Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

FOR SALE Equipment Transmitter, VHF Dumont 25 kw for any low band VHF needing maximum power. Like new but has had one year's shakedown operation. No bugs. (Now on Channel 5) Transmitter, console, terminal equipment — Dumont. Console includes audio and video switching and monitoring. Prewired audio racks. Box 688B, BROADCASTING TAPE RECORDERS All Professional Makes New — Used — Trades Supplies — Parts — Accessories STEFFEN ELECTRO ART CO. 4405 W. North Avenue Milwaukee 8, Wise. Hilltop 4-2715 America's Tape Recorder Specialists BROADCASTERS EXECUTIVE PLACEMENT SERVICE CONFIDENTIAL CONTACT NATIONWIDE SERVICE HOWARD S. FRAZIER, INC. 1736 Wisconsin Ave.. N. W. WASHINGTON 7, D. C. Facts About People and Jobs We refer announcers to stations only after listening: to audition tapes and checking; backgrounds. For sales and production personnel for radio or tehnision, we require personal interviews. HENRY SCHAPPER AGENCY Personnel for the Communication Arts 15 East 40th Street, New York 16, N. Y. Murray Hill 3-8626 PAUL BARON Director for Radio-TV-Film, Advertising No advance registration fees MISCELLANEOUS RADIO STATIONS Having Sales Problems? GBA has had the answer for 13 years. We will sell our programs or yours. Special programs for sale Sales clinic for your staff Will lease your station Box 530B, BROADCASTING EMPLOYMENT SERVICE NO MATTER HOW you look at it, a classified ad on this page is your best bet in getting top-flight personnel. FOR THE RECORD Continued from page 128 BROADCAST ACTIONS By the Broadcast Bureau Actions of October 11 KBMI Henderson, Nev. — Granted assignment of license to KBMI Inc. KXLJ-TV Helena, Mont.— Granted assignment of cp to Capital City Television Inc. WHIY Orlando, Fla. — Granted acquisition of negative control by each Gordon Sherman and Melvin Feldman, through purchase of stock from Emil J. Arnold, Robert Wasdon and Jack Siegel. WDSM-TV Superior, Wis. — Granted cp to replace expired cp for changes in tv station. KYW-FM Cleveland, Ohio — Granted cp to increase ERP to 27 kw, move trans, to Parma, Ohio, and make changes in ant. system; ant. height 900 ft. KSTF Scottsbluff, Neb. — Granted cp to maintain ant. system incorporated in BMPCT-4162 as aux. facilities. WFLN Philadelphia, Pa.— Granted mod. of cp to change ant. system (move ant. 183 ft. east of location originally proposed) and correct coordinates; conditions. WAMM Flint, Mich. — Granted mod. of cp to change directional ant. pattern. WPVA Colonial Heights, Petersburg, Va. — Granted mod. of cp to change type trans., make changes in ground system and ant. system (decrease height); conditions. The following were granted extension of completion dates as shown: WANE-TV Fort Wayne, Ind., to 1-15-58; KIEM-TV Eureka, Calif., to 3-158; WORA-TV Mayaguez, P. R., to 4-13-58; WNOW-TV York, Pa., to 11-30. WCKR-FM Miami, Fla. — Granted authority to suspend operation of station for a period of 6 months during which time licensee will investigate and obtain new trans, site. (Period to start Oct. 12, 1957.) Actions of October 10 Granted licenses for the following am stations: KQTY Snohomish County Bcstrs., Everett, Wash., conditions; KEPS Uvalde Bcstrs., Eagle Pass, Tex.; KXVI, Joel Ellis Wharton, Vivian, La.; KWIV Douglas Bcstg. Die, Douglas, Wyo. KSPR Casper, Wyo. — Granted license covering change in studio location and increase in height of ant. by adding tv ant. WMHE Toledo, Ohio — Granted license covering cp for new fm station. WGFS Covington, Ga. — Granted cp to change studio and ant. -trans, location and make changes in ant. and ground system. The following stations were granted extension of completion dates as shown: WARE Ware, Mass., to 12-1; WALT Tampa, Fla., to 12-1; WPGC Morningside, Mi, to 12-20 (conditions on all). KUVR Holdrege, Neb. — Granted change of remote control authority. KDWT Stamford, Tex. — Granted permission to sign-off at 7 p.m., daily, local time, except for special nighttime broadcasting events, for period of 180 days, due to considerable financial distress. KALV Alva, Okla. — Granted extension of authority to sign-off at 7:30 p.m. local time, for period ending Nov. 1. KAVE Carlsbad, N. M. — Granted permission to sign-off at 7 p.m., daily, local time, effective Oct. 7. WRNC Oakland, Md. — Granted extension of STA to remain silent until Jan. 1, 1958. Actions of October 9 KOWN Escondido, Calif. — Granted assignment of cp to Palomar Bcstg. Co.; member of assignor is assigning his interest to cp to assignee without consideration. KRTU Tucson, Ariz. — Granted assignment of cp to Associated Bcstrs. of Tucson Inc. KWEB Rochester, Minn. — Granted assignment of cp to Rochester Music City Die. KPIG Cedar Rapids, Iowa — Granted acquisition of positive control by John C. Kelly, et al., through purchase of shares of stock from Dakota County Realty Corp. Granted licenses for the following am stations: WOUB Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, conditions; WTIG Massillon Bcstg. Co., Massillon, Ohio, conditions; KTLQ Tahlequah Bcstg Co., Tahlequah, Okla.; KNOT Thunderbird Bcstg. Co., Prescott, Ariz.; KRBI Gateland Bcstg. Corp., St. Peter, Minn., and specify studio location (trans, location redescribed) , conditions; KBCS Three Cities Radio Inc., Grand Prairie, Tex., conditions. KBHS Hot Springs, Ark. — Granted license covering increase in power and installation of new trans. WKIS Orlando, Fla. — Granted license covering change from employing DA-N and D to DA-N only (DA-2 to DA-N); and installation of new trans. WBL Springfield, Tenn. — Granted license covering change in frequency from 1430 kc to 1590 kc. WFRX West Frankfort, HI.— Granted license covering installation of new broadcasting trans. KGLA Los Angeles, Calif. — Granted license for fm station; condition. WHFM Rochester, N. Y. — Granted cp to reactivate fm station in Rochester, N. Y., and move trans, to am site (Brook & Ballatyne Rds., Chili, N. Y.), reduce ERP to 8.7 kw and make changes in ant. system; ant. height 240 ft.; condition. The following were granted extension of completion dates as shown: KWJB-FM Globe, Ariz., to 10-30; KLON Long Beach Board of Education Governing Body for Long Beach Unified School, District of Los Angeles, County, Long Beach, Calif., to 10-30. Actions of October 8 WHYY-TV Philadelphia, Pa. — Granted license for noncommercial educational tv station. WSM-TV Nashville, Tenn. — Granted license covering installation of aux. aur. fm mod. and frequency control unit. KOOL-TV Phoenix, Ariz. — Granted cp to change ERP to vis. 316 kw, aur. 158 kw and change type ant. KRE-FM Berkeley, Calif. — Granted cp to decrease ERP to 9.7 kw, ant. height to -15 ft., and increase overall height above ground to 241' 5". WAGN Menominee, Mich. — Granted authority to sign-off at 7 p.m. local time, from 10-1-57 to 3-31-58, except on evenings when there are special events. WBEV Beaver Dam, Wis. — Granted change of remote control authority. Actions of October 7 KETX Livingston, Tex. — Granted assignment of license to Harold J. Haley tr/as Polk County Bcstg. Co. (change from partnership to sole owner) . KTHV Little Rock, Ark. — Granted license covering installation of aux. ant. (near main trans, site ) . KFWB Los Angeles, Calif. — Granted cp to change ant. trans, location utilizing common radiator with KLAC. KDWT Stamford, Tex. — Granted cp to replace expired cp for change of frequency, increase power, change hours of operation and install new trans. KRSI Park, Minn. — Granted cp to replace expired cd for new am station; condition. WVUE Wilmington, Del. — Granted mod. of cp to change studio location of tv station. WDCL Tarpon Springs, Fla. — Granted mod. of license to change name to Clearwater Bcstg Corp. KSBW Salinas, Calif. — Granted extension of completion date to 4-25-58; conditions. WMFD-TV Wilmington, N. C— Granted extention of completion date to 2-1-58. UPCOMING October Oct. 21 : Texas Assn. of Broadcasters, Baker Hotel, Dallas. Oct. 21-22: Central Canada Broadcasters Assn., annual meeting, King Edward Hotel, Toronto. Oct. 23: 16th annual luncheon, Pulse, Hotel Plaza, New York. Oct. 25-26: Indiana Broadcasters Assn., fall meeting, French Lick Springs. Oct. 25-26: Sales conference, U. of Mississippi and Mississippi Broadcasters Assn., University. Oct. 26-27: American Women in Radio & Television, Pennsylvania Chapter, Sixth annual conference, Bedford Springs Hotel, Pa. Oct. 27: Missouri AP Radio & Television Assn., Jefferson City. Oct. 29: Convention, National Assn. of Educational Broadcasters, St. Louis. Oct. 31-Nov. 1: North Carolina Assn. of Broadcasters, Robert E. Lee Hotel, Winston-Salem. November Nov. 1-2: Broadcasters Promotion Assn., annual convention, Hotel Sheraton, Chicago. Nov. 4: Radio-television clinic, University of Illinois. Nov. 5-7: 11th National Conference, Public Relations Society of America, Waldorf Astoria, New York City. Nov. 6-9: International convention, Radio Television News Directors Assn., Balmoral Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. Nov. 13-15: First annual exhibition, Industrial Audio-Visual Assn., New York Trade Center. Nov. 13-16: 48th Convention, Sigma Delta Chi, Shamrock Hotel, Houston. Nov. 15-16: New England radio-electronics meeting, by IRE, Mechanics Hall, Boston. Nov. 17-20: Tenth Annual Conference, Public Relations Society of America, Sheraton, Phila. NARTU CONFERENCES Oct. Baker Hotel 22-23 Dallas Region 6 (Kan., Okla., Texas) Region 3 (Fla., Ga.. Oct. Peabody Hotel Ala., Miss., La., Ark., 24-25 Memphis Tenn., P. R.) Broadcasting October 21, 1957 • Page 133