Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

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! FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, WRITE TO RCA, DEPARTMENT YD-22, BUILDING 15-1, CAMDEN, N. J. RADIO CORPORATION of AMERICA Page 116 • October 28, 1957 FOR THE RECORD continued Medford, Mass., and WGUY Bangor, and WLOB Portland, Maine); consideration $75,000. Commissioner Bartley voted for a 309(b) letter. Announced Oct. 16. APPLICATIONS KAIR Tucson, Ariz. — Seeks assignment of cp from Pima Bcstg. Co. to Josh Higgins Radio Enterprises Inc. for $135,000, less balance due at closing on Gates Radio Co. contract. Josh Higgins Radio Enterprises is owned by Joe DuMond, who owns approximately 65% of KXEL Waterloo, Iowa. Announced Oct. 22. KWG Stockton, Calif. — Seeks assignment of license from Western Bcstg. Co. to KWG Bcstg. Co. for $85,000. KWG Bcstg. is owned by O. R. Reichenbach, Robin Hill (each 40%) and Frank A. Axelson (20%). Mr. Reichenbach is in radio programming and advertising. Mr. Hill has been radio engineer. Mr. Axelson is 50% owner of commercial art studio. Announced Oct. 18. KGOL Golden, Colo. — Seeks transfer of control of licensee corp. (Golden Radio Inc.) from Rachel R. Fouse, Robert W. Fouse and William H. Finch to Grand Canyon Bcstrs. Inc. for $39,000. Grand Canyon Bcstrs. also owns KHEP Phoenix, Ariz. Announced Oct. 22. WWIL Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. — Seeks assignment of license from Radio Station WIL, a joint venture, to Gold Coast Radio Inc. for $130,000. Gold Coast Radio Inc. is owned by Carmen Macri (65%) and others. Mr. Macri is owner of WZOKAM-FM Jacksonville, Fla. Announced Oct. 22. WBHB Fitzgerald, Ga. — Seeks transfer of control of licensee corp. (Ben Hill Bcstg. Corp.) from H. C. Vaughn to Otto Griner and Paul E. Reid for $33,500. Mr. Griner owns one-third of WOOW New Bern, N. C, as does Mr. Reid. Announced Oct. 21. WTAY Robinson, 111. — Seeks acquisition of positive control of licensee corp. (Ann Bcstg. Corp.) by Kathryn A. Duncan through purchase of stock from Edwin Phelps Sr. and Edwin Phelps Jr. for $20,000. Announced Oct. 18. WAWK Kendallville, Ind. — Seeks relinquishment of negative control of licensee corp. (NobleDeKalb Bcstg. Co.) by each Paul L. King and Weldon M. Cornell through transfer of stock to Gertrude A. Cornell, Robert E. Horn and Frederick A. Monahan as gift debt-payment and sale respectively. All of these individuals, will own 20% of station. Announced Oct. 22. KJFJ Webster City, Iowa — Seeks assignment of license from Land O'Corn Bcstg. Co. to Triangle Bcstrs. Die for $55,000. Triangle Bcstrs. is owned by D. D. Treu, Glen Barnett (each 124/250) and others. Mr. Treu is sales rep. for KAYS Hayes, Kan. Mr Barnett is chief engineer, KAYS. Announced Oct. 22. KPEL Lafayette, La. — Seeks relinquishment of negative control by Howard T. Tellepsen through sale of stock to Mrs. Thomas C. Evans, John H. Crooker Jr., Boyd Mullen and John B. Coffee for $1.00 per share. Each of four buyers will own 10% of station. Mr. Crooker is attorney; Mr. Coffee is in oil production; Mr. Mullen is an automobile dealer; Mrs. Evans is housewife. Announced Oct. 22. WRKD Rockland, Me. — Seeks assignment of license from Knox Bcstg. Co. to Knox Bcstg. Co. Inc. for $60,500. Knox Bcstg. Co. Inc. is owned by Carleton D. Brown (50.7%) and others. Mr. Brown is president and general manager of WTVL Waterville, Me., less than 8% stockholder of WABI-AM-TV Bangor, Me., less than 6% stockholder of WMTW (TV) Poland Spring, Me. Announced Oct. 18. KFYR-AM-TV Bismarck, KMOT-TV Minot, KTJMV-TV Williston, all N. D. — Seeks acquisition of positive control of licensee corp. (Meyer Bcstg. Co.) by Marietta Meyer Ikberg (63.83%) through sales of stock by Etta Hoskins Meyer to licensee (stock to be retired) in exchange for budding owned by the corp. Announced Oct. 23. KAJO Grants Pass, Ore. — Seeks assignment of cp from James O. Wilson and Jim T. Jackson d/b as Grants Pass Bcstg. Co. to James O. Wilson, Jim T. Jackson and Phil Jackson d/b as Grants Pass Bcstg. Co. for $6,000. Phil Jackson will own 50%; other two 25% each. Announced Oct. 22. WHC (TV) Pittsburgh, Pa. — Seeks acquisition of negative control of WHC Inc. through sale of 50% of stock from P. G. Publishing Co. to H. Kenneth Brennen, Margaret M. Brennen and Mary Thelma Bregenser for $500,000. Transferees, collectively, have owned 55% of stock of WJASAM-FM Pittsburgh, Pa., and WHJB Greensburg, Pa. Announced Oct. 9. WNEL Caguas, P.R. — Seeks transfer of control of licensee corp. (Inter-American Radio Corp.) from Dr. Diego A. Biascoechea to Eduardo Biascoechea, Emilia Pereda de Biascoechea and Carlos E. Chiesa for $26,040. Eduardo Biascoechea will own 49.4%; Emilia Pereda de Biascoechea, 48.4% Carlos E. Chiesa, 2.2%. Eduardo Biascoechea is employee, C.A.A., Dept. of Commerce, San Juan, P.R.; Emilia Pereda de Biascoechea is housewife and teacher. Announced Oct. 22. WCRE Cheraw, S. C. — Seeks assignment of license from Radio Cheraw Inc. to E. G. Robinson Jr. and William Wagner d/b as Pee Dee Bcstg. Co. for $5,000 deposit; $15,000 upon closing date. E. G. Robinson Jr. ownes 51% of Pee Dee Bcstg. and William Wagner, 49%. Mr. Robinson is owner of WDKD Kingtree, S. C. Mr. Wagner is 25% stockholder of WBEJ Elizabethton, Tenn. Announced Oct. 22. WLBG Laurens, S. C. — Seeks transfer of con trol of licensee corp. (LaurensClinton Bcstg. Co.) from Scotland Bcstg. Co. to Charles W. Dowdy as part of previous sale. Announced Oct. 22. WROM-TV Chattanooga, Tenn. — Seeks transfer of control of permittee corp. (WROM-TV Inc.) from Dean Covington as Executor of Leon Covington Estate, Edward N. McKay, Charles Doss and Mary W. Jessee to Martin Theatres of Georgia Inc. for $722,500 subject to certain reductions. Martin Theatres of Georgia is owned by E. D. Martin and R. E. Martin Jr. (each 50%). Messrs. Martin and Martin have real estate, theatre and transportation interests. Announced Oct. 8. KDDD Dumas, Tex. — Seeks acquisition of positive control of licensee corp. (North Plains Bcstg. Corp.) by Lucian W. Spencer through purchase of stock from William L. Spencer for assumption of indebtedness. Announced Oct. 21. KORC Mineral Wells, Tex. — Seeks assignment of license from J. Elroy McCaw to Action Bcstg. Corp. for $10,000 plus promissory note. Action Bcstg. Corp. is owned by J. H. Kultgen, Wm. Stinson, Bernard Rapoport (each 26.32%) and others. Mr. Kultgen has various business interests; Mr. Stinson has worked as news director, WFAA Dallas and as local time salesman, KWTX Waco, both Tex.; Mr. Rapoport is in insurance. Announced Oct. 22. KOYE Ysleta, Tex. — Seeks assignment of license from John S. Chavez, Paul G. Amaya, Guadulupe Caballero, Salvador Villareal and Gabriel S. Chavez to these same individuals, minus Paul G. Amaya. Corporate change. No control change. Announced Oct. 21. KOWB Laramie, Wyo. — Seeks transfer of control of licensee corp. (KOWBoy Bcstg. Co.) from Richard P. McKee, Virginia A. McKee and Gordon David to Richard Power, John Hunter and Oswald A. Friend Jr. for $108,000. Mr. Hunter will own 80%; Mr. Friend, 15%, and Mr. Power, 5%. Mr. Hunter has 58% interest in WCMP Pine City, Minn. Mr. Friend is broker. Mr. Power is 50.5% owner of WAVN Stillwater, Minn., and 30% owner of WCMP. Announced Oct. 18. KTHE Thermopolis, Wyo. — Seeks assignment of license from Thermopolis Bcstg. Co. to W. S. Black tr/as Independent Record. Mr Black is owner of Independent Record, newspaper, Thermopolis and 50% owner of building and real estate firm. Announced Oct. 23. Hearing Cases INITIAL DECISIONS Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman issued initial decision looking toward setting aside Aug. 29 Memorandum Opinion and Order which postponed effective date of June 27 grant of application of North American Bcstg. Co. for new am station (WMNI) to operate on 920 kc, 500 w, DA-1, TJ, in Columbus, Ohio, and reinstating and affirming that grant. Hearing Examiner Hugh B. Hutchison issued initial decision looking toward grant of application of Southwest Bcstg. Co. for new tv station to operate on ch. 8 in Elk City, Okla. Hearing Examiner J. D. Bond issued initial decision looking toward (1) dismissing protest by Community Bcstg. Service, Inc. (WWBZ) Vineland, N. J., and (2) affirming Commission actions in granting and in declining to stay the grant of application of The Delsea Bcstrs. for new am station (WDVL) to operate on 1270 kc, 500 w, D, DA, in Vineland. Routine Roundup ACTIONS BY FCC Commission invites comments to proposed rule making to amend the allocation plan for Class B fm stations by substituting ch. 262 for ch. 233 in Salinas, Calif. KPFA (ch. 231) petitioned for deletion of ch. 233 from Salinas so that a station would not be established there on that channel thereby causing interference in the Salinas area to reception of KPFA signals. Commission invites comments to proposed rule making to amend allocation table for Class B fm stations by deleting ch. 227 from Tacoma, Wash., and substituting ch. 284 for 279 in Olympia and ch. 289 for 284 in Centralia. Purpose of proposal is to make Class A ch. 280 available for assignment to a new station in Tacoma, as proposed in application filed by Thomas Wilmot Read. Granted renewal of license of following stations: WMTI Norfolk, Va.; WARK Hagerstown, Md.; WVEC Hampton, Va.; KQV (aux. only) Pittsburgh, Pa.; WBOF Virginia Beach Va. By Report and Order, Commission finalized rule in Docket 12106 and amended its tv table of assignments by assigning ch. 12 to Mankato Minn., and changing offset carrier requirements for that channel from even to minus in Brainerd, Minn., and from minus to plus in Ironwood, Mich., effective Nov. 20. By Memorandum and Order Commission denied petition by WTVJ Die, applicant for ch. 11 in Houma, La., for reconsideration of Commission June 27 grant of cp to Supreme Bcstg. Co., Die, for experimental tv station to operate on ch. 12 in New Orleans, La., simultaneously with latter s operation of its station WJMR-TV on ch. 20 in Continued on page 121 Broadcasting