Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1959)

Corp. to Chair City Bcstg. Corp. for $75,000, plus agreement not to compete for 5 years. Sole owner is C. Edward Rowe who is attorney. Ann. Oct. 1. KRBI St. Peter, Minn. — Seeks assignment of license from Gateland Bcstg. Corp. to Seehafer and Johnson Bcstg. Corp. for $47,000. Principals are Donald W. Seehafer and Robert C. Johnson, equal partners. Neither have other broadcast interests. Ann. Oct. 2. KCHS Truth or Consequences, N.M. — Seeks assignment of license from Rex A. Tynes to Dean W. Manley and William D. Hafer, equal partners, for $24,000. Mr. Tynes is engineer for Philco Corp. Mr. Hafer is employe of Pan American Airways. Ann. Oct. 1. WNNJ Newton, N.J. — Seeks assignment of cp from Sussex County Bcstrs. to Sussex County Bcstrs. Inc. Change to corporation. No ownership changes involved. Ann. Oct. 2. WMMH Marshall, N.C. — Seeks assignment of license from Marshall Bcstg. Co. to Marshall Bcstg. Inc. Change to corporation. No ownership changes involved. Ann. Oct. 1. WPTW Piqua, Ohio — Seeks assignment of license from Miami County Bcstg. Inc. to WPTW Radio Inc. for $60,000 plus renewal option rights. Principals are Richard E. Hunt and C. Oscar Baker, equal partners. Mr. Hunt is sole owner of WCBY Cheboygan and has assignment application pending for WCRM Clair, both Michigan. Mr. Baker is general manager of WPTW. Ann. Oct. 1. KGRL Bend, Ore. — Seeks assignment of license from Clarence E. Wilson, 51%, Charles B. Field and John H. McAlpine, both 24V2% d/b/a KGRL Bcstrs. to Clarence E. Wilson, 65%, and John H. McAlpine, 35%, d/b/a KGRL Bcstrs., for $3,080. Mr. Wilson is manager of KBOY Medford, Ore. and Mr. McAlpine manager of KGRL. Ann. Oct. 2. WCNG Canonsburg, Pa. — Seeks transfer of control from Ray Douglas & Assoc. to Colonial Bcstg. Inc. for $50,000 plus payment of debt incurred by station. Principals are Lowell W. Williams 51% and Richard E. Burg 49%. Mr. Williams is majority owner of WEZN Elizabethtown, Pa. Mr Burg is sales manager of WNOW York, Pa. Ann. Oct. 1. KNEL Brady, Tex. — Seeks assignment of license from Gene M. Burns to Brady Bcstrs. for $27,500. Priiacipals are E. J. and W. J. Harpole 37V2% each and Edward Lee Williams 25%. E. J. Harpole is 50% owner of KVOU Uvalde and KEPS Eagle Pass and minority owner KVOZ Laredo, all Texas. W. J. Harpole is 50% owner of KVOU Uvalde, and KEPS Eagle Pass and minority owner of KVOZ Laredo, all Texas. Mr. Williams is station manager of KVOU Uvalde. Ann. Oct. 5. KROD-AM-TV El Paso, Tex.— Seeks assignment of license from EI Paso Times Inc. to Southwest States Inc. for $3,450,019. Purchasers are Television Properties Inc. 74% (Jack C. Vaughn 47.88%, Grady H. Vaughn 47.87%, and Cecil L. Trigg 4.25%), C. R. Watts 18% and John M. Hamilton 8%. Jack C. Vaughn is majority owner of KVIITV Amarillo and KOSA-TV Odessa, both Texas. Grady H. Vaughn also has interests in both stations. C. R. Watts has minority interest in KVII-TV. Television Properties Inc. holds stock majority of Southwest States Inc. licensee of KVII-TV. Cecil L. Trigg is minority owner of both KVII-TV and KOSA-TV. Messrs. Jack C. Vaughn and Cecil L. Trigg also have 23.75% interest each in KRNO San Bernardino, Calif. Ann. Oct. 1. KSAM Huntsville, Tex. — Seeks involuntary assignment of license from M. B. Cauthen, deceased, tr/as Huntsville Bcstg. Co. to Verla Cauthen independent executrix of estate of M. B. Cauthen. No financial consideration involved. Ann. Oct. 5. KLEN Killeen, Tex.— Seeks transfer of negative control from Ladelle M. Drake 33y3% to Highlite Bcstg. Inc. for $23,800. Stock sold to corporation as treasury stock Ann. Oct. 2. Hearing Cases FINAL DECISION By memorandum opinion and order. Commission denied petition by Tampa Telecasters Inc., for review of examiner's ruling excluding certain exhibits from being introduced in Largo, Fla., tv ch. 10 comparative proceeding. Ann. Sept. 30. BROADCASTING, October 12, 1959 STAFF INSTRUCTIONS Commission on Sept. 30. directed preparation of document looking toward denying petitions by Nathan Frank (ch. 12), New Bern, N.C, for reconsideration and stay of effective date of July 15 grant to Peninsula Bcstg. Corp. for mod. of cp of WVEC-TV to operate on ch. 13 in lieu of ch. 15 in Hampton, Va. Ann. Sept. 30. Commission on Sept. 30 directed preparation of document looking toward granting application of Town & Country Radio Inc., for new am station to operate on 1150 kc, 500 w D DA, in Rockford, 111. Nov. 14, 1958 second supplement to initial decision looked toward denying application. Ann. Sept. 30. INITIAL DECISIONS Hearing Examiner Annie Neal Huntting issued initial decision looking toward granting application of Valley Bcstg. Co. for new am station to operate on 1150 kc, 1 kw, DA, D, in Lehighton, Pa., and denying application of Miners Bcstg. Service Inc., for same facilities in Kingston, Pa. Ann. Oct. 2. Hearing Examiner Basil P. Cooper issued initial decision looking toward granting application of Pasadena Presbyterian Church for new class B fm station to operate on 106.7 mc in Pasadena, Calif., and denying application of Armin H. Wittenberg Jr., for same facilities in Los Angeles. Ann. Oct. 2. OTHER ACTIONS By letter, Commission rescinded and set aside actions of Sept. 2 and Sept. 16 granting, respectively, renewal of licenses of Washington State University station KWSC Pullman, Wash., and First Presbyterian Church station KTW Seattle, Wash., operating on 1250 kc on share-time basis. KWSC has filed application for unl. time operation, and it appears that hearing must be held on renewal applications. Ann. Sept. 30. Commission designated for consolidated hearing following applications for new am stations to operate on 1550 kc, D: H and R Electronics Inc. (1 kw), Greenville, N.C; Harry A. Epperson Sr. (5 kw), WinstonSalem; Francis M. Fitzgerald (1 kw, DA), Greensboro; Reisenweaver-Communications (1 kw), Winston-Salem; North Carolina Electronics Inc. (5 kw), Raleigh; PostonLarson Bcstg. Co. (500 w), Graham, and WYTI Inc. (1 kw), Vinton, Va.; made WBOF Virginia Beach, Va., and WBSC Bennettsville, S.C, parties to proceeding. Ann. Sept. 30. On request by National Broadcasting Company Inc., Commission continued oral argument from Oct. 1 to Oct. 8 at 2:15 p.m., in proceeding on applications for renewal of licenses of National Broadcasting Company Inc. stations WRCV-AM-TV and auxiliaries, Philadelphia, Pa. Ann. Sept. 30. Commission scheduled following proceedings for oral argument on Nov. 13: Falcon Bcstg. Co. and Sierra Madre Bcstg. Co. for new fm stations in Vernon and Sierra Madre, both California, respectively, and Denbigh Bcstg. Co. for new am station in Denbigh, Va. Ann. Sept. 30. By order, on petition by applicants and party respondent Russell G. Salter, Commission enlarged issues in proceeding on am applications of North Shore Bcstg. Inc., Wauwatosa, Wis.; Suburbanaire Inc., West Allis, Wis., and Watertown Radio Inc. (WTTN), Watertown, Wis., involving use of 1580 and 1590 kc. Ann. Sept. 30. Routine Roundup ACTIONS ON MOTIONS By Chief Hearing Examiner James D. Cunningham Denied request by William E. Clark (KDOG), La Habra, Calif., for acceptance of late appearance in proceeding on his fm application and those of American Bcstg. Paramount Theatres Inc. (KABC-FM), Los Angeles, and Tri-Counties Public Service Inc. (KUDU-FM), Ventura-Oxnard, Calif.; dismissed with prejudice Clark's application and retained in hearing status remaining applications in consolidation. Action Sept. 28. Granted request by Morehouse Bcstg. Co. (KTRY), Bastrop, La., to dismiss without prejudice his am application which was in consolidated proceeding with application of Birney Imes Jr., for new am station in West Memphis, Ark., et al., and retained in hearing status remaining applications in consolidation. Action Sept. 29. Scheduled hearing for Nov. 9 in tv protest proceeding on application of Oklahoma Quality Bcstg. Co. to change existing facil r \ Equipping a Radio Station ? New RCA 5 KW FM Transmitter Designed for Multiplexing A "Direct FM" system plus many other outstanding performance features such as built-in remote control provisions and screen voltage power output control, make the BTF-5B today's best FM transmitter buy. Its 5000-watt power output provides adequate coverage of a multiplex channel and improved coverage for conventional operation. New Exciter, Type BTE-10B, uses "Direct FM" modulator circuits, thus fewer tubes are required. Whatever your equipment needs-SEE RCA FIRST! 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