NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1944)

broadcasts from Hamilton High School; remotes weekly from Mercy Hospital nurses auditorium; weekly broad¬ casts from the Jayteen Nite Club, Hamilton’s popular boys and girls meeting place, for soft drinks and dancing; and Farm Fun Time, a variety show broadcast weekly from a large auditorium. WMOH also broadcasts all of the home football games of Hamilton High and Hamilton Catholic High. All but two of the football games were sponsored. The local bas¬ ketball season which gets underway this week will hold local interest for the next three months. The station will carry play-by-play broadcasts of all home games, of both high school teams. All will be sponsored. Industrial league basketball games are now being considered for broadcasting on evenings which would not conflict with the high school games. Federal Comisunimtions C©iraBttis§i©ia Docket HEARINGS The following broadcast hearings are scheduled to be heard before the Commission during the week beginning Monday, De¬ cember 4. They are subject to change. Monday, December 4 WNLC — Thames Broadcasting Corp., New London, Conn. — C. P. to change frequency from 1490 kc. to 1240 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. Tuesday, December 5 WKBZ — Ashbacker Radio Corporation, Muskegon, Mich. — C. P. to change frequency from 1400 kc. to 1230 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. Further Hearing WORL — Broadcasting Service Organization, Inc., Boston, Mass. — Renewal of license (main and auxiliary) ; 950 kc., 1 KW (main), 500 watts (auxiliary), daytime (main), auxiliary purposes only (auxiliary). Wednesday, December 6 WCHS — Charleston Broadcasting Co., Charleston, W. Va. — Re¬ newal of license; 580 kc., 5 KW, unlimited time, DA-night. Consolidated Hearing KSFO — The Associated Broadcasters, Inc., San Francisco, Calif. — Renewal of license; 500 kc., 1 KW night, 5 KW day, un¬ limited. KROW — Educational Broadcasting Corporation, Oakland, Calif. — Renewal of license; 960 kc., 1 KW, unlimited. Thursday, December 7 Consolidated Hearing Southern Tier Radio Service, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y. — C. P., 1490 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. Binghamton Press Company, Inc., Binghamton, N. Y. — C. P., 1490 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. Joseph H. McGillvra, Agnes I. McGillvra, and Adam J. Young, Jr., d7b as Binghamton Broadcasting Company, Binghamton, N. Y. — C. P., 1450 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. December 1, 1944 — 444 Federal Commasikations Commission Action APPLICATIONS GRANTED KPQ — Wescoast Broadcasting Co., Wenatchee, Wash. — Granted modification of construction permit, as modified (which authorized change in frequency, increase in power, and in¬ stallation of new transmitter and directional antenna for night use) for extension of completion date from December 1 to December 31, 1944. (B5-MP-1777) KGGF — Hugh J. Powell, Coffey ville, Kans. — Granted license to cover construction permit, as modified, which authorized installation of new transmitter (B4-L-1841); granted au¬ thority to determine operating power by direct measurement of antenna power. (B4-Z-1641) WMAZ — Southeastern Broadcasting Co., Inc., Macon, Ga. — Granted modification of construction permit, which au¬ thorized move of auxiliary transmitter to site of main transmitter, increase in power, and use of directional antenna for day and night operation, for extension of completion date from November 22, 1944 to May 22, 1945. (B3-MP1778) WNHC — The Elm City Broadcasting Corp., New Haven, Conn. — Granted modification of construction permit, which au¬ thorized a new station, for changes in vertical antenna and changes in transmitting equipment ; granted condition¬ ally. (Bl-MP-1780) (Action taken 11-23) KLPM — John B. Cooley (assignor), John B. Cooley, Ethel M. Cooley and Carroll W. Baker, d/b as Minot Broadcasting Co. (assignee), Minot, N. Dak. — Granted consent to volun¬ tary assignment of license of Station KLPM from John B. Cooley to John B. Cooley, Ethel H. Cooley and Carroll W. Baker, a newly formed partnership doing business as Minot Broadcasting Company; no monetary consideration involved. (B4-AL-447) KROS — Peter Matzen (transferor), W. S. Jacobsen (transferee), Clinton Broadcasting Corp. (licensee), Clinton, Iowa. — Granted consent to acquisition of control of Clinton Broad¬ casting Corp., licensee of Station KROS, by transfer of 55 shares, or approximately 36.2% of outstanding capital stock from Peter Matzen to W. S. Jacobsen, for a consideration of $5,500. (Jacobsen presently owns 33%, thus increasing his stock interest to 69%). (B4-TC-413) WORD — Spartanburg Advertising Co. (assignor), J. M. Bryan and Smith Davis, co-partners, d/b as Spartanburg Broad¬ casting Co. (assignees), Spartanburg, S. C. — Granted con¬ sent to voluntary assignment of license of Station WORD from Spartanburg Advertising Company to J. M. Bryan and Smith Davis, co-partners tr/as Spartanburg Broadcasting Co., for a consideration of $58,500. (B3-AL-443) WFEA — Adeline B. Rines (transferor), Harry M. Bitner (trans¬ feree), New Hampshire Broadcasting Co. (licensee), Man¬ chester, N. H. — Granted consent to transfer of control of New Hampshire Broadcasting Co., licensee of Station WFEA, from Adeline B. Rines to H. M. Bitner, for a consideration of approximately $150,000 for 1,000 shares, or 100%, of outstanding capital stock of licensee. Commissioners Walker and Durr voted “for a hearing.” (Bl-TC-414) KORE — Frank L. Hill and Violet G. Hill, co-partners, doing busi¬ ness as Eugene Broadcast Station (assignors), Violet G. Hill Motter and Violet G. Hill Motter, administratrix of the estate of Frank L. Hill, deceased, d/b as Eugene Broad¬ cast Station (assignee), Eugene, Oregon. — Granted consent to involuntary assignment of license of Station KORE from Frank L. Hill and Violet G. Hill, co-partners, d/b as Eugene Broadcast Station, to Violet G. Hill Motter and Violet G. Hill Motter, Administratrix of the estate of Frank L. Hill, deceased, d/b as Eugene Broadcast Station; no monetary consideration. (B5-AL-446) KRKO — The Everett Broadcasting Co., Inc., Everett, Wash. — Granted application for construction permit to move trans¬ mitter and studio for a distance of 2.1 miles, and install new antenna and ground system; granted subject to pro¬ cedural conditions of the Commission’s January 26 Supple¬ mental Statement of Policy. (B5-P-3697)