NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1944)

KOB — Albuquerque Broadcasting Co., Albuquerque, N. Mex.— Designated for hearing application for modification of con¬ struction permit and license to cover same, and authority to determine operating power by direct measurement of an¬ tenna power. Pending such hearing the present license of KOB to operate on 1030 kilocycles with 10 kilowatts, and Special Service Authorization for 770 kilocycles, SO kilo¬ watts day, 25 kilowatts night, were extended for a period not to exceed 6 months (Commissioner Craven dissenting on action to extend Special Service Authorization). MISCELLANEOUS KXYZ — Harris County Broadcast Co., Houston, Texas — Granted license to use formerly licensed main transmitter as an auxiliary transmitter with power of 1 kilowatt (B3-L-1747). Granted authority to determine operating power by direct measurement of antenna power for auxiliary transmitter (B3-Z-1503). WMAZ — Southeastern Broadcasting Co., Inc., Macon, Ga. — Granted construction permit to move auxiliary transmitter from Napier Avenue, Macon, Ga., to Forsyth Road, Macon, using directional antenna day and night, and increase power from 1 kilowatt to sunset at KOB and 250 watts after sunset at KOB, to 1 kilowatt day and night (B3-P-3507). W6XLA — Television Productions, Inc., Area of Los Angeles, Calif. — Granted modification of construction permit to make changes in equipment and for extension of completion date from March 1, 1944, to 90 days after date of grant (B5MPVB-110). Placed in pending file, in accordance with Commission policy adopted February 23, 1943, the following applications for new FM broadcast stations: Capitol Broadcasting Corp., Indianapolis, Ind. (B4-PH-158) ; Drovers Journal Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill. (B4-PH-174) ; KLZ Broadcasting Co., Denver, Colo. (B5-PH-172); National Broad¬ casting Co., Inc., San Francisco, Calif. (B5-PH-164), Los An¬ geles, Calif. (B5-PH-165), Cleveland, Ohio (B2-PH-167), Denver, Colo. (B5-PH-168) ; The WGAR Broadcasting Co., Cleveland, Ohio (B2-PH-157) ; VVICA, Inc., Ashtabula, Ohio (B2-PH-170) ; WKY Radiophone Co., Oklahoma City, Okla. (B3-PH-171). KTHS — Radio Broadcasting. Inc., Hot Springs, Ark.— Dismissed application for Extension of Special Service Authorization to operate unlimited time, simultaneously with WBAL (B3-SSA-97) . APPLICATIONS FILED AT FCC 1230 Kilocycles NEW — John E. Fetzer and Rhea Y. Fetzer d/b as Fetzer Broad¬ casting Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. — Construction Permit for a new Standard Broadcast Station to be operated on 1230 kilocycles, power of 250 watts and unlimited hours of operation. 1240 Kilocycles WSBC — Gene T. Dyer, Evelyn M. Dyer, John A. Dyer and Eliza¬ beth M. Hinzman d/b as Radio Station, Chicago, Ill. — Voluntary Assignment of License to Julius Miller, Oscar Miller, Bertha L. Miller, Gertrude Miller and Arnold B. Miller, Co-Partners, d/b as Radio Station WSBC. NEW — Birney Imes, Jr., Meridian, Miss. — Construction Permit for a new Standard Broadcast Station to be operated on 1240 kilocycles with power of 250 watts and unlimited hours of operation. 1340 Kilocycles WDAK — L. J. Duncan, Leila A. Duncan, Josephine A. Keith, and Effie H. Allen d/b as Valley Broadcasting Co., Columbus, Ga. — Construction Permit to move transmitter from Co¬ lumbus, Georgia, to .75 mile South of Girard on the “Brick Yard Road”, Phoenix City, Ala. 1440 Kilocycles WAAB — The Winter Street Corp., Worcester, Mass. — Modification of License to change corporate name of licensee to The Yankee Network, Inc. 98 — March 31, 1944 1490 Kilocycles KTBI — Tacoma Broadcasters, Inc., Tacoma, Wash. — Voluntary Transfer of Control of licensee corporation from C. C. Cavanaugh to Harold S. Woodworth — 109 shares of com¬ mon stock. FM APPLICATIONS NEW — Monroe B. England, Pittsfield, Mass. — Construction Per¬ mit for a new High Frequency (FM) Broadcast Station to be operated on 45,700 kilocycles with coverage of 950 square miles or more. NEW — The Tribune Company, Tampa, Fla. — Construction Per¬ mit for a new High Frequency (FM) Broadcast Station. NEW — The WFMJ Broadcasting Co., Youngstown, Ohio — Con¬ struction Permit for a new High Frequency (FM) Broad¬ cast Station to be operated on 44,100 kilocycles with cov¬ erage of 15,610 square miles. TELEVISION APPLICATIONS NEW — Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc., Boston, Mass. — Con¬ struction Permit for a new Commercial Television Broad¬ cast Station to be operated on Channel #5 (84000-00000 kilocycles) . NEW — Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc., Philadelphia. Penna.— Construction Permit for a new Commercial Television Broadcast Station to be operated on Channel #7 (102000 108000 kilocycles). NEW — Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc., Pittsburgh, Penna. — Construction Permit for a new Commercial Television Broadcast Station to be operated on Channel #1 (50000 56000 kilocycles). NEW — Stromberg-Carlson Company, Rochester, N. Y. — Construc¬ tion Permit for a new Commercial Television Broadcast Station to be operated on Channel #1 (50000-56000 kilo¬ cycles). NEW — Capital Broadcasting Co., Washington, D. C. — Construc¬ tion Permit for a new Commercial Television Broadcast Station to be operated on Channel # 6 (06000-102000 kilocycles) . FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION DOCKET COMPLAINTS The Federal Trade Commission has alleged unfair competition against the following firms. The respondents will be given an op¬ portunity to show cause why cease and desist orders should not be issued against them. Bland Products Co. — Dissemination of false advertisements concerning feminine hygiene preparations designated “Flo Triple XXX Compound” and “An-Tex Inserts” is alleged in a complaint against Carlton Routzahn, trading as Bland Products Co., 3716 North Clark St., Chicago. (5141) Blumenthal Print Works — A complaint has been issued charg¬ ing Sidney E. Blumenthal, Harry J. Blumenthal and Ruby S. Blumenthal, trading as Blumenthal Print Works, 425 Godchaux Building, New Orleans, with misrepresenting the properties of socalled “Steritized” mattress ticking, cotton cloth and fabrics which they sell in interstate commerce. (5142) Northern Kentucky Independent Food Dealers Assn., Inc. —An association of approximately 150 Kentucky retail grocers and its officers are charged in a complaint with maintaining an unlawful combination and conspiracy to control the prices at which bread manufactured in Ohio is to be sold in Kentucky. The complaint is directed against Northern Kentucky Inde¬ pendent Food Dealers Association, Inc., 505 Scott St., Covington, Ky., and Paul Ogden, president; R. H. Goderwis, vice president;