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 #:
0001505
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 Station Authorizations, Applications As Compiled by BROADCASTING December 12 through December 18 Includes data on new stations, changes in existing stations, ownership changes, heating cases, rules & standards changes and routine roundup. Abbreviations: DA — directional antenna, cp — construction permit. ERP — effective radiated power, vhf — very high frequency, uhf — ultra high frequency, ant. — antenna, aur. — aural, vis. — visual, kw — kilowatts, w — watt, mc — megacycles. D — day. N — night. LS — local sunset, mod. — modification, trans. — transmitter, unl. — unlimited hours, kc — kilocycles. SCA — subsidiary communications authorization. SSA — special service authorization. STA — special temporary authorization. * — educ. New Tv Stations APPLICATIONS Hot Springs, Ark. — Southwestern Publishing Co., vhf ch. 9 (186-192 mc); ERP 306 kw vis., 163 kw aur.; ant. height above average terrain 679 ft., above ground 287 ft. Estimated construction cost $432,000, first year operating cost $244,400, revenue $260,000. P. O. address 920 Rogers Ave., Fort Smith, Ark. Studio location Hot Springs, Ark. Trans, location Hot Springs, Ark. Geographic coordinates 34° 30' 06" N. Lat., 93° 06' 26" W. Long. Trans., ant. GE Legal counsel Hale, Wollenberg & Kenehan, Washington, D. C. Consulting engineer William L. Foss Inc., Washington, D. C. Donald W. Reynolds, president and 100% owner of Southwestern Pub. Co., owns or controls KFSA-AM-FM-TV Fort Smith, Ark., KOLO-AM-TV Reno, KORK Las Vegas, KLRJ-TV Henderson, all Nev., KHBG Okmulgee, Okla., and KBRS Springdale, Ark. Announced Dec. 16. Moline, 111. — Public Service Bcstg. Co. vhf ch. 8 (180-186 mc); ERP 316 kw vis., 158 kw aur.; ant. height above average terrain 1,000 ft., above ground 1,061.3 ft. Estimated construction cost $1,015,796, first year operating cost $975,000, revenue $1,100,000. P. O. address 1808 Third Ave., Rock Island, 111. Studio location Moline, 111. Trans, location Lynn Center, 111. Geographic coordinates 41° 17' 51" N. Lat., 90° 22' 30" W. Long. Trans., ant. RCA. Legal counsel McConnaughey, Sutton & L'Heureux, Washington 4. D. C. Consulting engineer Kear and Kennedy, Washington, D. C. Owners are WMT-TV Cedar Rapids, Iowa (40%), Gerard B. McDermott (15%), Robert M. Bahnsen, Robert A. Klockau, Bernard J. Moran, Reynolds Everett (each 7%) and others. William B. Dolnh is president and 31% owner of WMT-TV; he is president of American Bcstg. Stations Inc., which own 49% of WMTTV. Mr. McDermott is president, general manager and 98.8% owner of KBUR Burlington, Iowa. Mr. Bahnsen is in lumber and drugs. Mr. Klockau is attorney. Mr. Moran is attorney. Anounced Dec. 12. Existing Tv Stations ACTIONS BY FCC KVIT (TV) Santa Fe, N. Mex.— Granted application for mod. of cp to move trans, from 2.8 miles northwest of city to Sandia Crest about 43 miles southwest of Santa Fe and about 14 miles northeast of Albuquerque, move main studio from present site of trans, to within Santa Fe, increase vis. ERP from 0.324 kw to 28.2 kw, with aur. 14.4 kw, and make other equipment changes. Chairman Doerfer and Comrs. Hyde and Mack dissented. Announced Dec. 18. Granted request of Capitol Cities Television Corp. for authority to operate temporarily to Jan. 15, 1958, on ch. 41 in Albany, N. Y., using call letters WCDA in accordance with specifications previously authorized as satellite of station WTEN ch. 10, Vail Mills. Announced Dec. 16. sion denied petition by Telecasting, Inc. (WENS ch. 16) Pittsburgh, Pa., for rule making to add fourth commercial vhf channel to Pittsburgh area by (1) shifting ch. 9 from Steubenville, Ohio, to Pittsburgh, and ch. 16 from Pittsburgh to Steubenville, or (2) adding ch. 6 to Pittsburgh by deleting it from Johnstown-Altoona and giving later chs. 8 and 12, deleting ch. 12 from both Erie, Pa., and Clarksburg, W. Va., and adding it to ClevelandAkron, Ohio (as well as to JohnstownAltoona), deleting ch. 8 from Lancaster, Pa., and adding it to Philadelphia-Wilmington-CamdenAtlantic City. Announced Dec. 18. By memorandum opinion and order, Commission denied petition by Veterans Bcstg. Co. Inc., applicant for new tv station to operate on ch. 10 in Vail Mills, N. Y., for stay of temporary authority to Capitol Cities Television Corp. (formerly Hudson Vallev Bcstg. Co. Inc.) to operate WTEN (formerly WCDA) on ch. 10 in Vail Mills pending determination on applications for regular operation on that frequency as might be filed. Veterans requested stay on Capitol's temporary operation on ch. 10 until such time as Van Curler Bcstg. Corp. commences operation of WTKI on ch. 13 in Albany. Commissioner Bartley abstained from voting. Announced Dec. 18. TV CHANNEL CHANGES PROPOSED By notice of proposed rule making, Commission invites comments by Jan. 17 to petition by Springfield Television Bcstg. Corp (WWLP ch. 22), Springfield, Mass., to substitute ch. 15 for ch. 75 in Concord, N. H., ch. 21 for ch. 15 in Portsmouth, N. H., ch. 75 for ch. 30 in St. Johnsbury, Vt., ch. 69 for ch. 74 in Bennington, Vt., and give ch. 74 to Springfield, Vt. Announced Dec. 18. Translators Allocations TV RULE MAKING— PETITIONS DENIED By memorandum opinion and order, Commis Coachella Valley Tele. Club, Inc. Indio, Calif. — Granted cp for new tv translator station on ch. 75 to translate programs on KRCA (ch. 4) Los Angeles, Calif. Announced Dec. 18. Joplin TV Club, Inc. Joplin, Mont. — Granted cp for new tv translator station on ch. 78 to serve Joplin, Chester, Inverness and Rudyard to translate programs of CJLH-TV ch. 7, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. Announced Dec. 18. Shelby TV Club, Inc. Shelby, Mont.— Granted cp for new tv translator station on ch. 76 NATION-WIDE NEGOTIATIONS • FINANCING • APPRAISALS RADIO • TELEVISION • NEWSPAPER Cl WASHINGTON, D. C. Wm. T. Stubblefield 1737 DeSales St., N. W. EX 3-3456 CHICAGO, ILL. Ray V. Hamilton Barney Ogle Tribune Tower DE 7-2754 ATLANTA, GA. Jack L. Barton 1515 Healey Bldg. JA 3-3431 DALLAS, TEX. Dewitt (Judge) Landis Fidelity Union Life Bldg. Rl 8-1175 SAN FRANCISCO W. R. (Ike) Twining I I I Sutter St. EX 2-5671 The First1 and Only2 National Media Brokerage Firm 1. First In properties sold— Small, Large and Volume 2. Coastto-Coaat. Five Offices Strategically Located Call your nearest office of HAMILTON, STUBBLEFIELD, TWINING & ASSOCIATES Broadcasting December 23, 1957 • Page 87