NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1944)

tions for construction permits have been filed with the Commission since May 1, 1944. Some of these have already been granted. Interest is also being shown in carriercurrent as well as space radio systems. One railway com¬ pany, the Denver and Rio Grande, has requested that frequencies be assigned to it on a regular basis and has filed an application for such facilities. WBZ FREE RADIO WORKSHOP BEGINS JULY 6 A free “Radio Workshop” beginning Thursday, July 6, and continuing to August 10, will be conducted by WBZ at its Hotel Bradford studios, Boston, according to an¬ nouncement by C. S. Young, general manager. Many teachers and educators from all sections of Eastern Massa¬ chusetts have enrolled in the course. The WBZ “Radio Workshop” developed out of the highly successful course at KYW, Philadelphia, last summer. Similar workshops are planned this season in other Westinghouse station cities, Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Philadelphia. „T„„ „TTT , , „ There will be eleven sessions of the WBZ Workshop with most of the lecturers selected from the Boston sta¬ tion’s staff. Guest speakers will include: Sterling Fisher, assistant public service counselor, and Mrs. Doris Corwith, assistant to the public service coun¬ selor, both from NBC in New York; Dorothy Lewis, co¬ ordinator of listener activities for the National Associa¬ tion of Broadcasters, Washington, D. C.; Lee B. Wailes, general manager, Gordon Hawkins, program supervisor, F. P. Nelson, director of television and shortwave, and W. B. McGill, supervisor of advertising and promotion, all members of the Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc., headquarters staff in Philadelphia. Dean Howard M. LeSourd of Boston University and Albert D. Hughes, radio editor for the Christian Science Monitor, will be other guest lecturers. WIOD'S BOND PROMOTION CLICKS The program and commercial departments of WIOD, Miami, combined activities to make a success of the 5th War Bond campaign, under direction of James LeGate, general manager. Station arranged with First Federal Savings & Loan Association of Miami for the construction of a war bond stage alongside its building on one of the city’s busiest downtown corners. Then officials of various civic and fraternal organizations were invited to hold their own bond day at the WIOD stage and to receive full credit for that day’s sales. Acceptances were quickly received from: Allied Ma¬ sonic fraternities of the Miami Area; the Army Air Forces Training Center; Harvey Seeds Post of the American Legion; Kiwanis Club; YMCA; Elks; American Red Cross; B’nai B’ritht Gesu Volunteer Workers; Exchange Club; Miami Air Depot; Miami Naval Air Station; Dade County War Finance Committee; Miami Shoi’es Post of the American Legion and others. Under guidance of Tom McCullough, commercial man¬ ager, his staff came through with 102 commercially spon¬ sored war bond programs — 100 quarter-hours and two 5-minute programs. WIOD manned, staffed and equipped the war bond stage. Even included staff orchestra. Actual sales passed $170,000 the first week. JULY WAR BOND DATA SOUGHT A single sheet form (on yellow paper) to report 5th War Loan promotions from July 1-7, inclusive, is being mailed all stations today. “Green Sheet” information for the June 1-30 period will be consolidated with that for the campaign in July by NAB Research Department. Station originations, allocated network promotions and network sustaining support will be included for a grand total of industry War Loan support. Upon completion, data will be released to the radio and press associations, Secretary Morgenthau and to all stations for such use as they may consider appropriate. Federal Communications Commission Docket HEARINGS The following broadcast hearings are scheduled to be heard before the Commission during the week beginning Monday, July 3. They are subject to change. Wednesday, July 5 Oral Argument Before the Commission Report No. B-200: WMAM — M & M Broadcasting Co., Marinette, Wis. — Modifica¬ tion of license, 570 kc., 100 watts night, 2S0 watts day, unlimited. Thursday, July 6 WOV — Arde Bulova and Harry D. Henshel (Transferors), and Murray Mester and Meyer Mester (Transferees). — Transfer of control of licensee corp. (WOV) ; 1280 kc., S KW (main), 1 KW (auxiliary), shares WHBI (WHBI 1/7 ; WOV 6/7), (Directional Antenna). Federal Communications Commission Action APPLICATIONS GRANTED John R. Fetzer and Rhea Y. Fetzer, d/b as Fetzer Broadcasting Co., Grand Rapids, Mich. — Granted construction permit (Comr. Case dissenting) for new station to operate on 1230 kc., 2S0 watts, unlimited time, pursuant to January 26th policy. WHDH — Matheson Radio Co., Inc., Boston, Mass. — Granted modi¬ fication of license to operate with directional antenna after sunset in Gainesville, Fla., or Cleveland, Ohio, whichever is earlier (Bl-ML-1179) . KTKC — J. E. Richmond, et al., d/b as Tulare-Kings Counties Radio Associates (Assignors), J. E. Richmond, et ah, d/b as Tulare-Kings Counties Radio Associates (Assignees), Visalia, Calif. — Granted consent to voluntary assignment of license of station KTKC, from J. E. Richmond, Percy M. Whiteside, Homer W. Wood and Visalia Publishing Co., d/b as Tulare-Kings Counties Radio Associates, to J. E. Richmond, Homer W. Wood, Percy A. Whiteside, Morley M. Maddox and Chas. A. Whitmore, d/b as Tulare-Kings Counties Radio Associates, a newly organized partnership. (The Visalia Publishing Co. is voluntarily dissolving and liquidating and transferring its interest in kind to its stock¬ holders, Maddox and Whitmore taking its place as partners) (B5-AL-417). WELI — Arde Bulova, Harold A. Lafount, Herman Stutz and F. V. Goldstein (Transferors), Harry C. Wilder, Central New York Broadcasting Corp. and Troy Broadcasting Co., Inc. (Transferees), City Broadcasting Corp. (Licensee), New Haven, Conn. — Granted consent to transfer of control of City Broadcasting Corp., licensee of station WELI, from Arde Bulova, Harold A. Lafount, Herman Stutz, and F. V. Goldstein, to Harry C. Wilder, Central New York Broad Jurae 30, 1944 217