Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1960)

r Equipping a Radio Station ? Get More Coverage With The New RCA 500 and 1000-Watt AM Transmitters The ability of these new 500 and 1000-watt AM transmitters to achieve and maintain a higher average level of modulation assures more program coverage. Simplified tuning, ease of installation, built-in provisions for remote control, and low operating cost make the RCA Type BTA500/1 R your best transmitter buy. Color styling adds harmony to station decor-a choice of red, green, blue, or grey doors. Whatever your equipment needsSEE RCA FIRST! Or write for descriptive literature to RCA, Dept. ED-22, Building 15-1, Camden, New Jersey. RADIO CORPORATION of AMERICA Tmk(«) ® weathercasts on KWTX Radio with the exception of two broadcasts daily direct from the United States Weather Bureau. Teletype machines are installed at our station providing continuous weather reports from all United States weather reporting stations throughout the nation, affording the latest information for these reports. " "Mr. Woods broadcasts the weather news from approximately 10:18-10:24 p.m. nightly within our TX FINAL NEWS segment which runs from 10:00-10:30 p.m. seven nights per week. Mr. Woods also presents the weather news from approximately 12:20-12:25 p.m. each Monday through Friday as a segment in our television farm program. Mr. Woods also does a television weather newscast from 6:08-6:14 p.m., Monday through Friday. Mr. Woods also issues special weather news bulletins during emergency conditions. In addition, Mr. Woods does a three or four minute weathercast Monday through Friday at 6:15 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. on KWTX Radio, and also issues special weather warnings and weather news bulletins during emergency conditions. The above mentioned programs deal exclusively with weather news and do not in any manner give reference either directly or indirectly to political matters. Mr. Woods is now identified on these programs not by name, but as the TX Weatherman. " 'Mr. William H. Brigham of Waco, Tex., has announced his candidacy for the Texas Legislature in opposition to Mr. Jack Woods who has also announced his candidacy for the Texas Legislature, Representative Place 1. Each of these men is a legally qualified candidate. Mr. Brigham has advised KWTX Broadcasting Company that each appearance by Mr. Jack Woods on either KWTXTV or KWTX Radio in his regular job as weathercaster constitutes a use of these broadcast facilities, and he (Mr. Brigham) is demanding an equal amount of time on behalf of his political candidacy. " T have advised Mr. Brigham that the aforedescribed weather newscasts are not political in nature, that under section 315 (a) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, the appearance by a legally qualified candidate on any bona fide newscast shall not be deemed to be use of a broadcasting station and that, therefore, in our opinion the appearance of Mr. Jack Woods in his regular job of reporting weather news on KWTX-TV and KWTX Radio does not constitute the use of our broadcast facilities from a political standpoint under the meaning of the equal time provisions of section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.' "In light of the above facts, and in view of the amendment to section 315 of the Communications Act (enacted by the Congress last year) which specifically exempts bona fide newscasts, it is our view that the equal time provisions of section 315 are not applicable and that, consequently, it is not required that the station 'shall afford equal opportunities to all other such candidates.' Our opinion in this case, as in all others, is, of course, limited strictly to the facts which have been brought to our attention." Ann. Mar. 17. By memorandum opinion and order, commission dismissed petition by Woodward Bcstg. Co., applicant for new am station in Wyandotte. Mich. (850 kc, 5 kw, DA-2, unl.), for reconsideration of Sept. 2, 1959 grant of application of Storer Bcstg. Co. to increase daytime power of station WJW Cleveland, Ohio, from 5 kw to 10 kw, continuing operation on 850 kc, 5 kw-N, DA-2, and to change DA patterns. Ann. Mar. 17. By order, commission stayed effective date of Feb. 1 initial decision which looked toward granting application of Fayetteville Bcstg. Inc.. to change facilities of station KHOG Fayetteville, Ark., from 1450 kc, 250 w, unl., to 1440 kc, 1 kw, D, pending further review by commission. Ann. Mar. 17. Routine Roundup ACTIONS ON MOTIONS By Commissioner John S. Cross Granted petition by KLIX Corp. (KLIXTV), Twin Falls, Idaho, for extension of time to March 25 to reply to petition by Idaho Microwave Inc., for reconsideration and deletion of issue 2 in protest proceeding on its applications for new fixed microwave stations in Kimport Peak, Rock Creek, and Jerome, all Idaho. Action Mar. 18. Granted petition by Tribune Publishing Co. for extension of time to file exceptions for period of two weeks from date commission takes action on new petition by Trib une to amend its application, soon to be filed, to reflect changes in applicant's ownership, in Portland, Ore., tv ch. 2 proceeding. Action Mar. 21. By Chief Hearing Examiner James D. Cunningham Scheduled oral argument for March 17 at 9 a.m., on petitions by Aircraft Owners and Pilots Assn., Air Transport Assn. of America, National Business Aircraft Assn. Inc., and Air Line Pilots Assn., International, for leave to intervene in proceeding on application of M&M Bcstg. Co. for mod of cp of WLUK-TV Marinette, Wis. Action Mar. 15. Scheduled hearing for May 16 in proceeding on applications of Independent Bcstg. Co. Inc., and High Fidelity Music Co., for new fm stations in Darien, Conn., and Port Jefferson, N.Y. Action Mar. 16. Granted petition by Greater District Bcstg. Co. to dismiss without prejudice its application for new am station in Takoma Park, Md., which was in consolidated proceeding with am applications of Florence Bcstg. Inc.. Brownsville, Tenn., et al. Action Mar. 16. Upon request by Federal Aviation Agency, scheduled oral argument for 9 a.m., March 21 on its petition for field hearing in proceeding on application of M&M Bcstg. Co. for mod. of cp of WLUK-TV Marinette. Wis. Action Mar. 17. Granted petition by KPOI Bcstg. Inc., to dismiss proceeding on order to show cause why commission should not rescind assignment of call letters KPOI to its am station in Honolulu, Hawaii. Action Mar. 17. Granted petition by Radio Assoc. Inc., to dismiss without prejudice its application for new am station in Potomac, Md., which was in consolidated proceeding on am applications of Florence Bcstg. Inc., Brownsville. Tenn., et al. Action Mar. 17. Denied petitions by National Business Aircraft Assn. Inc., Aircraft Owners ond Pilots Assn., Air Transport Assn. of America, and Air Line Pilots Assn., International, for intervention in proceeding on application of M&M Bcstg. Co. for mod. of cp of WLUK-TV Marinette, Wis. Action Mar. 18; denied petition by Federal Aviation Agency on behalf of itself and Depts. of Army and Navy to hold hearing in Green Bay, Wis., instead of Washington, D.C., in proceeding on M&M's application. Action Mar. 21. By Hearing Examiner J.D. Bond Granted petition by The Tomah-Mauston Bcstg. Inc. (WTMB), Tomah, Wis., for leave to amend its am application to abandon its request for 1220 kc operation and to improve its existing 1390 kc facilities and removed application, as amended, from hearing docket; retained in hearing status application of Bill S. Lahm, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis. Action Mar. 17. Pursuant to agreements reached at March 18 hearing, continued to date to be fixed by subsequent order further hearing on applications of Irvenna Bcstg. Co., for new am station in Irvine, Ky., et al. Action Mar. 18. By Hearing Examiner Basil P. Cooper Granted joint motion by Supreme Bcstg. Inc. of Puerto Rico and Radio American West Indies Inc., for continuance of prehearing conference from March 21 to May 23 in proceeding on their applications for new tv stations to operate on ch. 8 in Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I. Action Mar. 16. Granted petition by Broadcast Bureau and extended from March 18 to March 28 date for filing proposed findings and conclusions, and from April 1 to April 11 for reply findings in proceeding on am application of Tri State Bcstg. Co. (WONW). Defiance, Ohio. Action Mar. 21. By Hearing Examiner Thomas H. Donahue Granted motion by Peoples Bcstg. Corp., and extended from March 15 to March 30 date for filing additional engineering exhibits, and continued further hearing from March 29 to April 18 in proceeding on application of Inter-Cities Bcstg. Co. for new am station in Livonia, Mich. Action Mar. 16. By Hearing Examiner Millard F. French On own motion, scheduled further prehearing conference for April 8 in proceeding on applications of Suburban Bcstg. Inc.. and Camden Bcstg. Co. for fm facilities in Mount Kisco, N.Y., and Newark, N.J. Action Mar. 17. By Hearing Examiner H. Gilford Irion Continued prehearing conference from March 31 to April 1 in proceeding on am 146 (FOR THE RECORD) BROADCASTING, March 28, 1960