NAB reports (Mar-Dec 1933)

COMMISSION TO MEET JULY 11 The next meeting of the Radio Commission will be July 11, due to the holidav July 4, and the fact that following immediately after that the Commission will move its quarters. NEW STATION GRANT The Federal Radio Commission on Friday upheld the recom¬ mendation of Examiner Hyde in his Report No. 481 that the Copper Electric Company, Inc., be granted a construction permit for the erection of a new broadcasting station at Lowell, Ariz. It was found by the Commission that there is a need for the broadcast service which the applicant proposes to establish and that “no objectionable interference of any kind would be likely to result from the operation of the proposed station.” The company asked for a 100-watt station to operate daytime on a frequency of 1200 kilocycles. The quota value of the facilities requested in this case is 0.1 of a unit. As the State of Arizona is 0.27 of a unit under quota in broadcast facilities, the granting of the application will still leave the state under quota. WNBO DENIED MOVE Station WNBO was denied permission to move from Silver Haven to Monongahela, Pa., this week; WCAE was granted permission to move its transmitter locally at Pittsburgh, and WHBC, Canton, Ohio, was granted permission to install new equipment, upholding Examiner Hyde in his Report No. 471. The Commission found that the moving of WNBO and granting it full time “would result in increased and objectionable inter¬ ference.” It was found that the moving of the transmitter of WCAE would result in improvement in its service, and that the power assignment of WHBC is not adequate to provide a satis¬ factory service in the community in which the station is licensed to serve. FEDERAL RADIO COMMISSION ACTION HEARING CALENDAR July 7, 1933 WNBW — WNBW, Inc., Carbondale, Pa. — Renewal of license, and involuntary assignment of license. TENTATIVE HEARING CALENDAR (Dates subject to change) July 11, 1933 WPRO — Cherry & Webb Broadcasting Co., Providence, R. I. — Special authority to use 250 watts on 630 kc., unlimited time, experimentally. NEW — Juan Piza, San Juan, P. R. — Construction permit for new station to use 1290 kc., 500 watts, unlimited time. July 12, 1933 KSO — Iowa Broadcasting Co., Des Moines, Iowa — Construction permit to change from 1370 kc., 100 watts night, 250 watts day, to 1120 kc., 250 watts night, 500 watts day. WIAS — Iowa Broadcasting Co., Ottumwa, Iowa — Renewal of license. July 13, 1933 KFAC — Los Angeles Broadcasting Co., Los Angeles, Calif. — Modi¬ fication of license to secure unlimited hours of operation. July 18, 1933 WDEL — WDEL, Inc., Wilmington, Del. — Modification of license to increase night power to 500 watts. July 24, 1933 WEXL — Royal Oak Broadcasting Co., Royal Oak, Mich. — Con¬ struction permit to increase power from 50 watts to 100 watts. WJBK— James F. Hopkins, Inc., Detroit. Mich.— Modification of license to change hours to unlimited. WIBM — WIBM, Inc., Jackson, Mich. — Modification of license to change hours to unlimited. July 28, 1933 KMLB — Liner’s Broadcasting Station, Monroe, La. — Construction permit to change from 1200 kc., 100 watts, unlimited time, to 590 kc., 250 watts, specified hours. July 31, 1933 WPTF — WPTF Radio Co., Raleigh, N. C. — Modification of license to operate unlimited time. APPLICATIONS GRANTED First Zone WSAR — Doughty & Welch Electric Co., Inc. — Granted license covering changes in equipment; 1450 kc., 250 watts, un¬ limited time. WQDM — A. J. St. Antoine and E. J. Regan, St. Albans, Vt. — Granted modification of license to reduce hours of operation. WBAL — Consolidated Gas, Electric Light and Power Co. of Balti¬ more, Baltimore, Md. — Granted permission to operate 1 KW auxiliary at new site of main transmitter. Second Zone WEHC — Emory and Henry College, Charlottesville, Va. — Granted modification of construction permit to change transmitter location to Stony Point Road, Charlottesville, and studio to Monticello Hotel. WSAI — The Crosley Radio Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio— Granted con¬ struction permit to make changes in equipment and increase operating power from 500 watts night and 1 KW day to 1 KW night and 2J4 KW day. WHP — WHP, Inc., Harrisburg, Pa. — Granted special temporary authority to operate from 1:30 to 2:30 p. m., EST, July 6. Third Zone WFDV — Rome Broadcasting Corp., Rome, Ga. — Granted special temporary authority to operate from 9 p. m. to 12 midnight, CST, July 7, 1933. WPFB — Hattiesburg Broadcasting Co., Hattiesburg, Miss. — Granted authority to remain silent from July 1 to Aug. 1, 1933. KNOW — KUT Broadcasting Co., Austin, Texas — Granted modifi¬ cation of construction permit to change location of trans¬ mitter locally in Austin, install new equipment, extend com¬ mencement to 30 days after date of granting, and completion date to 9 days after granting. Fourth Zone KFH — Radio Station KFH Co., Wichita, Kans. — Granted modifi¬ cation of license to move studio locally in Wichita. WMBH — W. M. Robertson, Joplin, Mo. — Granted special tem¬ porary authority to operate certain specified hours. KGIZ — Grant City Park Corp., Grant City, Mo. — Granted volun¬ tary assignment of license to KGBX, Inc. KGBX — KGBX, Inc., Springfield, Mo. — Granted modification of license to change hours of operation from unlimited to onehalf time. KGIZ — Grant City Park Corp., Grant City Park, Mo. — Granted construction permit to move station from Grant City to Springfield, Mo., install new transmitter, change frequency from 1500 kc. to 560 kc., increase power from 100 to 500 watts, and decrease time from unlimited to daytime. KFOR — Cornbelt Broadcasting Corp., Lincoln, Nebr. — Granted construction permit to make changes in equipment. KFAB — KFAB Broadcasting Co., Lincoln, Nebr. — Granted modifi¬ cation of construction permit extending commencement date to Dec. 1, 1933, and completion date to July 1, 1934. KFNF — Henry Field Co., Shenandoah, Iowa — Granted extension of special authority from July 1 to Aug. 1 to use time as¬ signed but not used by KUSD and WILL. WIND — Johnson Kennedy Radio Corp., Gary, Ind. — Granted per¬ mission to conduct tests for new location beginning June 30 and continuing for 10 days. WHB — WHB Broadcasting Co., Kansas City, Mo. — Granted spe¬ cial authority to operate for 90 days experimentally on Page 79