NAB reports (Mar-Dec 1933)

WEHC — Emory and Henry College, Charlottesville, Va. — Granted consent to voluntary assignment of construction permit to Community Broadcasting Corp. Third Zone WACO — -Central Texas Broadcasting Co., Inc., Waco, Texas — Granted modification of construction permit to extend com¬ mencement date to at once and completion date to Dec. 30, 1933. WSFA — Montgomery Broadcasting Co., Inc., Montgomery, Ala. — Granted special temporary authority to operate from 7:45 d. m. to 12 midnight, CST, for period ending Sept. 10, 1933, providing WODX remains silent. Fourth Zone WGN — WGN, Inc., Chicago, Ill. — Granted temporary renewal of license and designated application for hearing ; also same for auxiliary transmitter. WEW — The St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo. — Granted exten¬ sion of special authority to discontinue operation except to broadcast all government reports, from Aug. 1 to Sept. 1, 1933. KUSD — University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S. Dak. — Granted authority to remain silent from the present time to Sept. 18. KFNF — Henry Field Co., Shenandoah, Iowa — Granted extension of special authority to use time assigned to but not used by KUSD and WILL during month of August. KFOR — Meyer Broadcasting Co., Bismarck, N. Dak. — Granted special temporary authority to operate from 12:30 to 2 p. m., CST, July 28, provided KFDY remains silent. Fifth Zone None. APPLICATIONS SET FOR HEARING NEW — Nicholas Kuris, Muskegon, Mich. — Construction permit for new station; 1200 kc., 100 watts, daytime. NEW — Willard C. DeMuth, Ulrichesville, Ohio — Construction per¬ mit for new station; 1370 kc., 100 watts, daytime. KOIN — KOIN, Inc., Portland, Ore. — Construction permit to make changes in equipment and increase daytime power from 1 KW to 2J4 KW. KECA — Earle C. Anthony, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. — Construction permit to move transmitter locally; change frequency from 1430 kc. to 780 kc.; increase day power from 1 KW to KW ; use present auxiliary transmitter of KFI modified. (Facilities formerly assigned to KGEF.) WIBA — Badger Broadcasting Co., Madison, Wis. — Construction permit to change location of transmitter to one mile northwest of Waunakee, 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.) MISCELLANEOUS COMMISSION ACTION WPG — WPG Broadcasting Corp., Atlantic City, N. J. — The Com¬ mission reconsidered its action of July 11, in granting this station a regular license, and granted a temporary renewal of license and designated application for hearing because its facilities have been applied for. WSAZ — WSAZ, Inc., Huntington, W. Va. — Granted renewal of license, 1190 kc., 500 watts, limited time, sunset WOAI; also granted special temporary authority to operate with an addi¬ tional 500 watts power. KFAC — Los Angeles Broadcasting Co., Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. — Granted special temporary authorization to operate un¬ limited time pending Commission decision on application re¬ questing a change of hours to unlimited. This special au¬ thority in no event is to extend beyond 3 a. m., EST, Nov. 1, 1933. KGBX — KGBX, Inc., Springfield, Mo. — Suspended grant of appli¬ cation for voluntary assignment of license of KGIZ, of Grant City, Mo., to KFBX, because of protests of A. Craig Sieg¬ fried and Max A. Kramer, and designated application for hearing. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED First Zone WMSG— Madison Square Garden Broadcast Corp., New York City — Consent to voluntary assignment of license to Standard Cahill Co., Inc. WCDA — Italian Educational Broadcasting Co., New York City — Consent to voluntary assignment of license to Standard Ca¬ hill Co., Inc. Second Zone None. Third Zone WEED — William Avera Wynne, Greenville, N. C. — Modification of construction permit granted 6-16-33; changes in equip¬ ment, change street address of studio, and extend date of commencement. WPTF — WPTF Radio Co., Raleigh, N. C. — Modification of con¬ struction permit granted 6-9-33 to extend dates of commence¬ ment and completion to 8-19-33 and 11-19-33, respectively. (Supersedes former application to extend commencement date only.) KRGV — KRGV, Inc., Harlingen, Texas — Modification of license to change hours of operation from shares equally with KWWG to unlimited time. (Facilities of KWWG.) Fourth Zone WKBB — Sanders Bros. Radio Station, East Dubuque, Ill. — Modifi¬ cation of construction permit granted 10-21-32 to change transmitter and studio location one mile from proposed loca¬ tion, change equipment, amended to change specified hours. WIBA — Badger Broadcasting Co., Inc., Madison, Wis. — Construc¬ tion permit to move transmitter from Madison to Burke, Wis., make changes in equipment, change from 1280 kc., 500 watts, 1 KW until local sunset, unlimited time, to 720 kc., 25 KW, shares WGN (facilities of WGN, WHA, and WLBL), amended to change proposed transmitter location to one mile northwest of Waunakee, Wis. WIAS — Iowa Broadcasting Co.. Ottumwa, Iowa — Construction per¬ mit to change equipment, frequency, power and hours from 1310 kc., 100 watts, unlimited time, to 780 kc., 250 watts, daytime. WIND — Johnson-Kennedy Radio Corp., Gary, Ind. — Construction permit to move transmitter from 540 N. Lake St. to two miles from center of Gary. Ind. Fifth Zone None. APPLICATIONS RETURNED WSAR — Doughty and Welch Electric Co., Inc., Fall River, Mass. — Construction permit to move transmitter and studio from 32 N. Main St., Fall River, Mass., to Crowninshield Ship¬ yard, Town of Somerset, and 1 South Main St., respectively ; make changes in equipment and increase power from 250 watts to 250 watts night, 500 watts day, experimentally. (Improper form and unsatisfactory equipment.) WHBY — WHBY. Inc., Green Bay, Wis. — Construction permit to make changes in equipment, change frequency from 1200 kc. to 990 kc., and increase power from 100 to 500 watts (facili¬ ties of WLBL, WJJD, and WGES). (Unsatisfactory equip¬ ment, Rule 116.) NEW — Korn Krib General Mercantile Store, Cromwell, Okla. — Construction permit to erect a new broadcast station to use 1250 kc., 15 watts, unlimited time. (Unsatisfactory equip¬ ment, Rules 120 and 145.) NEW — C. C. Crawford, Haynesville, La. — Construction permit to erect a new broadcast station to use 1200 kc., 50 watts, specified hours (facilities of KMLB which are not being used). (Questionable equipment and unsatisfactory trans¬ mitter location.) WCAP — Radio Industries Broadcast Co., Asbury Park, N. J. — Special experimental authority to increase power from 500 watts to 1 KW for 90 days. (Rules 6 and 43.) NEW — W. E. Barclift, P. L. Barclift, and F. E. Barclift, d/b as Tuscaloosa Broadcasting Co., Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Either to move WPFB from Hattiesburg, Miss., to Tuscaloosa, Ala., or for new station requesting facilities of WPFB. (Not clear, and inconsistent.) WJBY — J. L. Aders, Gadsden, Ala. — Consent to involuntary as¬ signment of license from Gadsden Broadcasting Co., Inc. (Request of applicant.) WJBY — T. L. Aders, Gadsden, Ala. — Construction permit to move transmitter and studio of WJBY locally. (Request of ap¬ plicant.) Page 104