Broadcasting (Apr - June 1960)

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One assignee stockholder has interest in KNGS Hanford, and two have interest in KFIV Modesto, Calif. Ann. May 4. WJBS Deland, Fla.— Granted transfer of control from Charles B. Britt and James S. Ayers to Dale S. and Frances L. Phares; consideration $65,000. Ann. May 4. KANI, Kailua, Hawaii; KOHO, Honolulu, Hawaii — Granted (1) renewal of license of KANI and (2) transfer of control of KANI and KOHO from M.K. Riley, et al. 25 other stockholders), to Akiyoslii Hayashida, et al. (67 other stockholders); reorganization involving stock transactions. Ann. May 4. KANI Kailua, Hawaii — Granted assignment of licenses to Oahu Bcstg Co. (Jerry J. Neville and Jack Latham); consideration $20,000. Ann. May 4, WFLB Fayetteville, N.C. — Granted transfer of control from W.M.K. Bender and six others to John W. Hensdale, Terry Sanford, L.W. Allen, Dickson Phillips, Donald W. McCoy, L.S. Weaver Jr., and T.D. Hatcher Jr.; consideration $7,000 for 87.5% interest. Ann. May 4. WTVC(TV) (ch. 9) Chattanooga, Tenn.; WTVM(TV) (ch. 9) Columbus, Ga. — Granted relinquishment of negative control by E.D. and Roy E. Martin Jr., through gift of 4 shares of stock to C.L. Patrick. Ann. May 4. WJHL-AM-FM Johnson City, Tenn. — Granted assignment of licenses to Tri-Cities Bcstg. Inc. (James C. Wilson, president); consideration $230,000, conditioned that assignment not be consummated until James C. Wilson and Josephine D. Wilson dispose of their interest in application for new station in Bristol, Tenn. Ann. May 4. KUKO Post, Tex. — -Granted assignment of license from Grady Franklin Maples and R.B. McAlister to Galen O. Gilbert and Phil Crenshaw, d/b as Radio Station KUKO; consideration $49,800; without prejudice to such action as commission may determine is warranted with respect to other applications or broadcast interests of Maples based on testimony and exhibits in hearing on application of Laramie Bcstrs for new station in Laramie, Wyo. Comr. Bartley dissented. Ann. May 4. WELK Charlottesville, Va. — Granted assignment of license to Turnbull, Deter & Co., Margaret Millar Inc., and Sterling Hardware Co., d/b as Virginia Bcstg Co.; consideration $100,000 and employment of Lawrence Lee Kennedy as chief engineer for 5 years at $5,000 a year; conditioned that assignment not be consummated until Barbara C.T. Brown, announcer women’s director for WINA Charlottesville, disposes of her preferred stock in Margaret Millar Inc. Ann. May 4. WBCI Williamsburg, Va. — Granted transfer of negative control from Mary and Richard S. Cobb through purchase of stock by Allaun Corp. (William E. Allaun, Jr., president); consideration $45,022. Ann. May 4. APPLICATIONS KNGS Hanford, Calif. — Seeks assignment of license from Vallejo Bcstg. Co. to Kings Bcstg Co. for $310,000. Principals are John C. Cohan, 70%, and Edward S. Shattuck, 30%. Mr. Cohan is owner of KVEC San Luis Obispo, and holds 46.5% interest in Salinas Valley Bcstg. Corp., licensee of KSBW-AM-TV Salinas, and KSBY-TV San Luis Obispo, all California. Mr. Shattuck is attorney, has served as director of Salinas Valley Bcstg. Corp. Ann. May 3. WKAT Miami Beach, Fla. — Seeks involuntary transfer of control of WKAT Inc. from A. Frank Katzentine, sole owner, to Estate of A. Frank Katzentine, deceased, with his wife acting as executrix. No financial consideration. Ann. April 29. WDEE Hamden, Conn. — Seeks assignment of cp from Vincent DeLaurentis to Southern New England Bcstg. Corp., a corporation. No financial consideration involved. Ann. May 3. WYZE Atlanta, Ga. — Seeks transfer of control of Atlanta Bcstg Co. from George C. Nicholson, 40%, Chester E. Jones and Roy V. Harris, 30% each, to Messrs. Jones and Harris, equal partners, under an agreement whereby Mr. Nicholson will transfer his holdings plus $18,000 to Messrs. Jones and Harris in exchange for certain real estate holdings. Ann. April 29. WAUG-AM-FM Augusta, Ga. — Seeks transfer of control of Garden City Bcstg. Co. from Chester E. Jones and George C. Nicholson, equal partners, to Chester E. Jones, sole owner, for $15,000. Ann. April 29. KVOP Bastrop, La. — Seeks assignment of license of Bastrop Bcstg Co. from company to corporation. No financial consideration involved. Ann. May 3. WBRN Big Rapids, Mich. — Seeks transfer of control of WBRN Inc. from Spencer Denison, Marjorie Denison, 27% each (according to divorce decree), and John A. White, 45%, to John A. White, 52%, Spencer Denison, 27.5% and Marjorie Denison, 20%, for $2,091 paid by Mr. White to Mrs. Denison. Ann. April 29. WFDF Flint, Mich. — Seeks transfer of control of Trebit Corp. from Harry W. Bitner Jr., 42.8%, and Evelyn H. Bitner, 9.04%, and others, to Harry W. Bitner, 51.8%. Transfer of stock is gift from mother to son, no financial consideration. The Bitner family controls 73% of Trebit Corp. Ann. May 2. WROB West Point, Miss. — Seeks assignment of license from Robert L. McRaney Sr. to Bob McRaney Enterprises Inc. No financial consideration involved. Ann. April 25. KURL Billings, Mont. — Seeks assignment of license from Yellowstone Bcstg. to Yellowstone Bcstg. Corp. No financial consideration involved. Ann. April 27. WLBG Laurens, S.C. — Seeks assignment of license from Laurens-County Bcstg. Co. to Laurens-County Bcstg. Inc., merger into parent corporation. No financial consideration involved. Ann. May 3. WEAG Alcoa, Tenn. — Seeks assignment of license from Blount County Bcstg. Co. to Blount County Bcstg. Inc. No financial consideration involved. Ann. May 3. KAYG Lakewood, Wash. — Seeks involuntary assignment of license from KFHA to Marvin A. Young, receiver for KFHA Inc. appointed by court. Ann. May 3. WAPL Appleton, Wis. — Seeks assignment of license from WAPL Inc. to John J. Dixon for $163,000. Mr. Dixon is 15% owner of WLBK DeKalb, 111. Ann. April 29. WIXK New Richmond, Wis. — Seeks transfer of control of Radio St. Croix Inc. from Vernon Iwanoski, 30%, Norman M. Abramson, 40%, Walter A. Swanson, 5%, and others, to Victor J. Tedesco, Nicholas Tedesco, and Zel S. Rice II, 21.1% each, and others, for $1,875 for stock subscriptions. Purchasers will be liable to corp. to purchase stock for $18,750. Messrs. Tedesco have interest in KCUE Red Wing, Minn, and KFNF Shenandoah, Iowa. Mr. Rice has been stockholder in WIXK since 1959. Ann. April 29. KRAE Cheyenne, Wyo. — Seeks assignment of cp from Robert L. Howsam to Radio Bcstrs. for $1,500 to Mr. Howsam plus assumption of $1,090 in obligations. Principals are Ray Winkler, 40%, Tom Atkins, 20%, and others. Mr. Winkler has interest in KZIP Amarillo, Tex. Mr. Atkins is employe of KZIP Amarillo. Ann. May 3. Hearing Cases FINAL DECISIONS ■ By order, commission made effective immediately March 17 initial decision and granted (1) application of Grabet Inc., Radio Enterprises for new am station to operate on 940 kc, 250 w, uni. DA, in Tucson, Ariz., and (2) petition by W.H. Hansen to dismiss without prejudice his application for same facilities. Ann. May 4. ■ By order, commission, on petition by applicant, made effective immediately March 23 initial decision and granted application of Muhlenburg Bcstg. Co. to change frequency of station WNES Central City, Ky., from 1600 kc to 1050 kc, continuing operation with 500 w, D. Ann. May 4. ■ By order, commission made effective immediately March 23 initial decision and granted application of Hiawathaland Bcstg. Co. to increase daytime power of station WSOO Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., from 250 w to 1 kw, continuing operation on 1230 kc, 250 w-N. Ann. May 4. INITIAL DECISIONS ■ Hearing Examiner Charles J. Frederick issued initial decision looking toward granting application of Community Telecasting Corp. for new tv station to operate on ch. 8 in Moline, 111., and denying competing applications of Tele-Views News Co., Midland Bcstg. Co., Illiway Tv Inc., and Moline TV Corp. Ann. April 28. ■ Hearing Examiner Thomas H. Donahue issued initial decision looking toward granting application of Island Teleradio Service Inc., for new tv station to operate on ch. 10 in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. Ann. April 28. ■ Hearing Examiner Thomas H. Donahue issued initial decision looking toward granting application of Radio Hanover Inc., for new class B fm station to operate on 98.5 me; ERP 7.2 kw; ant. height 730 ft., in YorkHanover, Pa. Ann. May 3. OTHER ACTIONS ■ By letter, commission denied request by Malco Theatres Inc., to defer action for 6 to 12 months on its applications for new 102 (FOR THE RECORD) BROADCASTING, May 9, 1960