenue $100,000. Principals are Victor J. Tedesco (50%), minority stockholder WCOW St. Paul, and majority stockholder of WKLJ Sparta, Wis. Nicholas Tedesco (50%) is also minority stockholder WCOW and is minority stockholder and officer of WKLJ. Announced May 15. Falls City, Neb.— Craig Siegfried, Granted 1230 kc, 100 w unl. Post office address 310 N. Osage Ave., Independence, Mo. Estimated construction cost $15,863.82, first year operating cost $26,000, revenue $36,000. Mr. Siegfried owns KIMO Independence. Announced May 15. APPLICATIONS Boulder, Colo. — Kenneth G. and Misha S. Prather 1360 kc, 1 kw D. P. O. address 2510 E. 9th, Casper, Wyo. Estimated construction cost $15,690, first year operating cost $38,000, revenue $45,000. Kenneth, employe KATI Casper, and Misha, school teacher, will be equal partners. Announced May 14. Easton, Md.— Eastern Shore Bcstg. Co. 1590 kc, 500 w. D. P. O. address 414 French St., Wilmington, Del. Estimated construction cost $11,691, first year operating cost $48,000, revenue $55,000. G. R. Chambers, owner WDVM Pocomoke City, Md., will be sole owner. Announced May 15. Lucedale, Miss.— Tri-County Bcstrs. Inc., 900 kc, 1 kw D. P. O. address % Wm. R. Guest Jr., WPMP, Pascagoula, Miss. Estimated construction cost $13,150, first year operating cost $30,000, revenue $36,000. Crest Bcstg. Co. will own 72.36%. Announced May 15. Winona, Miss. — Southern Electronics Co. 1570 kc, 1 kw D. P. O. address Box 826, Columbus, Miss. Estimated construction cost $6,600, first year operating cost $25,000, revenue $30,000 Equal partners are Bob McRaney, owner WROB West Point, Miss., and Bob Evans, manager WELO Tupelo, Miss. Announced May 14 Albany, N. Y.— Gerald R. McGuire 1300 kc, 1 kw D P. O. address 4 Cherry Tree Rd., Albany. Estimated construction cost $16,332, first year operating cost $43,000, revenue $55,000. Mr. McGuire, former employe Hudson Bcstg.. Co., will be sole owner. Announced May 14. Ownership Changes . . . ACTION WJQS Jackson, Miss. — Granted assignment of license from Milner Enterprises Inc. to Dumas Milner Bcstg. Co. for $75,000. Both companies MAS The Next 1 0 Days Of Network Color Shows (All Times EDT) CBS-TV Colorcasting cancelled for summer. NBC-TV May 20-24, 27-29 (1:30-2:30 p.m.) Club 60, participating sponsors. May 20-24, 27-29 (3-4 p.m.) Matinee Theatre, participating sponsors. May 20 (8-8:30 p.m.) Adventures of Sir Lancelot, Whitehall Pharmacal through Ted Bates and Lever Bros, through Sullivan, Stauffer, Colwell & Bayles. May 20 (9-10 p.m.) Washington Square, Helene Curtis through Earle Ludgin and Royal-McBee Corp. through Young & Rubicam. May 21, 28 (8-8:30 p.m.) Arthur Murray Party, Speidel through Norman, Craig & Kummel and Purex through Edward H. Weiss & Co. May 22, 24 (7:30-7:45 p.m.) Xavier Cugat Show, sustaining. May 22, 29 (8-8:30 p.m.) Masquerade Party, participating sponsors. May 22, 29 (9-10 p.m.) Kraft Television Theatre, Kraft Foods Co. through J. Walter Thompson Co. May 23 (10-11 p.m.) Lux Video Theatre, Lever Bros, through J. Walter Thompson Co. May 24 (8:30-9 p.m.) Life of Riley, Gulf through Young & Rubicam. May 25 (8-9 p.m.) Perry Como Show, participating sponsors. May 26 (9-10 p.m.) Goodyear Playhouse, Goodyear Tire & Rubber through Young & Rubicam. May 27 (9:30-10:30 p.m.) Robert Montgomery Presents, S. C. Johnson & Son through Needham, Louis & Brorby and Mennen Co. through Grey Adv. May 27 (8-9:30 p.m.) Producers' Showcase, RCA and Whirlpool through Kenyon & Eckhardt and John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Co. through McCann-Erickson. owned by Dumas Milner. Announced May 15. APPLICATIONS WKYB-AM-FM Paducah, Ky. — Seeks assignment of license from WKYB Die. to The Barrington Co. of Kentucky for $150,000. Aubrey D. Reid, pres-gen. mgr. WEW St. Louis, Mo., will be sole owner. Announced May 14. KLFY Lafayette, La. — Seeks assignment of license from Camellia Bcstg. Co. to Pelican Bcstg. Co. for $140,000. Howard T. Tellepsen (50%), Wright Morrow (22.5%) and John P. Goodwin are all stockholders in KTRK-TV Houston, Tex. Announced May 13. KENO Las Vegas, Nev. — Seeks transfer of control of licenses corporation from Nevada Bcstg. Co. to Howard F. Andersen, Frederick Von Hofen, Gordon B. Sherwood Jr. and C. E. McLaughlin for $65,000. Mr. Andersen, advertising interests, Mr. Von Hofen. manager KING Seattle, Wash., Mr. Sherwood, publisher, and Mr. McLaughlin, accounting interests, will be equal partners. Announced May 13. KWYK Farmington, N. M — Seeks assignment of license from Herman A. Cecil to Basin Bcstg. Co. for $4,200. Equal partners are Edwin E. Merriman, 50% KOTS Deming and ZZ\'3% KOBE Las Cruces, both N. M., Jimmie D. Gober, 33%% KOBE and Robert W. Tobcy, 50% KOTS and 33V3% KOBE. Announced May 15. KUGN Eugene, Ore.— Seeks relinquishment of control of licensee corporation by C. O. Fisher through gift (32%) to his sister Jane Fisher, the Fishers also own KBZY Salem, KUMA Pendleton, both Ore. Announced May 15. KNIT Abilene, Tex. — Seeks assignment of license from Howard Barrett and Robert H. Nash to Key City Bcstrs. Die. for $25,000. New partner will be John Mingus and R. Frank Junell. Mr. Junell, 75% KEDY-TV Big Spring, Tex., and Mr. Mingus. manager KPAT Pampa, Tex. become equal partners with Messrs. Nash and Barrett. Announced May 14. KRWS Post, Tex.— Seeks assignment of license from KRWS Bcstrs. to Wallace Simpson for $1,000. Mr. Simpson, present 75% owner, will be sole owner. Announced May 15. Other Actions . Western Major Market S73JMHKOO Excellent daytime facility covering an outstanding western major market. $30,000 down, balance payable over five years. NEGOTIATIONS • FINANCING • APPRAISALS Pennsylvania $609000.00 Single station market. Excellent buy for aggressive owner-operator. $18,000 cash will handle. mpanij s' » Page 98 WASHINGTON, D. C. James W. Blackburn Jack V. Harvey Washington Building STerling 3-4341 May 20, 1957 ATLANTA Clifford B. Marshall Stanley Whitaker Healey Building Jackson 5-1576 BROADCAST ACTIONS By the Commission KTVI (TV) St. Louis, Mo.— Extended special temporary authority to operate on ch. 2 until Feb. 1. 1959. or until final decision is rendered by Commission in comparative hearing to be held on applications for ch. 2, St. Louis, whichever is earlier. The Com. Mack abstained from voting. FCC denied petition by WHP-TV Harrisburg, Pa., for preliminary order staying or setting aside May 2 grant of special temporary authority to Lebanon Television Corp. for operation of WLBR-TV Lebanon, Pa. Com. Doerfer absent. The Commission granted protest and petition for reconsideration filed by WNOK-TV Columbia, S. C, to extent of designating for hearing application of Georgia-Carolina Bcstg. Co. for change in transmitter site of WJBF (TV) Augusta, Ga., to a point near Beech Island, S. C, about 10 miles southeast of present site, increase ant. height from 610 to 1370 ft., and make changes in ant. system but denied request for stay of March 20 grant of WJBF application. Com. Doerfer absent. The Commission granted petition by WNET Providence, R. I., to withdraw its exceptions and motion for remand, dismissed same, and adopted, with language change, an initial decision and affirmed grant of applications of Cherry & Webb Bstg. Co. for new tv station WPRO-TV to operate on ch. 12 in Providence, R. I., and for special temporary authority; terminated proceeding in Docket 8737. Commissioner Bartley abstained from voting. The Commission made effective immediately a supplemental initial decision, as modified, and granted application of Community Bcstg. Service Inc., for renewal of license of station WWBZ Vineland, N. J. The Commission granted petition by its Broad Broadc asting Telecasting