Broadcasting Telecasting (Jul-Sep 1958)

Existing Am Stations ACTIONS BY FCC KIBH Seward, Alaska — By letter, denied request for waiver of Sec. 3.93 (c) of rules requiring employment of full-time first-class radiotelephone operator. Announced July 24. KHCD Clifton, Ariz. — Ordered to show cause why license should not be revoked for technical violations, failure to respond to notices of violations, and leasing control of station to others; with opportunity for hearing. Announced July 24. KGCX Sidney, Mont. — By letter, granted request for partial waiver of Sec. 3.30 (a) insofar as it is not required to originate more than onehalf of its nonnetwork programs from Sidney, provided that no more than one-third of such programs will originate from any other one city. Announced July 24. New Fm Stations ACTIONS BY FCC San Francisco, Calif. — Mid-America Bcstrs. Inc. — Granted 95.7 mc, 11.56 kw unl. P. O. address Bellevue Hotel, Geery and Taylor Sts., San Francisco, Calif. Estimated construction cost $9,975, first year operating cost $25,000, revenue $25,000. Mid-America Bcstrs. is licensee of KOBY San Francisco, and is owned by David M. Segal (85.4%) and others. Mr. Segal also owns 94% of KOSI Aurora, Colo., and 75% of WGVM Greenville, Miss. Announced July 30. Camden, N. J. — South Jersey Bcstg. Co. — Granted, with engineering condition, 106.9 mc, 9.6 kw unl. P. O. address 2881 Mt. Ephraim Ave., Camden 4, N. J. Estimated construction cost $10,000, first year operating cost $6,000, revenue $10,000. Owners are Ranulf Compton (34%), Florence Compton (20%) and others. Mr. Compton has had no other interest for past five years outside of South Jersey Bcstg., licensee of WKDN Camden and permittee of ch. 17 Camden. Florence Compton is housewife. Announced July 24. Rio Piedros, P. R. — Fidelity Bcstg. Corp. — Granted 95.9 mc, .84 kw. P. O. address Box 89, Rio Piedros. Estimated construction cost $12,130, first year operating cost $12,000, revenue $15,000. Enrique Sampayo (50%) is businessman. Announced July 24. Ownership Changes ACTIONS BY FCC KMAP Bakersfield, Calif.— Granted assignment of license to KMAP Inc. (Clifford E. Ball, president) ; for $85,000. Announced July 24. KBCA (FM) Beverly Hills, Calif.— Granted assignment of cp to Ted Bolnick and Walter Gelb, d/b as Long Beach Fm Bcstg. Co. (KVFM San Fernando); for $6,000. Announced July 24. KCVR Lodi, Calif.— Granted assignment of license from Herbert W. and David A. Brown to Lloyd Burlingham (interest in WBEL Beloit, Wis.) for $135,000. Announced July 24. KPIP (FM) Riverside, Calif.— Granted assignment of cp to Parker-Lee Inc. (Leland J. Fuller, president) for $6,500 for equipment and expenses. Announced July 24. KGYW Vallejo, Calif.— Granted assignment of license from Ellsworth Peck and A. J. Krisik to Mary Elizabeth Gunberg for $150,000. Announced July 24. WSTN St. Augustine, Fla.— Granted assignment of license to St. Croix Bcstg. Co. (Wesley J. Wentworth, president) for $77,500. Announced July 24. WMGE Madison, Ga.— Granted assignment of license to Henry W. Lanham, Mrs. Robert R. Lanham and Dr. Thomas P. Mahan d/b as Madison Bcstg. Co., for $36,650. Announced July 24. KULA Honolulu, Hawaii — Granted assignment of license to Burnett Bcstg. Co. Inc. (Jack A. Burnett, president) for $200,000. Announced July 24. KCBC Des Moines, Iowa — Granted assignment of license to Fletcher-Mitchell Corp. (James I. Mitchell, president, has interest in KLIN Lincoln, Neb., and KPIG Cedar Rapids, Iowa) for $112,000 plus $38,000 for not competing for 5 years. Announced July 24. KBIZ Ottumwa, Iowa — Granted assignment of license and cp to Wapello County Bcstg. Co. Inc. (G. La Verne Flambo, president) for $62,500. Assignee officers have interest in WCEL Eau Claire, Wis.; WDAL-AM-TV Duluth, Minn., and WQVB Galesburg, 111. Announced July 24. WIPA Annapolis, Md. — Granted transfer of control from Robert J. Kent to Max Re/nick and James G. and William Calomiris for $86,200. Announced July 24. WWTV (TV) Cadillac, Mich.— Granted assignment of licenses to Fetzer Tele. Inc. for $1,000,000. John E. Fetzer, assignee president, has interest in WKZO-AM-TV Kalamazoo, Mich.; WJEF-AMFM Grand Rapids, Mich.; WMBD-AM-FM-TV Peoria, 111., and KOLN-TV Lincoln, Neb. Comr. Robert Bartley dissented. Announced July 24. WIPS Ticonderoga, N. Y.— Granted assignment of license to Olean Bcstg. Corp. (WMNS Olean) for $31,500. Announced July 24. KCJB Minot, N. D.; KSJB Jamestown, N. D. Granted assignment of licenses to James M, Pryor for $276,000. Announced July 24. WCAU-AM-FM-TV Philadelphia, Pa.— Granted assignment of licenses from Bulletin Co. to CBS Inc. for $15,600,000 plus $4,400,000 for land and buildings. Grant is without prejudice to such action as Commission may deem warranted as result of its final determinations (1) with respect to conclusions and recommendations set forth in Report of the Network Study Staff; (2) with respect to related studies and inquiries now being considered or conducted by Commission, and (3) with respect to pending anti-trust matters. Comr. Robert Bartley dissented. This is largest packaged broadcast transfer on record. CBS is licensee of WCBS-AM-FM-TV New York; WBBMAM-FM-TV Chicago; WEEI-AM-FM Boston; KNX-AM-FM and KNXT (TV) Los Angeles; KCBS-AM-FM San Francisco; KMOX, KMOXTV (formerly KWK [TV] St. Louis) (latter pending consummation of Oct. 23, 1957, assignment of license of KMOX-TV St. Louis, from CBS to 220 Television Inc.); WXIX (TV) Milwaukee and WHCT (TV) Hartford, Conn. Announced July 24. WORD Spartanburg, S. C— Granted transfer of control from Irwin Kahn, B. F. Kurtz and H. Moody McElveen Jr., to WMRC Inc. for $136,000. WMRC Inc. owns WFBC-AM-FM-TV Greenville, S. C, and stockholders have interest in WWNC Asheville, N. C; WIS-AM-TV Columbia S. C, and WIST Charlotte, N. C. Announced July 24. WHLP Centerville, Tenn. — Granted (1) renewal of license and (2) transfer of positive control from J. Gill Thompson, et al., to Mr. Thompson as individual; for $7,666 for additional one-third interest. Announced July 24. KTXC Big Spring, Tex. — Granted assignment of license to Grady F. Maples and R. B. McAlister, d/b as Maples-McAUster Bcstg. Co., for $30,000. Announced July 24. KZOL Muleshoe, Tex. — Granted assignment of cp from Theodore Rozzell to same and Gabe D. Anderson, d/b as KZOL Bcstg. Co. Mr. Anderson buying half interest for $9,118. Announced July 24. Continued on P. 96 NATION-WIDE NEGOTIATIONS • FINANCING • APPRAISALS RADIO • TELEVISION • NEWSPAPER NEW LISTINGS IN THE SOUTHWEST DAYTIME INDEPENDENT $65,000 Arkansas station has good record of earnings for past five years. Some financing available. Ideal for ownermanager who likes to hunt, fish, camp out and make money. GULF COAST INDEPENDENTS $150,000 to $175,000 We have a choice of excellent daytime and fulltime stations. All good markets, with financing available. One of these stations is suitable for absentee ownership. IS Washington, D. C. Wm. T. Stubblefield 1737 DeSales St., N.W. EX 3-3456 Cleveland Jackson B. (Jack) Maurer 2414 Terminal Tower TO 1-6727 Chicago Ray V. Hamilton Tribune Tower DE 7-2754 Atlanta 1515 Healey BIdg. J A 3-3431 Dallas Dewitt (Judge) Landis Fidelity Union Life BIdg. Rl 8-1175 San Francisco W. R. (Ike) Twining 1 1 1 Sutter St. EX 2-5671 Broadcasting August 4, 1958 • Page 95