Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1962)

Ownership changes ACTIONS BY FCC WJHB, The Confederate Bcstg. Inc., Talladega, Ala. — Granted assignment of license to Tallabama Bcstg. Inc. (interests in WGAD Gadsden, and WGSV Guntersville); consideration $45,000. Chmn. Minow abstained from voting; Comr. Bartley dissented. Action April 25. KPOD, Universal Electronics Network, Crescent City, Calif. — Granted assignment of license to H. Frank and Wanda M. Walters (have interest in KWNA Winnemucca, Nev.); consideration $29,844. Action April 25. KKIS, Kay Kis Corp., Pittsburg, Calif.— Granted assignment of license to PaceShear Radio Inc. (John H. Pace, president); consideration $300,000. Includes adjunct stations. Action April 25. KDAY, Radio California, Inc., Santa Monica, Calif. — Granted assignment of license to Continental Bcstg. of California Inc. (O. Wayne Rollins, president); consideration $850,000 plus $150,000 for agreement that assignor and its sole stockholder, John D. Keating, will not compete in radio for five years within radius of 50 miles of Santa Monica. Mr. Rollins is president of Rollins Bcstg. Inc., which owns directly or indirectly WAMS Wilmington, Del.; WNJR Newark, N. J.; WRAP Norfolk, Va.: WBEE Harvey, 111.; WGEE Indianapolis, Ind.; WCHS-AM-TV Charleston, W. Va.; WPTZ (TV) Plattsburg, N. Y., and WEAR(TV) Pensacola, Fla. Action April 25. WAPA-TV (ch. 4), Ponce de Leon Bcstg. Co. of Puerto Rico, San Juan, P. R. — Granted transfer of control from WinstonSalem Bcstg. Inc., and Goar Mestre family to WAPA-TV Bcstg. Corp. (owned by Screen Gems Inc., which is controlled by Columbia Pictures Corp.); consideration $1,500,000. Chmn. Minow and Comr. Bartley dissented. Transferor also has contracted to sell Screen Gems third interest in Western Bcstg. Corp. of Puerto Rico, licensee of WOLE-TV (eh. 12) Mayaguez, for $150,000. Columbia Pictures operates KCPX-AM-FMTV Salt Lake City. Action April 25. APPLICATIONS KFQD Anchorage, Alaska — Seeks assignment of license from Anchorage Bcstrs. Inc., to Matthew N. Clapp Jr. and Miller C. Robertson (each one-half), d/b as KFQD Inc.; consideration $165,780. Mr. Clapp is director of property management firm and applicant for 50% of KUEN Wenatchee, Wash.; Mr. Robertson owns 50% of KUEN. Ann. April 24. KPAS Banning, Calif. — Seeks involuntary transfer of license from Stevens Bcstg. Inc., to Henry Chester Darwin, d/b as Darwin Bcstg. Co. Mr. Darwin is former owner of KPAS and is salesman for KRIG Odessa, Tex. Ann. April 19. KGHT Hollister, Calif. — Seeks assignment of cp from Clifford A. Trotter and Richard M. Godfrey, d/b as Trotter and Godfrey, to Hollister Bcstg. Inc., new corporation made up of same principals. Ann. April 19. WBAR Bartow, Fla.— Seeks transfer of all stock in Radio Station WBAR Inc. from William Avera Wynne and others, to James E. Yarbrough (73.5%), John A. Buning (25%) and Hazel D. Yarbrough (1.5%); consideration $60,000. Mr. Yarbrough is chief engineer and former stockholder in WDBOAM-FM-TV Orlando, Fla.; Mrs. Yarbrough is housewife; Mr. Buning is field representative for NAB. Ann. April 25. WSUH Oxford, Miss. — Seeks assignment of license from Colonel Rebel Radio, to Leroy E. Kilpatrick; consideration $89,000. Mr. Kilpatrick has been manager of WSAZ-AMTV Huntington, W. Va., and is sales engineer for Visual Electronics Inc. Ann. April 19. KEMO(FM) St. Louis, Mo.— Seeks assignment of cp from George Caleshu to M. R. Lankford Bcstg. Co.; consideration $16,500. M. R. Lankford, sole owner, owns WRAYAM-FM Princeton, Ind.; WDQN DuQuoin, 111.; applicant for new am station in New Albany, 111.; interest in WR AY-TV. Ann. April 25. WJAG Norfolk, Neb.— Seeks transfer of 37% of all outstanding stock in WJAG Inc. from E. F. Huse Jr., co-executor of estate of E. F. Huse, deceased, 12.6% to E. F. Huse Jr. (present owner of 35.1%), and 12.2% each to Mrs. J. H. Powell and Mrs. C. A. Phelps (present owners of 12.5% each). Transfer would give Mr. Huse total 47.7%, which combined with 2.9^ held by his wife, would give him effective control of licensee corporation. WJAG Inc. owns BROADCASTING, April 30, 1962 62.5% of KVSH Valentine, Neb. Ann. April 25. KVSH Valentine, Neb.— Seeks transfer of control of WJAG Inc., 62.5% owner of The Valentine Bcstg. Co., licensee. See application above. Ann. April 25. WDIF Buffalo, N. Y.— Seeks assignment of cp from WDIF Corp., to Thomas W. Talbot (50.2%), Edmund R. Morden, Jack Price and Howard Wyrauch (each 16.6%), d/b as Niagara Frontier Bcstg. Corp.; consideration $3,500. Mr. Talbot owns 50.2% of WJJL Niagara Falls, N. Y.; Mr. Morden owns one-third of scenic bus lines and passenger bus depot; Mr. Price owns real estate development firm; Mr. Wyrauch owns apartments, manages mobile homes village and is free lance artist. Ann. April 24. KLPM Minot, N. D.— Seeks transfer of 60% of Minot Bcstg. Co. from estate of John B. Cooley to Ethel H. Cooley. Mrs. Cooley owns 10% of KLPM and is coexecutrix of estate of John B. Cooley. Ann. April 23. WDOK-AM-FM Cleveland, Ohio— Seeks transfer of all stock in The Civic Bcstrs. Die. from Transcontinent Tv Corp., to Northeastern Pennsylvania Bcstg. Inc., wholly owned subsidiary of Transcontinent. Transferee is licensee of WNEP-TV Scranton-Wilkes-Barre. Ann. April 19. WSHP Shippensburg, Pa. — Seeks assignment of cp from Town Radio Inc. (a Maryland corporation), to Town Radio Inc. (a Pennsylvania corporation). Ann. April 19. KENS-AM-TV San Antonio, Tex.— Seeks (1) transfer of 33.3% of all stock in Express Publishing Co. from estate of George W. Brackenridge, to Caller-Times Publishing Co. (present owner of 9.8%), Reporter Pubblishing Co. (10%), Affiliated Newspapers Die. (7%) and San Angelo Standard Inc. (10%) and (2) transfer of 29.23% of all stock in Express Publishing Co. from Frank G. Huntress Jr., Frank G. Huntress HI, Katherine H. Minter and W. A. Druce, back to corporation to be retired to corporate treasury; total consideration $6,256,667. Ann. April 19. KENS San Antonio, Tex.— Seeks assignment of license from Express Publishing Co., to Roy Hofheinz and R. E. Smith (each one-half), d/b as Texas Star Bcstg. Co.; consideration $700,000; contingent on transfer of control of licensee (above). Mr. Hofheinz is attorney and owner of 16% of KTRK-TV Houston, and 9.09% of KRYS Corpus Christi; Mr. Smith is oil operator and rancher. Ann. April 19. Hearing cases FINAL DECISIONS ■ By order, commission corrected in minor detail and made effective Jan. 25 initial decision granting applications of Kenneth G. and Misha S. Prather for new am station to operate on 1360 kc, 500 w, DA, D, in Boulder, Colo., and KDEN Bcstg. Co. to increase daytime power of KDEN Denver, Colo., from 250 w to 1 kw, continued operation on 1340 kc, 250 w-N; engineering conditions. Action April 25. ■ Commission gives notice that Feb. 27 initial decision which looked toward grant ing application of Lakeshore Bcstg. Corp. for new class A fm station to operate on 92.1 mc, ERP 1 kw, ant. height 190 ft., in Racine, Wis. became effective April 18 pursuant to sec. 1.153 of rules. Ann. April 23. ■ Commission gives notice that Feb. 28 initial decision which looked toward granting applications of Clarence Everett Jones for new am station to operate on 1300 kc, 500 w, D, engineering condition, in St. George, S. C, and Robert S. Taylor for same facilities in Aiken, S. C. became effective April 19 pursuant to sec. 1.153 of rules. Ann. April 23. INITIAL DECISIONS ■ Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman issued initial decision looking toward granting applications of KWTX Bcstg. Co. (KWTX), Waco, Tex., and Kerrville Bcstg. Co. (KERV), Kerrville, Tex., to increase daytime power from 250 w to 1 kw, continued operation on 1230 kc, 250 w-N; engineering conditions. Action April 19. ■ Hearing Examiner Herbert Sharfman issued initial decision looking toward granting application of Lord Berkeley Bcstg. Inc., for new am station to operate on 950 kc, 500 w, D, in Moncks Corner, S. C. Ann. April 24. OTHER ACTIONS ■ By memorandum opinion & order, commission (1) reopened record and remanded to hearing examiner proceeding on applications of Charles A. Bell, George J. Helmer III, Wayne H. Lewis and Edward Bleier, d/b as Newton Bcstg. Co., Newton, Mass., and Transcript Press Inc., Dedham, Mass., for new am stations, referred to examiner, Newton's petition for leave to amend its application to reflect withdrawal of Mr. Bleier and formation of new partnership consisting of three remaining partners, and added issue to determine whether, in view of Mr. Bleier's withdrawal, Newton is financially qualified to construct and operate its proposed station; (2) in light of foregoing, ordered issuance of supplemental initial decision; and (3) dismissed as moot motion by transcript to dismiss Newton application. Action April 25. ■ By memorandum opinion & order, commission denied petition by Seven Locks Bcstg. Co., Potomac-Cabin John, Md., to add financial qualification issue in proceeding on its application and that of Tenth District Bcstg. Co., McLean, Va., for new am stations. Action April 25. ■ By memorandum opinion & order, commission denied petition by Allen C. Bigham Jr., for review of acting chief hearing examiner's denial to add trans, site availability issue to proposal of John E. Grant in proceeding on their applications for new am stations in Salinas, Calif. Action April 25. ■ By memorandum opinion & order, commission denied untitled statement by W. D. Frink in nature of petition for reconsideration and grant without hearing of applications of Mr. Frink, tr/as Jefferson Radio Co. for license to cover cp for WIXI Irondale, Ala., and Fred H. Davis and Mr. Frink, d/b as Voice of the Mid South, for new am station in Centreville, Ala. Action April 25. ■ By memorandum opinion & order, com For Convenient, Low-Cost Remote Control SPECIFY Please send me, at no obligation, a suggested Remote Control Plan for my Transmitter, Make Model No. Name Station_ Address. City .Title .State. Generrl Electronic Lrborrtories, Inc. 195 MASSACHUSETTS AVE., CAMBRIDGE 39, MASS. C-108-1C 81