Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1961)

WXLI Dublin, Ga. — Seeks assignment of license from Radio South Inc. to Laurens County Bcstg. Co. for $85,000. Principals include Herbert I. Conner, 52%, C. Theodore Kirby and Howard C. Gilreath, 24% each. Dr. Conner is physician. Messrs. Gilreath and Kirby are employes of WVOP Vidalia, Ga. Ann. Jan. 5. KPOI-AM-FM Honolulu, Hawaii — Seeks transfer of control of KPOI Bcstg. Co. Thomas F. Hollinger (49%) is selling 25% interest, and Herbert C. Fearhead (51%) is selling 26% interest to Colgreene Bcstg. Co., 51%, for $83,750 a piece. Mr. Hollinger will retain 24%, and Mr. Fearhead will retain 25% of KPOE Bcstg. Co. Colgreene Bcstg. Co. is owned by Orin Lehman, 70%, and Albert Heit, 30%, and is licensee of WHUC Hudson, N. Y. Ann. Jan. 4. KBTN Neosho, Mo. — Seeks assignment of license from Galen O. Gilbert & W. R. Bentley d/b as Radio Station KBTN to KBTN Inc. Change from partnership to corporate form of business with no financial consideration involved. Ann. Jan. 9. KMBY Billings, Mont. — Seeks transfer of control of Billings Bcstg. Co. Weymouth D. Symmes is selling 5% interest to Mrs. Genevieve Nelson for $5,900. All other holdings remain the same. Ann. Jan. 9. WMVB Millville, N. J— Seeks transfer of control of Union Lake Bcstrs. Inc. Frances Sharp, executrix of estate of Frank S. Sharp, is selling 5% total interest, for $4,381, to Fred M. Wood, 52.63% (presently owns 50%), Dorothy H. Carlson, Wilfred C. Lockey, Michael A. Buglio, and Harry J. Daly, 10.53% each (presently owns 10% each), and Muriel Buglio, 5.25% (presently owns 5%). Ann. Jan. 9. KLTR Blackwell, Okla. — Seeks transfer of control of Star Bcstg. Co. Dr. Forrest G. Conley will sell 50.7% total interest to Robert F. Pool III, 96.3% (presently owns 45.6%), for $12,500. Holdings of Karl B. Dwawatsky, 1.6%, Charles W. Hobbs, 1.6%. and K. D. Sole .33%, remain same. Ann. Jan. 4. KYES Roseburg, Ore. — Seeks transfer of control of Douglas Bcstrs. Inc. Transfer of 80% interest from Bernard C. Davis, E. J. Whipple, and Jim S. Whipple, 17% each, H. G. Horn, 9%, and E. Leroy Hiatt, 20% (presently owns 40%) to Elliott Motschenbacher, 66%, and George W. Neuner, 14%, for $52,790. Mr. Hiatt, will retain 20% interest. Mr. Motschenbacher is employe of KYES. Mr. Neuner is attorney. Ann. Jan. 5. WESN North Augusta, S.C.— Seeks transfer of control of North Augusta Bcstg. Co. Shelton J. and Dorothy K. Rimer will sell 84% total interest to Frances B. Bennett for $40,000. Frances Bennett owns investment company. Ann. Jan. 9. WNTT Tazewell, Tenn. — Seeks assignment of license from Hubert Turner, Floyd Turner and Calvin Smith d/b as Clairborne Bcstg. Co. to Hubert Turner and Floyd Turner d/b as Clairborne Bcstg. Co. Assignment involves transfer of 32V3%, from Calvin Smith to Hubert Turner, 66%% (presently owns 331/3%) for $10,600. Holdings of Floyd Turner, 331/3% remain same. Ann. Jan. 5. Hearing cases FINAL DECISIONS ■ By memorandum opinion and order, commission granted petition for reconsideration by Radio Americana Inc., accepted pleading in conflict with sec. 1.51 of rules, severed from consolidated proceeding in dockets 13225 et al., and granted its application for new am station to operate on 940 kc, 1 kw, D, DA, in Baltimore, Md., conditioned to accepting any objectionable interference which may be caused to its operations as result of the grant of one or more of applications of Seven Locks Bcstg. Co., Potomac-Cabin John, Md., Tidewater Bcstg. Co., Smithfield, Va., and Tenth District Bcstg. Co., McLean, Va.; granted petition by Rossmoyne Corp. to dismiss its application for new am station in Lebanon, Pa. Chmn. Ford dissented with statement in which Comr. Bartley joined; Comr. Hyde dissented. Ann. Jan. 4. ■ By memorandum opinion and order, commission granted petition by Rev. Stuart P. Noordyk, severed from consolidated proceeding in dockets 12798 et al., and granted his application for new am station to operate on 1550 kc, 1 kw, D, in Fremont, Mich. Ann. Jan. 11. ■ Commission has type-accepted vhf tv translator equipment manufactured by Electronics Missiles and Communications Inc., 262 East Third Street, Mt. Vernon, N.Y. Identified as type no. HRV, equipment is usable on all vhf chs. (2 through 13) with 1 w. maximum transmitter power output. Ann. Jan. 11. ■ By memorandum opinion and order, commission granted petition by Sierra Bcstg. Co., severed from consolidated proceeding in dockets 12651 et al., and granted application to increase daytime power of KBET Reno, Nev., from 250 w to 1 kw, continued operation on 1340 kc, 250 w-N, conditioned to accepting such interference as may be imposed by other existing class IV stations in event they are subsequently authorized to increase power to 1 kw, and also to accept such interference as may be imposed by station proposed by James E. Walley or Sanval Bcstgs., Oroville, Calif. Ann. Jan. 11. ■ By memorandum opinion and order, commission granted joint petition for reconsideration by North Georgia Radio Inc. (WBLJ) Dalton, Ga., Woofum Inc. (WFOM) Marietta, Ga., and Regional Bcstg. Corp. (WMMT) McMinnville, Tenn., and granted their applications to increase daytime power from 250 w to 1 kw, continued operation on 1230 kc, 250 w-N, each conditioned to accepting such interference as may be imposed on its operations by other existing class IV stations in event they are subsequently authorized to increase power to 1 kw; terminated proceedings in dockets 13660-2; BP-12590, 12617, 13404. Ann. Jan. 11. ■ By decision, commission modified Oct. 11, 1960 initial decision and (1) granted application of Independent Bcstg. Co., for new class A fm station to operate on 95.9 mc, ERP 720 w, ant. height 160 ft., in Darien, Conn., and (2) denied application of Hieh Fidelity Music Co. for similar facility with ERP 740 w and ant. height 256 ft. in Port Jefferson, N.Y.; also disposed of related pleadings as indicated in decision. Comr. Lee concurred in result, with statement. Ann. Jan. 11. ■ By decision, commission granted application of Island Teleradio Service Inc., for new am station to operate on 1000 kc, 1 kw, unl., in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, V. I., and denied application of WPRA Inc., to move facilities of WPRA (990 kc) from Mayaguez, P. R„ to Guynabo, P. R., and change from 10 kw, DA-1, unl., to 1 kw-N, 10 kw-LS. Chmn. Ford not participating. February 26, 1960 initial decision looked toward this action. Ann. Jan. 11. ■ By memorandum opinion and order, commission granted petition by Richard F. Lewis Jr. Inc. of Winchester, severed from consolidated proceeding in dockets 12676 et al., and granted its application to increase daytime power of WINC Winchester, Va., from 250 w to 1 kw, continued operation on 1400 kc, 250 w-N, conditioned to accepting such interference as may be imposed by other existing class IV stations in event they are subsequently authorized to increase power to 1 kw. Ann. Jan. 11. ■ Commission granted request for waiver of sec. 4.603 of rules by Salinas Valley Bcstg. Corp. (KSBW-FM TV), Salinas, Calif., to permit diplexing fm programs from its studio to fm trans, on tv studio-link station KMT-27, for period ending Dec. 1, 1962, conditioned that addition of second subcarrier has no degrading effect with respect to tv video and sound channels. Ann. Jan. 11. ■ Commission granted request for waiver of sec. 4.603 of rules to enable Travelers Bcstg. Service Corp. (WTIC AM-FM TV), Hartford, Conn., to multiplex am programs, in event of telephone circuit failure, from tv and am studio to am trans, on tv studio-link station KCG^26, for period ending April 1, 1963, conditioned that addition of second subcarrier has no degrading effect with respect to tv video and sound channels. Ann. Jan. 11. OTHER ACTION ■ By order, commission extended from February 1 to April 1 period in which television vhf repeaters (boosters) , which were constructed before July 1, 1960 and authorized to continue operation temporarily, to apply for conversion to conform to new low-power vhf translator rules. This is being done because of present limited availability of type accepted vhf translator equipment. Ann. Jan. 11. Routine roundup ACTIONS ON MOTIONS By Commissioner T. A. M. Craven ■ Granted petition by Broadcast Bureau and extended to Jan. 18 time to file exceptions and to Jan. 30 for replies in proceeding on application for relinquishment of positive control of WJPB-TV Inc., permittee of WJPB-TV, ch. 5. Weston, W.Va., by J. P. Beacom through sale of stock to Thomas P. Johnson and George W. Eby. 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