Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1963)

« I Rogers, WKRC-TV Cincinnati; Mike Shapiro, WFAA-TV Dallas; and Norman Louvau, WAPA-TV San Juan; (standing) Donald Shaw, ABC-TV director of station relations; Alfred R. Schneider, ABC vp and assistant to the executive vp; Everett Erlick, vp and general counsel; James C. Hagerty, vp in charge of news, public affairs and special events; Thomas W. Moore, vp in charge of ABC-TV network; Leonard Goldenson, AB-PT president, Joseph Giaquinto, ABC-TV station relations (behind him are Simon B. Siegel, AB-PT executive vp, and Donald Foley, vp in charge of advertising and promotion) ; Armand Grant, vp in charge of daytime programming (behind him is Robert Coe, vp in charge of station relations) ; Julius Barnathan, vp and general manager of ABC-TV network; James G. Riddell, vp in charge of western div.; Michael P. Boland, vp (behind him is Henry Levinson, station relations) ; and Michael J. Foster, vp, press information. Other officials from the networks and affiliates also attended. Warrenton, Va., has bought the 164year-old weekly Loudoun County TimesMirror, published in Leesburg, Va. The price was not disclosed. Mr. Arundel bought the newspaper from Hubert Phipps. Pending FCC approval is an application for a transfer of minority interest in WEER Warrenton to Mr. Arundel. Two Alaskan stations add six satellites Northern Television Inc., operator of KTVA (TV) Anchorage and KTVF (TV) Fairbanks, both Alaska, last week announced completion of a six-satellite network which brings service to an estimated 15,000 additional viewers. The parent stations in Fairbanks and Anchorage each provide signals to three translator stations. New areas served by KTVF (ch. 11) are: Clear, a ballistic missile early warning site with about 2,200 viewers; Delta, a military base and junction of the Alaska and Richardson highways, and Nenana at the convergence of the Alaska railroad and interior waterways. Anchorage, through KTVA (ch. 1 1 ) now feeds the Kenai peninsula and 6,000 persons on the Wildwood Military Reservation, Eklutna and Sutton. An additional translator, fed from Fairbanks and scheduled for completion this spring, will serve the Suntrana-Healy area. NAB kits available for National Radio Month Radio's mobility and its ability "to serve a nation on the go" will be emphasized during the 1963 observance of National Radio Month next May. The month's events will be based on the theme, "Radio — the Mobile Medium." Promotional kits for the event are being prepared by John M. Couric, NAB public relations manager. ScottTextor Productions, New York, has been retained for the second straight year to produce jingles in varying tempos and styles to fit the wide range of American musical tastes. Kits for radio month will include live spots, program and promotion ideas and suggestions, a speech text, filler facts and other material. Blank proclamations have been prepared. Kits and jingles will be provided free to NAB members. Empire State Bldg. fire cuts off two stations Two stations in New York last week temporarily suffered the effects of a series of electrical wiring fires in the Empire State Bldg., where the stations have their transmitters. WNBC-TV and WNEW-FM were forced off the air for a short time early Jan. 9 when water from fire hoses damaged one station's equipment, and smoke caused a delay in transmission and forced engineers from the other station to leave the building. WNBC-TV, which normally signs on the air at 5:55 a.m., began its broadcast day a half hour late. Two engineers, on duty in the control room at 4:30 a.m., were forced to vacate the building because of dense smoke. WNEW-FM, which maintains an automatic, remote control system on the 82nd floor of the Empire State Bldg., went off the air at 6:01 a.m., when water shorted the system. WNEW-FM went back on the air at 9:57 a.m. The station duplicates WNEW-AM's 24hour operation. Other New York radio and tv stations which operate from the Empire State Bldg. were not affected by the fire. Media reports... Corinthian agency ■ Van Brunt & Co., Advertising-Marketing Inc., New York, has been named to handle advertising and promotion for Corinthian Broadcasting Corp. Firm's stations include KHOU-TV Houston, KOTV (TV) Tulsa, KXTV (TV) Sacramento, WANE-AM-TV Fort Wayne and WISH-AM-TV Indianapolis. EXCLUSIVE WESTERN PROPERTIES! Daytime-only radio station with excellent coverage of one of the top 65 markets of America. This beautifully-equipped facility needs aggressive owner-operator to realize potential. Priced at $155,000.00 with 29% down and balance out over ten years. Well equipped fulltime radio station with good power. Land and building included in sale. Grossed $90,000.00 in 1962 and returned good profit. Priced at $175,000.00 with $52,000.00 down. NEGOTIATIONS & ASSOCIATES, INC. APPRAISALS • FINANCING OF CHOICE PROPERTIES WASHINGTON, D. C. CHICAGO Ray V. Hamilton 1737 DeSatesSt., N.W. Executive 3-3456 Richard A. Shaheen John D. Stebbins Tribune Tower DEIaware 7-2754 DALLAS Dewitt Landis Joe A. Oswald John H. Hicks 1511 Bryan St. Riverside 8-U75 SAN FRANCISCO John F. Hardesty, Don Searie 1 1 1 Sutter St. EXbrook 2-5671 Pres. * „. BROADCASTING, January 14, 1963 53