Broadcasting Telecasting (Apr-Jun 1963)

SUMMARY OF COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING AM FM TV Compiled by BROADCASTING, March 27 ON AIR CPS Lie. Cps. Not on air 3,773 51 129 1.075 18 121 515 54 83 TOTAL APPLICATIONS (or new stations 462 187 110 OPERATING TELEVISION STATIONS Compiled by BROADCASTING, March 27 Commercial Non-commercial VHF 486 47 UHF 93 21 TOTAL TV 579 68 COMMERCIAL STATION BOXSCORE Compiled by FCC, Feb. 28 Licensed (all on air) Cps on air (new stations) Cps not on air (new stations) Total authorized stations Applications for new stations (not in hearing) Applications for new stations (in hearing) Total applications for new statins Applications for major changes (not in hearing) Applications for major changes (in hearing) Total applications for major changes Licenses deleted Cps deleted 'Includes 3 stations operating on unreserved channels. AM FM TV 3,760 1,066 515 63 26 64 115 122 79 3,938 1,214 658 277 173 54 198 13 50 475 186 104 315 109 43 55 3 8 370 112 51 2 0 0 1 1 1 KTVI (TV) St. Louis, Mo.— Granted renewal of license; subject to outcome of appeals pending in 220 Tv v. USA, et al.. case no. 17356 and Sangamon Valley Tv Corp. v. USA, et a\., case no. 17380. in U. S. Court of Appeals for District of Columbia. Action March 27. New am stations ACTION'S BY FCC Greensburg. Ind. — Tree Bcstg. Co. Granted cp for new am on 1330 kc. 500 w. Condition and pre-sunrise operation with daytime facilities precluded pending final decision in Doc. 14419. P. O. address c o Oris Gowen and Howard Edwards. Box 443. Somerset. Ky. Estimated construction cost $17,315: first year operating cost $29,000; revenue $35,000. Principals: Oris Gowen and Howard Edwards i each 50^). Mr. Gowen is part owner of WTLO Somerset. Ky.: Mr. Edwards is comm. mgr. of WTLO. Action March 27. Liberty. Ky. — Patrick Henry Bcstg. Co. Granted cp for new am on 1560 kc. 250 w. Condition and pre-sunrise operation with daytime facilities precluded pending final decision in Doc. 14419. P. O. address Lebanon. Ky. Estimated construction cost $7,210: first year operating cost $21,900: revenue S29.850. James T. Whitlock, sole owner, is employe of WLBN Lebanon. Ky. Chmn. Minow and Comr. Bartley dissented. Action March 27. APPLICATION Immokalee. Fla. — Carl R. Buckner. 1490 kc. 250 w. P. O. address 910 Central Dr., Naples. Fla. Estimated construction cost $5,450: first year operating cost $20,868: revenue S30.505. Mr. Buckner. sole owner, is employe of WNOG Naples, Fla. Ann. March 27. Existing am stations ACTIONS BY FCC WMOP Ocala, Fla. — Granted increased power on 900 kc. D. from 1 kw to 5 kw; remote control permitted; condition. Action March 27. WBT Charlotte. N. C. — Granted cp to make changes in DA pattern. (Is licensed on 1110 kc. 50 kw. unl.. DA-N.) Action March 27. Existing fm station APPLICATION WBMI (FM) Meriden. Conn.— Mod. of license to change station location from Meriden to Hartford-Meriden, Conn. Ann. March 21. Ownership changes ACTIONS BY FCC KXOA-AM-FM Sacramento. Calif.. WTVW (TV) Evansville. Ind.. and KNOX-TV Grand Forks. KXGO-TV Fargo & KCND-TV Pembina, all North Dakota — Granted transfer of positive control of licensee corporation. Producers Inc., from Ferris E. Traylor (12.8^) and Merchants' National Bank <£: Trust Co. (37.2<Tc) of Indianapolis. Ind.. to Polaris Corp. (lOO^c after transfer, 50^ before), large corporation with no majority stockholder. Consideration is transfer of stock, giving Mr. Traylor (5.2Tc) and Merchants' Bank (15.9^) interests in Polaris. Action March 22. WRIZ Coral Gables. Fla. — Granted acquisition of positive control of permittee corporation. Sioux Bcstg. Corp., by Kenneth L. Wood by purchase of stock in Dominion Enterprises Investment Corp. (70<~c owner of Sioux): Mr. Wood (49.7<~r before transfer. 50.3^ after) will get stock from his wife. Jean M. Wood [1.3% before 0.7^ after). No financial consideration involved. Action March 22. WMFP (FM) Ft. Lauderdale. Fla.— Granted assignment of license from Ruth Marjorie Crawford, executrix of estate of Percy B. Crawford (lOO^c). deceased, to A. Harold Anderson and Paul W. Brandel (each SO^r). tr as Anderson-Brandel Inc. Consideration S46.000. Action March 22. WMBR Jacksonville, Fla. — Granted assignment of license from WMBR Inc.. wholly owned by WWDC Inc. (Ruth K. Strouse and Leslie & Richard Katz. each 31% plusi. to Smithco Bcstg. Inc.. subsidiary of Atlantic Coast Bcstg. Corp. of Charleston (see WTMA-AM-FM Charleston. S. C. grant below i. Consideration $400,000. Action March 27. KAYE-AM-TV Carlsbad. N. M. — Granted transfer of control of license corporation. Voice of the Caverns Inc.. from Edward BROADCASTING. April 1, 1963 P. Talbott (50. 5^), deceased, to his widow, Lucille R. Talbott (50.5^). No financial consideration involved. Action March 25. KSRC Socorro, N. M. — Granted transfer of control of licensee corporation. Socorro Bcstg. Co., from C. E. Franklin (137 >2 shares of 150 issued) to Walter C. Shrode (137 shares). Consideration S32.891. Action March 27. WTMA-AM-FM Charleston. S. C. — Granted acquisition of positive control of licensee corporation, Atlantic Coast Bcstg. Corp. of Charleston, from George H. Clinton and Dorothy H. Marks (each 30rc) by Charles E. Smith (100^, formerly 40^). Consideration $142,250. Also see WMBR Jacksonville, Fla.. grant above. Action March 27. APPLICATIONS WCCB-TV Montgomery, Ala. — Seeks assignment of cp from Harold E. Anderson 30^ plus) and others, d b as First Alabama Corp.. to Robert J. Thomas, receiver. Ann. March 21. WVOB Bel Air, Md. — Seeks assignment of cp from Lee L. Case, John D. Worthington. Arthur A. Snowberger, George W. Truelove, Samuel Miller and LeRoy Stokes (each 16 2/3%), d/b as Bel Air Bcstg. Co.. to same persons in same percentages tr as Bel Air Bcstg. Inc. No financial consideration involved. Ann. March 27. WCTR Chestertown, Md. — Seeks assignment of cp from Russell H. Morgan ( lOO^c ) to Russell H. and Kathryn V. Morgan 1 100^ as joint tenants), tr as WCTR Inc. No financial consideration involved. Ann. March 26. KOQT Bellingham. Wash.— Seeks assignment of cp from A. V. Bamford (lOO^i) to Mr. Bamford (100<~c), tr. as Topdial Inc. No financial consideration involved. Ann. March 25. WBOY-AM-TV Clarksburg. W. Va.— Seeks assignment of licenses from Berkman family (40.75^7) and others, dh as Rust Craft Bcstg. Co.. to Marion R. Ascoli (80^) and others, tr as Northern West Virginia Radio Bcstg. Co. (am) and Northern West Virgina Tv Bcstg. Co. (tv); proposed assignees 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. I City .Title. .State. General Electronic SYSTEMS Lrborrtories, Inc. SSACHUSETTS AVE., CAMBRIDGE 39, MASS. 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