Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1962)

in Toronto last month. NBC's two-year title game rights contract ($615,000 per game) ends with December contest and would be up for negotiation in spring. CBS's two-year pact for all regular season and playoff games is in first year, specifically excludes title game. ABC moves shows; 'Roy Rogers7 dropped First important revision of nighttime schedule this season is to be announced today (Nov. 26) by ABC-TV Vice President Thomas W. Moore. ABC-TV's program shuffle in effect moves Winston Churchill — The Valiant Years, Father Knows Best and The Gallant Men and drops Roy Rogers Show. It also returns full hour (6:30-7:30 p.m., Sun.) to stations for local sale. Last telecast of Roy Rogers, now in Saturday, 7:30-8:30 p.m. period, is Dec. 22. After that date, shifts take place which move The Gallant Men out of current Friday, 7:30-8:30 slot and into Saturday as replacement for Roy Rogers. Substitutes for Gallant Men on Friday are two side-by-side Sunday shows, Churchill at 6:30 and Father Knows Best at 7, both in their rerun phase. They go into Friday, prime-time and in same order with Churchill at 7:30 and Father at 8. Still up for decision is disposition of Fair Exchange on CBS-TV, also Friday show (9:30-10:30). Some other programs have been reported to be in weak position from time to time — such as Saints & Sinners on NBC-TV— but ABC-TV's is first official word of revamp. Time standards set for NAB code study Revised time standards for commercial programs and spots and adoption of new guidelines on medical commercials will be considered at Dec. 11-12 meeting of NAB Tv Code Board in Washington. Answers to pleas for uniform set of commercial time standards will be sought. Code violations in this phase of self-regulation have been greatly reduced, according to Edward H. Bronson, code tv manager. Stockton Helffrich, manager of New York code office, said guidelines for medical commercials are being reviewed. KUKO sold: $55,000 Sale of KUKO Post, Tex., by Galen O. Gilbert and Phil Crenshaw to Leo Holmes, Brownfield, Tex., banker, for $55,000 was announced Friday. KUKO is 500 w daytimer on 1370 kc. Sale, subject to FCC approval, was handled by Hamilton-Landis & Assoc. WEEK'S HEADLINERS James E. Duffy, vp in charge of JK sales for ABC ll Radio, elected ex\ .„ \ ecutive vp. Mr. \ jf Duffy joined 4 ABC's publicity JL|jg department in was appointed assistant publicity director Mr. Duffy 'n 1952 and di rector of advertising and promotion for central division later that year. He became account executive for ABC Radio and ABC-TV in 1953, director of sales in 1957, and national director of sales three years later. Mr. Duffy was named to his present post in September 1961 (Week's Headliners, Oct. 2, 1961). FCC to study question of mixed translators Should uhf and vhf translator stations be intermixed in same coverage area? This is question FCC raised on own motion in ordering hearing on applications for three new vhf translators in Wellersburg, Pa., and for three similar stations in Cumberland, Md. Although no protests are pending, FCC ordered hearing to determine whether satisfactory uhf translator signals are available in either city and, if so, whether "intermixture" of uhf and vhf translators would be in public interest. FCC noted that uhf stations in Frostburg (W76AA) , La Vale (W78AA) and Cresaptown (W80AB), Maryland, serve much of same area as those proposed by new applications. Wellersburg Tv Inc. has asked for chs. 8, 11 and 13 there and People's Community Tv Assn. Inc. wants translators on chs. 7, 9 and 12 in Cumberland. Consolidated hearing will be held in Cumberland with WJAC-TV Johnstown, Pa., and Tri-State Translators Inc., equipment supplier, made parties. Cochran show carries Best Foods, Squibb Though Kemper Insurance commercials were not carried on ABC-TV's evening news on Nov. 21, two other advertisers filled that date. They each sponsored one minute. Advertisers are Best Foods, through Lennen & Newell, and Squibb, through Donahue & Coe. Kemper had notified ABC-TV that it was withdrawing its advertising on news show (featuring Ron Cochran) because of controversy over network's telecast of Alger Hiss' remarks during program dealing with former Vice President Nixon's career (also see story, page 64). Excel in performance, farm directors urged Carl Meyerdirk, KVOO-AM-TV Tulsa, Okla., president of National Assn. of Television and Radio Farm Directors, told opening session of 19th annual meeting in Chicago Friday that members should seek to constantly improve professional competence and performance of radio. He cautioned against dilution of purpose through too great attention to non-related issues, including personnel problems. NATRFD "is not a union," he explained. Income tax consultant Grace Sundell of Chicago told NATRFD that on-air performers must keep close records of expenses and all deduction claims just like any other businessman. She warned that too many excuse themselves since they are "not bookkeepers." But she pointed out law requires all claims be supported by evidence, hence on-air people had better learn how to keep books. New regional vice presidents elected by NATRFD Friday: Northeast, Hugh Ferguson, WCAU Philadelphia, reelected; Southeast, Wally Ausley, WPFT Raleigh; East-North Central, Art Boroughs, WKAR East Lansing, Mich.; West-North Central, John McLaughlin WD AY Fargo; West-South Central, Jack Dillard, KWKH Shreveport; MidSouth, Crawford Requemore, WMGY Montgomery, Ala.; Pacific Southwest, Ted Carpenter, KSL Salt Lark City; Pacific Northwest, Jim Hansen, KOMO Seattle, re-elected; Canada, John Bradshaw, CFRB Toronto, re-elected. Other officers were to be elected Sunday. Iowa station gets one-year renewal Failure to maintain proper licensee control of day-to-day operations resulted in short term license renewal last week for KCOG Centerville, Iowa. FCC said that because of mismanagement by former minority stockholder, "objectionable program material" was broadcast, but that continuous contact with station has since been initiated by D. J. Porter, president and equal owner with L. W. Holland of KCOG. Because proper licensee responsibility was not shown, FCC said, agency was unable to find it in public interest to grant regular three year renewal. New license will expire Nov. 1, 1963. WAIT Chicago drops MBS WAIT Chicago drops affiliation with MBS effective Jan. 1, Fred Harm, WAIT general manager, confirmed Friday. Station will expand its "world's most beautiful music" format, he said. MBS has been talking to WCFL Chicago, it was understood, but no decision has been made. 10 BROADCASTING, November 26, 1962