Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1963)

LS, DA-N; remote control permitted; conditions. Action Feb. 6. ■ By memorandum opinion & order, commission on petition by WIRY Inc. waived Sec. 1.354 of rules and granted its application to increase power of WIRD Lake Placid, N. Y., on 920 kc, D, from 1 kw to 5 kw. Chmn. Minow absent. Action Feb. 6. APPLICATIONS KIKO Miami, Ariz. — Cp to increase daytime power from 250 w to 1 kw and install new trans. Ann. Jan. 31. KTNM Tucumcari, N. M. — Cp to increase daytime power from 250 w to 1 kw, install new trans, and new ant. Ann. Feb. 4. KDWT Stamford, Tex.— Cp to increase daytime power from 250 w to 1 kw and install new trans. Ann. Jan. 31. New fm station ACTION BY FCC *Potsdam, N. Y. — Thomas S. Clarkson Memorial College of Technology. Granted cp for new fm on 91.1 mc, 2.5 w. Ant. height above ground 55 ft. P. O. address Potsdam. Estimated construction cost $2,580; first year operating cost $1,125. Principals: board of trustees. Action Jan. 29. Ownership changes ACTIONS BY FCC KVON Napa, Calif. — Granted assignment of license and cp from Jack L. Powell and Alyce M. Powell (each 50%), joint tenants, to Lawrence B. Scheer and Janice Lynn (each 50%), d/b as Jan-Lar Inc. Consideration $275,000. Mr. Scheer is reporter for KTLA-TV Hollywood; Miss Lynn is actress. Action Feb. 6. KVEC-AM-FM San Luis Obispo, Calif.— Granted assignment of license and cp from John C. Cohan (100%) individually to same person d/b as San Luis Obispo Bcstg. Corp. No financial consideration involved. Mr. Cohan is majority stockholder in KSBWAM-FM-TV Salinas and KNGS Hanford, both California. Action Jan. 31. WLOB-AM-FM Portland, Me. — Granted acquisition of positive control of licensee corporation, Casco Bcstrs. Corp., from Sherwood J. Tarlow (50%) and Faust Couture & Melvin L. Stone (each 25%) to Mr. Tarlow (75%) and Mr. Stone (25%). Consideration $28,000. Mr. Tarlow is majority owner of KUTY Palmdale, Calif., WHIL-AM-FM Medford & WARE Ware, both Massachusetts, and WWOK Charlotte, N. C. Action Feb. 1. WWBZ Vineland, N. J. — Granted acquisition of positive control of licensee corporation. Community Bcstg. Service Inc., from Agnes Whitman (22%) by Lewis D. DeMarco (29.5% before transfer, 51.5% after); other ownership remains stable. Consideration $20,000. Action Feb. 6. WOOW Greenville, N. C— Granted transfer of control of license corporation, WOOW Inc., from John P. Gallagher (60% before transfer, 10% after) to Charles E. Springer (40% before, 90% after). Consideration $96,999. Mr. Springer is majority owner of WRON Ronceverte, W. Va.; 50% owner of WHAP Hopewell, Va.; minority owner of WKIK Leonardtown, Md.. and WENZ Highland Springs, Va. Comr. Bartley dissented. Action Feb. 6. WPTN Cokeville, Tenn.— Granted assignment of license from J. B. Crawlev, W. B. Kelly and R. L. Turner (each 33 1/3%) to same persons in same percentages, tr/as WPTN Inc. No financial consideration involved. Action Jan. 31. WAKI McMinnville, Tenn. — Granted transfer of control of licensee corporation, Ogram Bcstg. Corp., from J. H. Lewis, William R. Livesay and Fred P. Davis (each 33 1/3%) to Messrs. Livesay (66 %%) and Davis (33 1/3%). Consideration $7,000. Action Feb. 1. KCHO (FM) Amarillo, Tex.— Granted assignment of license from B. W. Spiller and U. C. Sterquell (each 50%), d/b as Panhandle Bcstrs., to Mr. Sterquell (100%), tr/as company of same name. Consideration is assumption of liabilities and $9,550 reimbursement. Action Feb. 1. APPLICATIONS WALA-AM-TV Mobile, Ala.— Seeks transfer of control of voting rights of licensee corporation, Pape Tv Inc., from W. O. Pape (100%) to Delphine G. Pape, his wife, and Frank Pape, his brother. No financial consideration involved, as transfer results from illness of W. O. Pape. Ann. Feb. 5. KTTV (TV) Los Angeles, Calif.— Seeks transfer of control of licensee corporation, Times-Mirror Bcstg. Co., from Times-Mirror Co. (100%), large company with over 50 stockholders but controlled by Chandler family, to Metromedia Inc. (100%), also with over 50 stockholders. Consideration $10,300,000 (sum to vary according to liabilities). Metromedia stations: WNEW-AM-FMTV New York, WTTG (TV) Washington, KOVR (TV) Stockton, Calif., KMBC-AMFM-TV Kansas City, WTVH (TV) Peoria & WTVP (TV) Decatur, both Illinois, WHKAM-FM Cleveland and WIP-AM-FM Philadelphia. Ann. Feb. 5. KTTV (TV) Los Angeles, Calif.— Seeks assignment of license from Times-Mirror Bcstg. Co. (100%) to Metromedia Tn<v (100%). No financial consideration involved. Contingent on grant of application above which will make Metromedia sole owner of Times-Mirror Bcstg. Ann. Feb. 5 KTVR (TV) Denver, Colo.— Seeks assignment of license from J. Elroy McCaw (100%), d/b as Gotham Bcstg. Corp., to Mr. WcCaw (100%), tr/as Channel 2 Corp. No financial consideration involved. Also see KTVW (TV) Tacoma. Wash., application below. Ann. Feb. 4. WINT Winter Haven, Fla. — Seeks transfer of control of licensee corporation. Winter Haven Bcstg. Inc., from Angelo L. Fazzari (65%), Dorothy M. Fazzari (25%) and Bruce Parker (10%) to Douglas F. Montgomery and Donald K. Lamerson (each 50%). Consideration $100,000. Mr. Montgomery is news director of WFYC Alma, Mich.; Mr. Lamerson owns shoe store. Ann. Feb. 1. WINT Winter Haven, Fla. — Seeks assignment of license from Douglas Montgomery and Donald Lamerson (each 50%), d/b as Winter Haven Bcstg. Inc., to same persons in same percentages, tr/as Winter Haven Bcstsr. No financial consideration involved. Contingent on grant of application above. Ann. Feb. 1. WMAS-AM-FM Springfield, Mass.— Seeks transfer of control of licensee corporation, WMAS Inc. (195 shares issued), from Gerald Harrison (40 shares), Janet Harrison (20 shares), Josephine E. Bishop (10 shares), Robert F. Donahue (5 shares) and the estates of Amelia G. Wheeler (40 shares) & Carl S. Wheeler (80 shares) to Julian Gross (74.76%) and others, tr/as Southern New England Bcstg. Inc. Consideration $340,000. Mr. Gross is majority owner of Hartford, Conn., advertising agency. Ann. Jan. 31. WKBZ Muskegon, Mich. — Seeks acquisition of negative control of licensee corporation, WKBZ Radio Corp., from Walter Patterson (33 1/3%) bv Frederick L. Allman and Robert K. Richards (each 50% after transfer, each 33 1/3% before). Consideration $70,000. Ann. Feb. 1. WTTM-AM-FM Trenton, N. J.— Seeks assignment of license from Peoples Bcstg. Corp., wholly owned by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co., to Herbert Scott (75%), Herbert Sinberg (13%), Ralph Mellon (7%) and Margaret Levine (2.5%), tr/as Scott Bcstg. Inc. Consideration $375,000. Princioals are stockholders in WPAZ Pottstown, Pa.; Mr. Scott is part owner of WJWL Georgetown, Del. Ann. Feb. 6. WALL Middletown, N. Y. — Seeks relinquishment of positive control of licensee corporation, Community Bcstg. Corp., from John M. Davis (60.2%). Eva B. Davis (2.1%), Roger W. Clipp (32.5%) and Marjorie A. Clipp (5.2%) to Mr. Davis (48.3%). Mrs. Davis (1.7%), Mr. Clipp (26.1%) and Mrs. Clipp (23.9%). Consideration $4,700. Ann. Feb. 5. WMGW-AM-FM Meadville, Pa.— Seeks transfer of negative control of licensee corporation, Regional Bcstrs. Inc., from American Business Enterprises (50%) to all its stockholders: Alastair B. Martin (12.5%), Edith P. Martin (15%), Robin Martin (10%), Dorothy M. Moore (10%) and Edwin A. Bernstein (2.5%); other ownership remains stable. No financial consideration involved. Ann. Feb. 6. WJWR (FM) Palmyra, Pa.— Seeks transfer of control of licensee corporation, Radio Music Inc.. from L. M. Williams, Earnest D. Williams, Jack L. Williams, Harry M. Williams and L. S. Alspach (each 20%) to R. L. Fenstermacher, C. E. Miller and H. T. Ross (each 33 1/3%). Consideration $10,000. Messrs. Miller and Ross are part owners of WITT Lewisburg, Pa.; Mr. Fenstermacher owns broadcasting service firm. Ann. Feb. 5. WOLS Florence, S. C. — Seeks assignment of license from A. P. Skinner, Rosanne W. Purvis, Melvin H. Purvis Jr., Alston W. Purvis and Christopher P. Purvis (each 20%), d/b as Florence Bcstg. Inc., to same persons in same percentages, tr/as Florence Bcstg. Co. No financial consideration involved. Ann. Feb. 1. KSEL-FM Lubbock, Tex.— Seeks assignment of license from R. B. McAlister, Alex K. Miller, Mack Mead and Roy Bass (each 25%), d/b as McAlister Bcstg. Corp., to Texas Technological College. No financial consideration involved, as assignment is gift. Texas Tech owns *KTXT-FM-TV Lubbock. Ann. Feb. 5. Wichita Falls, Tex (calls unassigned) — Seeks assignment of license from J. W. Terrell & W. H. Hall (each 42.5%) and Don A. Wade (15%), d/b as Nortex Bcstg. Co., to same persons in same percentages, tr/as Nortex Bcstg. Inc. No financial consideration involved. Ann. Feb. 5. KTVW (TV) Tacoma, Wash.— Seeks assignment of license and cp from J. Elroy McCaw (100%) to Mr. McCaw (100%), tr/as KTVW Inc. No financial consideration involved. Also see KTVR (TV) Denver, Colo., application above. Ann. Feb. 4. Hearing cases DESIGNATED FOR HEARING WYRE Pittsburgh, Pa. — Designated for hearing application to change facilities from 1080 kc, 1 kw-D, to 1070 kc, 500 w, DA-N, unl. and change station location to Mt. Oliver. Action Feb. 6. WNAR Norristown, Pa.— Designated for hearing application to increase power on 1110 kc, D, from 500 w to 50 kw, DA; issues include Sec. 3.35 multiple ownership and concentration of control determinations; granted petition by Metromedia Inc. (WNEW), New York City, to withdraw its previous opposing petition. Comr. Ford not participating. Action Feb. 6. Clinch Mountain Bcstg. Co., Lebanon, Va. — Designated for hearing application for new daytime am on 1380 kc, 500 w; issues include Sec. 3.35 (a) multiple ownership determination. Comr. Hdye dissented. Action Feb. 6. WBHM Birmingham, Ala. — By order, (1) designated for hearing application for additional time to construct station; (2) withheld action, meanwhile, on application to assign cp to Southeast Bcstg. Corp., and (3) granted petition by WVOK Birmingham, to extent indicated. Action Feb. 6. WSIV Pekin, 111., KWKY Des Moines, Iowa, Des Moines County Bcstg. Co., Burlington, Iowa — Designated for consolidated hearing applications of WSIV Inc. to increase power of WSIV on 1140 kc, D, from 1 kw to 5 kw with 1 kw CH, Tedesco to increase daytime power of KWKY on 1150 kc, DA-2, from 1 kw to 5 kw, continued nighttime operation with 1 kw, and Des Moines County for new daytime station on 1150 kc, 500 w, DA; issues include Sec. 3.35 multiple ownership and concentration of control and financial qualification determinations as to Des Moines County: made Federal Aviation Agency and KMOX St. Louis, Mo., parties to proceeding. Action Feb. 6. ■ By order, commission designated for consolidated hearing applications of Chisago County Bcstg, Co. for new daytime am on 1380 kc, 500 w, in Lindstrom, Minn., and Brainerd Bcstg. Co. to change operation of KLIZ Brainerd, Minn., on 1380 kc from 1 kw-D, to 5 kw, unl., DA-N; issues include determination of financial qualifications of KLIZ and whether it made intentional misrepresentations to commission. By separate memorandum opinion & order, commission denied petition by Brainerd for reconsideration of Oct. 10, 1962, action which returned as unacceptable under am "freeze" amendment to above application seeking change in frequency from 1380 kc to 1340 kc. Comr. Hyde dissented. Action Feb. 6. OTHER ACTIONS ■ By order in Largo. Fla., tv ch. 10 proceeding in Docs. 12445-12450. commission dismissed as moot petition by Suncoast Cities Bcstg. Corp., Bay Area Telecasting Corp., Tampa Telecasters Inc. and Florida Gulfcoast Bcstrs. Inc. for extension of time to Jan. 14 to file application for review of Review Board's Dec. 27, 1962, memorandum opinion & order which granted in part 70 (FOR THE RECORD) BROADCASTING, February 11, 1963