NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1944)

on September 9, 1944, and give any relevant, material and competent testimony he may desire to present, and without prejudice to the right of petitioner to file within 5 days a motion to enlarge the issues in these cases. WORL — Broadcasting Service Organization, Inc., Boston, Mass. — The Commission on its own motion continued to August 24 the hearing now scheduled for August 17 on application for renewal of license of station WORL. WALL— Community Broadcasting Corp., Middletown, N. Y. — Granted authority to determine operating power by direct measurement of antenna power (Bl-Z-1614). KVAK — S. H. Patterson, Atchison, Kans. — Granted authority to determine operating power by direct measurement of an¬ tenna power (B4-Z-1615). KFAB — KFAB Broadcasting Co., Lincoln, Nebraska — Granted authority to determine operating power by direct measure¬ ment of antenna power (B4-Z-1617). WGALT — J. K. Patrick, Earl B. Braswell, Tate Wright and C. A. Rowland, d/b as J. K. Patrick & Co., Athens, Ga. — Granted authority to make changes in automatic frequency control equipment (B3-F-256). Albuquerque Broadcasting Co., area of Albuquerque, N. Mex. — Placed in pending file application for construction permit for new experimental television relay broadcast station (B5-PVB-104) . Placed in pending files, in accordance with Commission policy adopted February 23, 1943, the following applications for new high frequency FM broadcast stations: The Cincinnati Times Star Co., Cincinnati, Ohio (B2-PH-289); The Palladium Publishing Co., Benton Harbor, Mich. (B2-PH288); Racine Broadcasting Corp., Racine, Wis. (B4-PH-286). WGKV — Kanawha Valley Broadcasting Co., Charleston, W. Va. (applicant for renewal of license) ; WGKV, Worth Kramer, Transferor, and Eugene R. Custer and Richard M. Venable, Transferees (applicants for transfer of control of Kanawha Valley Broadcasting Co., licensees of WGKV). — Deferred consideration on petition for leave to amend application for transfer of control in Docket No. 6581, until considera¬ tion of said applications on their merits, and ordered that the hearing notice in this matter be amended to add an additional issue. Placed in pending files, in accordance with Commission policy adopted February 23, 1943, the following application for new commercial television broadcast station: Seaboard Radio Broadcasting Corp., Philadelphia, Pa. (B2PCT-72). Placed in pending files, in accordance with Commission policy adopted February 23, 1943, the following application: The Travelers Broadcasting Service Corp. (WTIC-FM), Hart¬ ford, Conn., for construction permit to change frequency from 45,300 to 43,400 kilocycles, change service area from 6,100 to 15,563 square miles, install new transmitter and antenna ( B 1 PH-287). Minor E. Bragg and Robert C. Lipscomb, d/b as Murfreesboro B/C Co., Murfreesboro, Tenn. — Granted petition to dismiss without prejudice the application for construction permit for a new station. (Docket 6270) WACO — Frontier Broadcasting Co., Inc., Waco, Texas — Granted motion for continuance of hearing now scheduled for Sep¬ tember 11 to October 11, in re applications of WACO, Waco, Texas (Docket 6590) ; Beauford H. Jester, et al., Waco, (Docket 6218), KDNT, Denton, Texas (Docket 6352), and Truett Kimzey, Greenville, Texas. (Docket 6589) WSAR — Fall River Broadcasting Co., Inc. (Assignee). Fall River, Mass. — Granted motion to accept as a part of the record in the hearing on application for voluntary assignment of license of WSAR, Exhibits “A” and “B”; opened the record in this case and made these exhibits part of the record, provided, however, that any additional proposed findings filed by assignor and assignee in re this application based upon this additional evidence, be filed within 5 days from this date. (Docket 5902) Myron E. Kluge, Earl E. Williams, and C. Harvey Haas, a partner¬ ship, d/b as Valley Broadcasting Co., Pomona, Calif. — Granted petition for leave to amend application for con¬ struction permit (Docket 3610), and removed from the hearing docket the application as amended. WORL — Broadcasting Service Organization, Inc., Boston, Mass. — Granted petition for continuance of hearing now scheduled for August 24 and continued same to September 11, 1944. (Docket 6626) Washtenaw Broadcasting Co., Inc., Ann Arbor, Mich. — Granted petition for continuance of hearing now scheduled for August 25 and continued same to Sept. 25, 1944. (Docket 6231) WRAL — Capitol Broadcasting Co., Inc., Raleigh, N .C. — Deny without prejudice petition for reinstatement and grant of application for construction permit to change frequency from 1240 to 850 kc., and increase power from 250 watts unlimited to 5 KW day, 1 KW night, directional antenna. (B3-P-3189) Denied request for special service authoriza¬ tion to operate on 850 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time for the period ending April 1, 1945. (B3-SSA-104) Birney Imes, Jr., Meridian, Miss.; Mississippi Broadcasting Co., Inc., Jackson, Miss.; Mississippi Broadcasting Co., Inc., Macon, Miss. — Denied petition requesting the Commission to reconsider its action designating for hearing the application of Birney Imes. Jr., for construction permit for new station, and requesting grant of same; designated the Imes applica¬ tion for consolidated hearing with applications of Mississippi Broadcasting Co., Inc., for new stations at Jackson and Macon, Miss. (B3-P-3588, Docket 6596), (B3-P-3642) (B3-P-3612) APPLICATIONS FILED AT FCC 1170 Kilocycles NEW — H. Ross Perkins and J. Eric Williams d/b as New Haven Broadcasters, New Haven, Conn. — Construction permit for a new standard broadcast station to be operated on 1170 kc., power of 1 KW, and daytime hours of operation. Amended: re change type of transmitter and studio location. 1230 Kilocycles NEW — Glens Falls Broadcasting Corp., Glens Falls, New York. — Construction permit for a new standard broadcast station to be operated on 1230 kc., with power of 250 watts, and unlimited hours of operation. 1240 Kilocycles KGY — KGY, Inc., Olympia, Wash. — Voluntary assignment of license to Tom Olsen. 1340 Kilocycles WCMI — The Ashland Broadcasting Co., Ashland, Kentucky. — Authority to determine operating power by direct measure¬ ment of antenna power. 1400 Kilocycles NEW — Herbert Kendrick and G. L. Hash, a partnership, d/b as Harrisburg Broadcasting Co., Harrisburg, Penna. — Construc¬ tion permit for a new standard broadcast station to be oper¬ ated on 1400 kc., power of 250 watts, and unlimited hours of operation. NEW — Dixie Broadcasting Co., Montgomery, Ala. — Construction permit for a new standard broadcast station to be operated on 1400 kc., with power of 250 watts, and unlimited hours of operation. WORD — Spartanburg Advertising Co., Spartanburg, S. Car. — Assignment of license to J. M. Bryan and Smith Davis, co-partners, d/b as Spartanburg Broadcasting Company. WATW — Upper Michigan-Wisconsin Broadcasting Co., Inc., Ash¬ land, Wise. — Construction permit to change type of trans¬ mitter and increase power from 100 watts to 250 watts. 1460 Kilocycles KTYW — Cascade Broadcasting Co., Inc., Yakima, Wash. — Modifi¬ cation of construction permit (B5-P-3559 as modified which authorized move of transmitter and studio and changes in antenna) for extension of completion date from 9-11-44 to 10-11-44. August 25, 1944-297