NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1944)

Wednesday, April 12 WNBZ — Upstate Broadcasting Corp., Saranac Lake, N. Y. — Re¬ newal of License. 1320 kc., 100 watts; daytime. MISCELLANEOUS WMWA — WOKO, Inc., Area of Albany, N. Y. — Present license for relay broadcast station further extended upon a temporary basis only, pending determination upon application for re¬ newal, for the period ending June 1, 1944. VVRET — The Fort Industry Co., Area of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Present license for relay broadcast station further extended upon a temporary basis only, pending determination upon application for renewal, for the period ending June 1, 1944. WEKF — Paducah Broadcasting Co., Inc., Area of Paducah, Ky. — Granted renewal of relay broadcast station license for the period ending December 1, 194S. In accordance with the Commission’s policy adopted February 23, 1943, the following applications for FM broadcast stations were placed in the pending files: York Broadcasting Co., York, Pa.; WGAL, Inc., Lancaster, Pa.; WDEL, Inc., Wilmington, Del.; Louis Wasmer, Inc., Spokane, Wash.; National Broadcasting Co., Inc., Washington, D. C.; Asso¬ ciated Broadcasters, Inc., Bethlehem, Pa.; Blue Network Co., Inc., New York City; Havens & Martin, Inc., Richmond, Va. ; Keystone Broadcasting Corp., Harrisburg, Pa.; Nashville Radio Corp., Nash¬ ville, Tenn. WHDH — Matheson Radio Co., Boston, Mass. — Granted petition for leave to amend application for modification of license (Bl-ML-1179) , and ordered that the application as amended be removed from the hearing docket, and that the hearing set for April 20 be cancelled. In re Application of: L. J. Duncan, Leila A. Duncan, Josephine A. (Keith) Rawls, Effie H. Allen, d/b as Valley Broadcasting Co., West Point, Ga. — Adopted an Order continuing the hearing from April 6 to April 26, 1944, in re application for construction permit to erect a new broadcast station at West Point, Ga. (Docket No. 6549) NEW — Biue Network Co., Inc., Area of San Francisco, Calif. — Modification of license to change equipment to conform to equipment changes authorized for station KEJK. NEW — University of Southern California, Los Angeles, Calif. — Construction permit for a new non-commercial educational broadcast station to be operated on 42,900 kc., power of 1 kilowatt; special emission. NEW — Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., Delano, Calif. — Con¬ struction permit for a new international broadcast station to be operated on 6120, 6170, 9650, 11830, 15270, 17830, 21520 and 21570 kc., with 50 kilowatts power. WAAD — The Fort Industry Co., Area of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Modification of license to change area of operation to Miami, Florida. WRET — The Fort Industry Co., Area of Fort Lauderdale, Fla. — Modification of license to change area of operation to Miami, Florida. WEJC — National Broadcasting Co., Inc., Washington, D. C. — Construction permit to move transmitter and make changes in antenna. KFI-KECA — Earl C. Anthony, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. — For post¬ ponement of the effective date of Sec. 3.35 of the Commis¬ sion’s Rules and Regulations and for extension of licenses of KFI and KECA. KGW-KEX — Oregonian Publishing Co., Portland, Ore. — To suspend the effective date of Sec. 3.35 to an indefinite date; or for determination that rule is inapplicable to petitioner; in the event the rule is not suspended or held inapplicable to the licenses, for renewals or extensions of licenses to permit orderly disposition of properties; if the specific relief prayed for is not granted without hearing, for a hearing on petition and application. KHQ-KGA — Louis Wasmer, Inc., Louis Wasmer, Spokane, Wash.— To suspend effective date of Sec. 3.35 as to petitioners or that petitioners be granted a hearing to show that the con¬ tinued operation of KHQ and KGA as presently operated would be in the public interest, convenience and necessity. WSPA — Spartanburg Advertising Co., Spartanburg, S. C. — Granted construction permit to make changes in directional antenna system for night use and increase in nighttime power from 1 to 5 kilowatts, subject to submission of an application for 106 — April 7, 1944 modification of construction permit specifying a directional antenna providing protection to other stations in accordance with the Rules and Regulations and Standards of Good Engineering Practice of the Commission. (B3-P-3384) KOMO-KJR — Fisher’s Blend Station, Inc., Seattle, Wash.— To suspend effective date of General Order No. 84-A, or in the alternative, for determination of inapplicability of regulation, or for renewals or extensions of licenses to permit the orderly disposition of properties. L. J. Duncan, Leila A. Duncan, Josephine A. (Keith) Rawls and Effie H. Allen, d/b as Valley Broadcasting Co., West Point, Ga. — Entered order vacating hearing assignment now sched¬ uled for April 6, on application for construction permit to erect a new station to operate on 1490 kc., with 250 watts power, unlimited time. APPLICATIONS FILED AT FCC 850 Kilocycles WHDH — Matheson Radio Co., Inc., Boston, Mass. — Modification of license to operate with directional antenna after sunset at Gainesville, Fla., instead of local sunset AMENDED to ope¬ rate with directional antenna after sunset at Gainesville, Fla., or Cleveland, Ohio, whichever is earlier in any month. 1160 Kilocycles WJJD — WJJD, Inc., Chicago, Ill. — Transfer of control of licensee corporation from H. Leslie Atlass, Ralph L. Atlass and Ralph Louis Atlass to Marshall Field. 1230 Kilocycles KXO — Valradio, Inc., El Centro, Calif. — License to cover con¬ struction permit (B5-P-3546) which authorized change in frequency, increase in power and installation of new trans¬ mitter. KXO — Valradio, Inc., El Centro, Calif. — Authority to determine operating power by direct measurement of antenna power. 1490 Kilocycles WKBV — Knox Radio Corp., Richmond, Ind. — Construction permit to increase power from 100 watts to 250 watts, make changes in transmitting equipment and antenna and move transmitter and studio. KPLT — North Texas Broadcasting Co., Paris, Texas — Authority to determine operating power by direct measurement of antenna power. 1580 Kilocycles NEW — Durham Broadcasting Co., Inc., Durham, N. Car. — Con¬ struction permit for a new standard broadcast station to be operated on 1580 kc., power of 250 watts and unlimited hours of operation. FM APPLICATIONS NEW — Louis Wasmer, Inc., Spokane, Wash. — Construction permit for a new high frequency (FM) Broadcast Station to be operated on 45,700 kc., with coverage of 12,609 square miles. NEW — G. W. Covington, Jr., Montgomery, Ala. — Construction permit for a new high frequency (FM) Broadcast Station to be operated on 45,500 kc., coverage of 4,761 square miles. NEW — St. Lawrence Broadcasting Corp., Ogdensburg, N. Y. — Construction permit for a new high frequency (FM) Broad¬ cast Station. NEW — Atlantfc Coast Broadcasting Co., Charleston, S. Car. — Con¬ struction permit for a new high frequency (FM) Broadcast Station to be operated on 47,700 kc., with coverage o'f 6,400 square miles. NEW — Central Broadcasting Co., Des Moines, Iowa — Construction permit for a new high frequency (FM) Broadcast Station to be operated on 46,100 kc., with coverage of 18,200 square miles. NEW — Stanley M. Goard, George W. Phillips, Robert T. Zabelle, James L. Murray, co-partners, d/b as Broadcasters Oreg., Ltd., Portland, Ore. — Construction permit for a new high frequency (FM) Broadcast Station to be operated on 48,500 kc., coverage of 5,826 square miles. NEW — Record-Herald Company, Wausau, Wise. — Construction permit for a new high frequency (FM) Broadcast Station to be operated on 46,500 kc.