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SUMMARY OF COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING
Compiled by BROADCASTING
through May 18
ON AIR
CP TOTAL APPLICATIONS
Lie. Cps.
Not on air
For new stations
AM 3,409 69
76
858
FM 650 83
182
124
TV 473 56
104
124
OPERATING TELEVISION STATIONS
Compiled by BROADCASTING
through May 18
VHF
UHF
TV
Commercial 450
78
528
Non-commercial 33
11
44
COMMERCIAL STATION BOXSCORE
As reported by FCC through April 30, 1960
AM
FM
TV
Licensed (all on air)
3,408
646
47 21
CPs on air (new stations)
61
71
562
CPs not on air (new stations)
84
161
76
Total authorized stations
3,553
878
652
Applications for new stations (not in hearing)
617
77
43
Applications for new stations (in hearing)
211
42
66
Total applications for new stations
828
119
109
Applications for major changes (not in hearing)
686
41
33
Applications for major changes (in hearing)
194
10
18
Total applications for major changes
880
51
51
Licenses deleted
1
1
0
CPs deleted
1
3
17
1 There are, in addition, ten tv stations which are
■ no longer on the
air, but retain their
licenses.
3 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.
cost $20,365, first year operating cost $26,500, revenue $22,500. Applicant is president of Paduan Foundation, corporation organized to establish educational listenersubscription radio in Washington, D.C. Ann. May 16.
Existing Fm Stations
ACTIONS BY FCC
WHFI (FM) Detroit, Mich.— ‘Waived sec. 3.205 of rules and granted application to change main studio location from Troy to Birmingham, about 17 miles northwest of Detroit, Mich. Ann. May 18.
KBBW San Diego, Calif. — Mod. of cp (which auth. new fm bdcst. station) for extension of completion date. (102.5 me). Ann. May 17.
KWG-FM Stockton, Calif.— Mod. of cp (which auth. new fm bdcst. station) for extension of completion date. (105.7 me). Ann. May 17.
KFMQ Lincoln, Neb. — Cp to change frequency from 95.3 me, ch. 236 (class A to class B), increase ERP from 363 w to 1.275 kw, change ant. height above average terrain to 125.25 ft and install new ant. system. Ann. May 12.
WFMG Gallatin, Tenn. — Mod. of cp to change frequency from 95.5 me, ch. 238 to 104.5 me, ch. 283, change ERP from 10.5 kw to 2 kw, change ant. height above average
terrain to 5 ft and change type ant. and trans. Ann. May 11.
Ownership Changes
ACTIONS BY FCC
KFMM (FM) Tucson, Ariz. — Granted assignment of license to Lee Little, tr/as Lee Little Radio; consideration $45,000. Ann. May 18.
KVIQ-TV Eureka, Calif.— Granted (1) renewal of license and (2) transfer of control from Carroll R. Hauser and Shasta Telecasting Corp. to Carl R. and Leah McConnell; consideration $83,472. Ann. May 18.
KIST Santa Barbara, Calif. — Granted
transfer of control from A.R. Ellman and A.C. Morici to J.P. Wardlaw Jr.; stock transaction Ann. May 18.
WFBS Fort Walton Beach, Fla.— Granted assignment of license from H. French Brown Sr., to Smith Radio Inc. (M.D. Smith, HI, president, is 98% owner of WJIG Tullahoma, Tenn., and WAAY Huntsville, Ala.); consideration $100,000. Ann. May 18.
WMBC Macon, Miss. — Granted assignment of license to Radio Macon Inc. (Frederick A.W. and Janola B. Davis own 95% of station WGLC Centreville, Miss., and Mr. Davis owns 83 y3 % of station KASO Minden, La.): consideration $19,155. Ann. May 18.
WSHE Raleigh, N.C. — Granted assignment of license to Raleigh Bcstg. Corp. (Louis P.
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Heyman, president); consideration $166,500 plus employment of John C. Greene Jr., assignor stockholder, as consultant for two years at $6,000 a year. Ann. May 18.
Radio Rhode Island Inc. Providence, R.I. — Granted relinquishment of positive control by Harry Pinkerson, Mowry Lowe and Anthony C. Paolino to Golden Gate Corp. (WPFM [FM] Providence) and Camden Bcstg. Co. Messrs Camden and Golden were applicants with permittee for 50 kw daytime station on 990 kc in Providence, agreed to request dismissal of their applications in exchange for option to purchase interest in winner; they are now exercising that option through stock transactions. Ann. May 18.
KYNT Yankton, S.D. — Granted assignment of license to Leon T. Scoblic and Lloyd G. Reedstrom; consideration $179,400. Ann. May 18.
APPLICATIONS
KNGS Hanford, Calif.— (Seeks assignment of license from Vallejo Bcstg. Co. to Kings Bcstg. Corp. for $310,000. Purchasers are John C. Cohan, 70%, and Edward S. Shattuck, 30%. Mr. Cohan is owner of KVEC and stockholder of KSBY-TV, both San Luis Obispo, Calif. He is also stockholder in KSBW-AM-TV Salinas, Calif. Mr. Shattuck is director of Salinas Valley Bcstg. Corp.. licensee of KSBY-TV San Luis Obispo and KSBW-AM-TV Salinas, both California. Ann. May 17.
KSJO San Jose, Calif. — Seeks assignment of license from Santa Clara Bcstg. Co. to Cal-Radio Inc. for $350,000. Principals include Patrick H. Peabody, 25%,, Riley R. Gibson, 16%, Douglas E. Anderson, George A. McConnell, 12% each, and others. Mr. Peabody owned 98% of station until sale. Messrs. Gibson, Anderson and McConnell have interest in KXOA Sacramento, Calif. Ann. May 17.
WCHU (TV) Champaign, 111.— Seeks assignment of license from WCHU Inc. to Plains Tv Corp., merger into parent company. Ann. May 17.
KFVD Fort Dodge, Iowa. — Seeks involuntary transfer of control of Northwest Bcstg. Co. from Edward Breen, 29.78%, and Elizabeth Breen, deceased, 28.08%,, to Edward Breen, 57.86%, under terms of will. Ann. May 17.
KCIJ Shreveport, La. — Seeks transfer of control of Southwest Bcstrs. Inc. from Jessie Boucher, Wilburn Slack, James Branch and Ray Fish, 25 % each, to Samuel R. David, sole owner, for $85,000. Mr. David is manager of KCIJ. Ann. May 16.
WUSN-TV Charleston, S.C. — Seeks transfer of control of Reeves Bcstg. & Development Corp. from Hazard E. Reeves, 66.3%, and others, to Mr. Reeves, 43.4% , Christiana Oil Corp. (Louis W. Douglas Jr., president), 13.3%,, general public (300,000 shares of stock to be sold), 21.3%. Christiana will buy 187,393 shares at $4.75 per share. General public will purchase 300,000 shares at $5.00 per share. All other stockholder ownership percentages remain approximately the same. Ann. May 16.
KVII-TV Amarillo, Tex.; KROD-AM-FM El Paso, Tex. — Seeks transfer of control of Southwest States Inc. from Tv Properties Inc., 74% (Jack C. Vaughan, Grady H. Vaughan Jr., 47.875% each, and Cecil L. Trigg, 4.25%) to Jack C. Vaughan, 24.40%, Grady H. Vaughan, 24.39%, Cecil Trigg, 27.72%, Tv Properties Inc., 15.83% (same stockholders as listed above) by reason of merger of Odessa Tv Co. (KOSA-TV Odessa, Tex., Messrs. Vaughan and Trigg. 30% each) with Southwest States Inc. Ann. May 16.
KOSA-TV Odessa, Tex. — Seeks assignment of license from Odessa Tv Co. to Southwest States Inc. Both corporations controlled by same individuals. Ann. May 16.
WGEZ Beloit, Wis.— Seeks assignment of license from Radio Beloit Inc. to Howard Miller Enterprises and Consultants Inc. for $123,000. Purchaser is Howard A. Miller, 55% owner of WPOX Milwaukee, Wis. Ann. May 12.
Hearing Cases
FINAL DECISIONS
■ By decision, commission granted application of Young People’s Church of Air Inc., for new class B fm station to operate on 104.5 me in Philadelphia, Pa., and denied competing application of WJMJ Bcstg. Corp. Comr. Lee dissented with statement: Comr. Craven dissented. May 27, 1959 initial decision looked toward this action. Ann. May 12.
n By order, commission made effective March 21 initial decision and (1) granted application of Satellite Center Radio Co. for new am station to operate on 1550 kc, 10 kw, D, in Arvada, Colo., with engineering condition, and (2) denied application of Denver Bcstg. Co. seeking same facilities in Denver. Ann. May 18.
■ By report and order, commission finalized rulemaking and amended tv table of
BROADCASTING, May 23, 1960