Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1957)

Planning a Radio Station? You can save yourself headaches by making RCA your single source of equipment and service... For additional information write to RCA, Dept. T-22, Building 15-1, Camden, N. J. RADIO CORPORATION of AMERICA FOR THE RECORD continued Parish. Geographic coordinates 30° 00' 13.2" N. Lat., 92° 20' 25" W. Long. Trans. -ant. RCA. Legal counsel Leo Resnick, Washington, D. C. Consulting engineer John H. Mullaney, Washington, D. C. Principals include Paul Kurzweg Jr. and Edward E. Wilson each 25% and 19 others. Mr. Wilson is stockholder in application for ch. 10 Onondaga, Mich. New Orleans, La. — Cresent City Telecasters Inc. vhf ch. 12 (204-210 mc); ERP 316 kw vis., 189.7 kw aur.; ant. height above average terrain 1352 ft., above ground 1378 ft. Estimated construction cost $892,441, first year operating cost $1,080,000 revenue $1,440,000. P. O. address Box 4218, Centenary Station, Shreveport, La. Studio location New Orleans. Transmitter location Plaquemines Parish. Geographic coordinates 29° 32' 33" N. Lat., 89° 44' 10" W. Long. Trans.-ant. RCA. Legal counsel Fisher, Wayland, Duvall & Southmayd, Washington, D. C. Consulting engineer A. D. Ring & Associates, Washington, D. C. Principals include E. Newton Wray and 12 others. Mr. Wray is 33M>% owner KTBS-AM-FM-TV Shreveport. Hay Spring, Neb. — Duhamel Enterprises Inc. vhf ch. 4 (66-72 mc); ERP 100 kw vis., 50 kw aur.; ant height above average terrain 649 ft., above ground 583 ft. Estimated construction cost $165,000, first year operating cost $18,000. P. O. address Box 1752 1819 W. St. Joe St., Rapid City, S. D. Studio location Hay Spring. Transmitter location Sheridan County. Geographic coordinates 42° 38' 25" N. Lat., 102« 42' 4" W. Long. Trans.-ant. RCA. Legal counsel Charles V. Wayland, Washington, D. C. Principals include Helen S. Duhamel 91% and seven others. Mrs. Duhamel has interest in KOTA Rapid City. Charleston, S. C. — Atlantic Coast Bcstg. Co. of Charleston vhf ch. 4 (66-72 mc); ERP 58 kw vis., 32 kw aur; ant. height above average terrain 367 ft., above ground 417 ft. Estimated construction cost $222,500, first year operating cost $425,000 revenue $455,000. P. O. address 133 Church St. Charleston, Studio location Charleston. Transmitter location Charleston County. Geographic coordinates 32° 49' 30" N. Lat., 79° 58' 45" W. Long. Trans.-ant. RCA. Legal counsel Cohn & Marks, Washington, D. C. Consulting engineer David W. Jefferies, Charleston. Principals include Charles E. Smith, 40% general mgr. WRMTAM-FM Charleston, George H. Clinton, 40% vice pres. WTMA-AM-FM, vice pres. gen. mgr. WPAR-AM-FM Parkersburg and WELK (TV) Clarksburg, both W. Va. and vice pres. WCMIAM-FM Ashland. Ky. Weston, W. Va. — Telecasting Inc. vhf ch. 5 (76-82 mc); ERP 26.8 kw vis. 13.4 kw aur.; ant. height above average terrain 1,000 ft., above ground 912 ft. Estimated construction cost $308,739, first year operating cost $231,000 revenue $240,000. P. O. address 700 Ivory Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa. Studio location Weston. Transmitter location Harrison County. Geographic coordinates 39° 08' 30" N. Lat., 80° 22' 13" W. Long. Trans.-ant. GE. Legal counsel McKenna & Wilkinson, Washington, D. C. Consulting engineer Jansky & Bailey, Washington, D. C. Principals include Thomas P. Johnson, 14.9%; L. H. Isreal. 5% and others. Telecasting Inc. is licensee of WENS (TV) Pittsburgh, Pa. New Am Stations Lcwisburg, Pa. — Wireline Radio Inc., granted 1010 kc, 250 w D. P. O. address % William R. DeWire, College Park Rd. #1, Lewisburg. Estimated construction cost $15,621. first year operating cost $30,874, revenue $36,000. Principles include Mr. DeWire (gen. mgr.-32.39%), college student and employe of Reading, Pa., contracting firm, and Donald H. Ross (treas.-20.29%), owner of Lewisburg photography studio and camera store. Other stockholders are Lewisburg merchants. Announced June 13. APPLICATIONS Santa Rosa, Calif. — Santa Rosa Bcstg. Co., 1460 kc, 1 kw D. P. O. address Box 889, San Bernardino. Calif. Estimated construction cost $29,817, first year operating cost $76,000. revenue $120,000. Each 16.25% owners are Thomas L. Brennen, J. T. Nixon, Murillo S. Schofield and Joseph J. Daly. Five others have 10% or less. College Park, Ga.— Robert A. Corley, 1570 kc, 1 kw D. P. O. address 362 Schoen St. S.E., Atlanta, Ga. Estimated construction cost $8,452, first year operating cost $28,000, revenue $36,000. Mr. Corley, program director WQXI Atlanta, will be sole owner. Fitzgerald, Ga.— Charles W. Dowdy, 1050 kc, 500 w D. P. O. address 905 Alice St., Bainbridge, Ga. Estimated construction cost $9,400, first year operating cost $38,500, revenue $45,000. Mr. Dowdy, 25% WMGR Bainbridge, will be sole owner. Golden Valley, Minn. — Hennepin County Bcstg. Co., 1590 kc, 5 kw D. P. O. address % Carroll E. Crawford, Rt. 3, Excelsior, Minn. Estimated construction cost $49,314, first year operating cost $75,000, revenue $86,000. Equal partners are Leonard V. Dayton, 46.2% WEAW-AM-FM Evanston, HI., Edward A. Wheeler, 32% WEAW-AMFM, and Mr. Crawford, radio-tv director SavageLewis Inc. (advertising agency). La Grange, Tex. — Colorado Valley Bcstg. Co., 1570 kc, 250 w D. P. O. address Box 569, La Grange. Estimated construction cost $12,279, first year operating cost $17,436, revenue $24,520. Principals include Leon Schmidt, 12.32%, E. B. Mayer, 18.48%, Ike J. Petras, 12.32%, Hattie Kruschel, 12.32%, and others. Ownership Changes APPLICATION WCKY Cincinnati, Ohio — Seeks transfer of stock (76.7%) from Miami Beach First National Bank and George A. Smathers executors of estate of L. B. Wilson, to Miami Beach First National Bank and Chanwell Co. as trustees, C. H. Topmiller, Jeanette Heinze, Thomas A. Welstead, Essie Rupp, Wiliam M. Ittman and Taishoff Inc. (benefit of the estate of L. B. Wilson). C. H. Topmiller, Jeanette Heinze, and Thomas A. Welstead will remain as voting trustees. Hearing Cases FINAL DECISIONS FCC granted application of Dispatch Die. (Edward O. Lamb, president) for renewal of license of tv station WICU (ch. 12), Erie, Pa. Commr. Lee dissented; Commr. Doerfer absent. FCC announced its Memorandum Opinion and Order of June 13 which denied a July 30, 1956 petition by WMBD, Inc., unsuccessful applicant in Peoria, 111., ch. 8 comparative proceeding for rehearing, reconsideration and grant; however, in lieu of a grant on ch. 8, WMBD is authorized to construct a new tv station in Peoria on ch. 31, subject to engineering conditions and that it files within 30 days necessary technical information with respect to operation on ch. 31, that construction shall commence only after specific authorization by the Commission following submission of that information, and that acceptance by it of the instant grant shall be deemed to constitute a surrender by it of all asserted rights with respect to Channel 8. The Commission treated the alternative request contained in its July 30, 1956 petition in conjunction with the data contained in the application which was considered in the comparative hearing as an application for a permit to operate on ch. 31 in Peoria. Commr. Craven abstained from voting. (Text to be printed by GPO in weekly pamphlet.) The Commission (1) granted petition by Penn California HM.OOO.OO Low cost operation in attractive single station market. Assets exceed purchase price. Some terms. NEGOTIATIONS » FINANCING Midwest S 33.000. OO Profitable property for owner-operator in single station market of over 10,000. 000 cash will handle. • APPRAISALS Blackburn mpanij WASHINGTON, D. C. James W. Blackburn Jack V. Harvey Washington Building STerling 3-4341 Page 104 • June 24, 1957 ATLANTA Clifford B. Marshall Stanley Whitaker Healey Building Jackson 5-1576 Broadcasting • Telecasting