Broadcasting (Apr - June 1960)

tration of television homes, with 98% for Montreal, and Toronto, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton, Ont., Ottawa, Halifax, Quebec City, Edmonton and Calgary, Alta., all reporting over 90%. ■ Abroad in brief Twofold expansion ■ International Television Programs Inc., foreign distributors of Ziv-UA productions, is opening two new offices. Colin O’Shea, vp in charge of sales for Central Canada will head a new office at 8 Rich mond St., W., Toronto. Joseph Brandel, director of European operating, will open Rome headquarters at Stellera B, Vigna Clara. Target date ■ CFTO-TV, new ch. 9 station at Toronto, Ont., expects to be on the air by 1961. CFTM-TV is call letter assigned to the new Frenchlanguage station on ch. 10 at Montreal. New station ■ A new commercial radio station in the Caribbean has gone on the air. Radio Swan, a 50-kw mediumwave station located on Swan Island (100 miles off the coast of Honduras), will broadcast test programs in Spanish and English for a two-week period before formal nighttime programming begins June 1. The station is owned by the Gibraltar Steamship Corp., N.Y. Russian color tv ■ An experimental color tv transmitting center went into operation this spring in Leningrad, Russia, according to the American Committee for Liberation, N.Y. The color programs are reportedly received on 12 color sets in the city. FOR THE RECORD Station Authorizations, Applications As Compiled by Broadcasting May 19 through May 25. includes data on new stations, changes in existing stations, ownership changes, hearing cases, rules & standards changes and routine roundup. Abbreviations: DA — directional antenna, cp — construction permit. ERP — effective radiated power, vhf — very high frequency, uhf — ultra high frequency. ant. — antenna, aur. — aural, vis. — visual, kw — kilowatts, w — watts, me — megacycles. D— day. N — night. LS — local sunset, mod. — modification, trans. — transmitter, uni. — unlimited hours, kc — kilocycles. SCA — subsidiary communications authorization. SSA — special service authorization. — STA — special temporary authorization. SH — specified hours. * — educational. Ann. Announced. Tv Translator Stations ACTIONS BY FCC Radio Honolulu Ltd., Lihue, Hawaii — Granted cp for new tv translator station on ch. 78 to translate programs of its station KLNA (ch. 2), Honolulu. Ann. May 25. Manson Community TV Co., Manson and Chelan, both Washington — Granted cp for new tv translator station on ch. 79 to translate programs of station KHQ-TV (ch. 6), Spokane. Ann. May 25. New Am Stations ACTIONS BY FCC Gunnison, Colo. — Gunnison Bcstg. Co., granted 1490 kc, 250 w uni. P.O. address 838 N. Terrace Dr., Wichita, Kan. Estimated construction cost $16,630, first year operating cost $34,871, revenue $38,786. KAKE Wichita commercial manager Roger W. Pepperd is sole owner. Ann. May 25. Brockton, Mass. — Simon Geller; Gloucester, Mass. — Associated Bcstrs.; Designated for consolidated hearing applications for new am stations to operate on 1410 kc — Mr. Geller with 500 w, DA-2, uni., and Associated with 1 kw, DA-D; made WHIL Medford, Mass., party to proceeding. Ann. May 25. APPLICATIONS Benton, Ark. — Marvin Paul Bridges, 1600 kc, 1 kw D. P.O. address Box 369 Benton, Ark. Estimated construction cost $10,868, first year operating cost $30,000, revenue $42,000. Applicant is retired from U.S. Navy. Ann. May 18. Sykesville, Md. — Patapsco Bcstg. Corp., 1520 kc, 250 w. D. P.O. address Glenwood, Md. Estimated construction cost $20,438, first year operating cost $30,000, revenue $35,000. Principals include James Mulligan, 15.2%, John C. and Janet H. Cotton, 14.8% each. Robert Allen Shaffer, 10.5%, and others. Mr. Mulligan is employe of personal products firm. Mr. & Mrs. Cotton are in nurseries and planting. Mr. Shaffer is in electronics. Ann. May 11. Lincoln, Neb. — Modern Air Communicative Electronics Inc., 1530 kc, 1 kw LS. P.O. address Box 4641, State House Station, Lincoln, Neb. Estimated construction cost $19,295, first year operating cost $41,292, revenue $43,500. Principals include James Mace, 98.8%,, and others. Mr. Mace is employe of WDAF-AM-TV, Kansas City, Mo. Ann. May 20. Ocean Drive Beach, S.C. — Horry Bcstg. Co., 1490 kc, .25 kw uni. P.O. address 3802 Military Rd. N.W., Washington, D.C. Estimated construction cost $13,950, first year operating cost $40,000, revenue $50,000. Principals are William E. and Barbara Benns Jr., equal partners, who have interest in WBAM Montgomery and WSLA-TV Selma, both Alabama. Mr. Benns is also stockholder in WVOK Birmingham, Ala. Ann. May 18. Brownsville, Tenn. — Brownsville, Bcstg. Co., 1520 kc, .25 kw D. P.O. address Rt. 2, Box 503-A, Chattanooga, Tenn. Estimated construction cost $14,011, first year operating cost $30,000, revenue $40,000. Applicant is Roy Davis, farmer. Ann. May 20. Pearsall, Tex. — McKinley-Pilant Bcstg. Co., 1280 kc, .5 kw D. P.O. address % Arthur E. McKinley, Pearsall, Tex. Estimated construction cost $14,420, first year operating cost $34,800, revenue $39,500. Principals are Arthur E. McKinley and James O. Pilant, equal partners. Mr. McKinley is in furniture. Mr. Pilant is employe of telephone company. Ann. May 11. Existing Am Stations ACTIONS BY FCC WOL Washington, D.C.; WILM Wilmington, Del.; WD AD Indiana, Pa.; WMAJ State College, Pa.; WFTR Front Royal, Va.; WPAM Pottsville, Pa.; WTBO Cumberland, Md. Designated for consolidated hearing applications to increase daytime power from 250 w to 1 kw, continuing operation on 1450 kc, 250 w-N; made WPRW Manassas Va.; WGET Gettysburg, Pa.; WFPG Atlantic City, N.J.; WCTC New Brunswick, N.J.; WNPV Lansdale, Pa.; Donald W. Huff, Lansdale, Pa.; WJPA Washintgon, Pa„ and WMPT So. Williamsport, Pa., parties to proceeding. Ann. May 25. KOOD Honolulu, Hawaii — Granted increase of power from 1 kw to 5 kw, continuing operation on 990 kc, uni.; remote control permitted; engineering conditions. Ann. May 25. WPLM Plymouth, Mass.— Granted mod. of cp (1390 kc, 5 kw, DA-D), to change from D to uni. with DA-2. Is licensed on 1390 kc, 1 kw, D. Ann. May 25. WBAB Babylon, N.Y. — Designated for hearing application to increase power from 500 w to 1 kw, continuing operation on 1440 kc, D; made WBIS Bristol, Conn., and WNJR Newark, N.J., parties to proceeding. Ann. May 25. WQMS Hamilton, Ohio — Granted cp to change from class A fm station on 96.7 me to class B station on 96.5 me; increase ERP from 290 w to 1.40 kw; ant. height 285 ft.; remote control permitted. Ann. May 25. KBZY Salem, Ore. — Granted increase in daytime power from 250 w to 1 kw, continuing operation on 1490 kc, 250 w-N; remote control permitted engineering condition. Ann. May 25. APPLICATIONS KCOW Santa Barbara, Calif. — Cp to increase daytime power from 250 w to 1 kw and install new trans. (1400 kc). Ann. May 24. KCAP Helena, Mont. — Cp to increase daytime power from 250 w to 1 kw and install new trans. (1340 kc). Ann. May 23. New Fm Stations EDWIN TORNBERG & COMPANY, INC. NEGOTIATORS FOR THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS EVALUATIONS FINANCIAL ADVISERS NEW YORK 60 East 42nd Street MUrray Hill 7-4242 WEST COAST 860 Jewell Avenue Pacific Grave, Californi' FRontier 2-7475 WASHINGTON 1625 Eye Street, N.W. District 7-8531 ACTIONS BY FCC •^Washington, D.C. — Georgetown College. Granted 90.1 me 840 w. P.O. address 37th & O Streets N.W., Copley Hall, Washington, D.C. Estimated construction cost $9,050, first year operating cost $3,000. Non-commercial, educational. Ann. May 25. Fulton, N.Y. — Cassill Radio Corp. Granted 104.7 me, 3.1 kw; condition. P.O. address Station WOSC, Fulton, N.Y. Estimated construction cost $13,733, first year operating cost $53,500, revenue $60,000. Estimates based on both am and fm. Cassill is licensee of WOSC Fulton, N.Y. Ann. May 25. *Franklin, Ind. — Franklin College — Granted 80.3 me, .01 kw. P.O. address Cline Hall, Franklin College, Franklin, Ind. Estimated construction cost $3,215, first year operating cost $1,000. Non-commercial, educational. Ann. May 25. APPLICATIONS Indianapolis, Ind. — Calojay Enterprises Inc., 97.1 me, 4.641 kw uni. P.O. address 1113 School St., Greenfield, Ind. Estimated construction cost $14,435, first year operating cost $10,200, revenue $15,034 Principals include Dr. Carl Godzeski and John C. Byrne, 45% each; and others. Dr. Gadzeski is micro 73 BROADCASTING, May 30, 1960