Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1959)

KHTV (TV) Portland, Ore. to 7-1; KYSS Missoula, Mont, to 6-15; WPNC Plymouth, N.C. to 4-15; WSNB Islip, N.Y. to 6-11; KSTN Stockton, Calif, to 3-30; WHEW Riviera Beach, Fla. to 6-1; KASK Ontario, Calif, to 2-28; KUDU-FM Ventura-Oxnard, Calif, to 4-29; WOTR Corry, Pa. to 4-4. Actions of Feb. 4 WAMM Flint, Mich.— Granted involuntary transfer of negative control from Richard S. Carter, deceased, to Cora J. Carter, executrix of estate of Richard S. Carter, deceased. WKYR Keyser, W.Va.— Granted acquisition of negative control by each Robert K. Richards and Frederick L. Allman through sale of stock by Walter Patterson to WKYR Inc., and retirement thereof. KADO Marshall, Tex.— Granted authority to remain silent to 5-1; conditions. KJML (FM) Sacramento, Calif.— Granted extension of completion date to 5-5. Actions of Feb. 3 KMAQ Maquoketa, Iowa — Granted license for am station; remote control permitted. WBOY Clarksburg, W.Va— Granted cp to make changes in ant. system by mounting tv ant. on top of am tower and change remote control point; conditions. WQAM Miami, Fla. — Granted request to cancel license for aux. trans. Actions of Feb. 2 WICU Erie, Pa.— Granted assignment of license to Dispatch Inc. WICC-TV Bridgeport, Conn.— Granted license for tv station. WOIC Columbia, S.C.— Granted mod. of license to change name to Speidel Bcstg. Corp. WHHI Highland, Wis.— Granted cp to decrease ERP to 43 kw; increase ant. height to 610 ft., and install new ant. Following stations were granted extensions of completion dates as shown: KITT (FM) San Diego, Calif, to 5-15; KHOF (FM) Los Angeles, Calif, to 4-30; WREA East Palatka, Fla. to 4-30; *WHHS (FM) Havertown, Pa. to 4-1: KYA-FM San Francisco, Calif, to 5-1; WYZZ WilkesBarre, Pa. to 2-27; KBCA (FM) Los Angeles, Calif, to 2-28, and WSEB Sebring, Fla. to 6-22. ACTIONS ON MOTIONS By Chief Bearing Examiner James D. Cunningham on Feb. 6 Scheduled hearing for April 8 in proceeding on application of May Bcstg. Co. (KMA), Shenandoah, Iowa, for renewal of license. By Hearing Examiner Charles J. Frederick on Feb. 9 Granted motion by The Circle Corp. (WKIZ), Kalamazoo, Mich., for extension of time to Feb. 16 to reply to proposed findings and conclusions in proceeding on its am application, et al. By Hearing Examiner Forest L. McClenning on Feb. 9 Rescheduled prehearing conference previously scheduled for 10 a.m., Feb. 10 for 9 a.m. on same date in proceeding on applications of Falcon Bcstg. Co. and Sierra Madre Bcstg. Co., for am facilities in Vernon and Sierra Madre, both California. By Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman on Feb. 9 Granted petition by Alvarado Television Co. for further extension of time from Feb. 16 to April 2 for filing proposed findings of fact and conclusions and from March 2 to April 17 for replies in proceeding on application of Video Independent Theatres Inc. (KVIT), Santa Fe, N.M., for mod. of cp. By Hearing Examiner Thomas H. Donahue on Feb. 9 Granted motion by Upland Bcstg. Co. for leave to amend its application for am facilities in Upland, Calif., to change proposed ant. site. By Hearing Examiner J. D. Bond on Feb. 9 Renumbered certain exhibits of WGN Inc. (WGN), Chicago, 111., intervenor in proceeding on am applications of Capitol Bcstg. Co., East Lansing and W. A. Pomeroy, Tawas City-East Tawas, both Michigan, for purpose of clarification of identification and status of exhibits and certified hearing record as corrected to be complete. By Commissioner Robert E. Lee on Feb. 3 Granted petition by KEED Inc. for extention of time to Feb. 9 to file its reply to opposition of Liberty Television Inc., to petitioner's motion to enlarge issues to include issues for absolute disqualification of Liberty Television Inc., in proceeding on their applications for new tv stations to operate on ch. 9 in Eugene, Ore. By Chief Hearing Examiner James D. Cunningham on dates shown Granted petition by Donner Bcstg. Co. for dismissal of its application for am facilities in Truckee, Calif. Action Feb. 3. Granted petition by The Monocacy Bcstg. Co. (WFMD), Frederick, Md„ for leave to intervene in proceeding on am applications of The Four States Bcstg. Co., Halfway, Md., et al. Action Feb. 5. Granted motion by John H. Phipps for dismissal without prejudice of his application and retained in hearing status application of Georgia State Board of Education both for new tv stations to operate on ch. 8 in Waycross, Ga. Action Feb. 5. Granted petition by KARM Fresno, Calif., for leave to intervene with reference to each governing issue in proceeding on am application of KYNO Fresno. Action Feb. 5. By Hearing Examiner Thomas H. Donahue on Feb. 6 Granted motion by Pan American Radio Corp. for extension of time to file corrections to transcript of record from Feb. 6 to Feb. 13 in proceeding on its application and that of Vernon G. Ludwig for am facilities in Tucson and Benson, both Arizona. By Hearing Examiner Forest L. McClenning on Feb. 6 Scheduled prehearing conference for Feb. 13 in proceeding on application for transfer of control of Hawaiian Bcstg. System Ltd. (KGMB-AM-TV Honolulu, KHBC-AM-TV Hilo, and KMAU-TV and aux., Wailuku, Hawaii) from Consolidated Amusement Co. to Hialand Development Corp. By Hearing Examiner Charles J. Frederick on Feb. 5 Scheduled hearing for March 17 on am application of William F. Huffman Radio Inc. (WFHR), Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. By Chief Hearing Examiner James D. Cunningham on Feb. 6 Scheduled hearings on dates shown in following proceedings: April 6 — am applications of Louis W. Skelly. Conneaut, Ohio, and Mon-Yough Bcstg. Co. (WMCK), McKeesport, Pa.; Quad Cities Bcstg. Co., Brazil, Ind. April 8 — am applications of Malri'te Bcstg. Co., Tiffin and Dale Windnagel, Oak Harbor, both Ohio. By Hearing Examiner Millard F. French on Feb. 6 Upon oral request by Evangeline Bcstg. Co., and with consent of all other parties, continued further prehearing conference from Feb. 13, 9 a.m., to Feb. 16, 9 a.m., in Lake Charles-Lafayette, La., ch. 3 proceeding. By Hearing Examiner Basil P. Cooper on Feb. 6 Granted petition by Intrastate Bcstrs., Pomona-Claremont, Calif., for leave to amend its am application to specify that main studio is to be at Pomona rather than at both Pomona and Claremont. Accepted amendment filed Jan. 13 by The Monocacy Bcstg. Co., Gettysburg Pa., filed pursuant to Dec. 23 memorandum opinion and order of Commission directing that company to file amendment to its am application reflecting change in legal status of holders of its stock. By Hearing Examiner J. D. Bond on Feb. 6 Granted request by E. Anthony & Sons Inc., and scheduled prehearing conference for March 2 in New Bedford, Mass., ch." 6 proceeding; continued for consideration and appropriate action at prehearing conference that part of pleading to fix date for hearing. By Hearing Examiner Elizabeth C. Smith on Feb. 6 Granted request by Ralph Luke Walton, Indianapolis, Ind., for leave to amend his am application to specify frequency 810 kc in lieu of 800 kc, and application as amended is removed from hearing status and returned to processing line. By Hearing Examiner Annie Neal Huntting on dates shown Granted petition and supplemental petition by Tri-Country Bcstg. Co., Jerseyville, 111., for leave to amend its application to change name from Sidney E. Simpson & Wilbur J. Meyer d/b as Tri-County Bcstg. Co., to Wilbur J. Meyer d/b under same name, and to make related changes in Sees. 11 and III of application in am proceeding. Action Feb. 4. Granted petition by Broadcast Bureau for extension of time to Feb. 16 to file replies to petition by Valley Bcstg. Co., Lehighton, Pa., to enlarge issues in proceeding on its am application and that of Miner Bcstg. Service Inc., Kingston, Pa.; upon agreements reached by parties at prehearing conference in proceeding, continued hearing from March 17 to April 7. Action Feb. 5. By Chief Hearing Examiner James D. Cunningham on Feb. 5 On own motion, dismissed pleading by Livesay Bcstg. Co.. entitled motion to set aside intervention and terminate participation of Plains Television Corp., Terre Haute, Ind., ch. 10 proceeding. By Hearing Examiner H. Gifford Irion on dates shown Denied petition by Frank James for leave to amend his application for fm facilities in Redwood City, Calif., to change type ant. and modify trans, to provide 3 kw output instead of 1 kw. Action Feb. 4. Continued hearing from Feb. 18 to March 31 at which time further conference will be held in proceeding on am applications of Continental Bcstg. Corp. (WHOA), San Juan, and Jose R. Madrazo, Guaynabo, both Puerto Rico. Action Feb. 5. By Hearing Examiner Millard F. French on Feb. 4 Advanced hearing in Aguadilla, P.R., ch. 12 proceeding (Western Bcstg. Corp. of P.R., et al.), from March 10 to Feb. 25 at 9 a.m. By Hearing Examiner Forest L. McClenning on Feb. 4 Granted petition by Broadcast Bureau for extension of time from Feb. 2 to March 5 to file replies to petitions by Publix Television Corp. and South Florida Amusement Co. for enlargement of issues in MiarriiPerrine-South Miami, Fla., ch. 6 proceeding. By Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman on Feb. 4 Granted petition by Tribune Publishing Co. for leave to amend its application for new tv station on ch. 2 in Portland, Ore., to reflect minor changes in officers, directors and stockholdings. PETITIONS FOR RULE MAKING FILED KWHN Fort Smith, Ark. (1-30-59)— Requests amendment of rules to delete ch. 9 from Hot Springs, Ark., and add ch. 9 to Fort Smith, Ark. WWLP*TV Springfiled, Mass. (2-4-59)— Requests amendment of rules to allocate ch. 37 to Syracuse, N. Y. PETITION FOR RULE MAKING DENIED Henry B. Clay, Shreveport, La.— Requested amendment to add ch. 10 to Shreveport. La., denied by memorandum opinion and order adopted Jan. 28, 1959, and ann. Feb. 2, 1959. BROADCASTING, February 16, 1959 ALLEN KANDER AND COMPANY NEGOTIATORS FOR THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS EVALUATIONS FINANCIAL ADVISERS WASHINGTON 1625 Eye Street, N.W. NAtional 8-1990 NEW YORK 60 East 42nd Street MUrray Hill 7-4242 CHICAGO 35 East Wacker Drive RAndolph 6-6760 DENVER 1 700 Broadway AComa 2-3623 100 (FOR THE RECORD)