Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1959)

SUMMARY OF COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING Compiled by BROADCASTING through September 29 ON AIR CP Not on air AM FM TV Commercial Non-commercial Lie. 3,359 599 4671 Cps 59 46 54 TOTAL APPLICATIONS For new stations 105 718 157 83 100 128 OPERATING TELEVISION STATIONS Compiled by BROADCASTING through September 29 VHF UHF 441 80 33 10 COMMERCIAL STATION BOXSCORE As reported by FCC through August 31, 1959 TOTAL 521 43 Licensed (all on air) CPs on air (new stations) CPs not on air (new stations) Total authorized stations Applications for new stations (not in hearing) Applications for new stations (in hearing) Total applications for new stations Applications for major changes (not in hearing) Applications for major changes (in hearing) Total applications for major changes Licenses deleted CPs deleted AM FM TV 3(351 596 4671 55 40 543 107 148 99 3,513 784 668 478 61 56 217 27 68 695 88 124 590 30 36 172 5 16 762 35 52 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 There are, in addition, nine tv stations which are no longer on the air, but retain their licenses. •There are, in addition, 38 tv cp-holders which were on the air at one time but are no longer in operation and one which has not started operation. Meredith Publishing Co.) are KCMO-amFM-TV Kansas City, Mo.; KPHO-AM-TV Phoenix, Ariz.; WOW-AM-TV Omaha Neb ; WHEN -AM -TV Syracuse, N.Y.; KRMG Tulsa, Okla. Ann. Sept. 23 Phoenix, Ariz. — KOY Bcstg. Co. Granted 96 9 mc 27.5 kw. P.O. address John L. Hogg, Box 2671 Phoenix, Ariz. Estimated construction cost $24,578, first year operating cost $24,000, revenue $30,000. Principals are George R. Cook, Glenn Snyder, John L. Hogg. John R. Williams, each 25%. KOY Bcstg. Co. is licensee of KOY Phoenix. Ann. Sept. 23. Joliet 111— WJOL Inc. Granted 96.7 mc, 1 kw P.O. address 601 Walnut St., Joliet, 111 Estimated construction cost $10,000. WJOL Inc. is licensee of WJOL Joliet. Ann. SeporOand, Ore. — International Good Music Inc Granted 95.5 mc, 68 kw. P.O. address 1151 Ellis St., Bellingham, Wash. Estimated construction cost $33,200, first year operating cost $15,000, revenue $20,000. Applicant owns KVOS Inc., Bellingham, Wash., and is permittee of KGMI (FM) and licensee of KVOS, both Bellingham. Ann. Sept. 23. . _ . Detroit, Mich.— Richard E. Burns. Granted 99.5 mc, 36 kw. P.O. address 10075 Vernon, Huntington Woods, Mich. Estimated construction cost $22,758, first year operating cost $28,850, revenue $39,728. Sole owner, Mr. Burris has been salesman for WLDMFM Detroit. Ann. Sept. 23. „ Allentown, Pa.— WAEB Bcstrs. Inc. Granted 104.1 mc, 8.9 kw. P.O. address 130 Silver St., Manchester, N.H. Estimated construction cost $6,000. Applicant is licensee WAEB Allentown. Ann. Sept. 23. APPLICATIONS Little Rock, Ark.— Hi-Fi FM Bcstg. Co. 94.1 mc, 5 kw. P.O. address 311 Main St., Little Rock, Ark. Estimated construction cost $35,770, first year operating cost $35,000, revenue $40,000. Principal applicant is James A. Moses (962/3%). Mr. Moses is in record business. Ann. Sept. 25. Los Altos, Calif.— William J. Greene 97.7 mc 1 kw. P.O. address 177 Second St., Box 818 Los Altos, Calif. Estimated construction cost $22,422, first year operating cost $36,000, revenue $30,000. Mr. Greene is in life insurance business. Ann. Sept. 25. Plymouth, Mass. — Plymouth Rock Bcstg. Inc. 99.1 mc, 20 kw. P.O. address State Route #3 Plymouth, Mass. Estimated construction cost $26,013, first year operating cost $2,400, revenue $3,600. Principal applicant is John T. Campbell. Mr. Campbell is majority owner of WPLM Plymouth, Mass. Ann. Sept. 25. ♦Central Square, N.Y. — Central Square High School 89.3 mc, 1 kw. P.O. address Mr. Millard W. Hawk, Box 108 Constantia, N.Y. Estimated construction cost $2,750, first year operating cost $1,500. Ann. Sept. 29. no Boyertown, Pa. — Boyertown Bcstg. Co. 107.5 mc, 20 kw. P.O. address Box 88 Red Lion, Pa. Estimated construction cost $45,180, first year operating cost $38,315, revenue $42,000. Applicants are David G. Hendricks (60%) and Lester Greenwalt (40%). Mr. Hendricks is employe of WGCB Red Lion, Pa. Mr. Greenwalt has minority interest in WGSA Ephrata, Pa. Ann. Sept. 25. Seattle, Wash. — International Good Music Inc. 95.7 mc, 35.78 kw. P.O. address 1151 Ellis St., Bellingham, Wash. Estimated construction cost $32,000, first year operating cost $15,000, revenue $20,000. Principal applicant is Rogan Jones. Mr. Jones has majority interest in KVOS-AM-TV Bellingham. and KPQ Wenatchee, both Washington. Ann. Sept. 25. Milwaukee, Wis. — Music-Air Inc. 104.7 mc, 16.65 kw. P.O. address 606 W. Wisconsin Ave., Milwaukee, Wis. Estimated construction cost $24,595, first year operating cost $27,600, revenue $30,000. Principal applicants are Larry C. LaRue and John E. Dieringer, 49% each. Both are employes of railroad. Ann. Sept. 25. Wauwatosa, Wis. — Bcstg. Inc. 105.3 mc, 145 kw. P.O. address 2529 N. 114th St., Wauwatosa, Wis. Estimated construction cost $9,020, first year operating cost $13,000, revenue $15,000. Applicants are Robert H. Perthel and Russell H. Leitch, equal partners. Mr. Perthel is employe of Federal Aviation Authority. Mr. Leitch is in Air Force procurement. Ann. Sept. 25. Existing Fm Stations ACTIONS BY FCC *WPRB (FM) Princeton, N.J.— Granted cp to change from class A on 103.9 mc to class B fm station on 103.5 mc; ERP from 85 w to 1.10 kw; ant. height from 195 ft. to 190 ft.; waived Sec. 3.261 of rules to permit station to cease operations during Christmas and summer vacation periods of Princeton U.; remote control permitted. Ann. Sept. 23. APPLICATION WAWZ-FM Zarepath, N.J. — Cp to increase effective radiated power from 4.8 kw to 20.0 kw and install new trans. Ann. Sept. 23. Ownership Changes ACTIONS BY FCC KGLA (FM) Los Angeles, Calif.— Granted assignment of licenses to E. Edward Jacobson (KDWD [FM] LaJolla); consideration $125,000. Ann. Sept. 23. KVRH Salida, Colo. — Granted assignment of license to William J. Murphy; consideration $37,500. Ann. Sept. 23. WKNB New Britain, Conn. — Granted assignment of license and cp to Beacon Bcstg. Co. (WICO Salisbury, Md.); consideration $225,000. Ann. Sept. 23. WKNB, WNBC (TV) New Britain, Conn. — Granted amended applications for transfer of control and assignment of licenses and cp from National Bcstg. Co. to Connecticut Television Inc. (wholly owned by Plains Television Corp.); consideration $750,000; conditioned that no option rights inuring to Springfield Television Bcstg. Corp. (former subscriber) under correspondence dated Aug. 12, 1959, between that company and Connecticut Television be exercised without prior consent of Commission being obtained. By letter, denied petition by Hampden-Hampshire Corp. (WHYN-TV), Springfield, Mass., to designate applications for hearing. Plains is licensee of WUCS (TV) Springfield, 111., and parent company of licensee of WCHU (TV) Champaign, 111.; H & E Balaban Corp., half-owner of Plains, has interests in WTVO (TV) Rockford, 111., WBMG (TV) Birmingham, Ala., WNCN-TV Grand Rapids, Mich., and WIL St. Louis, Mo., KBOX Dallas, Tex., and WRIT Milwaukee, Wis. Ann. Sept. 23. WMTL Leitchfleld, Ky. — Granted assignment of license from Ernest Spurlock and Edward Corley to new corporation of same name (Clifford Spurlock, president); consideration $35,000. Ann. Sept. 23. WEKY Richmond, Ky. — Granted acquisition of positive control by T.C. Quisenberry through purchase of additional stock from Kelly Rogers for $14,725. Ann. Sept. 23. WFDS-FM Baltimore, Md. — Granted assignment of license to The Hearst Corp. (WBAL-AM-TV Baltimore, WISN-AM-FMTV Milwaukee, Wis., and interest in WCAEAM-FM and WTAE [TV] Pittsburgh, Pa.); consideration $70,000. Ann. Sept. 23. WD?S Ticonderoga, N.Y. — Granted assignment of license to Bernard H. Pelzer Jr.; consideration $35,000. Ann. Sept. 23. KAST Astoria, Ore. — Granted transfer of control from Robert B. and Daphne Chessman, Elsie C. Aldrich and Dorothy Engle to T.R. Gamble and C. Howard Lane (have interest in KOIN-AM-FM-TV Portland); consideration $8,666. Ann. Sept. 23. WSVA-AM-FM-TV Harrisonburg, Va. — Granted transfer of control from Transcontinent Television Corp. and Hamilton Shea to Evening Star Bcstg. Co. (WMAL-AMFM-TV Washington, D.C.); consideration $153,000. Ann. Sept. 23. WKDA Nashville, Tenn.— Granted assignment of license from John W. Kluge and Hary Glascock to WKDA Bcstg. Inc. (85% owned by Townsend Corp. of America); consideration $650,000 which includes $200,000 for 5 years consultants fees to assignors and Alfred R. Johnson, and agreement not to compete for that period of time within 50 miles of Nashville. Ann. Sept. 23. KNOK Fort Worth, Tex. — Granted assignment of license to KNOK Bcstg. Inc. (85% owned by Townsend Corp. of America); consideration $430,000 plus $40,000 over 5year period to John W. Kluge, assignor sole stockholder, for consultant services and agreement not to compete. Ann. Sept. 23. KORA Bryan, Tex. — Granted (1) renewal of license and (2) assignment of license from David C. Jones Jr. to Bryan Bcstg. Co. Inc. (Mr. Jones, vice president); stock transaction. Ann. Sept. 23. KWEL Midland, Tex.— Granted (1) renewal of license and (2) assignment of license to George Harrell Vaught; consideration $126,000. Ann. Sept. 23. KEVA Shamrock, Tex. — Granted (1) renewal of license and (2) assignment of license from Albert Cooper and Merita Bumpers to latter and M. W. Yarborough and Robert G. Purrington, d/b under same name; consideration $17,000 for Cooper's 60% interest. Ann. Sept. 23. WHAP Hopewell, Va. — Granted assignment of license to WYSR Inc. (S.L. Goodman, president, has interest in WYTI Rocky Mount); consideration $80,000. Ann. Sept. 23. WEAU-AM-FM Eau Claire, Wis. — Granted assignment of license to Bcstrs. Services Inc. (William E. Walker, president) and others have interest in WBEV Beaver Dam, WKTL Sheboygan, and WOSH Oshkosh, all Wisconsin, and KCLN Clinton, Iowa and WSJM St. Joseph, Mo.); consideration $350,000. Ann. Sept. 23. WISC-AM-FM Madison, Wis. — Granted assignment of licenses to Heart O'Wisconsin Bcstrs. Inc. (William E. Walker, president — see above); consideration $350,000. Ann. Sept. 23. APPLICATIONS WABB Mobile, Ala. — Seeks assignment of license from Northern Virginia Bcstrs. Inc. to Bernard and Julius W. Dittman, equal partners, for $185,000. Messrs. Dittman are appliance dealers. Ann. Sept. 23. KHQL-TV Sterling, Colo. — Seeks assignment of cp from Bi States Co. to Richard B. Steuer for $2,185. Mr. Steuer is lawyer. Ann. Sept. 23. WBRY Waterbury, Conn. — Seeks transfer of negative control from James B. Lee and Sol Robinson 24% each, P. James Roosevelt (26%), and others to P. James Roose BROADCASTING, October 5, 1959