Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1957)

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North Avenue Milwaukee 8, Wise. Hilltop 4-2715 America's Tape Recorder Specialists Dollar Dollar you can't beat a classified ad in getting top-flight personnel continued from page 90 time for filing reply comments in matter of amendment of Part 3 of rules and technical standards concerning power limitation of Class IV am broadcast stations from Dec. 12 to Jan. 13, 1958. By Chief Hearing Examiner, James D. Cunningham on December 6 Ordered that hearings are scheduled to commence on dates shown in following proceedings: ch. 2 proceeding, Terra Haute, Ind. (Wabash Valley Bcstg. Corp., et al.) et al., on Jan. 8, 1958; am application of Baw Beese Bcstrs. Inc. (WBSE) Hillsdale, Mich., on Feb. 10, 1958. By Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman on December 9 Issued memorandum of rulings in proceeding on applications of Louisiana Purchase Co., for cp for new tv station to operate on ch. 2 in St. Louis, Mo., and Signal Hill Telecasting Corp., for mod. of cp to operate on ch. 2 in lieu of ch. 36 in St. Louis, granting request of Louisiana Purchase Co. for continuance to extent that hearing has been continued from Jan. 6 to Feb. 28, 1958, and otherwise denying its motion and supplement to motion, filed on Nov. 14 and Nov. 29; and scheduling a further prehearing conference for Jan. 10, 1958. By FCC On motion by M & M Bcstg. Co. Inc., Marinette, Wis., Commission granted extension of time from Dec. 20 to Jan. 20, 1958 for filing comments and from Dec. 30 to Jan. 30 for filing reply comments in rulemaking proceedings involving Marinette-Green Bay, Wis. Action Dec. 13. By Hearing Examiner Jay A. Kyle on Dec. 16 Granted petition of Jay Sadow, Rossville, Ga., for leave to amend his am application to change ant. pattern from nondirectional array to directional array, thus eliminating objectionable interference to any existing station, allowed motion of the Broadcast Bureau to return application to processing line. By Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman on December 13 Issued statement and order after prehearing conference in proceeding on application of Sacramento Telecasters Inc. (KBET ch. 10) Sacramento, Calif.; commencement of evidentiary hearings, which had been scheduled for Jan. 13, 1958, is continued to Jan. 16. By Hearing Examiner H. Gifford Irion on December 11 On own motion, ordered that hearing scheduled for Dee. 19 is continued to Jan. 6, 1958, in proceeding on am applications of Westbrook Bcstg. Co. Inc., Westbrook, Me., and Sherwood J. Tarlow, Saco, Me. By Hearing Examiner J. D. Bond on December 12 Issued order after first prehearing conference re applications of Oklahoma Television Corp., for new tv station to operate on ch. 12 in New Orleans, La., and Supreme Bcstg. Co. Inc., New Orleans, for mod. of cp to change from ch. 20 to ch. 12; hearing scheduled for Jan. 6, 1958 is continued to a date to be fixed by subsequent order. By Hearing Examiner Basil P. Cooper on dates shown Issued order following first pre-hearing conference in proceeding on am application of Greylock Bcstg. Co. (WBKK) Pittsfield, Mass.; evidentiary hearing scheduled for Jan. 8, 1958 is continued to Jan. 20. Action Dec. 10. Granted petition of Pasadena Presbyterian Church, Pasadena, Calif., for continuance of date for prehearing conference now scheduled for Dec. 18 and date for commencement of the evidentiary hearing now scheduled for Jan. 2 to date to be announced later in proceeding on its fm application and that of Armin H. Wittenberg Jr., Los Angeles, Calif. Action Dec. 12. Granted joint petition of Birney Imes Jr. (WMOX) Meridian, Miss., and Mississippi Bcstg. Co., Carthage, Miss., for further prehearing conference to be held on Jan. 8, 1958, and for continuance of evidentiary hearing from Jan. 6 to Jan. 14, 1958, in proceeding on their am applications. Action Dec. 12. By Hearing Examiner Annie Neal Huntting on December 12 Granted petition of Grady M. Sinyard, Fullerton, Ky., for leave to amend his am application to change frequency requested to 1010 kc and related engineering data application, as amended, is removed from hearing. Ordered that hearing scheduled for Jan. 8, 1958 in re applications of Wabash Valley Bcstg. Corp., et al., for new tv station to operate on ch. 2 in Terre Haute, Ind., shall be prehearing conference rather than hearing session; hearing is rescheduled for Feb. 10. By Hearing Examiner Charles J. Frederick on December 12 Granted motion of Oregon Radio Inc., Salem, Oreg., for taking of administrative notice of certain documents in connection with its ap ■ plication for extension of time to complete construction of KSLM-TV. By Hearing Examiner Elizabeth C. Smith on December 12 Issued order governing hearing re applications of Fargo Telecasting Co., and North Dakota Bcstg. Co. Inc. for new tv stations to operate on ch. 11 in Fargo, N. D.; hearing is continued from Jan. 6 to Jan. 27, 1958. By Chief Hearing Examiner James D. Cunningham on the dates shown Ordered that hearings shall commence on Feb. 17, 1958 in following am proceedings: Liberty Bcstg. Co., Liberty, Texas; Hirsch Bcstg. Co. (KFVS) Cape Girardeau, Mo., et al. Actions Dec. 13. By Hearing Examiner H. Gifford Irion on December 16 By memorandum opinion and order, granted petition of S. L. Goodman, Bassett, Va., for leave to amend his am application so as to specify frequency 900 kc in lieu of 1270 kc and application, as amended, is removed from hearing docket. Granted petition of Noble DeKalb Bcstg. Co., Inc., Kendallville, Ind., for leave to amend his am application to reflect change of ownership in applicant which was approved by Commission in granting two applications and to show licensee's balance sheet as of Aug. 31. By Hearing Examiner Charles J. Frederick on the dates shown Ordered that hearing record is closed re application of Oregon Radio, Die, for extension of time to complete construction of station KSLMTV Salem, Oreg. Action Dec. 12. Issued order following fourth prehearing conference in proceeding on am applications of Enterprise Bcstg. Co., Fresno, Calif.; hearing involving testimony of lay witnesses will commence at 2:00 p.m., on Dec. 20; that portion of hearing to be held on engineering phases of this proceeding will commence at 10:00 a.m., Jan. 27, 1958. Action Dec. 13. By Hearing Examiner Hugh B. Hutchison on the dates shown Granted motion of WHAS Inc. (WHAS-TV ch. 11), Louisville, Ky., for continuance of hearing from Jan. 6, 1958 to March 19 in proceeding on its application for cp to change trans, and ant. location. Action Dec. 13. Granted petition of The Riverside Church of the City of New York, N. Y., insofar as it requests leave to amend its fm application to specify ERP of 20 kw instead of 30 kw. Action Dec. 16. By Hearing Examiner Basil P. Cooper on December 13 Granted petition of St. Anthony Television Corp., for leave to amend its application for new tv station to operate on ch. 11 in Houma, La., to include as part of application two letters relating to financial proposal, which letters reflect purpose and intent to finance proposed construction in manner consistent with original proposal. BROADCAST ACTIONS By Broadcast Bureau Actions of December 13 KVIP Redding, Calif.— Granted mod. of cp to change ant. location approximately 1500 ft. N. W. of present site (no change in description). KTAG-TV Lake Charles, La.— Granted extension of completion date to 7-9-58. Actions of December 12 KVAS Astoria, Oreg. — Granted acquisition of negative control by Tracy Moore, Tracy Moore, Jr., and Jerome A. Moore (a family group) through purchase of stock from Albert L. Capstaff. Granted licenses for following am stations: KPBA Pine Bluff, Ark.; KTJRA Moab, Utah; WDBM StatesviUe, N. C. WMOD Moundsville, W. Va. — Granted license covering installation of a new trans. KVOC Casper, Wyo. — Granted license covering change of ant. trans, location and operate trans, by remote control. WRXO Roxboro, N. C. — Granted license covering installation of new trans. WRIV Riverhead, N. Y. — Granted license covering increase in power from 500 w to 1 kw and installation of new trans. WESO Southbridge, Mass. — Granted license covering increase in power and installation of new trans. KWRB-TV Rivertown, Wyo. — Granted mod. of cp to change type of ant. WKTF Warrenton, Va. — Granted authority to operate trans, by remote control. Actions of December 11 WCLE Cleveland, Tenn. — Granted assignment of license to Southeastern Enterprises, Die. KEAP Fresno, Calif.— Granted license for am station. KOYL Odessa, Tex. — Granted license for am station. Granted licenses for following tv translator stations: K73AF Rawlins Bcstg. Co., Rawlins, Wyo.; K72AE Needles Community Television Club, Inc., Needles, Calif., Gas City, Ariz.; K71AH Salida tv translator Assn., Salida, Colo. KTOK Oklahoma City, Okla.— Granted cp to install new trans. WSKP Miami, Fla. — Granted cp to install new Page 94 • December 23, 1957 Broadcasting