Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1963)

from Concert Network Inc. to Leonard M. Salter, receiver. No financial consideration involved. Also see WHCN(FM) Hartford, Conn., and WNCN(FM) New York applications. Ann. Oct. 25. •KCUR-FM Kansas City, Mo. — Seeks assignment of license from University of Kansas City to Curators of University of Missouri; application follows assumption of former school, now called University of Missouri at Kansas City, by latter. No financial consideration involved. Ann. Oct. 29. *WBFO(FM) Buffalo — Seeks assignment of license from University of Buffalo to State University of New York; application is part of merger. No financial consideration involved. Ann. Oct. 30. WNCN(FM) New York — Seeks transfer of control of licensee corporation, WNCN Inc., from Concert Network Inc. to Leonard M. Salter, receiver. No financial consideration involved. Also see WHCN(FM) Hartford, Conn., and WBCN(FM) Boston applications. Ann. Oct. 25. WKIX-AM-FM-Raleigh, N. C— Seeks transfer of control of licensee corporation, WKIX Broadcasting Co., from Hugh E. Holder, James G. W. MacLamroc and Ralph. C. Price (each 33*3%) to Mr. Holder (30%) and WIST Inc. (70%). Consideration $552,500. WIST Inc. is owned by Henderson Belk and is licensee of WIST Charlotte, N. C. Ann. Oct. 25. KOHU Hermiston, Ore. — Seeks assignment of license from Sarah Knierim to Clyde W. and Helen M. Olsen, partners. Consideration $50,000. Mr. Olsen is KOHU manager. Ann. Oct. 30. WDAR Darlington, S. C— Seeks assignment of license from D. Carl Cook, receiver, to Mid-Carolina Broadcasting Co., licensee of WTIK Durham, N. C. Consideration $65,000. Ann. Oct. 25. WHIH Portsmouth, Va. — Seeks asignment of license from John M. Abbitt Jr. and Luther W. White, trustees, to Speidel Broadcasting Inc. of Virginia, subsidiary of Speidel Broadcasters Inc., owned by Joe Speidel III (90%), Jean W. Speidel (9%) and Hayes B. Wood (1%). Considered $190,000. Mr. Speidel is majority owner of WPAL Charleston, WYNN Florence and WOIC Columbia, all South Carolina, WSOK Savanah Ga., and WKET-FM Kettering, Ohio. Ann. Oct. 24. WNNT Warsaw, Va.— Seeks assignment of license from Patricia P. Headley (100%), tr/as Northern Neck and Tidewater Broadcasting Co., to Mrs. Headley (100%), tr/as Northern Neck and Tidewater Broadcasting Inc. No financial consideration involved. Ann Oct. 25. WCST Berkeley Springs, W. Va.— Seeks transfer of control of licensee corporation, Berkeley Springs Radio Station Corp., from Gary L. Daniels, Thomas B. Butscher and Kenneth E. Robertson de facto to same persons de jure; application will affect no change of control. No financial consideration involved. Ann. Oct. 28. Hearing cases INITIAL DECISION ■ Hearing Examiner Arthur A. Gladstone issued initial decision looking toward granting application of Des Moines County Broadcasting Co. for new daytime AM on 1150 c, 500 w, DA, in Burlington, Iowa; conditioned that presunrise operation with daytime facilities is precluded pending final decision in Doc. 14419. Action Oct. 30. DESIGNATED FOR HEARING ■ By memorandum opinion and order, commission designated for hearing mutually exclusive applications of WHDH Inc. for renewal of license of WHDH-TV (ch. 5) Boston and Charles River Civic Television Inc., Boston Broadcasters Inc. and Greater Boston TV Inc. for new stations on channel. It denied petitions by Boston Broadcasters to dismiss Greater Boston application and by WHDH and Greater Boston to defer action on applications pending relevant court decision. Action Oct. 24. OTHER ACTIONS ■ By order adopted Oct. 30, commission ordered oral argument in Doc. 15083, proceeding concerning possible adoption of rules limiting length and frequency of commercial material broadcast over AM, FM and TV stations. Proceeding was begun by notice of proposed rulemaking issued May 17, 1963, which set forth as one possibility adoption of rules containing standards set forth in National Association of Broadcasters television and radio Codes of Good Practice. Reply comments were due by Oct. 14. Because of importance of matter to broadcasting industry and to public, commission desires to hear oral argument, and argument will take place on Nov. 25 at commission's offices in Washington. Interested parties are requested to notify secretary of commission by Nov. 10, setting forth briefly position in matter and amount of time they wish to argue. By further order, commission will specify amount of time to be allowed various parties and order of presentation. Action Oct. 30. ■ By separate memorandum opinions and orders, commission remanded to hearing examiners for further action proceedings on applications for special service authorizations of (1) Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts to operate WOI Ames, Iowa (licensed on 640 kc, 5 kw-D) additional hours from 6 a.m. to local sunrise CST with 1 kw and (2) City of New York Municipal Broadcasting System to operate WNYC New York (licensed on 830 kc, 1 kw, operating between local sunrise in New York and LS in Minneapolis) additional hours from 6 a.m. EST to sunrise New York and from sunset Minneapolis to 10 p.m. EST. Commissioner Lee did not participate in action on City of New York Municipal Broadcasting System. Action Oct. 24. ■ By memorandum opinion and order, commission granted petition for reconsideration by Harold M. Gade (WHTG-FM). Eatontown, N. J., to extent of (1) setting aside June 26 action which granted applications of Drexel Hill Associates Inc. for licenses covering changes in ERP, ant. height, ant. and trans, system and location and installation of aux. trans, for WDHAFM Dover, N. J., and withholding further action on application for reasonable period of time to enable either or both parties to petition for amendment of FM table of assignments or to file any desired application or amendment looking toward technical improvement in existing situation; and (2) reinstating and extending, pending further action on renewal applications, program test authority for WDHA-FM aux. trans, issued Feb. 11 and for main trans, issued Oct. 30 but modified latter to specify trans, output power of 500 watts, ERP 180 watts for both horizontal and vertical polarization, and ant. height 560 feet; also dismissed as moot Drexel Hill's request for stay of commission action. Chairman Henry not participating. Action Oct. 24. ■ By order, commission added application of Dorlen Broadcasters Inc. for renewal of license of WSMD(FM) Waldorf, Md., to caption in consolidated proceeding on applications for new AM stations of Dorlen at Waldorf and Charles County Broadcasting Inc., La Plata, Md. This complies with commission's Sept. 11 memorandum opinion and order which automatically designated WSMD(FM) renewal application for consolidated hearing "as of the date that it is filed." Commissioners Hyde and Bartley dissented. Action Oct. 24. ■ By order, commission (1) granted petition by Woodland Broadcasting Co. and waived Sect. 1.359 of rules to permit acceptance of publication notice and (2) designated for consolidated hearing applications of Woodland and KWEN Broadcasting Co. for new daytime AM stations on 1510 kc. 1 kw, in Vidor and Port Arthur, respectively, both Texas; issues include Sect. 3.35(a) multiple ownership concerning KWEN. Chairman Henry not participating. Action Oct. 24. ■ By memorandum opinion and order, commission dismissed statement of Salem Channel-3 Telecasters Inc., applicant for new TV on channel 3 in Salem, Ore., directed against commission's June 26 action which granted application of Fisher Broadcasting Co. to change trans, site of KATU (TV) (ch. 2) Portland from about 14 miles northeast of city on Livingston Mountain to site in Portland, and increase ant. height from 1,090 to 1,550 feet. Commissioners Bartley and Lee dissented. Action Oct. 24. ■ By memorandum opinion and order, commission dismissed petition by TriCities Broadcasting Co. for reconsideration of Sept. 18 action by quorum of four Commissioners which denied previous petition for reconsideration of Oct. 15, 1962, decision granting, with condition, application of Southern Broadcasters Inc. for new TV on channel 8 in High Point, N. C, and denying applications for same facility by Jefferson Standard Broadcasting Co. and TriCities, both Greensboro, and High Point Television Co., High Point. Chairman Henry not participating. Action Oct. 24. Routine roundup ACTIONS BY REVIEW BOARD ■ By memorandum opinion and order, granted petition by Wellersburg TV Inc. and waived Sect. 1.362 of rules insofar as it requires call letters of stations which will be rebroadcast to be included in local notice of hearing, and accepted publication notice in proceeding on application and that of People's Community Television Association Inc. for new VHF TV translator stations in Wellersburg, Pa., and LaVale, Md., respectively, in Docs. 14857 et al. Action Oct. 28 ■ Cancelled Nov. 1 oral argument in proceeding on applications of Laramie Community TV Co. and Albany Electronics Inc. for new VHF TV translator stations in Laramie and Tie Siding, Wyo., in Docs. 14552 et al. Laramie on Oct. 23 filed petition for dismissal of applications. 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