Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1958)

for the record continued WLAP Radio Inc. for $227,500. Initially, John B. Poor will be sole owner but Frederic Gregg Jr. has option to buy 20' ; . Mr. Poor is vice president and director of It KO Teh-radio Pictures Inc. Mr. Gregg is one-third owner of WKXP-TV Lexington. Announced Mar. 27. KDOT Reno, Nev. — Seeks assignment of license from Radioreno Inc. to John L. Breece for $80,000. Mr. Breece previously owned RATI Casper and one-third of KOVK Lander, both Wyoming. Announced Mar. 27. WLOS-TV Asheville, N. C— Seeks transfer oi positive control of licensee corporation (Skyway Bcstg. Co.) from Charles B., Henry Joe and Joe II. Britt, Julia L. Stamberger and Harold K. Bennett to WTVJ Inc. for $277,040. Transferee will thus increase ownership from 36.9 to 72. r, Announced Mar. 28. KVVAT Watertown, S. D.— Seeks assignment of license from C. W. Murchison Jr. and John I). Murchison d/b as Midland Nat'l. Life Bcstg. Co. to Lee V. Williams Jr. tr/as Midland Nat'l. Life Bcstg Co. for $113,903. Mr. Williams is in manufacturing, real estate, etc Announce d April WTRO Dyersburg, Tenn. — Seeks assignment of license from Hamilton Parks, Franklin Pierce and Fred Childress d/b as Southern General Bcstg. Co. to Hamilton Parks and Franklin Pierce d/b as Southern General Bcstg. Co. Mr. Childress will receive $4,000 for his 10%. New ownership arrangement: Mr. Parks (15%), Mr. Pierce (25', ). Announced Mar. 28. WIVK Knoxville, Tenn. — Seeks assignment of license from James A. and Marilyn M. Dick d/b as Dick Bcstg. Co. to Dick Bcstg. Co. Inc. Corporate change. No control change. Announced Mar. 27. KLLL Lubbock, Tex. — Seeks assignment of license from Radio Station KLLL Inc. to H. E., Glenn E. and Ray Corbin d/b as Corbin Bcstg. Co. for $150,000. H. E. Corbin has been in farming. His sons are announcer-salesmen — Glenn, with KTFY Brownfield, Tex., Ray with KHOB Hobbs, N. M. Announced April 2. KANN Sinton, Tex. — Seeks assignment of license and cp from San Patricio Bcstg Co. to Howard W. David for $64,108. Mr. David also owns KMAC and KISS, both San Antonio. Announced Mar. 28. KUTV (TV) Salt Lake City, Utah— Seeks assignment of license from Utah Bcstg. and Tv Corp. to KUTV Inc. Corporate change. No control change. Announced April 1. WTRW Two Rivers Wis.— Seeks transfer of control of licensee corporation (Two Rivers Bcstg. Co.) from Francis and Cleo Schmitt and Don A. Olson to WTRW Inc. for $35,000. New owner will be Kenneth A. Daum (89.93%) and others. Mr. Daum is salesman with WBKV West Bend, Wis. Announced April 2. Hearing Cases FINAL DECISIONS By Order of April 2, Commission made effective immediately initial decision of Feb. 24 and granted application of Signal Hill Telecasting Corp. for mod. of cp to operate station KTVI on ch. 2 instead of ch. 36 in St. Louis, Mo., subject to any future action by Commission concerning minimum mileage separation requirements on ch. 2 between site specified by Signal Hill in St. Louis and proposed sites at Terre Haute, Did.; dismissed as moot interlocutory pleadings by Louisiana Purchase Co. and Signal Hill; and denied petition by Reverand Bill Beeny to reopen record. Signal Hill was in comparative proceeding with application of Louisiana Purchase for new station, but they entered into agreement for latter to acquire interest in Signal Hill, and Louisiana Purchase dismissed its application. By declaratory ruling of same date, Commis sion, on joint motion by Wabash Valley Bcstg. Corp. (WTHI-TV), Cy Blumenthal and Illiana Telecasting Corp., applicants for ch. 2 in Terre Haute, declared that mileage separation requirement of Sect. 3.610(b) will be waived insofar as it would apply to trans, locations at Terre Haute and St. Louis, to permit (1) grant of an application to locate trans, for ch. 2 operation in the Terre Haute ant. farm area at a location therein to be approved by Commission and (2) grant of application of Signal Hill for operation on ch. 2 at site specified in above order. By memorandum opinion and order of April 2, Commission denied petition by Dixon Bcstg. Co., Dixon, 111., for review of ruling of examiner which granted petition by Russell G. Salter for leave to amend his application for new am station in Dixon, 111. to operate on 1460 kc D. with 1 kw DA in lieu of 500 w non-DA, and which removed application from hearing and returned to processing line. Dixon Bcstg. Co. now has pending competing application. By memorandum opinion and order of Apr. 2, Commission granted petition by WKBW-TV Inc., for review of adverse ruling of examiner and permitted that company to change trans, site, ant. height and power, and make other necessary engineering and financial changes in its application for new tv station to operate on ch. 7 in Buffalo, N. Y., which is in consolidated hearing with Great Lakes TV Inc., and Greater Erie Bcstg. Co. By memorandum opinion and order of April 2, Commission granted petitions by Western Empire Bcstrs (KRNO) San Bernardino, Calif., and Ben S. McGlashan (KGFJ) Los Angeles, lor reversal of ruling by Chief Hearing Examiner, and permitted KRNO and KGFJ to intervene in proceeding on application of Pierce Brooks Bcstg. Corp. to increase daytime power of station KGIL San Fernando, from 1 kw to 5 kw. By decision of March 26, Commission granted application of Manchester Bcstg. Co. for new am station to operate on 1230 kc, 250 w, U, in Manchester Conn., and denied competing applications of Regional Bcstg. Co., East Hartford, Conn., and Brothers Bcstg. Corp., Hartford, Conn. Initial decision of Aug. 3, 1956, proposed this action. By memorandum opinion and order. Commission dismissed petition by Red River Bcstg. Co. (KDAL-TV Ch. 3), Duluth, Minn., for reconsideration and rehearing directed against Jan. 8 grants of (1) assignment of cp of WJMS-TV, Ch. 12, Ironwood, Mich., from Upper Michigan-Wisconsin Bcstg. Co. Inc., to Lake Superior Bcstg. Co., for use as a satellite to latter's station WDMJ-TV Ch. 6, Marquette, Mich., (2) extension of time to construct WJMS-TV, and (3) cps for private tv intercity relay system for off-the-air pickup of programs of WDMJ-TV for broadcast WJMS-TV. Announced April 2. INITIAL DECISION Hearing Examiner Annie Neal Huntting issued initial decision looking toward grant of application of John Bozeman for new am station to operate on 900 kc, 250 w, DA, D, in Wichita, Kan. Announced Mar. 28. OTHER ACTIONS By letter, advised B. F. 3. Timm president and 100% stockholder of WDMG Inc., that application for mod. of cp to increase daytime power of WDMG Douglas, Ga., is being placed in Commission's pending file, and will be held without action pending final determination of proceedings on his application for cp for new station to operate on 1010 kc 50 kw, DA, D, in Lakeland, Fla. Announced Mar. 27. By order of Mar. 26, Commission granted motion by Port City Tv Co. Inc., to dismiss its application for new tv station to operate on Ch. 18 in Baton Rouge, La., but dismissed it with prejudice. Initial decision of Nov. 1. 1957, proposed grant of cp. Port City had been in comparative proceeding with Bayou Bcstg. Corp. but, by mutual arrangement, Bayou previously dismissed its application. By order of Mar. 26, Commission granted motion by Wi ather-Alvarez Bcstg. Inc., to dismiss petition to enlarge issues in proceeding on application for extension of time to construct station KYAT (Ch. 13) Yuma, Ariz. Commission on April 2 directed preparation of documents looking toward: Affirming May 14, 1954 grant of application of WJR, Goodwill Station Inc., for new tv station (WJRT) to operate on Ch. 12 in Flint, Mich, as modified by application filed Dec. 16, 1954 changing trans, site, programming, etc. May 14, 1954 decision denied competing applications of Trebit Corp. and W. S. Butterfield Theatres Inc. Supplemental initial decision of Sept. 12, 1957 proposed this action. Denying protests by Lake Huron Bcstg. Corp. (WKNX-TV Ch. 57) Saginaw, Inland Bcstg Co. (WTOM-TV, Ch. 54), Lansing, and Sparton Bcstg. Co. (WWTV Ch. 13) Cadillac, all Michigan, and affirming April 14, 1955 grant to WJR, Goodwill Station Inc., for mod. of cp of station WJRT (Ch. 12), Flint, Mich, to move trans, site from point southeast of Flint (Clarkston) to point northwest of Flint (Chesaning), make ant. changes and change studio location in Flint. Supplemental initial decision of April 5, 1956 proposed this action. Taking following actions in Parma-Onondaga, Mich., Ch. 10 proceeding: granting petition by Booth Radio & Tv Station Inc., to amend its application to change name to Booth Bcstg. Co.; granting petitions by Jackson Bcstg. & Tv Corp. to amend its application and to reopen record for limited purpose of showing that Donald M. Teer, director and stockholder, died on Jan. 18 and National Bank of Jackson and Paula Teer (widow) have been named co-executors and Don T. McKone was elected on Mar. 6 to fill vacancy on board of directors; and granting joint request by Triad Tv Corp., Booth and Jackson for increase of time from 20 to 30 minutes allowed each applicant for oral argument scheduled for April 21. Other applicants in proceeding are Tv Corp. of Mich. Inc., and State Board of Agriculture. Commission on Mar. 26 directed preparation of document looking toward conditional grant of application of Radio Columbus Inc., to change facilities of WDAK Columbus, Ga., from 134f> kc, 250 w, U, to 540 kc. 500 w-N 5 kw-LS, DA-N denial of application of Southeastern Bcstg.. System for new station on 540 kc, 5 kw, D. in Macon, Ga.; retaining in hearing status applications of James A. Noe for change of facilities of KNOE Monroe, La., from 1390 kc. 5 kw. DA-N, U, to 540 kc, 1 kw-N, 5 kw-LS, DA-2 and B. J. Parrish for new station on 540 kc, 1 kw, D in Pine Bluff, Ark., and remanding this portion of proceeding to examiner for purpose of obtaining additional information as to operation of XEWA in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, and making Radio Columbus party respondent thereto. Announced Mar. 27. FM SIMPLEX FUNCTIONAL MUSIC EXTENSIONS By order, Commission, on its own motion,, further waived Sect. 3.293 of rules to permit following fm stations to continue functional music operation on simplex basis to May 12: KDFC San Francisco, Calif.; WBFM New York, N. Y.; KFMU Los Angeles, Calif.; KUTE Glendale, Calif.; WDDS-FM Syracuse, N. Y.; WEAW-FM Evanston, HI.; WLDM Oak Park, Mich.; WNAVFM Annapolis, Ml; WMUZ Detroit. Mich.; WKJF Pittsburgh, Pa.; KDFR San Diego. Calif. By separate actions, extended similar operation of WHOO-FM Orlando, Fla., to May 12, and KING-FM Seattle, Wash., to Oct. 1. Announced Mar. 27. Routine Roundup PETITIONS FOR RULE MAKING FILED American Telephone and Telegraph Company,. New York, N. Y. — Petition requesting amendment of rules so as to make available certain frequencies between 5000 kc and 25000 kc lorassignment to Class I coast stations in vicinity of Miami, Fla., and to ship stations. Announced Mar. 28. Paul E. Johnson, Mount Airy,. Nr. C. — Petition, requesting amendment of rules so as to assign Ch. 2 to Mount Airy, N. C, and make following changes: (1) Change Ch. 2 in Greensboro, N. Cto Ch. 8; (2) Change Ch. 8 in Florence, S. C, to, Ch. 13; (3) Assign Ch. 8 to Charleston S. C, as educational station; and (4) Delete Ch. 2 from Sneedville, Tenn., and assign Ch. 55 to same. Announced Mar. 28. Springfield Tv Bcstg. Corp., Springfield, Mass. — Petition requesting institution of rule making looking toward amendment of table of assignments by allocating Ch. 76 to Concord, N. H.> and Ch. 69 to Bennington, Vt., with attendant other channel changes, as follows: delete Ch. 75 from Concord and add Ch. 76 to same; and delete Ch. 74 from Bennington, and add Ch. 69 to same. Announced Mar. 28. PETITIONS FOR RULE MAKING DENIED Plains Tv Corp., Springfield, 111.— Petition requesting that rule making proceedings be insti Continues on page 99 Page 94 • April 7, 1958 Broadcasting