NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1944)

Herald Publishing Co. of Klamath Falls, Ore.— Granted application for construction permit for new standard broadcast station to operate on 1450 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time, subject to January 26, 1944, policy; Commissioners Walker and Durr, dissenting. (B5-P-3684) National Broadcasting Co., Inc., area of San Francisco— Granted construction permit for new relay broadcast station. (BS-PRY-298) WOL — Cowles Broadcasting Co., Washington, D. C— Granted re¬ newal of license for main and auxiliary transmitters for the regular period. WBBM — Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc., Chicago, IllGranted renewal of license for the regular period. Calumet Broadcasting Corp., Hammond, Ind.— Granted petition in part for leave to amend application for new station ; denied petition insofar as it requests grant of application and desig¬ nated application for further hearing. WWDC — Capital Broadcasting Co., Washington, D. C. — Granted renewal of license for main transmitter and synchronous amplifier for the period ending Oct. 1, 1945. WWDC — Capital Broadcasting Co., Washington, D. C. — Granted authority for the period ending Oct. 1, 1945, for waiver ot Sections 2.53 and 13.61 of the Commission’s rules, so as. to permit operation of the synchronous amplifier of station WWDC by remote control from the main transmitter loca¬ tion, upon the same terms and conditions as the existing authorization for such operation. WTAD — Illinois Broadcasting Corp., Quincy, Ill. — Granted petition (Comrs Durr and Walker dissenting) to reconsider and grant application (B4-AL-440) for assignment of license from Illinois Broadcasting Corp. to Lee Broadcasting, Inc. DESIGNATED FOR HEARING Bruff W Olin, Jr„ G. Decker French and Howard P. Eckerman, ’ a partnership, d/b as Moline Broadcasting Co., Moline, Ill. — Designated for hearing application for construction permit for new standard broadcast station to operate on 1330 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time. (B4-P-3678) LICENSE RENEWALS KIIH— KFAB Broadcasting Co., area of Lincoln, Neb. — Granted renewal of relay station license for period ending May 1, 1945. (B4-RRY-22) KGBK — KVGB, Inc., area of Great Bend, Kans. — Granted re¬ newal of relay station license for period ending August 1, 1945. (B4-RRY-240) KAAD— Tarrant Broadcasting Co., area of Fort Worth, Texas Granted renewal of relay station license for period ending November 1, 1945. (B3-RRY-65) WBGL — Head of the Lakes Broadcasting Co., area of Duluth, Minn— Granted renewal of relay station license for period ending November 1, 1945. (B4-RRY-150) WAFK — A. Frank Katzentine, area of Miami Beach, Fla. — Granted renewal of relay station license for period ending November 1, 1945. (B3-RRY-242) Granted renewal of following relay station licenses for the period ending not later than November 1, 1947: WAAJ, The Fort Industry Co.; WANE, Havens & Martin, Inc.; KDAC, KARM, The George Harm Station; WBNT, WJLF, WGBD, WBNS, Inc. WMWA— WOKO. Inc., area of Albany, N. Y— Granted further extension of license, upon a temporary basis only, pending determination upon application for renewal of license, in no event later than February 1, 1945. (Bl-SRE-381) Granted further extension of license, upon a temporary basis only, pending determination upon application for renewal of license, of following relay broadcast stations, in no event later than February 1, 1945: KBSF, KEKV, KFJU, KETV, KRSA, KSFQ, The Associated Broadcasters, Inc.; KFAA, A. H. Belo Corp.; KNED, Carter Pub¬ lications, Inc.; WADA, Charleston Broadcasting Co.; WAAU, WCBE, WCBG, Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.; WAUT, Evansville on the Air, Inc.; KIEL, Fisher’s Blend Station, Inc.; WQER, Georgia School of Technology; KAXY, KEJR, KGKO Broadcasting Co.; WAXJ, Lamar Life Insurance Co.; KABF, McClatchy Broadcasting Co.; WABG, Memphis Publishing Co.; WAOE. Martin R. O’Brien; WBGM, Westinghouse Radio Sta¬ tions, Inc.; KBTA, KBTB, Red River Broadcasting Co., Inc.; KTNK, WOAX, Inc.; WSMA, WSMC, WSMB, Inc. Granted extension of following relay broadcast station licenses, upon a temporary basis only, pending receipt and/or determina¬ tion upon applications for renewal of licenses, in no event later than February 1, 1945: WATB, Indianapolis Broadcasting, Inc.; KBQB, Edwin A. Kraft; WCBJ, Lehigh Valiev Broadcasting Co.; WBAC, New Jersey Broadcasting Corp.; WAID, WAUQ, WGBE, WGBH, Onondaga Radio Broadcasting Corp. ; WAIN, WEKH, Peoria Broadcasting Co.; WEOY, John M. Rivers; WAAR, Rockford Broadcasters, Inc.; KTSR, Tri-State Broadcasting Co., Inc.; WEND, WHPA, WHP, Inc. The following stations were granted renewal of licenses for the period ending November 1, 1945: KGVO, Missoula, Mont.; KSCJ and auxiliary, Sioux City, Iowa; KSRO, Santa Rosa, Calif., and WDSU auxiliary only, New Or¬ leans; KFBB, Great Falls, Mont.; WRR and auxiliary, Dallas Texas. Licenses for the following stations were renewed for the period ending November 1, 1947: KGIR, Butte, Mont.; KIDO, Boise, Idaho; KILO, Grand Forks, N. Dak.; WAKR, Akron, Ohio; WBNX, New York City; WHK, Cleveland, Ohio; WPAB, Ponce, P. R.; WQBC, Vicksburg, Miss.; WSYB, Rutland, Vt . ; KARM, Fresno, Calif.; KBWD, Brownwood, Texas; KDFN, Casper, Wyo.; KGCX, Sidney, Mont.; KMED, Medford, Ore.; KSLM, Salem, Ore.; WALA, Mobile, Ala.; WBCM, Bay City, Mich.; WBNS and auxiliary, Columbus, Ohio; WEGO, Nr. Concord, N. C.; WMBG and auxiliary, Rich¬ mond, Va.; WSFA, Montgomery, Ala.; WWRL, Woodside, Long Island, N. Y. The following licenses were further extended upon a temporary basis only, pending determination upon application for renewal, for the period ending no later than February 1, 1945: KDAL, Duluth, Minn.; KSWO, Lawton, Okla.; KVOA, Tucson, Ariz. ;* WAAF, Chicago; WCAX, Burlington, Vt.; WCLE, Cleve¬ land; WCOP, Boston; WDEL, Wilmington, Del.; WIBG, Glenside, Pa.; WILM, Wilmington, Del.; WMRO, Aurora, Ill.; WMT, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; WOV and auxiliary, New York, N. Y.; WOWO, Ft. Wayne, Ind.; WNEW, main and auxiliary, New York City; WPEN, main and auxiliary, Philadelphia; WPRA, Mayaguez, P. R. WAYS — Inter-City Advertising Co., Charlotte, N. C. — Granted renewal of license for the period ending May 1, 1946. MISCELLANEOUS Placed in pending files, in accordance with Commission policy adopted February 23, 1943, the following applications for con¬ struction permits for new high frequency FM broadcast stations: The Evening News Publishing Co., Newark, N. J. (Bl-PH-358) ; Greensboro Broadcasting Co., Inc., Greensboro, N. C. (B3-PH360) ; The Valley Broadcasting Co., Steubenville, Ohio (B2-PH357) ; Radio Station WMFR, Inc., High Point, N. C. (B3-PH-359). Placed in pending files, in accordance with Commission policy adopted February 23, 1943, the following applications for con¬ struction permits for new commercial television broadcast stations: WJAC, Inc., Johnstown, Pa. (B2-PCT-93); Interstate Circuit, Inc., Dallas, Texas (B3-PCT-94); Radio Sales Corp., Seattle, Wash. (B5-PCT-95) . WFBM, Inc., Indianapolis, Ind. — Retained in pending file applica¬ tion for construction permit for new high frequency FM broadcast station (B4-PH-252). WABI — Community Broadcasting Service, Bangor, Maine. — Granted modification of construction permit as modified, which authorized change in frequency, increase in power, installation of new transmitter and directional antenna for night use, for extention of completion date from November 21 to December 21, 1944. (Action taken November 18) (Bl-MP-1782) Harold H. Thoms, Durham. N. C. — Denied petition for recon¬ sideration and grant of his application for a new station to operate on 1580 kc. with 250 watts, unlimited time. APPLICATIONS FILED AT FCC 730 Kilocycles NEW — Western Carolina Radio Corp., Shelby, N. C. — Construc¬ tion permit for a new standard broadcast station to be operated on 730 kc., power of 250 watts, and daytime hours of operation. November 24, 1944 435