Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

WCNU Crestview, Fla. — Seeks assignment of license from Virginia Monroe O'Neal, administrator of the estate of D. Grady O'Neal, deceased tr/as Gulf Shores Bcstg. Co. to Louise McWhorter Sauer, Charles C. O'Neal and Virginia Monroe O'Neal, heirs of D. G. O'Neal. Announced Oct. 11. WJOE Hard Ridge, Fla. — Seeks assignment of license from Vacationland Bcstg. Co. to Ruhert P. Werling for $40,000. Mr. Werling has owned 10,000 shares of WPFH Inc., Philadelphia and 50 shares of Tele-Bcstrs. Inc. Announced Oct. 10. WEAL-TV Orlando, Fla. — Seeks acquisition of positive control of permittee corp. (Orange County Bcstrs. Inc.), by James H. Sawyer through purchase of stock (60%) by the corp. from Ray H. Gunckel Jr. Announced Oct. 9. WHIY Orlando, Fla. — Seeks acquisition of negative control of permittee corp. (Orlando Radio & Television Bcstg. Corp.) by each Gordon Sherman and Melvin Feldman through purchase of stock from Emil J. Arnold, Robert Wasdon and Jack Siegel for $17,000 from each. Announced Oct. 9. KHVH-AM-TV Honolulu, T. H.— Seeks relinquishment of negative control of am licensee corp. (Kaiser Hawaiian Village Radio Inc.) and positive control of tv licensee corp. (Kaiser Hawaiian Village Television Inc.) by Henry J. Kaiser & Hal Lewis for am, Henry J. Kaiser for tv, through sale of stock to Kaiser-Burns Development Corp. Announced Oct. 9. KYTE Pocatello, Idaho — Seeks assignment of license from J. Ronald Bayton to Thomas R. Becker and Andrew H. Becker, co-partners, d/b as Pocatello Bcstg. Co. for $60,000. Pocatello Bcstg. will be owned 662/3% by Thomas Becker and 331/3% by Andrew Becker. Thomas Becker is president-50% owner of KNPT Newport, Ore., of which Andrew Becker is vice president-20% owner. Announced Oct. 11. WKRO Cairo, HI. — Seeks transfer of control of licensee corp. (The Cairo Bcstg. Co.) from Oscar C. Hirsch, Geraldine F. Hirsch and Robert O. Hirsch to James F. Hirsch and Marjorie Ann Hirsch. James Hirsch is electrical engineer; Marjorie Hirsch has been student for past five years. Announced Oct. 9. WDZ Decatur, HI. — Seeks acquisition of positive control of licensee corp. (Mid-States Bcstg. Co.) by Charles C. Caley through purchase of stock from Frank C. Schroeder Jr. for $1,500. Announced Oct. 16. WTAQ La Grange, HI. — Seeks transfer of control of licensee corp. (S&S Bcstg. Co.) from Russell G. Salter to Charles F. Sebastian through sale of 400 shares of stock of license corp. for $101,500. Mr. Sebastian will thus become sole owner. Announced Oct. 10. WCPM Cumberland, Ky. — Seeks assignment of license and cp from Tricity Bcstg. Co. to Cumberland City Bcstg. Inc. for $41,860. Cumberland City Bcstg. Inc. is owned by Elmo Mills, John P. Mills and Herman G. Dotson (each \'3). Elmo Mills is president, general manager and 50% stockholder of WFTG London, Ky., 12.5% stockholder of WNRG Grundy, Va.; John Mills is 40% stockholder of WFTG; Mr. Dotson is president-50% stockholder of WNRG, and 25% stockholder of cp for WMNF Richwood, W. Va. Announced Oct. 9. WIPA Annapolis, Md. — Seeks transfer of control of licensee corp. (WASL Bcstg. Co.) from James Stolcz, et al. to Robert J. Kent for $49,200. Mr. Kent is with USIA. Announced Oct. 10. KRBI St. Peter, Minn.— Seeks acquisition of positive control of permittee corp. (Gateland Bcstg.) by Mavis L. Peterson through purchase of stock from Edward Schons for $2,000. Announced Oct. 11. WMOU-AM-FM Berlin, N. H.— Seeks assignment of license from White Mountains Bcstg. Co. to McKee Bcstg. Co. for total sum of $165,000. McKee Bcstg. is owned by Richard P. McKee (51%) and Virginia A. McKee (49%). Mr. McKee is president, manager and 51% owner of KOWB Laramie, Wyo. Virginia McKee is vice president and 49% owner of KOWB. Announced Oct. 16. WJWG Conway, N. H. — Seeks assignment of license from WJWG Inc. to McKee Bcstg. Co. (For further information see WMOU-AM-FM Berlin, above.) Both of these transactions are covered in single contract and are mutually contingent. Announced Oct. 16. KMIN Grants, N. M. — Seeks assignment of license from John Blake to John Blake and David M. Button d/b as Grants Bcstg. Co. for $37,500. Messrs. Blake and Button will each own 50% of station. Mr. Blake is 50% owner of County Progress, Brownwood, Tex.; Mr. Button is general manager-8.73% owner of KSVP Artesia, N. M. Announced Oct. 11. WLFH Little Falls, N. Y. — Seeks assignment of license from Walter T. Gaines to Richard D. Gillespie for $43,000. Mr. Gillespie is in advertising. Announced Oct. 15. WBAI New York, N. Y. — Seeks assignment of license and subsidiary communications authorizations from Bcstg. Assoc. Inc. to Louis Schweitzer. Corporate change. No control change. Announced Oct. 9. WTRY Troy, N. Y. — Seeks transfer of control of licensee corp. (Tri-City Radio Inc.) from Mowry Lowe, Kenneth M. Cooper, C. Robert Taylor and Robert T. Engles to WTRY Bcstg. Corp. for $1,300,000. WTRY Bcstg. is owned by Victor W. Knauth (76.1%) and Daniel W. Kops (23.9%). Mr. Knauth is president-20% owner of WAVZ New Haven, Conn. Mr. Kops is executive vice president of WAVZ. Announced Oct. 9. WCOY Columbia, Pa. — Seeks assignment of cp from Radio Columbia to Radio Columbia Inc. Corporate change. No control change. Announced Oct. 11. WENS Pittsburgh, Pa. — Seeks relinquishment of negative control of permittee corp. (Telecasting Inc.) by Larry H. Israel through transfer of stock (4.2%) to Audrey W. Israel (his wife). Mrs. Israel is housewife. Announced Oct. 16. KIHO Sioux Falls, S. D. — Seeks transfer of control of licensee corp. (Ware Bcstg. Inc) from James A. Saunders to William F. Johns Jr. for $6,500. Mr. Johns has had 20% interest in WMIN St. Paul, Minn., 51% in WOSH Oshkosh, Wis., and 75% in KMNS Sioux City, Iowa. Announced Oct. 9. WTRB Ripley, Tenn. — Seeks assignment of license from West Tenn. Radio Bcstrs. to Lauderdale Bcstg. Co. for $19,500. Lauderdale Bcstg. is owned by Shelby McCallum, Smith Dunn and L. B. Fuqua (each Y3). Mr. McCallum is owner of WCBL Benton, Ky. Mr. Dunn is mail carrier. Mr. Fuqua has theatre interests. Announced Oct. 14. KHFI-FM Austin, Tex. — Seeks assignment of license from J. E. Moore Jr. to Roderick E. Kennedy for $10,000 cash and $4,875 note. Mr. Kennedy has been station manager of KHFI-FM. Announced Oct. 16. KSTA Coleman, Tex. — Seeks acquisition of positive control of licensee corp. ( Coleman County Bcstg. Co.) by Floyd Shelton through purchase of stock from H. H. Jackson for $35,000. Mr. Shelton is general manager of the station. Announced Oct. 16. KGNB New Braunfels, Tex. — Seeks involuntary transfer of control of licensee corp. (Comal Bcstg. Co.) from Charles W. Scruggs and Claude W. Scruggs to Mrs. Eunice Scruggs and Claude W. Scruggs, through death of Charles W. Scruggs. Announced Oct. 10. KWFT Wichita Falls, Tex. — Seeks assignment of license from Kenyon Brown to North Texas Radio Inc. for $300,000. North Texas Radio Inc. is co-owned by F. L. Whan and Geraldeane J. Whan (74.17%) and others. F. L. Whan is professor at Kansas State College, 50% owner of radio-tv audience research firm, co-owner of 77.53^ of KCNY San Marcos, Tex. Geraldeane Whan is 50% owner of radio-tv audience research firm, co-owner of 77.53% of KCNY. Announced Oct. 9. WSKI Montpelier, Vt. — Seeks assignment of license from Montpelier-Barre Bcstg. Co. Inc. to Green Mt. Bcstg. Co. Inc. for $75,000 plus 90% of book value of accounts receivable over $5,000 at time -of transfer. Owners of Green Mt. Bcstg. are Ellis E. Erdman, Nathan Schoonover, MAX G. PFAENDER, President Like Hundreds of Broadcasters... Station Manager MAX G. PFAENDER of WKLY Hctrtwell, Georgia and Chief Engineer B. A. McLANE Selected STAINLESS TOWERS B. A. McLANE, Chief Engineer LEARN WHY MANY BROADCASTERS CHOOSE STAINLESS TOWERS Call or Write for Informative 8j \ Literature. ess, inc. NORTH WALES • PENNSYLVANIA Broadcasting October 21, 1957 • Page 127