NAB reports (Mar-Dec 1933)

Herbert H. Fette, Meriden, Minn. — Granted permission to take depositions of certain witnesses on November 10, 1933, in re application for C. P. for new broadcasting station to operate on 1310 kc., 100 watts, daytime. WBBX — Samuel D. Reeks, New Orlenas, La. — Denied request for reconsideration of Commission’s action of October 20, which denied authority to use temporarily the transmitter of station WJBO. WBBX — Coliseum Place Baptist Church, New Orleans, La. — Denied authority to change licensee from Samuel D. Reeks to Coliseum Place Baptist Church temporarily, pending action on involuntary assignment of license due to cancella¬ tion of lease formerly held by Reeks. (This is reconsidera¬ tion of Commission’s action of October 20.) WBAX — John H. Stenger, Jr., Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — C. P. to make changes in equipment heretofore granted, was cancelled and retired to closed files at request of applicant. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED First Zone WQDM — A. J. St. Antoine and E. J. Regan, St. Albans, Vt. — License to cover construction permit granted 9-1-33 make changes in equipment. WORC — Alfred Frank Kleindienst, Worcester, Mass. — Extension of special experimental authorization to 3-1-34 to operate on 1280 kc., 500 watts power, using directional antenna. Second Zone NEW — Mason Dixon Radio Group, Inc., York, Pa. — Construction permit for new station to use 1310 kc., 100 watts, share with WRAW, Reading, Pa. Requests facilities WGAL, Lancaster, Pa. WGAL — WGAL, Inc., Lancaster, Pa. — Modification of license to change frequency and hours of operation from 1310 kc., share with WRAW, to 1500 kc., unlimited time. Requests frequency to be vacated by WPEN, Philadelphia, Pa. WSAI — Crosley Radio Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio — Extension for 90 days of special authorization to use 1 KW night, 2)4 KW to local sunset using directional antenna, experimentally. WJR — WJR, The Goodwill Station, Inc., Detroit, Mich. — Con¬ struction permit to move transmitter from Pontiac, Sylvan Lake Village, Mich., 31 miles south. Third Zone WPFB — Otis Perry Eure, Hattiesburg, Miss. — Consent to involun¬ tary assignment of license from W. E., F. E. and P. L. Barclift d/b as Hattiesburg Broadcasting Co. NEW — Henry Clay Allison, Fort Worth, Tex. — Construction per¬ mit for new station to use 1370 kc., 100 watts night, 250 watts to local sunset, share KFJZ equally, facilities KFJZ, Fort Worth, Tex. Resubmitted and amended to request 100 watts day and night, oath corrected. WGST — Georgia School of Technology, Atlanta, Ga. — Construc¬ tion permit to make changes in equipment and increase daytime power from 500 watts to 1 KW to local sunset (250 watts night). WSPA — Virgil V. Evans, tr. as The Voice of South Carolina, Spar¬ tanburg, S. C. — Construction permit to move transmitter locally, make changes in equipment, change frequency, power and hours from 1420 kc., 100 watts night, 250 watts to local sunset, unlimited time, to 920 kc., 2)4 KW daytime hours of operation. Requests be considered under Rule 6(f). WODX — Frank M. King, Mobile, Ala. — Consent to involuntary assignment of license from Mobile Broadcasting Corpora¬ tion to Frank M. King, Receiver. KUOA — KUOA, Inc., Fayetteville, Ark. — Modification of license to change hours of operation from daytime to local sunset to 7:00 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. WJBW — Chas. C. Carlson, New Orleans, La. — Modification of license to change hours of operation from shares equally with WBBX to unlimited time, facilities WBBX, New Or¬ leans, La. WBHS — Radio Station WBHS, Inc., Huntsville, Ala. — Consent to voluntary assignment of license to Virgil V. Evans. NEW — Ark-La-Tex Radio Corp., Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Construction permit for new station to use 1290 kc., 100 watts, unlimited hours, facilities WAML, Laurel, Miss. Amended re pro¬ posed transmitter location, equipment, and to request 250 watts. WENC — Americus Broadcast Corp., Americus, Ga. — Construction permit to move transmitter, exact location to be deter¬ mined near Albany, Ga., and move studio to Washington and Broad Streets, Albany, Ga., and make changes in equip¬ ment. Fourth Zone WBOW — Banks of Wabash, Inc., Terre Haute, Ind. — Construction permit to make changes in equipment, change frequency, and increase power from 1310 kc., 100 watts, to 1360 kc., 1 KW, facilities WGES, Chicago, Ill. Amended additional information re equipment. KMBC — Midland Broadcasting Co., Kansas City, Mo. — License to cover construction permit authorizing move of trans¬ mitter to Kansas City, Kans., granted 9-27-32. WTMJ — The Journal Co. (The Milwaukee Journal), Milwaukee, Wis. — Authority to determine operating power by direct measurement of antenna. Fifth Zone KVOA — Arizona Broadcasting Co., Inc., Tucson, Ariz. — Modifica¬ tion of license to change hours of operation from specified hours to unlimited. Requests facilities in quota units from KGAR, Tucson, Ariz. KDFN — Donald Lewis Hathaway, Casper, Wyo. — License to cover construction permit granted 8-25-33 to move trans¬ mitter and studio locally and make changes in equipment. APPLICATIONS RETURNED NEW — John Edison Stauffer, Pastor Central Presbyterian Church, Anniston, Ala. — Construction permit for new station to use 580 kc., 7)4 watts, unlimited hours; 1 hour weekdays, 2 hours Sundays (Rules 120, 151, equipment and proposed location) . NEW— Boston Herald-Traveler Corp., Boston, Mass. — Construc¬ tion permit for new station to use 1500 kc., 100 watts night, 250 watts to local sunset, unlimited time (request of appli¬ cant). WKBC — R. B. Broyles, tr. as Broyles Furniture Co., Birmingham, Ala. — Construction to make changes in equipment (not signed and oath not executed; also Rule 6) and increase day power from 100 watts to 250 watts to local sunset. WOL — American Broadcasting Co., Washington, D. C. — License to cover construction permit granted 8-22-33, new equip¬ ment (Section 7 not filled in). NEW — Portsmouth Broadcasting Co., Talmage Edwards, Fred Lorey, J. Morgan Derr, Charles Pfau, Jr., and Arthur L. Laudeman, Portsmouth, Ohio — Construction permit for new station to use 1370 kc., 100 watts night, 250 watts to local sunset, unlimited time, facilities WHBD, Mt. Orab, Ohio. (Rule 6, requests facilities more than WHBD’s assignment quota, Rule 140, and transmitter location.) NEW — Midwestern Broadcasting Assn., St. Joseph, Mo. — Con¬ struction permit for new station to use 1500 kc., 100 watts, unlimited time, facilities KGIZ, Springfield, Mo. (Im¬ properly signed.) FREQUENCY MONITORS APPROVED The Commission approved the frequency monitor of the Hy grade-Sylvania Corp., for use in broadcast stations, to comply with Rule 145. The Approval No. is given: Mjg’s Name Type Approval No. Hygrade Sylvania Corp. Model 30 J 1460 Other frequency monitors approved by the Commission to date follow: Mfg’s Name Type Approval No. DeForest Radio Co. ABM-106 Model A 1451 General Radio Co. Oscillator Type 575-D 1452 Western Electric Co. Deviation Meter Type 581-A Quartz Plate Type 376-J 1-A 1453 RCA Victor Co. Oscillator 700-A Modified EX-4180 1454 Doolittle & Falknor FD-1 1455 Bremer Brdcstg. Corp. A 1456 International Brdcstg. Equipment Co. Tvpe 60 1457 Piezo Electric Labs. PM-125-A 1458 Pillar of Fire A 1459 CALL SIGNALS CHANGED DURING WEEK OCT. 23 WKBO— Keystone Broadcasting Corp., Harrisburg, Pa. — Changed from WCOD. ■ Page 214*