Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1963)

(10%), tr/as WQVA Inc. Consideration $600. Messrs. Sells and Cole have interests in WPRW-AM-FM Manassas, Va. Action Oct. 30. APPLICATIONS KTPM(FM) Sun City, Ariz.— Seeks assignment of license from Willard Shoecraft, receiver, to Edward W. Butler, receiver. No financial consideration involved. Also see KAKA Wickenburg, Ariz., application. Ann. Nov. 5. KAKA Wickenburg, Ariz. — Seeks assignment of license from Willard Shoecraft, receiver, to Edward W. Butler, receiver. No financial consideration involved. Also see KTPM(FM) Sun City, Ariz., application. Ann. Nov. 5. KOVR(TV) Stockton, Calif.— Seeks transfer of control of licensee corporation, Metropolitan Broadcasting Corp. of California, from Metromedia Inc. (98.49%) to McClatchy Newspapers (98.49%), owned by McClatchy family and others. Consideration $6,205,153. Ann. Nov. 6. WDSP DeFuniak Springs, Fla.— Seeks assignment of license from Luverne Forster Jr., receiver, to Euchee Valley Broadcasting Co., owned by Marie F. Douglass (97%), Bertie Hinton, Annette Wiles and W. Dexter Douglass (each 1%). Consideration is mortgage foreclosure. Applicant owned WDSP until 1962. Ann. Nov. 5. WCIU(TV) Chicago— Seeks transfer of control of licensee corporation, Wiegel Broadcasting Co., from D. J. McCarthy (50%) to John Weigel (100% after transfer, 50% before). Consideration $500. WCIU is still under construction. Ann. Nov. 6. WRTV(TV) Asbury Park, N. J.— Seeks transfer of control of permittee corporation, Atlantic Video Corp., from Walter Reade Inc. to Walter Reade-Sterling Inc., sister corporations. No financial consideration involved. Ann. Oct. 31. KIHI-FM Tulsa, Okla.— Seeks assignment of license and SCA from Che Broadcasting Co., owned by J. D. Hopperton (82.4%), William Weinrod (13.7%) and others, to American Television Inc., owned by Donald W. Reynolds, (100%). Consideration $9,500 and assumption of prommissory note. Ann. Oct. 25. WHHM Memphis — Seeks assignment of license from Marvin C. Goff Jr., trustee in bankruptcy, to WLOK Inc. Proposed assign for your tower RQUN %^ requirements ^ SYSTEMS 1 A complete tower erection service that has these i special advantages: j 1 ✓ DEPENDABILITY ! ✓ RELIABILITY v/ COMPLETE ENGINEERING ■ ✓ COAST TO COAST | SERVICE Be sure to obtain price quota 1 tions and engineering assist ' ance for your complete tower 1 needs from America's foremost 1 lower erection service. SUMMARY OF COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING Compiled by BROADCASTING, Nov. 6 ON AIR NOT ON AIR TOTAL APPLICATIONS Lie. CP's CP's for new stations AM 3,844 43 144 299 FIVI 1,113 17 96 269 TV 5211 55 82 124 OPERATING TELEVISION STATIONS Compiled by BROADCASTING, Nov. 6 TOTAL VHF UHF TV Commercial 473 88 56P Noncommercial 52 29 812 COMMERCIAL STATION B0XSC0RE Compiled by FCC, Sept. 30 AM FM TV Licensed (all on air) 3,838 1,110 52P CP's on air (new stations) 49 20 55 CP's not on air (new stations) 134 75 81 Total authorized stations 4,021 1 ons 1,ZU3 CC71 00/ Applications for new stations (not in hearing) 185 224 70 Applications for new stations (in hearing) 123 12 51 Total applications for new stations 308 236 121 Applications for major changes (not in hearing) 226 95 46 Applications for major changes (in hearing) 52 3 10 Total applications for major changes 278 98 56 Licenses deleted 2 1 0 CP's deleted 2 1 1 1 Does not include seven licensed stations off air 2 Includes three stations operating on unreserved channels ment is part of three-way ownership change with WLOK Memphis (see applications below). Ann. Nov. 1. WLOK Memphis — Seeks assignment of license from WLOK Inc., owned by Jules J. Paglin and Stanley W. Ray Jr. (each 50%), to Marvin C. Goff Jr., trustee in bankruptcy for Mercury Broadcasting Inc. (WHHM Memphis), owned by William H. Grumbles (51%) and Marie G. Copp (49%). Proposed assignment is part of three-way ownership change with WHHM (see applications above and below). Ann. Nov. 1. WLOK Memphis — Seeks assignment of license from Marvin C. Goff Jr., trustee in bankruptcy, to Century Broadcasting Inc., owned by Dalworth Broadcasting Inc. (80%), licensee of KCUL Fort Worth, and Rodger May (20%). Consideration $135,000. Proposed assignment is part of three-way ownership change with WHHM Memphis (see applications above). Ann. Nov. 1. Hearing cases INITIAL DECISIONS ■ Hearing Examiner Jay A. Kyle issued initial decision looking toward granting application of Arthur D. Smith Jr. to change facilities of WMTS Murfreesboro, Tenn.. from 860 kc, 250 w-D, to 810 kc, 5 kw-D; conditioned that presunrise operation with daytime facilities is precluded pending final decision in Doc. 14419. Action Nov. 6. ■ Hearing Examiner Elizabeth C. Smith issued initial decision looking toward granting application of Porter County Broadcasting Co. for new daytime AM on 1500 kc, 1 kw, DA, in Valparaiso, Ind., conditions including presunrise operation with daytime facilities precluded pending final decision in Doc. 14419, and denying application of Valparaiso Broadcasting Co. for same facility with 500 w, 250 w-CH. Action Nov. 5. ■ Hearing Examiner Forest L. McClenning issued initial decision looking toward granting application of Big Bear Broadcasting Co. for new daytime AM on 1050 kc, 250 w. DA, in Big Bear Lake, Calif.; conditions including presunrise operation with daytime facilities precluded pending final decision in Doc. 14419. Action Nov. 5. ■ Hearing Examiner Forest L. McClenning issued cumulative initial decision looking toward granting application of South Florida Amusement Inc. for new TV on channel 6 in Perrine, Fla., and denying applications of Publix Television Corp. and Coral Television Corp. for similar facilities in Perrine and South Miami, respectively. (Jan. 3, 1962, commission vacated Sept. 12, 1960, initial decision which looked toward action, and reopened record and remanded proceeding to examiner for further hearing on eight specific issues to explore charges raised against South Florida's president, Sherwin Grossman.) Action Oct. 31. DESIGNATED FOR HEARING Capitol Television Die, Camellia City Telecasters, Sacramento, Calif.— Designated for consolidated hearing applications of Capitol for renewal of license of KVUE(TV) (ch. 40) and Camellia for new TV on channel Action Oct. 30. TVue Associates Die, United Artists Broadcasting Inc., Houston — Designated for consolidated hearing applications for new TV stations on channel 23. Action Oct. 30. OTHER ACTIONS ■ On request of National Association of Broadcasters, commission changed date for scheduled oral argument on possible rules limiting length and frequency of broadcast commercials from Nov. 25 to Dec. 9. Date for interested parties to notify commission of desire to participate is changed from Nov. 10 to Nov. 12. Action Nov. 1. ■ By memorandum opinion and order, commission (1) denied petition by KWK Radio Inc. for reconsideration of May 29 decision which revoked license for KWK St. Louis for willful misconduct in connection with broadcast of two treasure hunt programs; (2) denied petition by KWK for leave to file additional brief, and (3) so that licensee may have opportunity to wind up affairs, directed that order of revocation shall not become effective until 30 days after date of release of memorandum opinion or, if judicial review is sought, until 30 days after final court order concluding such review, Commissioners Hyde and Lee dissented for reasons stated in dissent previously filed; Commissioners Bartley and Cox not participating. Action Oct. 31. ■ Granted renewal of licenses for following: WKOY Bluefield, W. Va.; WRIC Richlands, Va.; WLPM Suffolk, Va. Action Oct. 30. ■ By order, commission, on own motion, directed parties in proceeding on applications of Catskills Broadcasting Co.. Ellen 100 (FOR THE RECORD) BROADCASTING, November 11, 1963