Broadcasting Telecasting (Jul-Sep 1959)

mc, 1 kw. P.O. address Box 572, Alameda, Calif. Estimated construction cost $14,595, first year operating cost $24,000, revenue $35,000. Principals include Patrick Henry and David D. Larsen, 47.5% each. Messrs. Henry and Larsen own KJAZ (FM) Alameda, Calif. Ann. July 23. Chattanooga, Tenn. — WDOD Bcstg. Corp., 96.5 mc, 12.6 kw. P.O. address Hamilton National Bank Bldg., Chattanooga. Estimated construction cost $20,971, first year operating cost $2,400, revenue $2,400. Applicant is licensee WDOD Chattanooga. Ann. July 23. Spokane, Wash. — KHQ Inc., 98.1 mc, 46.87 kw. P.O. address Radio Central Bldg., Spokane 4. Estimated construction cost $32,550, first year operating cost $4,000. Applicant is licensee KHQ Spokane. Ann. July 29. Existing Fm Stations ACTIONS BY FCC KQAL-FM Omaha, Neb.— Granted cp to change operation from 94.3 mc to 94.1 mc; ERP from 1 kw to 46 kw; ant. from 220 ft. to 230 ft.; engineering condition. Ann. July 23. WLIR (FM) Hicksville, N.Y.— Granted cp to change location of station from Hicksville to Garden City, N.Y., change trans, and studio sites, and ant. from 175 ft. to 140 ft. Ann. July 23. WOHI-FM East Liverpool, Ohio— Granted cp to side -mount fm antenna on new tower ant. 332 ft.; engineering conditions; remote control permitted. Ann. July 23. Ownership Changes ACTIONS BY FCC WDNG Anniston, Ala.— Granted assignment of licenses from Ralph M. Allgood and Grover Wise to Potts Bcstg. Inc. (Thomas S. Potts, president); consideration $85,000. Ann. July 23. WENN Bessemer, WEZB Homewood, both Aia°I^ma— Granted (1) transfer of control of WENN from John M. McLendon & Assoc., Inc., to Gene Newman Radio Inc. and (2) assignment of license of WEZB from Gene Newman Radio Inc., to John M. McLendon & Assoc., Inc. Involves exchange of facilities. Comr. R.E. Lee dissented. Ann. July 29. KTMP Tempe, Ariz.— Granted assignment of cp to Tri-State Inc. (John L. Breece president); consideration $5,833 for expenses. Ann. July 29. KNLR North Little Rock, Ark.— Granted transfer of control from L.R. Luker to Claude Carpenter Jr.; consideration $36,000 Ann. July 23. KXO El Centro, Calif.— Granted assignment of licenses to Feldman Enterprises Inc. (Leonard Feldman, president); consideration $239,400 plus net balance at closing date. Ann. July 23. KBVM Lancaster, Calif.— Granted assignment of license to Tri-County Bcstrs. Inc. (Roy N. Hinkel, president); consideration $100,000. Ann. July 29. KMBY Monterey, Calif.— Granted assignment of license to John Burroughs Inc. (John L. Burroughs, president); consideration $112,000 plus $18,000 for covenant not to compete. Ann. July 29. KRNO San Bernardino, Calif.— Granted assignment of license to KRNO Inc. (Jack C. Vaughn and Cecil L. Trigg, vice presidents, have interest in KVII-TV Amarillo, and KOSA-TV Odessa, both Texas, and Trigg also has interest in KOSA (AM); consideration $240,000 plus agreement to rent real estate owned by assignor for 3 years at $3,600 per year. Ann. July 23. KSDO San Diego, Calif.— Granted assignment of license to Gordon Bcstg. of San Diego Inc. (Sherwood R. Gordon, president, owns KBUZ-AM-FM Mesa, Ariz.); consideration $500,000. Ann. July 23. KGEN Tulare, Calif.— Granted assignment of licenses to Meldean Upp (KBMX Coalinga, Calif.); consideration $95,000. Ann July 29. KOSI Aurora, Colo.— Granted (1) transfer of control from David M. Segal, Floyd Bell and Edward M. Guss to Armstrong Properties Inc.; consideration $371,800, subject to adjustments at closing; (2) assignment of license to Armstrong Bcstg. Corp.; both corporations are owned by William L. and Dorothy Armstrong and their son W.L. Armstrong. Ann. July 29. KAVI Rocky Ford, Colo.— Granted assignment of license to Edward J. Patrick and Charles R. Rutledge, d/b as Patrick and Rutledge Bcstg. Co.; consideration $40,000. Ann. July 29. WKKO Cocoa, Fla.— Granted assignment of license to WKKO Radio Inc. (Marvin L. Rothchild, president); consideration $210000. Ann. July 29. WIOD Sanford, Fla.— Granted assignment of license to Sanford-Seminole Bcstg. Inc. (Joseph R. Horenstein, president, has mi nority interest in WBAB-AM-FM Babylon, N.Y.); consideration $56,000. Ann. July 29. WJPF Herrin, 111. — Granted transfer of control from Maybelle J. Lyerla to Charles R. Cook; consideration $80,000 for 99.6% interest. Ann. July 29. WYTH Madison, Ga. — Granted assignment of license from Henry W. Lanham, et al., to James F. and Annie L. Small, d/b as Central Georgia Bcstg. Co.; consideration $37,000. Ann. July 23. WAMV East St. Louis, 111.— Granted assignment of license to Hess-Hawkins Co. (Louis Strick, president); consideration $265,000. Ann. July 23. KASI Ames, Iowa — Granted assignment of license from William M. Evans to William B. and Sue F. Ray; consideration $100,000 and agreement not to compete in radio business within 100 miles of Ames for five years. Ann. July 23. KWDM Des Moines, Iowa — Granted (1) renewal of license and (2) assignment of license to General Bcstg. Services of Iowa Inc. (Armin Buetow, president); consideration $200,000. Ann. July 23. KLEO Wichita, Kans.— Granted (1) renewal of license and (2) transfer of control from J.W. O'Connor and Harry H. Patterson to Lee Vaughan and Merritt Owens; consideration $39,000. Messrs. Vaughan and Owens have interest in Dandy Bcstg. Co. (KDEO El Cajon, Calif.; WPEO Peoria, 111. and KQUE Albuquerque, N.M.). Ann. July WSTL Eminence, Ky.— Granted assignment of license to Victor M. Bellamy (interest in WHBN Harrodsburg) ; consideration $70,000. Ann. July 29. KCLP Rayville, La.— Granted assignment of license from Charles L. Planchard and H.E. Ratcliff to KCIL Inc. (KCIL Houma, La.); consideration $33,250. Ann. July 23. WPTX Lexington Park, Md.— Granted assignment of license to WPTX Inc. (Sidmund Ades, president); consideration $58,000, including $3,000 for 1 year consultant agreement and not to compete in the Lexington Park area for 3 years. Ann. July 23. WKHM Jackson, Mich. — Granted transfer of control from Frederick A. Knorr, et al., to Mr. Knorr (present 33% owner) who will pay $150,000 for additional 66% interest. Ann. July 29. WMIC Monroe, Mich. — Granted assignment of license to 560 Bcstg. Corp (Richard E. Jones, v.p., has interest in KXLY-AMTV Spokane, Wash., and KELP-AM-TV El Paso, Tex.; consideration $398,000. Ann. July 23. WELY Ely, Minn. — Granted assignment of licenses to WELY Corp. (Vincent T. Hallett, president); consideration $35,000. Ann. July 29. KUSN St. Joseph, Mo.— Granted transfer of control from Charles H. Norman to Midland Bcstrs. Inc. (Frederick P. Reynolds, president); consideration $54,800 for 60% interest. Ann. July 23. WBNR Beacon, N.Y. — Granted amended application for assignment of cp to WRNR Inc. (Alfred and Saul Dresner, Fred D. Schottland, Robert C. Gessner and Leonard Wechsler); stock transaction. Ann. July 23. WGGO Salamanca, N.Y. — Granted assignment of license to James Bcstg. Inc. (WJTN-AM-FM Jamestown, and WDOE Dunkirk, both New York); consideration $47,750. Ann. July 29. KDOT Reno, Nev. — Granted assignment of license to KDOT Inc. (Paul C. Schafer, president); consideration $85,000. Ann. July 23. KFIR North Bend, Ore.— Granted transfer of control from Vernon G. Ludwig to Josephine E. Edwards (former owner); consideration $85,000. Ann. July 29. KPTV (TV) Portland, Ore.— Granted transfer of control from George Haggarty to Nan Corp.; consideration $1,026,940 plus liquidation by licensee of $2,734,924 obligations. Harry L. (Bing) Crosby will be chairman of Oregon Tv Die. with Kenyon Brown president. They have interests in KCOP-TV Los Angeles and KFOX-AM-FM Long Beach, Calif. Mr. Brown also has interests in KGLC Miami, Okla.; KANS Independence, Mo.; KSON San Diego, and KITO San Bernardino, Calif. Comr. Robert T. Bartley dissented. Ann. July 23. WHLP Centerville, Tenn.— Granted transfer of control from William R. McDaniel and Eugene N. Hester to Samuel J. Simon; consideration $2,130 for 51% interest. WHHM Memphis, Tenn. — Granted assignment of license to Thomas W. Shipp; consideration $200,000. Ann. July 29. WHEY Millington, Tenn. — Granted assign The very air in the presto plant is washed with water pumped at 250 gallons a minute from our own private well. The technicians who inspect each presto disc have been on the job for a minimum of 15 years, and have the keen eyes that insure perfection on a scale no mechanical equipment can match. Ask for PRESTO when you order. You'll always know that your discs are PRESTO-perfect. bogen-presto CO., Paramus, New Jersey. A Division of The Siegler Corporation. 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