NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1944)

tion from George Kincaid, executor of the last will and testament of John A. Kincaid, deceased, to George Kincaid; no monetary consideration involved. (B5-TC-384) KTMS — News-Press Publishing Co., Santa Barbara, Calif. — Granted extension of special service authorization to permit broadcasting under control and direction of Pacific Coast Maritime Industry Board, as a public service and without charge, of information to longshoremen at 2:30 p. m. PST, daily and Sunday, for the period August 1, 1944, to not later than July 31, 1945. (B5-SSA-111) KFXD — Frank E. Hurt (transferor), Frank E. Hurt & Son, a partnership composed of Frank E. Hurt and Edward P. Hurt (transferees), Nampa, Idaho — Granted consent to voluntary assignment of license of Station KFXD from Frank E. Hurt, an individual, to Frank E. Hurt & Son, a partnership composed of Frank E. Hurt and Edward P. Hurt (his son) ; no monetary consideration. (B5-AL-414) KQV — KQV Broadcasting Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., and VVJAS, Pitts¬ burgh Radio Supply House, Pittsburgh, Pa. — Granted peti¬ tion for further postponement of the effective date of Sec¬ tion 3.35 (multiple ownership rule) to October 1, 1944. HEARINGS DESIGNATED F. R. Pidcock, Sr., and James M. Wilder, d/b as Georgia Broad¬ casting Co., Savannah, Ga.; A. C. Neff, Savannah, Ga.; WGPC — J. W. Woodruff and J. W. Woodruff, Jr., d/b as Albany Broadcasting Co., Albany, Ga. — Designated for con¬ solidated hearing applications of (1) Georgia Broadcasting Co. for new station at Savannah, Ga. (2) A. C. Neff for new station at Savannah, Ga., and (3) Albany Broadcasting Co., licensee of Station WGPC, to move WGPC from Albany to Savannah and change frequency from 1450 to 1400 kc. (B3-P-3606; B3-P-3628; B3-P-3643, respectively). KRJ — Fisher’s Blend Station, Inc., Seattle, Wash. — Designated for hearing application for renewal of license of Station KJR and auxiliary, to be heard with application of Station KOMO for renewal of license (consolidated hearing). (B5-R-63) KROW— Educational Broadcasting Corp., Oakland, Calif. — Desig¬ nated for hearing application for renewal of license of Sta¬ tion KROW ; to be heard with application of Station KSFO, San Francisco, Calif., for renewal of license; consolidated hearing. WDBJ — Times-World Corp., Roanoke, Va. — Designated for hear¬ ing application for renewal of license of main and auxiliary transmitter. (B2-R-387) LICENSE RENEWALS Granted renewal of licenses for following stations for the period beginning August 1, 1944, and ending not later than May 1, 1947: KARK, Little Rock, Ark.; KFKA, Greeley, Colo.; KFKU, Law¬ rence, Kans.; KFSG, Los Angeles, Calif.; KRSC, Seattle, Wash.; KSAL, Salina, Kans.; WUSD, Vermillion, S. Dak.; WDAE, Tampa, Fla.; WFLA, Tampa, Fla.; WICA, Ashtabula, Ohio; WJAR and auxiliary, Providence, R. I.; WJHL, Johnson City, Tenn.; WLBL, Stevens Point, Wise.; WQAN and auxiliary, Scran¬ ton, Pa.; WRC, Washington, D. C.; WSBT and auxiliary, South Bend, Ind. ; WTAW, College Station, Texas; WTMA, Charleston, S. Car.; WTRY, Troy, N. Y.; WWJ and auxiliary, Detroit, Mich.; KLX, Oakland, Calif.; KSEI, Pocatello, Idaho; WBAA, West Lafayette, Ind.; WTTM, Trenton, N. J.; KPRC, Houston, Texas; KRRV, Sherman, Texas; KWSC, Pullman, Wash.; WBRC, Bir¬ mingham, Ala.; WREN, Lawrence, Kans.; WSIX, Nashville, Tenn.; WTAD, Quincy, Ill. Granted renewal of licenses for following stations for the period ending not later than May 1, 1946: WSGN, Birmingham, Ala.; WLBZ, Bangor, Maine. Granted extension of following station licenses upon a temporary basis only, pending determination upon applications for renewal of licenses, in no event later than October 1, 1944: KOIN, Portland, Ore.; KRKD, Los Angeles, Calif.; KSWO, Lawton, Okla.; KTKN, Ketchikan, Alaska; KTW, Seattle, Wash.; WAAF, Chicago, Ill.; WAAT and auxiliary, Newark, N. J.; WAPO and auxiliary, Chattanooga, Tenn.; WBBB, Burlington, N. C.; WBEN and auxiliary, Buffalo, N. Y. ; WCAE and auxiliary. Pitts¬ burgh, Pa.; WCOC, Meridian, Miss.; WCOP, Boston, Mass.; WFDF and auxiliary, Flint, Mich.; WISN and auxiliary, Mil¬ waukee, Wise.; WJAX, Jacksonville, Fla.; WJBO, Baton Rouge, La.; WKY and auxiliary, Oklahoma City, Okla.; WKPA, New Kensington, Pa.; WPAT, Paterson, N. J.; WPEN and auxiliary, Philadelphia, Pa.; WRRF, Washington, N. C.; KPAC, Port Arthur, Texas; WRNL and auxiliary, Richmond, Va. Granted further extension of following station licenses upon a temporary basis only, pending determination upon application for renewal of license, in no event later than October 1, 1944: KDAL, Duluth, Minn.; KFAB. Lincoln, Nebr.; KFQD and auxiliary, Anchorage, Alaska; KGFX, Pierre, S. Dak.; KTAR, Phoenix, Ariz.; KTSA, San Antonio, Texas; KWKH, Shreveport, La.; WATL, Atlanta, Ga.; WAYS, Charlotte, N. C.; WBBM, Chi¬ cago, Ill.; WBT, Charlotte, N. C.; WCAX, Burlington, Vt.; WGTC, Greenville, N. C.; WHN and auxiliary, New York, N. Y.; WIBG, Glenside, Pa.; WIND and auxiliary, Chicago, Ill.; WING, Dayton, Ohio; WJJD, Chicago, Ill.; WKAQ and auxiliary, San Juan, P. R.; WMT, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; WNEW and auxiliary, New York, N. Y.; WPRA, Mayaguez, P. R.; WWDC and syn¬ chronous amplifier, Washington, D. C. KMTR — KMTR Radio Corp., Hollywood, Calif., and KIEV, Cannon System, Ltd., Glendale, Calif. — Granted 30-day ex¬ tension of licenses of Stations KMTR and KIEV. WSPA — Spartanburg Advertising Co., Spartanburg, S. Car. — Granted 30-day extension of license of Station WSPA. KFDM — Beaumont Broadcasting Corp., Beaumont, Texas — Granted renewal of license of Station KFDM. WCSH — Congress Square Hotel Co., Portland, Maine — Granted renewal of license of Station WCSH. (Bl-R-148) KHJ— -Don Lee Broadcasting System, Los Angeles, Calif. — Granted renewal of license of Station KHJ and auxiliary. (B5-R-22) KQW — Pacific Agricultural Foundation, Ltd., San Jose, Calif. — Granted renewal of license of Station KQW. (B5-R-46) WFMD — Monocacy Broadcasting Co., Frederick, Md. — Granted renewal of license of Station WFMD. (Bl-R-875) WSAZ — WSAZ, Inc., Huntington, W. Va. — Granted renewal of license of Station WSAZ. (B2-R-299) W2XWE — WOKO, Inc., Albany, N. Y. — Granted further extension of license upon a temporary basis only, pending determina¬ tion upon application for renewal of license, not later than October 1, 1944. (Bl-SFB-18) MISCELLANEOUS WGY — General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y. — Granted construction permit for auxiliary to decrease power from 50 KW to 5 KW, and make changes in transmitting equip¬ ment. (Bl-P-3645) KBKR — Baker Broadcasting Co., Baker, Ore. — Granted modifica¬ tion of license to change corporate name from Baker Broad¬ casting Co. to Inland Radio, Inc. (B5-ML-1200) WLAP — American Broadcasting Corp., Lexington, Ky. — Granted authority to determine operating power by direct measure¬ ment of antenna power in compliance with Section 3.54. (B2-Z-1602) KFBL — Frontier Broadcasting Co., Cheyenne, Wyo. — Granted license to cover construction permit for new relay broadcast¬ ing station. (B5-LRY-302) KUDT — A. H. Belo Corp., Dallas, Texas — Granted modification of construction permit to change the designated transmitter location from fixed at 1122 Jackson St., Dallas, Texas, to portable. (B3-MPRE-58) KFBM — Frontier Broadcasting Co., Cheyenne, Wyo.— Granted license to cover construction permit for new relay broadcast station. (B5-LRE-432) WELD — WBNS, Inc., Columbus, Ohio — Granted license to use transmitter formerly licensed to experimental high frequency broadcast station W8XVH as an auxiliary transmitter. (B2-LH-49) The following applications for construction permits for new high frequency (FM) broadcast stations were placed in the pending file, in accordance with the Commission policy adopted February 23, 1943: Baltimore Broadcasting Corp., Baltimore, Md.; Consolidated Broadcasting Corp., Ltd., Los Angeles, Calif.; Hearst Radio, Inc., Baltimore, Md. ; KRLD Radio Corp., Dallas, Tex.; KTRH Broad¬ casting Co., Houston, Tex.; North Carolina Broadcasting Co., Inc., Greensboro, N. C.; Poughkeepsie Newspapers, Inc., Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; A. A. Schechter, Providence, R. I.; Thames Broadcasting Corp., New London, Conn.; Leonard A. Versluis, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Voice of Alabama, Inc., Birmingham, Ala.; WFBM, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. WOV — In re application of Arde Bulova and Harry D. Henshel (transferors), Murray Mester and Meyer Mester (transfer July 28, 1944-255