Broadcasting Telecasting (Jul-Sep 1960)

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MISCELLANEOUS Radio Remote Control and Multiplex Systems For Studio Transmitter Links John A. Moseley Associates Box 3192 Woodland 7-1469 Santa Barbara, California far you can't beat a classified ad in getting top-flight personnel BROADCASTING Continued from page 110 ant. on tower #2) change type trans, and studio location (same location as trans.). KLYN-FM Lynden, Wash.— Granted mod. of cp to increase ERP to 1.45 kw, change type of trans, and type ant. and make changes in ant. system. KSEA (FM) San Diego, Calif.— Granted mod. of cp to decrease ERP to 27.5 kw, increase ant. height to 160 ft., change trans, location; remote control permitted. WHRW Bowling Green, Ohio — Granted mod. of cp to make changes in DA pattern and change type trans. KUGN-FM Eugene, Ore.— Granted authority to remain silent for period of 90 days effective Sept. 11. WOI Ames, Iowa — Remote control permitted. WIST Charlotte, N.C.— Remote control permitted. Actions of Sept. 8 KSGV Newport Beach, Calif.— Granted extension of authority through Oct. 6 to remain silent. WEAR-TV Pensacola, Fla.— Granted extension of completion date to Dec. 22. Action of Sept. 7 KBMT (TV) Beaumont, Tex.— Granted mod. of cp to change main studio location. WMT, KWMT, Cedar Rapids and Fort Dodge, Iowa — Granted transfer of control from Helen Shaffer Mark, Helena Mark Hermann and Herber M. Bingham, voting trustees and Helen Shaffer Mark individually to Helen Shaffer Mark, Helena Mark Hermann and William B. Quarton, voting trustees. Actions of Sept. 6 WJW-AM-FM Miami Beach, Fla.— Granted authority through Oct. 6 to remain silent. KONI Spanish Fork, Utah— Granted license for am station and specify trans. WPBC-FM Minneapolis, Minn. — Granted license for fm station. WWJ-FM Detroit, Mich.— Granted license covering installation of new trans, without prejudice to whatever action commission may deem appropriate in the light of any information developed in pending inquiry concerning compliance with Sec. 317 of Communications Act. WSJS-FM Winston-Salem, N.C.— Granted cp to increase ERP to 15 kw, increase ant. height to 1,440 ft., change ant-trans, location and make changes in ant. system (sidemount fm ant.) WDET-FM Detroit, Mich.— Granted cp to install new type trans and make changes in transmitting equipment. WRBL-FM Columbus, Ga. — Granted cp to decrease ERP to 21 kw, increase ant. height to 920 ft., change frequency to 102.9 mc, trans, location, install new trans., new ant. and make changes in ant. system. WRLB (FM) Long Branch, N.J.— Granted mod. of cp to change type ant.; ERP 760 w. WFCJ (FM) Miamisburg, Ohio — Granted mod. of cp to increase ERP to 59 kw, and change type trans.; condition. WBBF-FM Rochester, N.Y. — Granted mod. of cp to increase ERP to 27.5 kw, increase ant. height to 380 ft.; change ant. -trans, location, change type ant. and make changes in ant. system; remote control permitted. WIAC-FM San Juan, P.R. — Granted mod. of cp to change type trans, remote control permitted. KGMJ (FM) Seattle, Wash.— Granted mod. of cp to increase ERP to 71 kw, ant. height to 1,100 ft., change ant. -trans, location, type trans., type ant. and make changes in ant. system; remote control permitted. WMAX-FM Grand Rapids, Mich.— Granted mod. of cp to change frequency to 101.3 mc and move ant. location; remote control permitted; conditions. WMKE (FM) Milwaukee, Wis.— Granted mod. of cp to decrease ant. height to 145 ft.; ERP 35 kw; remote control permitted. WEZB Birmingham, Ala. — Remote control permitted. Following stations were granted extensions of completion dates as shown: KFRA Franklin, La. to Nov. 29; WTOS (FM) Wauwatosa. Wis. to Jan. 1, 1961; KSEA (FM) San Diego, Cahf. to Dec. 18; KUTA Blanding, Utah to Jan. 31, 1961; KVKM Monahanns. Tex. to Dec. 20. Actions of Sept. 8 WJOB Hammond, Ind. — Granted acquisition of positive control of Colby Bcstg. Corp. by Julian Colby through purchase of stock from Guy S. Gardner, Leslie Cohodes and Sy Cole. WEKR Fayetteville, Tenn.— Granted assignment of license to James Porter Clark. WCTW-FM New Castle, Ind.— Granted cp to change ant. -trans, and studio location; increase ERP to 4.5 kw, decrease ant. height to 240 ft., and install new ant. WRIX Grifan, Ga.— Granted mod. of cp to change type trans, and studio location; remote cotnrol permitted. KBPS Portland, Ore.Waived Sec. 3.71 of rules and granted authority to operate from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for period ending March 18, 1961. WMSA Massena, N.Y. — Granted extension of authority to sign-off at 9 p.m. daily for period ending Nov. 12. KDWT Stamford, Tex.— Granted authority to Jan. 1, 1961 to operate from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. PROPOSED RULEMAKING By notice of proposed rulemaking, commission invites comments to proposal by California-Oregon Television Inc. (KIEMTV ch. 3), Eureka, Calif., to amend tv table of assignments by substituting ch. 13 minus for ch. 9 in Alturas and adding ch. 9 to Redding in addition to its present ch. 7, and conflicting proposal by James E. McKahan (am station KSUE), Susanville, and Shasta Telecasting Corp. (KVIPTV ch. 7), Redding, to substitute ch. 13 plus tor ch. 9 in Alturas and place ch. 9 m Susanville. Both proposals would involve minor offset carrier changes, Chrmn. Ford absent. Ann. Sept. 8. Proposed Technical fm and tv Changes Cominission invites comments to notice of proposed rulemaking lookmg toward amendmg fm and tv rules (Part 3) to (Ij clarify specifications for the frequency response in vicinity of the color pass band; (2) permit fm and tv stations to determine operating power of aur. trans, by direct measurement or presently prescribed indirect method; (3) relax requirements relating to operation with reduced power to extent that corrmiission need only be notified if required minimum operatmg schedule cannot be maintained with authorized power and provided period of reduced power operation is 10 days or less; and (4) modify wording in Sec. 3.689(a)(1) which specifies transmitter modulation to be employed when determining operating power of visual trans, by abolishing reference to "standard black television picture" and substituting language which specifies form and amplitude of the modulating signal. Chrmn. Ford absent. Ann. Sept. 8. License Renewals Following stations were granted renewal of license: WAYB Waynesboro, Va.; WBOB Galax, Va.; WCEM Cambridge, Md.; WCLG Morgantown, W.Va.; WCVA Culpeper, Va.; WCYB Bristol, Va.; WEBB Baltimore, Md.; WFAX Falls Church, Va.; WGH Newport News, Va.; WHAP Hopewell, Va.; WHEE Martinsville, Va.; WKEY Covington, Va.; WKLC St. Albans, W. Va.; WKOY Bluefield, W.Va.; WLOG Logan, W.Va.; WLSD Big Stone Gap, Va.; WMVA Martinsville, Va.; WNNT Warsaw, Va.; WNRG Grundv. Va.; WNRV Narrows-Pearisburg, Va.: WNVA Norton, Va. WOVE Welch, W.Va.; WPRW Manassas, Va.; WPUV Pulaski, Va.; WPVA Colonial Heights-Petersburg, Va.; WSVS Crewe, Va.; WTBO Cumberland, Md.; WTTR Westminster, Md.; WYSR Franklin, Va.; WAFC-FM Staunton, Va.; WCOD (FM) Richmond, Va.; WGAY (FM) Washington, D.C.; WMVA-FM Martinsville, Va.; WTTR-FM Westminster, Md.; WCYB-TV Bristol, Va.; WTVR (TV) Richmond, Va.; WHP-AM-FM-TV Harrisburg, Pa.; WDEA Ellsworth, Me. WBNX New York, N.Y.; WPEL Montrose, Pa.; WFMZ (FM) Allentown, Pa.; WAGMAM-TV Presque Isle, Me.; WKNE Keene, N.H.; KFTV Paris, Tex.; WHYN Springfield, Mass.; KFDA Amarillo, Tex.; WLEM Emporium, Pa.; KDFC (FM) San Francisco, Calif.; WPRO Providence. R.I.; WSMN Nashua, N.H.; WLOA-FM Braddock, Pa.; WNAE Warren, Pa.; WCAX Burlington. Vt.; WINR Binghamton. N.Y.: WGBR Goldsboro, N.C.; WLBR Lebanon, Pa.: KONE Reno, Nev. KVOS-TV Bellingham, Wash.: WCHN Norwich. N.Y.; WKST New Castle. Pa.; WGCB Red Lion, Pa.; KOLO Reno, Nev.; WPME Punxsutawney, Pa.; WVNJ Newark, N.J.; WNCN (FM) New York, N.Y.; KCUL Fort Worth, Tex.; WWLP (TV) KC-5139, Springfield, Mass.; WRLP (TV) Greenfield, Mass.; WWOR-TV Worcester, Mass.; WGAW Gardner, Mass.; WJDA Quincy, Mass.; WHMP Northampton. Mass.: »WERS (FM) Boston, Mass.; *WHSR-FM Winchester, Mass.; WABI Bangor, Me.; WABI-TV Bangor, Me.; WPOR Portland, Me.; *WFMU East Orange, N.J. WCBA Corning, N.Y.; WICU-TV Erie, Pa.; *WQED (TV), *WQEX (TV) Pittsburgh, Pa.; *WDFM (FM) State College, Pa.; K70AT, K73AH, K75AF, K78AE, K80AI, K83AD, Elv and McGill. Nev.: K74AL, Gold Beach, Over. KOFY San Mateo, Calif.; WRIB Providence, R.I.: K74AU, K77AL, K80AO, Spencer. Iowa; K72AS, K81AB, LaBarge. Wyo.: K78Ar. LaBarge and Big Piney, Wvo.: K72AP. K76AK, K80AM, Window Rock, Ariz.: K72AG, K77AC, John Day. Ore.; KIEV Glendale. Calif. BROADCASTING, September 19, 1960 (FOR THE RECORD) 117