Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Date:
Oct-Dec 1957
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Leaf #:
000254
Language:
English
Subjects:
radio and television periodical, Broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
August 08, 2024
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FOR THE RECORD continued Planning a Radio Station? RCA PROGRESS PURCHASE PLAN Flexible Financing for Broadcasters Here's a brand new financing plan that will take a load off your pocketbook and speed you on your way to station ownership! RADIO CORPORATION of AMERICA Translators ACTIONS BY FCC Translator Tv Bcstg. Coop. Inc., Rock Springs, Wyo. — Granted cp for new tv translator station to operate on ch. 82 to translate programs of KUTV (ch. 2) Salt Lake City, Utah. Announced Oct. 9. New Am Stations APPLICATIONS Anderson, Calif. — Universal Electronics Network, 1580 kc, 1 kw D. P. O. address John F. Carter, 100 Montgomery St., San Francisco, Calif. Estimated construction cost $27,219, first year operating cost $24,000, revenue $45,000. Owners are Dante P. Lembi and Louis O. Kelso (each 50%). Mr. Lembi is investment and property management expert; Mr. Kelso is attorney. Announced Oct. 8. Hamden, Conn.— Vincent De Laurentis, 1220 kc, 250 w D. P. O. address Avon Drive, Orange, Conn. Estimated construction cost $30,116, first year operating cost $65,000, revenue >72,500. Mr. De Laurentis is sole owner. He is 5% owner of WHAY New Britain, Conn., to be disposed upon grant of this cp. Announced Oct. 9. Saxonville, Mass.— Consolidated Bcstg. tadustries Inc., 1550 kc, 5 kw D. P. O. address John MacLellan, 27 Elmfield Rd., Framingham, Mass. Estimated construction cost $16,487, first year operating cost $41,000, revenue $55,000. Owners are John MacLellan, Richard O'Connor (each 47.5%) and S. Myron Klarfeld (5%). Mr. MacLellan is announcer WCOP Boston, Mass., and 47.5% owner of Nelscott Assoc., advertising and sales. Mr. O'Connor is staffer of WCRB Boston and 50% partner in WRSA Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Mr. Klarfeld is attorney. Announced Oct. 9. Sapulpa, Okla.— Creek County Bcstg. Co., 1270 kc, 500 w D. P. O. address Box 175, Guymon, Okla. Estimated construction cost $18,445, first year operating cost $45,000, revenue $60,000. T. M. Raburn Jr. is sole owner. Mr. Raburn owns 40% of KGYN Guymon, Okla. Announced Oct. 8. Existing Am Stations ACTIONS BY FCC CALL LETTERS ASSIGNED WRBS Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Better Radio Stations Co., 790 kc. KOWN Escondido, Calif.— Palomar Bcstg. Co., 1450 kc. KZIN Coeur D'Alene, Idaho — Radio Actives, 1050 kc. WAMV East St. Louis, Dl.— Radio Missouri Corp., 1490 kc. Changed from WTMV. KLUU Toledo, Ore.— Toledo Bcstrs., 1230 kc. WDNT Dayton, Tenn. — Norman A. Thomas, 1280 kc. WEER Warrenton, Va. — O. K. Bcstg. Corp. New Fm Stations ACTIONS BY FCC Rand Bcstg. Co., Miami, Fla. — Granted cp for new Class B fm station to operate on ch. 260 (99.9 mc); ERP 105 kw; ant. 210 ft.; engineering conditions. Announced Oct. 9. FM Bcstg Inc., Kansas City, Mo. — Granted cp for new Class B fm station to operate on ch. 227 (93.3 mc); ERP 35 kw, ant. 320 ft.; trans, to be operated by remote control. Announced Oct. 9. Highland Bcstg. Corp., Peekskill, N. Y. — Granted 109.9 mc, 750 w unl. P. O. address Box 188, Peekskill. Estimated construction cost $19,076, first year operating cost $11,420, revenue $15,860. Highland Bcstg. licensee of WLNA Peekskill, will be owner. Irving E. Cottrell is Highland president. Announced Oct. 9. Radio Station WABZ Inc., Albemarle, N. C. — Granted cp for new Class A fm station to operate on ch. 265 (100.9 mc); ERP 750 w; ant. 52 ft. Announced Oct. 9. APPLICATIONS La Habra, Calif.— William E. Clark, 95.9 mc, .483 kw unl. P. O. address 7973 DePalma Ave., Downey, Calif. Estimated construction cost $7,500, first year operating cost $7,000, revenue $7,000. Mr. Clark, sole owner, is in radio-tv sales and service. Announced Oct. 9. Santa Maria. Calif. — John I. Groom and James Hagerman, 102.5 mc, 10.8 kw unl. P. O. address 510 West Morrison St., Santa Maria, Calif. Estimated construction cost $8,000, first year operating cost $1,000, revenue $5,000. Owners are Messrs. Groom and Hagerman (each 50%). They are also co-partners in KSMA Santa Maria. Announced Oct. 8. Camden, N. J. — South Jersey Bcstg. Co., 106.9 mc, 9.6 kw unl. P. O. address 2881 Mt. Ephraim Ave., Camden 4, N. J. Estimated construction cost $10,000. first year operating cost $6,000, revenue $10,000. Owners are Ranulf Compton (34%), Florence Compton (20%) and others. Mr. Compton has had no other interests for past five years outside of South Jersey Bcstg., licensee of WKDN Camden and permittee of ch. 17 Camden. Florence Compton is housewife. Announced Oct. 9. Oklahoma City, Okla. — Capitol City Bcstg. Co., 98.9 mc, 11.1 kw unl. P. O. address 4516 North Libby, Oklahoma City, Okla. Estimated construction cost $5,875, first year ooerating cost $5,400, revenue $8,000. Owners are Edwin Powell Nail and Charlene Nail (each 50%). Mr. Nail is university athletic business manager; Charlene Nail is housewife. Announced Oct. 9. Milwaukee, Wis. — Koeth Bcstg. Corp., 93.3 mc, 30.1 kw unl. P. O. address 4241 N. 73rd St., Milwaukee 16, Wis. Estimated construction cost $8,350, first year operating cost $16,000, revenue $18,000. Owners are Hugo Koeth Jr. (72%) and others. Mr. Koeth is general manager of WFMR Milwaukee, Wis. and president of High Fidelity Bcstg. Corp., Milwaukee; he has 57 shares in station. Announced Oct. 9. Existing Fm Stations ACTIONS BY FCC CALL LETTERS ASSIGNED KYA-FM San Francisco, Calif.— KYA Inc., 93.3 mc. KSFR San Francisco, Calif. — Hanon Nathan Levitt, 94.9 mc. WFSC-FM Franklin, N. C— Macon County Bcstg. Co. Ownership Changes ACTIONS BY FCC WMFJ Daytona Beach, Fla. — Granted transfer of negative control from Harold Kaye to Robert Wasdon and Jack Siegel; Kaye to sell his 50% interest to Emil J. Arnold (present half owner) and latter to sell 25% of then outstanding stock each to Wasdon and Siegel for $2,000 apiece. Announced Oct. 9. KTAN Sherman, Tex. — Granted assignment of license from J. L. and W. W. Groves to William J. Sample, tr/as Resort Bcstrs.; consideration $40,000. Announced Oct. 9. WRAD Radford, Va. — Granted (1) renewal of license and (2) assignment of license to WRAD Florida $809000.00 Profitable daytimer in small but economically solid market. Excellent facility, $20,000. down with balance on easy terms that can be paid out of earnings. Unusually fine opportunity for owner-operator. | Exclusive with 1 Blackburn NEGOTIATIONS • FINANCING • APPRAISALS WASHINGTON, D. C. James W. Blackburn Jack V. Harvey Washington Building Sterling 3-4341 ATLANTA Clifford B. Marshall Stanley Whitaker Healey Building JAckson 5-1576 CHICAGO H. W. Cassill William B. Ryan 333 N. Michigan Avenue Financial 6-6460 Page 108 • October 14, 1957 Broadcasting