Broadcasting Telecasting (Jul-Sep 1959)

Continued from page 98 of completion date as shown: KTVI (TV) St. Louis, Mo. to Aug. 19; KLUB-FM Salt Lake City, Utah to Dec. 22; KLSN (FM) Seattle, Wash, to Nov. 25; KPRI (FM) San Diego, Calif, to Nov. 19; WCUE-FM Akron, Ohio to Dec. 31; WLAV-FM Grand Rapids, Mich, to Aug. 12; WLAV Grand Rapids. Mich, to Aug. 12; WEEL Fairfax, Va. to Oct. 12; KGIL San Fernando, Calif, to Jan. 25, 1960; WFAR Farrell, Pa. to Nov. 24. KROG Sonora, Calif. — Granted authority to sign-off at 6:30 p.m. for period ending Oct. 9. ACTIONS ON MOTIONS By Commissioner T.A.M. Craven Granted petition by Broadcast Bureau for extension of time to Sept. 25 to file exceptions to initial decision in proceeding on applications of Capitol Bcstg. Co. and W. A. Pomeroy for new am stations in East Lansing and Tawas City-East Tawas, both Michigan. Action July 20. By Chief Hearing Examiner James D. Cunningham Granted petition by Tri-County Bcstg. Inc. (WHDM), McKenzie, Term., for dismissal without prejudice of its am application, and retained in hearing status remaining applications involved in consolidation. Action July 20. Granted petition by Uintah Bcstg. and Tv Inc. (KVEL), Vernal, Utah, for dismissal without prejudice of its am application and retained in hearing status application of Jack W. Hawkins for new am station in Blanding, Utah. Action July 20. Granted joint motion by WJPB-TV Inc., and Telecasting Inc., for extension of time from July 15 to July 29 to file proposed findings and conclusions in proceeding on their applications for new tv stations to operate on ch. 5 in Weston, W.Va. Action July 15. Granted motion by Spartan Radiocasting Co. (WSPA-TV), Spartanburg, S.C., for stay of compliance with subpoena duces tecum heretofore issued in proceeding on its application for mod. of cp, pending action by Commission upon its petition for review of examiner's order denying its motion to quash subpoena. Action July 15. By Hearing Examiner J. D. Bond Granted motion by New England Television Inc., for leave to amend its application FOR SALE Equipment FOR SALE ; Television Mobile Unit . . . com \ plete Video and Audio Facilities. * Contact Chief Engineer, KOCO-TV, * Channel 5, Oklahoma City, Okla t homa. * t WEATHER • RADAR Raytheon 10 CM 275 KW Output PPI Presentation 4, 20, 80 mile range. In use today by several broadcast stations. Complete with instruction books and instal. diags. In new factory condition. Picks up clouds at 50 miles. $950. Westinghouse 3 CM 40 KW Output PPI Presentation. V2, 2, 10, 40 plus mile range. Complete in new factory condition with instruction books and spares. $2200. General Electric Automatic Tracking Radar 10 CM. 275 kw. Will track clouds, storms, hurricanes, etc., automatically or by hand control, up to 200 mile range. Complete in trailer van 25 ft. long (Its own building! ). Price and details on request. Used by Air Force and weather bureau. RADIO— RESEARCH INSTRUMENT CO. 550 5th AVENUE NEW YORK 36, N. Y. BROADCASTING, July 27, 1959 to show substitution of two named and identified individuals as coexecutors of estate of Samuel A. Hamin who was director and stockholder in its corporation — New Bedford, Mass., tv ch. 6 proceeding. Action July 14. By Hearing Examiner Thomas H. Donahue Granted motion by Upland Bcstg. Co., for leave to amend its application to correct inadvertent error in plotting maximum expected operating value for proposed operation; on oral request of Broadcast Bureau and with the consent of all other parties, continued hearing from July 15 to July 16 in proceeding on Upland's application for new am station in Upland, Calif., et al. Action July 14. By Hearing Examiner Isadore A. Honig Issued order following prehearing conference in proceeding on fm application of Sherrill C. Corwin (KFMC), Santa Barbara, Calif., formalizing certain agreements reached at prehearing conference held on July 14; continued hearing from Sept. 3 to Sept. 16 at 9:30 a.m. Action July 16. By Hearing Examiner Annie Neal Huntting Granted oral request by Radio Missouri Corp. (WAMV), East St. Louis, 111., for continuance of prehearing conference from July 22 to Sept. 22 in proceeding on its am application. Action July 20. Granted petition by Inland Empire Bcstg. Co., Price, Utah, to extent of accepting amendment to change frequency from 600 kc to 1050 kc and for related changes and removed application from hearing; on oral request of William Parmer Fuller III, Salt Lake City, Utah, advanced hearing date from Sept. 11 to July 31 in am proceeding. Actions July 14 and July 15. By Hearing Examiner H. Gifford Irion Granted motion by Broadcast Bureau for extension of time from July 17 to July 22 to reply to petition by Jose R. Madrazo for leave to amend his am application. Action July 21. Designated August 5 date for filing proposed findings in proceeding on application of Paul A. Brandt for am facilities in Gladwin, Mich. Action July 16. Scheduled further prehearing conference for July 23 in proceeding on am applications of Continental Bcstg. Corp. (WHOA), San Juan, and Jose R. Madrazo, Guaynabo, both Puerto Rico. Action July 16. By Hearing Examiner Jay A. Kyle Granted motion for extension by American Bcstg. -Paramount Theatres, Inc. (KGOTV), San Francisco, Calif., which requests that time to respond to motion to order applications amended or petition to enlarge issues by Westinghouse Bcstg. Inc., be extended to date as may be agreed upon at prehearing conference scheduled for July 29, and will be effective until prehearing conference when further action will be considered relative to request embodied in pleading. Action July 20. Granted request by Westinghouse Bcstg. Inc., for withdrawal of its request for extension of hearing date and dismissed same as moot in proceeding on applications of Chronicle Publishing Co. (KRON-TV) and American Broadcasting-Paramount Theatres Inc. (KGO-TV), San Francisco, Calif. Action July 17. Granted motion by Carnegie Bcstg. Co., to correct transcript in proceeding on its application and that of Jeannette Bcstg. Co. for new am stations in Jeannette and Carnegie, both Pennsylvania, and closed record; granted petition by Broadcast Bureau for extension of time from July 17 to July 30 to file proposed findings of fact and conclusions. Action July 17. By Hearing Examiner Forest L. McClenning By order, formalized certain agreements reached at July 20 hearing in proceeding on am application of Radio Americas Corporation (WORA), Mayaguez, P.R.; dismissed as moot petition by WT.BS Inc. for additional time to submit rebuttal exhibits and continued further hearing to Sept. 24. Action July 20. By order, formalized certain agreements reached at July 16 prehearing conference in proceeding on am application of Laird Bcstg. Inc. (KHAK), Cedar Rapids, Iowa; scheduled hearing for Sept. 8. Action July 16. By order, formalized certain agreements reached at prehearing conference of July 15 in proceeding on applications of BuckleyJaeger Bcstg. Corp. and WHDH Inc., for fm facilities in Providence, R.I., and Boston, Mass. Action July 15. Denied motion by Seattle, Portland and Spokane Radio to rule applicant in default and scheduled hearing to commence on July 30 in proceeding on application of Seaside Bcstg. Co. for am facilities in Seaside, Ore. Action Julv 15. Granted petition by Southbay Broadcasters for continuance of procedural dates in proceeding on its application for am facilities in Chula Vista, Calif., and dates for exchange of applicant's direct case, for exchange of respondent's direct affirmative or rebuttal evidence, and for notification of witnesses for cross-examination are continued to Sept. 15, Sept. 22 and Sept. 25, respectively; continued hearing from July 27 to Sept. 29. Action July 14. On own motion, continued indefinitely time for filing replies to petitions of Publix Television Corp. and of South Florida Amusement Inc., for enlargement of issues to include issue directed to application of Coral Television Corp. as to sufficiency of funds to effectuate proposals contained therein in Perrine-South Miami, Fla., tv ch. 6 proceeding. Action July 14. By Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman Upon joint oral request of Fisher Bcstg. Co. and Tribune Publishing Co., and without objection by Broadcast Bureau, extended from Aug. 3 to Sept. 8 time for filing initial proposed findings of fact and conclusions and from Sept. 8 to Oct. 8 for filing replies in proceeding on their applications for new tv station to operate on ch. 2 in Portland, Ore. Action July 21. Continued hearing scheduled for Sept. 23, pending setting of new date following further prehearing conference of Sept. 28 in proceeding on am applications of Robert L. Lippert. Fresno, and Mid-America Bcstrs. Inc. (KOBY), San Francisco, Calif. Action July 21. G'ranted petition by KSOO-TV Inc. (KSOO-TV), Sioux Falls, S.D., for leave to amend its application relating to financial qualifications and agreement with Fargo group. Action July 15. PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING FILED Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of Michigan, Lansing, Mich. (7-13-59) — Request allocation of ch. 9 to Cadillac, Mich, for educational use and substitution of ch. 6 for ch. 9 at Alpena, Mich, for commercial use. Ann. July 17. United Electronics Lab., Inc., Louisville, Ky. (7-15-59)— Requests allocation of ch. 32 to Louisville, Ky. by making following proposed changes: Louisville, Ky. : adding ch. 32; Madison, Ind.: deleting ch. 25 — . adding ch. 77; Muncie, Ind.: deleting ch. 71*, adding ch. 83*; Richmond, Ind.: substituting ch. 71 for ch. 32—: Oakridge, Tenn.: substituting ch. 79 for ch 32+. Ann. July 17. WHP-TV Harrisburg, Pa. (7-15-59)— Requests assignment of ch. 12 to Harrisburg. Pa. by deleting ch. 12 in Wilmington, Del. or in alternative, by making following proposed changes: (1J deleting ch. 12 in Wilmington, Del. and adding ch. 12 in Dover, Del. or: (2) deleting ch. 12 in Wilmington, Del. and adding ch. 12 in Atlantic City, N.J. Ann. July 17. WSTP-FM Salisbury, N.C. (7-6-59)— Requests amendment of rules to allow pointto-point mobile and fixed station facsimile broadcast via multiplex frequency modulation. Ann. July 10. License Renewals Following nine aural broadcast stations in Atlanta, Ga., area were granted renewal of licenses: WGKA-AM-FM, WERD, WGST, WAKE, WQXI, WOAK, all Atlanta. WTJH East Point, Ga., and WEAS Decatur, Ga. Comrs. Fred Ford and Robert Bartley dissented. Following Texas stations were granted renewal of license: KALT Atlanta; KCOH, KXYZ.KPRC, KILT, KYOK Houston; KLIF, KSKY, KIXL-FM, WRR-FM Dallas; KCBDAM-TV, KDUB-AM-TV, KDAV Lubbock; KAML Kenedy-Karnes City; KAND Corsicana; KBUD Athens; KWKC Abilene; KOPY Alice; KVLF Alpine; KGNC-TV Amarillo; KTBC-AM-TV, *KUT-FM Austin; KRIC-AM-FM Beaumont; KIBL Beeville; KHEM, KEDY Big Spring; KWHI Brenham; KBOR Brownsville; KB WD Brownwood; KMIL Cameron; KGAS Carthage; KDET Center; KCLE-AM-FM Cleburne; KVLB Cleveland; KCTX Childress; KSTA Coleman; KVMC Colorado City; KMCO Conroe; KCFH Cuero; KDSX Denison-Sherman; KURV Edinburg; KULP El Campo, KRODTV, KTSM El Paso; KFLD Floydada; KNAF Fredericksburg; WBAP-FM-TV Fort Worth; KGAF Gainsville; KGBC Galveston; KCTI Gonzales; KKSN Grand Prairie; KWRD Henderson: KHBR Hillsboro; KERV Kerrville; KTRE Lufkin; KMHT Marshall: KMAE McKinney; KJBC, KMID-TV Midland; KVKM Monahans; KIMP Mt. Pleasant; KMUL Muleshoe; KGNB New Braunfels; KNET Palestine: KPDN Pampa, KLVL Pasadena; KVOP Plainview; KBOP Pleasanton; KPAC Port Arthur; KFRD Rosenburg-Richmond; KTSA, KONO-FM-TV, WOAI San Antonio; KSEY Seymour; KRRV Sherman: KANN Sinton: KSNY Snyder: KSTV Stephenville; KXOX Sweetwater; KCEN-TV Temple; KTLW Texas City; KDOK, KTBB Tyler; KVWC Vernon; KVIC Victoria; KWTX-AM-TV Waco; KGRV-AM-TV Weslaco; KFDX-TV, KWFT Wichita Falls. (FOR THE RECORD) 105