NAB reports (Mar-Dec 1933)

1120 kc. with 1 KW, unlimited hours, and test after mid¬ night on 1120 kc. WMBH — VV. M. Robertson, Joplin, Mo. — Granted special tem¬ porary authority to operate from 9:30 to 11:30 p. m., CST, July 4. Fifth Zone KGCX— M. E. Krebsbach, Wolf Point, Mont. — Granted special authority to operate from 3 to 6 p. m., MST, July 12, 14, and IS. NEW — Hilo Broadcasting Co., Ltd., Hilo, T. H. — Granted construc¬ tion permit for new station to operate on 1210 kc., 100 watts, 8 hours daily. MISCELLANEOUS COMMISSION ACTION WMAZ— Southeastern Broadcasting Co., Inc., Macon, Ga. — Denied authority to operate until 11 p. m., EST, June 29, simul¬ taneously with KEX and KOB. KGEK — Elmer C. Beehler, Yuma, Colo. — Application to move station, heretofore set for hearing, dismissed at request of applicant. APPLICATION SET FOR HEARING WJR — WJR, The Goodwill Station Inc., Detroit, Mich. — Con¬ struction permit to move transmitter from Pontiac, Mich., to a location to be determined; to make field strength sur¬ veys; install new equipment, and increase power from 10 to 50 KW. To be heard before Commission en banc on Oct. 4, 1933. NEW— Ray M. Thompson, Youngstown, Ohio — Construction per¬ mit for new station to use 1370 kc., 100 watts, unlimited time (facilities of WHBD). NEW — Edw. Goodberlet and Harry J. Frahn, d/b as Greater Muscle Shoals Broadcasting Co., Sheffield, Ala.— Construc¬ tion permit for new station to use 1500 kc., 100 watts, un¬ limited time (facilities of WAMC). NEW — Fred L. Packard and S. Hepp and Judge J. W. Shulman, d/b as Acme Broadcasting Co., Huntington Park, Calif. — Construction permit for new station to use 1300 kc., 500 watts, sharing with KFAC (facilities of KFAC). WBBC — Brooklyn Broadcasting Corp., Brooklyn, N. Y. — Modifi¬ cation of license to increase hours of operation from 54 time sharing with WLTH, WARD and WFOX to J4 time sharing with WLTH only (facilities of WARD and WFOX). WODX — Mobile Broadcasting Corp., Mobile, Ala. — Modification of license to change frequency from 1410 kc. to 1380 kc., and increase hours of operation from simultaneous day with WSFA, sharing night with WSFA, to unlimited. WKBB — Sanders Bros. Radio Station, East Dubuque, Ill. — Modifi¬ cation of construction permit to change transmitter and studio location, install new equipment, and change specified hours of operation to other specified hours. Also to change frequency from 1310 kc. to 1420 kc. WEHS, WHFC, and WKBI, all of Cicero, Ill. — Modification of licenses to change frequency from 1420 kc. to 1310 kc. WCLS — WCLS, Inc., Joliet, Ill. — Modification of license to change frequency from 1310 kc. to 1420 kc. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED First Zone WBZA — Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co., Boston, Mass. — Con¬ struction permit to make changes in equipment. WBBC — Brooklyn Broadcasting Corp., Brooklyn, N. Y. — Modifi¬ cation of license to change hours of operation from shares with WFOX, WARD, WLTH to share WFOX and WLTH, requesting facilities of WARD, amended to request share with WLTH (facilities of WARD and WFOX, WBBC to use J4 time, WLTH 54 time). WCAP — Radio Industries Broadcast Co., Asbury Park, N. J. — Special experimental authorization to increase power from 500 watts to 1 KW experimentally for 90 days. NEW — S. George Webb, Newport, R. I. — Construction permit for new station to use 630 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time, amended to change transmitter location from Newport to Middletown, change frequency to 1320 kc., and change specified equipment. Second Zone NEW — Willard G. Demuth, Uhrichsville, Ohio — Construction per¬ mit for new station to use 1370 kc., 100 watts, daytime, re¬ submitted. To be considered under Rule 6 g. Third Zone WGCM — Great Southern Land Co., Mississippi City, Miss. — Con¬ sent to voluntary assignment of license to Grace Jones Stewart under the trade name of Great Southern Land Co. (not inc.). KUOA — KUOA, Inc., Fayetteville, Ark. — Modification of construc¬ tion permit to change equipment and move transmitter locally for approval of transmitter location (Mount Sequoyah, Fayetteville, Ark.), and to change equipment. NEW — C. C. Crawford, Haynesville, La. — Construction permit for new station to use 1200 kc., 50 watts, specified hours. KFPL — C. C. Baxter, Dublin, Tex. — Construction permit to make changes in equipment and increase power from 100 watts to 100 watts night, 250 watts day. WHEF — J. Niles Boyd Wholesale Grocery Co., J. O. Ashworth and J. R. Smithson, d/b as Attala Milling and Produce Co., Kosciusko, Miss. — Modification of construction permit for new station to extend commencement and completion dates to 7-24-33 and 1-24-34. Fourth Zone WKBV — William O. Knox, trading as Knox Battery & Electric Co., Connersville, Ind. — Construction permit to change trans¬ mitter and studio location to Richmond, Ind. NEW — Herbert H. Fette, Meriden, Minn. — Construction permit for new station to use 1310 kc., 100 watts daytime (facili¬ ties of KGDE in terms of quota units). WIBA — Badger Broadcasting Co., Madison, Wis. — Construction permit to move transmitter from Madison to Burke, Wis., make changes in equipment, change frequency from 1280 kc. to 720 kc., increase power from 500 watts night, 1 KW day to 25 KW, and change hours from unlimited to sharing with WGN (facilities of WGN, WHA, and WLBL). Fifth Zone KJBS — Julius Brunton & Sons Cc., San Francisco, Calif. — Special experimental authorization to change hours of operation from 12:01 a. m. to local sunset to 12:01 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. for 90-day period. APPLICATIONS RETURNED NEW — A. C. Clatfelter, Jr., and Ben L. Estes, Sanderson, Tex. — Construction permit for new station to use 1340 kc., 75 watts, 5 hours daily (Rules 6, 120, equipment and trans¬ mitter site unsatisfactory). NEW — Henry Clay Allison, Fort Worth, Tex. — Construction per¬ mit for new station to use 600 kc., 100 watts, unlimited time (Rules 6 and 120, proposed equipment and transmitter loca¬ tion unsatisfactory). KICK — Red Oak Radio Corporation, Carter Lake, Iowa — License to cover construction permit to move station from Red Oak to Carter Lake (improperly executed). KMTR — KMTR Radio Corporation, Los Angeles, Calif. — Author¬ ity to determine power by direct antenna measurement (wrong form). KFXD — H. L. Peterson, Nampa, Idaho — Application for involun¬ tary assignment of license from Frank E. Hurt to H. L. Peterson (Rule 43). NEW — Southland Radio Corp., Shreveport, La. — Construction per¬ mit for new station to use 1210 kc., 100 watts, unlimited time (at request of applicant). WMIL — Arthur Faske, Brooklyn, N. Y. — Modification of construc¬ tion permit to make changes in equipment and increase power from 100 watts to 100 watts night, 250 watts day (Rule 43 — questionable equipment and Rule 6). KNX — Western Broadcast Co., Los Angeles, Calif. — Special ex¬ perimental authorization to increase power from 25 KW to 50 KW experimentally (Rule 43, no plan or program of tests submitted, and Rule 118). KECA — Earle C. Anthony, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. — Construction permit to change transmitter location locally, use KFI’s auxiliary transmitter with changes as main transmitter of KECA, and increase daytime power from 1 KW to 2J4 KW (Rule 49). Page 80