NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1944)

DESIGNATED FOR HEARING Joe L. Smith, Jr., Charleston, W. Va. — Designated for hearing application for construction permit for new station to operate on 1400 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time, to be heard with application (B2-P 3704) of Reed D. Smith, request¬ ing the same facilities in Charleston. (B2-P-3666) Telegram Publishing Co., Salt Lake City, Utah. — Designated for hearing appplication for new station to operate on 1490 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time. (B5-P-.3694) WPRP — Julio M. Conesa, Ponce, Puerto Rico.— Designated for hearing application for construction permit (B-P-3547) to move transmitter from #4 Trujillo, at Ponce, to Barrio Cerrillos-Military Road, San Juan — Ponce, P. R., and in¬ stall new antenna; and application (B-AL-399) for volun¬ tary assignment of license from Julio M. Conesa to Voice of Porto Rico, Inc. Consolidated Broadcasting Co., Ponce, P. R. — Designated for hear¬ ing application for new station to operate on 1420 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time; this application to be consolidated with above WPRP applications together with those in Dockets 5678, 6107 and 6108. Ronald B. Woodyard, Utica, N. Y.; Utica Broadcasting Co., Inc., Utica, N. Y. — Designated for hearing application for new station to operate on 1450 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time (Bl-P-3636), together with application of Utica Broadcast¬ ing Co., Inc. (Bl-P-3206), for the same facilities. Ernest E. Forbes, Jr., tr/as Magic City Broadcasting Co., Birming¬ ham, Ala.; Ramon G. Patterson and Louise Patterson (Pursley) d/b as Patterson Broadcasting Service, Birmington, Ala.; Thomas N. Beach, Birmingham, Ala.; Courier Broadcasting Service. Inc., Birmingham, Ala. — Designated for hearing application (B3-P-3671) for new station to operate on 1490 kc., 250 watts power, unlimited time, transmitter location to be determined, to be consolidated with application of Patterson Broadcasting Service (B3-P3647), and application of Thomas N. Beach (B3-P-3713) for the same facilities, and application of Courier Broad¬ casting Service, Inc. (B3-P-3681), to use frequency 1260 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time (Commissioner Durr not par¬ ticipating) . KOWH — World Publishing Co., Omaha, Neb. — Denied special service authorization to operate on 660 kc., with 250 watts night, 500 watts-LS, unlimited time for the period ending Nov. 1, 1946. Board of Education, Toledo City School Dist., Toledo, Ohio. — Placed in the pending files application for construction per¬ mit for new' noncommercial educational broadcast station. (B2-PED-37) WAUB — WSIX Broadcasting Station. Portable-Mobile, Area of Nashville, Tenn. — Granted license for a relay broadcast station; frequencies 1646, 2090, 2190, and 2830 kc., 40 watts. (B3-LRY-311) The following applications for new' High Frequency FM Broad¬ cast stations were placed in the pending files in accordance with Commission’s policy of February 23, 1943: Fidelity Media Broadcasting Corp., Newark, N. J.; Frontier Broadcasting Co., Inc., Austin, Texas; Frontier Broadcasting Co., Inc., Waco, Texas; Hearst Radio, Inc., Milwaukee, Wis.; The Huntsville Times Co., Inc., Huntsville, Ala.; The Toledo Blade Co., Toledo, Ohio; Mrs. W. J. Virgin, Medford, Ore.; WDOD Broadcasting Corp., Chattanooga, Tenn. LICENSE RENEWALS WKPA — Allegheny Kiski Broadcasting Co., New Kensington, Pa. — Granted renewal of license for the period ending May 1, 1947. KFJZ — Tarrant Broadcasting Co., Fort Worth, Texas. — Granted renewal of license for main and auxiliary for the period end¬ ing Nov. 1, 1945. WHAZ — Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst., Troy, N. Y. — Granted re¬ newal of license for the period ending November 1, 1945. WHBL — Press Publishing Co., Sheboygan, Wis. — Granted renewal of license for the period ending November 1, 1945. WBLR — Columbus Broadcasting Co., Inc., Area of Columbus, Ga. — Granted renewal of relay broadcast station license for the period ending Feb. 1, 1945. KWBG — Ben S. McGlashan, Area of Los Angeles. — Granted re¬ newal of relay broadcast station license for the period end¬ ing Feb. 1, 1945. October 27, 1944-400 WAXL — Jonas Weiland, Area of Kinston, N. C. — Granted renewal of relay broadcast station license for the period ending Feb. 1, 1945. WHER-WMFB — Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc., Area of Boston. — Granted renewal of relay broadcast station license for the period ending May 1, 1945. WJWA — Birney Imes, Jr., Area of Columbus, Miss. — Granted re¬ newal of relay broadcast station license for the period end¬ ing June 1, 1945. KIEG-KIEF — Seattle Broadcasting Co., Area of Seattle, Wash. — Granted renewal of relay broadcast station license for the period ending November 1, 1945. WATS — Allen T. Simmons, Area of Tallmadge, Ohio. — Granted renewal of relay broadcast station license for the period ending November 1, 1945. WOEB — Agricultural Broadcasting Co., Area of Chicago.— Granted renewal of relay broadcast station license for the period ending November 1, 1946. WASJ-WNYK-WNYL-WNYN-WNYO— City of New York Mu¬ nicipal Broadcasting System, Area of New York CityGranted renewal of relay broadcast station license for the period ending November 1, 1946. WTLOY — Loyola University, Area of New Orleans — Granted re¬ newal of relay broadcast station license for the period ending November 1, 1946. WENM — The Evening News Association, Area of Detroit. — Granted renewal of relay broadcast station license for the period ending May 1, 1947. WFME — Monocacy Broadcasting Co., Area of Frederick, Md. — Granted renewal of relay broadcast station license for the period ending May 1, 1947. WAHM — Richmond Radio Corp., Area of Richmond, Va. — Granted renewal of relay broadcast station license for the period ending May 1, 1947. MISCELLANEOUS KMJ — McClatchy Broadcasting Co., Fresno, Cal. — Granted peti¬ tion to intervene in the hearing on application of KFXD to change frequency and power, etc., and move station to Boise, and applications of Queen City Broadcasting Co., Inc., and Idaho Broadcasting Co., for new stations at Boise. Rochester Broadcasting Corp., Rochester, N. Y. — Granted petition for order to take depositions in re their application for new station, and applications of The Finger Lakes Brdcstg. Sys¬ tem, WARC, Inc., and Seneca Broadcasting Corp., appli¬ cants for new stations. Idaho Broadcasting Co., Boise, Idaho. — Granted petition to take depositions in re applications for new station in Boise by petitioner, Queen City Broadcasting Co., and application to move KFXD to Boise. Miss. Broadcasting Co., Inc., Jackson, Miss.— Withdrew motion for waiver of rule regarding time of filing depositions in re application for new station at Jackson together with appli¬ cation of Birney Imes, Jr., and Miss. Broadcasting Co., for new station at Macon, and Meridian, Miss. Miss. Broadcasting Co., Inc., Jackson, Miss. — Granted motion for leave to amend its application for new station and to sever from consolidated hearing. (Docket 6658) Centennial Broadcasting Co., Portland, Maine. — Granted petition for leave to amend application for new station. (Docket 6662) KMLB — Liner’s Broadcasting Station, Inc., Monroe, La. — Granted petition for continuance of hearing now set for Oct. 25 to November 24. Mississippi Broadcasting Co., Inc., Macon, Miss. — Granted motion for continuance of hearing now set for Oct. 20 to Nov. 17, in re application of Birney Imes, Jr., and applicant’s appli¬ cations for new stations. KSFO — The Associated Broadcasters, Inc., San Francisco, Cal.; KROW — Educational Broadcasting Corp., Oakland, Calif.Granted motion for continuance of hearing on applications for renewal of licenses now set for Oct. 26, and continued same to Dec. 6. KVOE — The Voice of the Orange Empire, Inc., Ltd., Santa Ana, Cal. — Granted motion for leave to amend application for construction permit to change frequency and increase power, and removed same from the hearing docket. W2XWG — National Broadcasting Co., Inc., New York City. — Cancelled license for temporary Class 2 experimental high frequency broadcast station at request of licensee because