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7/26/34
FAVORS NEWPORT STATION IF PROVIDENCE STATION CHANGED
Examiner George H. Hill has recommended to the Federal Communications Commission that the application of S. George Webb, for a construction permit for a 100 watt station, nightime, and 250 watts daytime, on 1200 kilocycles be granted if, and when, Station WPRO, at Providence, R. I. is given the regular assignment to operate on the 630 kilocycle frequency, and when Station WORC is given the regular assignment to operate on the 1280 kilo¬ cycles frequency. Otherwise the application should be denied.
The conclusions of Examiner Hill were: The applicant,
S, George Webb, is legally qualified and has sufficient financial backing to construct and operate the proposed station. There is adequate local talent available to serve the needs of the proposed station. The Newport area is now inadequately served by existing radio stations. No objectionable interference would result from the granting of the application, provided Station WPRO is regularly assigned to the frequency 630 kilocycles and Station WORC is regularly assigned to the 1280 kilocycle frequency, but should Station WPRO operate on the frequency of 1210 kilocycles serious interference would result.
It was set forth in the report that the applicant, s, George Webb, is the public relations manager of the Newport Electric Corporation, in charge of publicity work for that con¬ cern. In the event of the granting of the application, the applicant proposes to form a corporation in order to finance and operate the proposed station. The applicant would purchase stock of the corporation to the amount of $5,000, and Ralph S, Hollis, Henry Horgan and Glen A. Bissell would es.ch subscribe to a like amount of this stock. In addition to this $20,000, the President of the Newport Electric Corporation, William P. Sheffield, has assured the applicant the sum of $20,000 would be procured and made available for the construction and operation of the station immediately upon the granting of the application.
Mr. Sheffield is an attorney-at-law and identified with a number of business enterprises. The applicant testified that while Mr. Sheffield was a man of large means, he could not give a definite statement of his net worth, but he testified that Mr. Sheffield was amply able to put up the $20,000, which he had agreed to make available for the construction and operation of the proposed station and that the Newport Electric Corporation would not in any way be identified with the construction and operation of the proposed station.
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