Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

Corp. (Thomas J. Wallace, president) ; consideration $115,000. Announced Dec. 18. KBTM-AM-FM Jonesboro, Ark. — Granted assignment of licenses from Harold E. and Helen W. King to Alan G. Jr. and Matthew C. Patteson, d/b as Patteson Brothers; consideration $110,000. Announced Dec. 18. KROG Sonora, Calif. — Granted assignment of license to John H. and Charlotte Robbins; consideration $20,063. Announced Dec. 18. WKEN Dover, Del. — Granted assignment of license to Coastal Carolina Bcstg. Corp. (WMYB Myrtle Beach, S. C, and James Olin Tice Jr., president, also has interests in WJOT Lake City, S. C, and WBLR Batesburg, S. C); consideration $35,000. Announced Dec. 18. WROD Daytona Beach, Fla.— Granted transfer of control from James S. Murphy and James F. McDonough to Radio of Daytona Inc. (Morton G Bassett Jr., president, and James F. McDonough, vice pres.); consideration $145,000. Announced Dec. 18. WHOO-AM-FM Orlando, Fla. — Granted assignment of licenses to Brownstone Properties Inc. (Edwin B. Estabrook Jr., president); consideration $222,500 cash or $250,000 over 10-year period. Announced Dec. 18. ; .■ KLEE Ottumwa, Iowa— Granted transfer of control from J. William O'Connor and Jack Lester to Carroll H. Marts; consideration $57,000. Announced Dec. 18. WCLD Cleveland, Miss— Granted assignment of license to Radio Cleveland Inc. (J. R. Denton president); consideration $40,000. Announced Dec. 18. , KOKO Warrensburg, Mo— Granted assignment of license from Lee E. and Jeanne F. Baker to Johnson County Bcstrs. Inc. (Leslie P. Ware, president, interest in KLPW Union, and KNIM Maryville, both Mo.); consideration $23,500. Announced Dec. 18. _ j, WMLV Millsville, N. J.— Granted transfer of control from John H. Norris to Fred M. Wood, et al.; consideration $10,000. Announced Dec. 18. K MAM-AM (FM) Tularosa, N. M.— Granted assignment of cp for KMAM and license and cp (to move from Mountain Park to Tularosa) for KMFM (FM) to Tularosa Bcstg. Corp. (M. I. Rothman, president); consideration $20,500. Dec. 18 WAND Canton, Ohio— Granted assignment of license to Dover Bcstg. Co. Inc. (WJER Dover, Ohio, and WAJR-AM-FM Morgantown, W. Va.); consideration $150,000. Commissioner Bartley voted for a 309 (b) letter. Announced Dec. 18. WKOV Wellston, Ohio — Granted transfer of control from Dexter Parks Robinson to The Court House Bcstg. Co. (WCHO Washington Court House, Ohio); consideration $32,000. Commissioner Bartley voted for a 309 (b) letter. Announced Dec. 18. KYNG Coos Bay, Oreg.— Granted assignment of license from Harold C. Singleton and Walter N. Nelskog to KYNG Radio Inc. (Phillip F. Waters, president); consideration $70,000. Announced Dec. 18. WPCC Clinton, S. C— Granted assignment of cp from J. D. Brinkley, Sr., et al. to Radio Station WPCC Inc.; stock transaction. Announced Dec 18. WCOS-AM-FM Columbia, S. C— Granted (1) assignment of license to WCOS Inc. (George H. Buck, Jr., president, interest in WJNO West Palm Beach, Fla.); consideration $107,500; and (2) renewal of license. Announced Dec. 18. WNIX Snringfield, Vt.— Granted transfer of control from Twin State Bcstrs. Inc., and E. Dean Finney to Carlo F. and Elizabeth L. Zezza; consideration $14,868 plus assumption of $41,763 obligation to Twin State. Announced Dec. 18. KGA Spokane, Wash.— Granted assignment of license to Gran Bcstg. Co. (L. F. Gran, president) ; consideration $250,000. Announced Dec. 18. APPLICATIONS KHUM Eureka, Calif. — Seeks assignment of license from Carroll R. Hauser to Eureka Bcstg. Co. for $163,750. Eureka Bcstg. is owned by Wendell Adams and H. G. Fearnhead (each 50%). Mr. Adams is director of radio, Wm. Esty Co. Mr. Fearnhead is vice president and general manager of WINS New York, N. Y. Announced Dec. 18. KMOR Oroville, Calif. — Seeks transfer of control of licensee corp. (Oroville Bcstrs.) from Raymond D. Vargas, James R. Bird, Orla St. Clair and Alan B. Bowles to John L. Breece for approximately $11,234. Mr. Breece is president and one-third owner of KOVE Lander, Wyo. Announced Dec. 5. WYZE Atlanta, Ga. — Seeks acquisition of positive control of licensee corp. (Atlanta Bcstg. Co.) by George C. Nicholson and Chester H. Jones (by business privity) through purchase of stock from Henry W. Lanham and Bill R. McRae in satisfaction of Messrs. Lanham and McRae's indebtedness. Announced Dec. 12. KASI Ames, Iowa — Seeks assignment of license from Ames Bcstg. Co. to William M. Evans for $57,000. Mr. Evans is employed by WIND Chicago, 111. Announced Dec. 16. KFAD Fairfield, Iowa — Seeks assignment of license from Hiawatha Bcstg. Inc. to Broadcasting Engineering Services Inc. for $24,700. Broadcasting Services Inc. is owned by Burlington Bcstg. Co. of Burlington, Iowa (95%), and others. Burlington Bcstg. is 95% stockholder of KBUR Burlington and is owned by Gerard B. McDermott (see application for ch. 8 in Moline, 111., by Public Services Bcstg. Co., above). Announced Dec. 16. KPLC-AM-TV Lake Charles, La. — Seeks assign ment of license from T. B. Lanford, L. M. Sepaugh, R. M. Dean and Viola Lipe Dean Trust, a partnership, d/b as Calcasieu Bcstg. Co. to T. B. Lanford and Louis M. Sepaugh, d/b as Calcasieu Bcstg. Co. for $322,000. Announced Dec. 12. WDAF-AM-TV Kansas City, Mo. — Seeks assignment of license from The Kansas City Star Co. to National-Mo. T. V. Inc. for $7,600,000. NationalMo. T. V. Inc. is owned by National Television Investments Inc., Charles L. Glett, president. Announced Dec. 12. KUSN St. Joseph, Mo. — Seeks assignment of license from Broadcast Group Inc. to KUSN Corp. for $50,000. KUSN Corp. is owned by Wyman N. Schnepp (52%) and others. Mr. Schnepp in manager of KWMT Fort Dodge,, Iowa, and is less than 25% owner of KQUE Albuquerque, N. M. Announced Dec. 5. WOTW-AM-FM Nashua, N. H.— Seeks assignment of license from Nashua Bcstg. Corp. to Gateway Bcstg. Corp. for $155,000. Gateway Bcstg. is owned by Theodore Feinstein and Gertrude Dane (each 50%). Mr. Feinstein owns controlling stock in WLYN Lynn, Mass., WTSA Brattleboro, Vt., and WNBP Newburyport, Mass. Gertrude Dane is housewife. Announced Dec. 11. KPOJ-AM-FM Portland, Ore.— Seeks involuntary transfer of control of licensee corp. (KPOJ Inc.) from Maria C. Jackson to David L. Davies and The U. S. National Bank of Portland, as executors of the estate of Maria C. Jackson, deceased. Announced Dec. 16. WGPA-AM-FM Bethlehem, Pa.— Seeks acquisition of positive control of licensee corp. (The Bethlehems' Globe Pub. Co.) by Mrs. Pauline Adams through purchase of stock from David Brillhart, Evelyn W. Brothers, et al, by licensee corp. and retirement thereof. Announced Dec. 18. WJOT Lake City, S. C— Seeks transfer of control of licensee corn. (Lake Bcstg. Corp.) from Harry B. Clark. Mariorie R. Clark, James Olin Tice Jr., James Olin Tice Sr. and Frances M. Tice to John A. Dowdy and Charles W. Dowdy for $49,731. Charles Dowdy is owner of WLBG Laurens, S. C. John Dowdy is owner of WMGR Bainbridge, Ga. Announced Dec. 16. KSUB Cedar City, Utah— Seeks transfer of control of licensee corp. (Southern Utah Bcstg. Co.) from Durham Morris, W. Arthur Jones, Lanell N. Lunt and Lorin C. Miles to Beehive Telecasting Corp. for $65,415. Beehive Telecasting is owned by Samuel B. Nissley, president (24%), who is steel olant supervisor, Robert W. Hughes (20%), who" is attorney, and others. Beehive Telecasting was granted a cp for ch 11 in Provo, Utah, Dec. 11 [FOR THE RECORD, Dec. 16]. Announced Dec. 16. KRIV Camas, Wash.— Seeks assignment of license from Gene R. Johnsick and Donald R. Nelson d/b as Camas-Washougal Radio to Wm. B. Murphy and Cathryn C. Murphy for $40,000, less indebtedness assumed by assignee. Wm Murphy is general manager of KANN Sinton, Tex. Cathryn Murphy has been news commentator, WKRS Waukegon, 111. The Murphys had a 50% interest in WGMA Hollywood, Fla. Announced Dec. 11. WRFW Eau Claire, Wis. — Seeks transfer of control of licensee corp. (Chippewa Valley Radio and Television Corp.) from Keith Werner to Harry S. Hyett, G. LaVerne Flambo, W. John Grandy, Odin S. Ramsland and Dorothy E. LeMasurier for $30,000, less oustanding debts of licensee corp. New owners will each own onefifth. Mr. Hyett is in business for himself. Mr. Grandy is general sales manager of KDAL-TV Duluth, Minn., Dorothy LeMasurier is president of KDAL-AM-TV. Mr. Ramsland is general manager of KDAL-AM-TV. Mr. Flambo is 99.1% owner of WQUA Moline, 111., 90% owner of WQUB Galesburg, 111. Announced Dec. 18. Hearing Cases FINAL DECISION By order of Dec. 13, Commission made effective immediately initial decision of Nov. 8 and granted application of Gold Coast Bcstrs. for new am station to onerate on 1470 kc. 5 kw DA, D, in Pompano Beach, Fla. Announced Dec. 16. OTHER ACTIONS By order of Dec. 18, Commission (1) denied petition by Walter T. Caines for reconsideration of Sept. 25 action staying effective date of .errant of his application for new am station (WGAV) to ooerate on 1570 kc, 1 kw D, in Amsterdam, N. Y., pending hearing and (2) granted motion of Community Service Bcstg. Corp. (WCSS) Amsterdam, protestant, to strike Gaines supplemental petition. Announced Dec. 18. By order of Dec. 18, Commission (1) affirmed examiner's rulings allowing amendments of financial showing in application of Town and Country Radio Inc., for new am station to operate on 1150 kc, 500 w DA-D, in Rockford, 111., and (2) denied appeal and supplement by Plough Bcstg. Co. Inc. (WJJD) Chicago, 111., for reversal of examiner's rulings. Announced Dec. 18. Commission on Dec. 18 directed preparation of document looking toward denying protest by Mid-Florida Radio Corp. (WLOF), Orlando, Fla., and affirming Feb. 6 grant of application of Telrad Inc., for mod. of cp of station WESH-TV (ch. 2) Daytona Beach, Fla., to move trans, to site about 25 miles from Daytona Beach in direc A single complete source for from microphone to antenna CREATIVE LEADER IN COMMUNICATION *i» Financing available. Broadcasting December 23, 1957 • Page 89