Broadcasting Telecasting (Oct-Dec 1963)

klfm Long Beach and 33!/3% of kkar Pomona, both California. Reeves Broadcasting retains wusn-tv Charleston, S.C., and whtn-tv Huntington-Charleston. W. Va. Kbak-tv, founded in 1953. operates on channel 29 with CBS affiliation. Broker was Jack L. Stoll k Assoc. APPROVED ■ The following transfer of station interests was among those approved by the FCC last week (for other commission activities see For The Record, page 57). ■ Wkdc-am-fm Raleigh, N.C. : Sold by Hugh E. Holder, James G. W. MacLamrock and Ralph G. Price, each owning one-third, to Mr. Holder, 30%, and Henderson Belk, 70%, for S552,500 for 71%. Mr. Belk owns wist-amfm Charlotte, N.C; word Spartanburg and wqxl Columbia, both South Carolina. Wkix began in 1947, operates on 850 kc with 10 kw daytime and 5 kw niahttime. Wkdc-fm is on 96.1 mc with 29 kw. Commerce fund request approved by House The House of Representatives has approved a S3 19,000 request for funds to operate the Commerce Committee in 1964. Commerce is the House committee with primary legislative responsibilitv for the FCC. The 1964 budget was $40,500 more than that voted for 1963 committee operations and will pay for additional staffing of its subcommittees, a committee spokesman said. He noted that the committee often returns a "sizable" amount of its previous year's budget to the House, and that this probably wrould occur again early next year. FCC-broadcaster 'debate' set for GAB institute The Georgia Association of Broadcasters will feature a day-long "debate" between two members of the FCC and broadcasters at the association's 19th annual radio-TV institute in Athens, Jan. 21-23. Theodore Pierson. prominent Washington attorney and outspoken foe of the FCCs strong regulation policies of recent years will moderate the session. Commissioners who have agreed to field broadcasters' questions for a full day (Jan. 23 ) are the FCCs two newest members — Kenneth A. Cox and Lee Loevinger. The National Association of Broadcasters for several years has had its FCC panel at the annual NAB convention limited to about two hours of questions and answers, with most of the questions submitted in advance. GAB is expecting 250 broadcasters and students for the institute on the University of Georgia campus. It is co BROADCASTING, December 30, 1963 sponsored by the Henry Grady School of Journalism. Frank Stanton, president of CBS Inc., is tentatively scheduled to address the institute banquet Jan. 22. Other speakers include William McAndrew. executive vice president NBC News; Harold Neal. president of ABC-owned stations; David Klemm. wxyz Detroit, and Jack Thayer, whk Cleveland. Barry Sherman, wqxi Atlanta, is institute chairman. NLRB sides with labor twice, management once Wxak Nanticoke, Pa., does not come under the jurisdiction of the National Labor Relations Board, the board ruled last week in an advisory opinion. Wnak's annual gross business is less than SI 00.000. the minimum for NLRB to exert jurisdiction in disputes with labor, the board pointed out in refusing to consider a charge of unfair labor practices lodged against wnak by the National Association of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians. However, two other NLRB decisions went against broadcast stations in Kansas City, Mo., and Fort Smith. Ark. The NLRB adopted a September initial decision by Examiner Stanley Gilbert finding kcmo-am-tv Kansas City guilty of unfair labor practices by refusing to bargain collectively in good faith with the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. The stations refused to furnish the union with copies of contracts with individual employes who were members of AFTRA. In a separate decision, NLRB Examiner Fannie M. Boyls found kfsa Fort Smith, Ark., had engaged in unfair labor practices by "threatening reprisals" against announcers who authorized the Local 1304 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers to represent them. The examiner said kfsa has "interfered with, restrained and coerced its employes in the exercise of rights guaranteed them . . ." by federal laws. Kfsa, the decision alleged, refused to bargain with the local after the IBEW became the authorized bargaining unit for kfsa announcers in May 1963. Cincinnati radio surveyed A radio audience survey of the Cincinnati metropolitan area has been completed by Farson, Huff & Northlich Inc., Cincinnati advertising and public relations agency. The study was conducted with aid of faculty members and students of Xavier University, Cincinnati and Miami University, Oxford. Ohio, under the direction of Bernard K. Pawlus, director of broadcast media for the agency. 1 EXCLUSIVE BROADCAST PROPERTIES! FAR WEST — Davtimer serving marketing area of 200.000. Heavy fixed assets. Ownership earnings in excess of S25.000.00 annually. Priced at S157.500.00 with $37,500.00 down. Contact — John F. Hardestx in our San Francisco office. SOLTHWEST — Well equipped davtimer serving single station market. Total price of S80.000.00 with S2L000.00 down and balance paid out at S400.00 monthly. Contact — DeW'itt "Judge" Landis in our Dallas office. >J wia&vcl <C&/i/~ ^Zci//i cud & ASSOCIATES, INC. NEGOTIATIONS • APPRAISALS • FINANCING OF CHOICE PROPERTIES WASHINGTON, D.C. CHICAGO DALLAS SAN FRANCISCO 1737 DeSales St., N.W. Tribune Tower 1511 Bryan St. Ill Sutter St. Executive 3-3456 DEIaware 7-2754 Riverside 8-1175 EXbrook 2-5671 RADIO • TV • CATV • NEWSPAPERS 35