NAB reports (Mar-Dec 1933)

CORRECTIONS TO LIST OF BROADCASTING STATIONS The following corrections should be made in the list of Radio Broadcasting Stations in the United States published by NAB, August 1, 1933, to make the list correct to September 1, 1933: Freq. Call Letters Studio Location Alterations and Corrections 570 WPCH New York, N. Y. Strike out all particulars. 570 WMCA New York, N. Y. U, quota units 0.6. 580 WSAZ Huntington, W. Va. Spec, experimental author¬ 590 WOW Omaha, Nebr. ity, power 1 KW. U, quota units 1.0. 590 WCAJ Lincoln, Nebr. Strike out all particulars. 880 KLX Oakland, Calif. Licensee, Tribune Publish¬ 1180 KEX Portland, Ore. ing Co. Licensee, The Oregonian 1200 KFWF St. Louis, Mo. Publishing Co. Strike out all particulars. 1200 KIGY Lowell, Ariz. Call letters changed to 1200 KGHI Little Rock, Ark. KSUN Power 250 watts, LS. 1210 WGCM Mississippi City, Miss. Licensee, Grace Jones 1240 WACO Waco, Texas Stewart, under trade name of Great Southern Land Co. (not inc.). CP, 250 watts, LS, quota units 0.09. Frequency 1420 kc., power 1260 KVOA Tucson, Ariz. 100 watts, S.H. Licensee, Arizona Broad¬ 1270 KVOR Colorado Spgs., Colo. casting Co., Inc. Licensee, S. H. Patterson. 1350 WCDA New York, N. Y. Licensee, Standard Cahill 1350 WMSG New York, N. Y. Co. Licensee, Standard Cahill 1420 KGIW Trinidad, Colo. Co. CP-T and studio, Alamosa, 1470 KGA Spokane, Wash. Colo. Licensee, Louis Wasmer. 1500 WKBV Connersville, Ind. CP-T and studio, Rich¬ 1500 WKEU La Grange, Ga. mond, Ind. CP covered by license. Members of the National Association of Broadcasters are indi¬ cated in the Call Letter List in bold-faced type. Since publication of the list, the following stations have become members: WLIT (560 kc.) ; WAAT (940 kc.) ; WBBZ (1200 kc.) ; WHBU (1210 kc.); KGBX (1310 kc.) ; KPPY (1340 kc.) ; KSO (1370 kc.) ; KCMC (1420 kc.) ; KDB (1500 kc.); WQAM (560 kc.) ; KFWB (950 kc.) ; KERN (1200 kc.); WSBC (1210 kc.); KGCX (1310 kc.) ; WBNX (1350 kc.) ; KFJZ (1370 kc.) ; WJMS (1420 kc.) ; WMIL (1500 kc.) ; KFRC (610 kc.) ; WHN (1010 kc.) ; KWG (1200 kc.); WSOC (1210 kc.) ; KFYU (1310 kc.) ; WIBM (1370 kc.); WLVA (1370 kc.); WNBR (1430 kc.) ; KFKA (880 kc.) ; WDGY (1180 kc.) ; KBTM (1200 kc.); WCRW (1210 kc.) ; KGB (1330 kc.) ; KMAC (1370 kc.) ; WLTH (1400 kc.) ; WSFA (1410 kc.) ; WMBQ (1500 kc.); HOME ECONOMICS BROADCASTS The average American radio station presents between one and two home economics programs, it was revealed in a study made of this type of program by the American Home Economics Asso¬ ciation in cooperation with the U. S. Office of Education. Ques¬ tionnaires for the study were prepared under the direction of Dr. Cline M. Koon, Senior Specialist in Radio in Education of that office. A total of 342 stations were shown to broadcast 563 programs of this type, while national network companies broadcast twenty home economics programs. Of the entire number of programs 63% were sponsored, 5% partly sponsored and partly sustaining, and the remainder sustaining. Approximately 69 per cent of the programs were broadcast in the morning, 29 per cent in the afternoon and 2 per cent in the evening. Talks on the preparation of food consumed 40 per cent of the time, while the remainder was devoted to other home¬ making subjects. In the neighborhood of one-third of the spon¬ soring companies used mail response as an indication of the success of the program. FEDERAL RADIO COMMISSION ACTION HEARING CALENDAR Monday, September 18, 1933 NEW — Eastern Oregon Broadcasting Co., La Grande, Ore. — Con¬ struction permit for new station to use 1500 kc., 100 watts (250 watts day), unlimited time. KOAC — Oregon State Agricultural College, Corvallis, Ore. — Re¬ newal of license. Wednesday, September 20, 1933 Oral Argument Before Commission en banc WMBD — Peoria Broadcasting Co., Peoria, Ill. — Modification of license to acquire unlimited time (facilities of WMBD). WTAD — Illinois Broadcasting Corp., Quncy, Ill. — Renewal of license, and construction permit to move to East St. Louis, Ill. Thursday, September 21, 1933 NEW — Donald E. Dean & Wendell S. Clark, d/b as The Con¬ necticut Broadcasting Co., Danbury, Conn. — Construction permit for new station to use 1310 kc., 100 watts, daytime. WGNY — Peter Goelet, Chester Township, N. Y. — Modification of license to change hours of operation. Friday, September 22, 1933 KGIZ — Grant City Park Corp., Grant City, Mo. — Voluntary as¬ signment of license to KGBX, Inc., and voluntary assignment of construction permit to move to Springfield, Mo. APPLICATIONS GRANTED First Zone WODA-WAAM — Wodaam Corp., Paterson, N. J. — Granted CP to combine stations WODA and WAAM, install new equipment at new location in swamps near Paterson Plank Road, near Carlstadt, N. J., use WAAM’s present studio for both sta¬ tions, and operate with 1 KW night, 2/z KW day, 6/7 time, sharing with WGCP 1/7 time. WBNX-WMSG-WCDA— Standard Cahill Co., Inc., New YorkGranted modification of license to consolidate stations WBNX, WMSG, and WCDA, to use transmitter and trans¬ mitter location at 138 Pine Street, Cliffside, N. J., main studio same as present studio used by WMSG and WBNX at 1100 E. 177th St., New York. WBAL — Consolidated Gas and Electric Light and Power Company of Baltimore — Granted license covering move of transmitter and installation of new equipment; 1060 kc., 10 KW, shares with WTIC. WSYB — Philip Weiss, d/b as Philip Weiss Music Co., Rutland, Vt. — Granted special temporary authorization to operate from 10 a. m. to 12:30 p. m., EST, October 1, 8 and 15, 1933. WNBZ — Earl j. Smith and William Mace, d/b as Smith & Mace, Saranac Lake, N. Y. — Granted temporary license pending hearing and decision on application for renewal. Second Zone WCAE — WCAE, Inc., Pittsburgh, Pa. — Granted modification of CP extending completion date from October 31, 1933, to February 1, 1934. WCAU — WCAU Broadcasting Co., Philadelphia, Pa. — Granted au¬ thority to determine operating power by direct measurement of antenna power. WHBC — Edward P. Graham, Canton, Ohio — Granted license covernew equipment and increase in operating power from 10 to 100 watts; 1200 kc., specified hours. WKOK — Charles S. Blue, Sunbury, Pa. — Granted license covering move of transmitter and studio and change in antenna; 1210 kc., 100 watts, specified hours. WBAX — John H. Stenger, Jr., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — Granted special temporary authorization to operate from 10 p. m., September 18, to 1 a. m., September 19, EST, provided Station WKOK remains silent. Third Zone KUOA — KUOA, Inc., Fayetteville, Ark. — Granted modification of CP extending completion date from August 29 to November 25, 1933. KFPM — Dave Ablowich, d/b as The New Furniture Co., Green¬ ville, Tex. — Granted special temporary authorization to op¬ erate as follows: from 9 p. m. to 12 midnight, CST, on Sep Page 137