Broadcasting (Apr - June 1960)

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WANTED TO BUY Equipment WANTED AT ONCE FOR CASH 12 KW. UHF transmitter, antenna, and complete studio equipment. Channel 19 preferred but not essential. Write, phone, wire LES COMBS Phone ATIantic 7-2020 Station WSTU Stuart, Florida Employment Service STEP UP TO A BETTER JOB THE EASY WAY! ! Many announcers and others have found that it pays to get your job through professional placement. TOP JOB PLACEMENTS IN THE SOUTHEAST Free registration — Conf. Service Professional Placement 458 Peachtree Arcade JA 5-4841 Atlanta, Ga. CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Announcers — Sales Manager — Time Sales — Engineers — We have openings available in all categories — in many markets. Write NOW for an application. BROADCAST CAREERS 6230 Troost Ave. Kansas City 10, Mo. HI 4-2900 Dollar for Dollar you can’t beat a classified ad in getting top-flight personnel SUMMARY OF COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING Compiled by BROADCASTING through March 30 ON AIR CP TOTAL APPLICATIONS Lie. Cps. Not on air For new stations AM 3,405 60 77 827 FM 645 65 175 106 TV 472 53 104 120 OPERATING TELEVISION STATIONS Compiled by BROADCASTING through March 30 VHF UHF TV Commercial 448 77 525 Non-commercial 33 10 43 COMMERCIAL STATION BOXSCORE As reported by FCC through February 29, 1960 AM FM TV Licensed (all on air) 3,404 645 4721 CPs on air (new stations) 58 51 552 CPs not on air (new stations) 79 152 97 Total authorized stations . 3,541 848 672 Applications for new stations (not in hearing) 583 78 58 Applications for new stations (in hearing) 231 34 65 Total applications for new stations 814 112 123 Applications for major changes (not in hearing) 683 35 35 Applications for major changes (in hearing) 188 10 20 Total applications for major changes 871 45 55 Licenses deleted 0 1 0 CPs deleted 0 0 0 1 There are, in addition, ten 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. Continued from page 151 BP-12865 — New, Nashville, Ga., Hanson R. Carter. Req: 1600kc, lkw, D. BP-12866 — New, Lordsburg, N.M., Alan A. Koff. Req: 950kc, lkw, D. BP-12869 — WMOH Hamilton, Ohio, Fort Hamilton Bcstg. Co. Has: 1450kc, 250w, uni. Req: 1450kc, 250w, lkw-LS, uni. BP-12871 — WAVO Decatur, Ga., Great Commission Gospel Assn. Inc. Has: 1420kc, 500w, DA, D (Avondale Estates). Req: 1420kc, lkw, DA, D (Decatur). BP-12872 — New, Canton, N.C., Vernon E. Pressley. Req: 920kc, 500w, D. BP-12877 — New, Clinton, Tenn., Clinton Bcstrs. Inc. Req: 1380kc, lkw, D. BP-12885— WAUX Waukesha, Wis., Waukesha Bcstg. Co. Has: 1510kc, 250w, D. Req: 1510kc, lOkw, DA, D. BP-12886 — New, Spencer, W.Va., Spencer Bcstg. Co. Req: 1400kc, 250w, uni. BP-12888 — WKVA Lewistown, Pa., Central Pennsylvania Bcstg. Co. Has: 920kc, lkw, D. Req: 920kc, 500w, 5kw-LS, DA-2, uni. BP-12889 — New, Barnesville, Ga., A.S. Riviere. Req. 1590kc, lkw, D. BP-12892 — WBTN Bennington, Vt., Catamount Bcstrs. Inc. Has: 1370kc, 500w, D. Req: 1370kc, lkw, D. BP-12895— New, Rugby, N.D., Rugby Bcstrs. Req: 1450kc, 250w, uni. BP-12904 — WTNT Tallahassee, Fla., Tallahassee Appliance Corp. Has: 1450kc, 250w, uni. Req: 1450kc, 250w, lkw-LS, uni. BP-12905— WRWH Cleveland, Ga., Newsic Inc. Has: 1350kc, 500w, D. Req: 1350kc, lkw, D. BP-12909 — New, Dishman, Wash., Bar None Inc. Req: 1430kc, lkw, D. BP-12910 — WPAY Portsmouth, Ohio, Paul F. Braden. Has: 1400kc, 250w, uni. Req: 1400kc, 250w, lkw-LS, uni. BP-12912 — New, Clinton, Tenn., Clinton Bcstg. Co. Req: 1570kc, 250w, D. BP-12913 — New, Houston, Miss., Robert F. Neathery. Req: 1250kc, 500w, D. BP-12914 — New, Punta Gorda, Fla., Lindsay Bcstg. Co. Req: 1350kc, 500w, DA, D. BP-12918 — WAEB Allentown, Pa., WAEB Bcstrs. Inc. Has: 790kc, 500w, lkw-LS, DA2 uni. Req: 790kc, lkw, DA-2, uni. BP-12919— WKNY Kingston, N.Y., Kingston Bcstg. Corp. Has: 1490kc, 250w, uni. Req: 1490kc, 250w, lkw-LS, uni. BP-12923 — New, Blackshear, Ga., Collins Corporation of Georgia. Req: 1350kc, 500w, D. BP-12925 — New, Clinton, Tenn., Mountain Empire Radio Co. Req: 1460kc, 500w, D. BP-12926 — New, Eagle River, Wis., Eagle | River Bcstg. Co. Req: 950kc, lkw, D. BP-12927— KLIQ Portland, Ore., KLIQ Bcstrs. Has: 1290kc, lkw, D. Req: 1290kc, 5kw, D. BP-12930 — New, Mariposa, Calif., Universal Electronics Network. Req: 790kc, 500w, D. BP-12933— KLAK Lakewood, Colo., Lakewood Bcstg. Service. Has: 1600kc, lkw, DAN, uni. Req: 1600kc, lkw, 5kw-LS, DA-N, uni. BP-12936 — New, Benson, N.C., George G. Beasley. Req: 1580kc, lkw, D. BP-12937— KMAR Winnsboro, La., Franklin Bcstg. Co. Has: 1570kc, 500w, D. Req: 1570kc, lkw, D. BP-12939— New, Nashville, Ga., Radio Nashville. Req: 1550kc, lkw, D. BMP-8480— WLAT Conway, S.C., Coastal Bcstg. Co. Has: (CP) 1330kc, 5kw, D. Req: (MP) 1330kc, 500w, 5kw-LS, DA-N, uni. BP-12941 — New, Las Vegas, Nev., Las Vegas Electronics. Req: 970kc, 500w, D. BP-12942 — KMUL Muleshoe, Tex., Radio Station KMUL. Has: 1380kc, 500w, D. Req: 1380kc, lkw, D. BP-12943— KFIR North Bend, Ore., Bay Bcstg. Co. Has: 1340kc, 250w, uni. Req: 1340ke, 250w, lkw-LS, uni. BP-12944— KORD Pasco, Wash., Music Bcstrs. Has: 910kc, lkw, D. Req: 910kc, 5kw, D. BP-12946 — New, Latham, N.Y., Iroquois Bcstg. Co. Req: 1600kc, 500w, D. Applicants on which 309(b) letters have been issued: BP-12857— WABY Albany, N.Y., Eastern New York Bcstg. Corp. Has: 1400kc, 250w, uni. Req: 1400kc, 250w, lkw-LS, uni. BP-12868 — New, Houston, Tex., Taft Bcstg. Co. Req: lOlOkc, lkw, dA, D. BP-12876 — New, Sapulpa, Okla., Sapulpa Bcstrs. Req: 1550kc, 250w, D. BP-12880— WSJM St. Joseph, Mich., WSJM Inc. Has: 1400kc, 250w, uni. Req: 1400kc, 250w, lkw-LS, uni. BP-12891 — New, Redwood City, Calif., Western States Bcstg. Co. Req: 850kc, 500w, DA-1, uni. BP-12903— New, Seattle, Wash., Paul R. Heitmeyer. Req: 1440ke. lkw, D. BP-12911— WJHO Opelika, Ala., OpelikaAuburn Bcstg Co. Has: 1400kc, 250w, uni. Req: 1400kc, 250w, lkw-LS, uni. BP12916 — WSOY Decatur, 111., Illinois Bcstg. Co. Has: 1340kc, 250w, uni. Req: 1340ke, 250 w, lkw-LS, uni. BP-12922— WMID Atlantic City, N.J., MidAtlantic Bcstg. Co. Has: 1340kc, 250w, uni. Req: 1340kc, 250w, lkw-LS, uni. BP-12938— New, Roseville, Calif., TransSierra Radio. Req: 1430kc, 500w, DA, D. BP-12940— WJBW New Orleans, La., Radio New Orleans. Has: 1230kc, 250w, uni. Req: 1230kc, 250w, lkw-LS, uni. BROADCASTING, April 4, 1960 (FOR THE RECORD) 157 4