Broadcasting Telecasting (Jul-Sep 1963)

and university professor, appointed by Canadian government to board of directors of Canadian Broadcasting Corp. for three-year term, succeeding R. L. Dunsmore, of Montreal, former vicechairman, who resigned. Edwin Hamowy, executive on Shulton of Canada account at The Wesley Associates Inc., New York-based advertising and public relations firm, joins Shulton Inc., New York, as advertising manager of company's international division. Wesley in 1960, Mr. Hamowy was associated with Emil Mogul Co. and Maxwell Sackheim. John McGregor appointed anchor man of BBC-TV's Scotland at Six nightly news magazine. He has been current affairs interviewer for Anglia Television Ltd. Terry Johnstone appointed editor at Southern Television Ltd., London, with control of Day by Day magazine program and company's news division. He Mr. Hamowy Before joining has been with Southern since August 1958 when it began operations. In June 1 962 Mr. Johnstone was named producer. Shiela Kennedy appointed first regular woman announcer of ABC Television Ltd., London. She was formerly announcer for Westward Television Ltd. DEATHS Edwin A. Kirschner, 53, VP of Ted Bates & Co., New York, and former president of Catholic Apostolate in Radio & Television Advertising, died Sept. 11 at Brooklyn (NY.) Jewish Hospital. Stanley Holiday, 49, operations manager of wdsu-tv New Orleans, died Sept. 11. Mr. Holiday joined wdsu radio in 1933 as announcer and was appointed operations manager of wdsutv in 1952. John Belding Cramer, 47, sales executive with United Artists Television, New York, died Sept. 15 en route to Norwalk (Conn.) Medical Center after being stung by bee while raking lawn of his New Canaan, Conn., home. It was second time he had been stung by bee in a year. Last summer Mr. Cramer was revived by local emergency squad and given pills by his physician to counteract any future bite. Charles E. McVarish, 56, veteran newsman and VP of Carl Byoir & Associates, New York, died Sept. 15 of heart attack. F. M. Sloan, VP and general manager of Westinghouse Electric Corp.'s lamp division, died Sept. 11 in an automobile accident in West Orange, N. J. Mr. Sloan, former manager of company's radio-TV division at L, and Sunbury, Pa., joined Westinghouse organization in 1932 as engineer at kdka Pittsburgh, later moving to kyw Philadelphia (now in Cleveland) as technical supervisor. At end of World War II Mr. Sloan was named assistant general manager of all company's radio broadcasting stations. Edward J. Peters, 26, announcer at wnbp Newburyport, Mass., died Sept. 11 as a result of injuries received in automobile accident in Lynnfield, Mass. Mr. Sloan Metuchen, N. FOR THE RECORD STATION AUTHORIZATIONS, APPLICATIONS As compiled by Broadcasting Sept. 1 1 through Sept. 18 and based on filings, authorizations and other actions of the FCC during that period. This department includes data on new stations, changes in existing stations, ownership changes, hearing cases, rules and standards changes, routine roundup of other commission activity. Abbreviations: DA — directional antenna. CP —construction permit. ERP — effective radiated power. VHF— very high frequency. UHF — ultra high frequency, ant.— antenna, aur. — aural, vis. — visual, kw — kilowatts, w — watts, mc— megacycles. D— day. N— night. LS — local sunset, mod. — modification, trans. — transmitter, unl.— unlimited hours, kc— kilocycles. SCA— subsidiary communications authorization. SSA— special service authorization. ST A— special temporary authorization. SH— specified hours, '—educational. Ann. — Announced. New TV stations ACTIONS BY FCC Santa Maria, Calif.— Central Coast Television. Granted VHF channel 12 (204-210 mc); ERP 62.1 kw vis., 31.05 kw aur. Ant. height above average terrain 1,941 feet, above ground 137 feet. Estimated construction cost $355,661; first year operating cost $325,000; revenue $425,000. P. O. address Box 166, Santa Maria. Studio location Santa Maria; trans, location on Tepusquet Peak near Santa Maria. Geographic coordinates 34° 54' 37" N. Lat., 120° 11' 08" W. Long. Type trans. RCA TT11AH; type ant. RCA TF6AH. Legal counsel Spearman and Roberson, Washington, D. C, consulting engineer A. E. Towne Associates Inc., San Francisco. Principals: Mili Acquistapace, James A. Ranger, Burns Rick, E. J. Zuchelli (each 22.5%), and Marion A. Smith (10%). Messrs. Ranger and Zuchelli own 42% of KCOY Santa Maria, Mr. Rick owns 16% of same station, and Mr. Smith owns 33.33% of KEYM(FM) same city. Comr. Hyde dissented. Action Sept. 11. BROADCASTING, September 23, 1963 Jacksonville, Fla.— Rust Craft Broadcasting Co. Granted CP for UHF channel 36 (602-608 mc); ERP 500 kw vis., 250 kw aur Ant. height above average terrain 610 feet, above ground 994 feet. P. O. address Exchange Realty Building, Steuben ville, Ohio Estimated construction cost $441,545; first year operating cost $450,000; revenue $400,000. Studio and trans, locations both Jacksonville. Geographic coordinates 30° 18' 47" N Lat., 81° 39' 00" W. Long. Type trans. RCA TTU-25B, type ant. RCA TFU-27J. Legal counsel Arnold, Fortas & Porte1", consulting engineer Willis C. Beecher both Washington. Applicant is subsidiary of Rust Craft Greeting Cards Inc., in which largest interest is held by Berkman family. Rust Craft owns WBOY-AM-TV Clarksburg W. Va. WSTV-AM-FM-TV Steubenville Ohio WRCB-TV Chattanooga, Tenn. WRDW-TV Augusta Ga. WSOD Tampa, Fla., WPITAM-FM Pittsburgh, WWOL-AM-FM Buffalo, N Y and 40% of WVUE-TV New Orleans. Comr'. Bartley dissented. Action Sept. 11. *Chicago, 111.— Chicago Educational Tv Assn Granted CP for UHF eh 20 (506512 mc); ERP 431.5 kw vis., 216 kw aur. Ant. height above average terrain 600 feet, above ground 680 feet. P. O. address c/o Duane M. Weise, director of engineering, 1761 E. Museum Drive, Chicago 37. Estimated construction cost $364,600; first year operating cost $85,000. Studio and trans, locations both Chicago. Geographic coordinates 41° 52' 45" N. Lat., 87° 37' 53" W. Long. Legal counsel Sidley, Austin, Burgess & Smith, Chicago. Principals are trustees, who also operate *WTTW(TV) [ch. 11] Chicago. First ETV grant as result of matching funds granted by Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare ($270,000). Action Sept. 11. APPLICATION Fairfield, Ala— Symphony Network Association Inc. UHF channel 54 (710-716 mc); ERP 18.6 kw vis., 3.724 kw aur. Ant. height above average terrain 291 feet, above ground 308 feet. P. O. address 1100 8th Avenue West, Birmingham 4. Estimated construction cost $100,000; first year operating cost $100,000; revenue $146,000. Studio and trans, locations both Birmingham. Geographic coordinates 33° 30' 46" north latitude, 86° 51' 24" west longitude. Type trans. GE TT20A; type ant. GE TY 25-H. Legal counsel Smith and Pepper, Washington D. C., engineering counsel James V. EDWIN TORNBERG & COMPANY, INC. Negotiators For The Purchase And Sale Of Radio And TV Stations Appraisers • Financial Advisors New York-60 East 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y. . MU 74242 West Coast— 1357 Jewell Ave., Pacific Grove, Calif. • FR 5-3164 Washington-711 14th St., N.W., Washington, D.C. • Dl 7-8531 85