NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1946)
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Orlando Daily Newspapers, Inc., Orlando, Fla. — Class B ; channel 99.5 me. (No. 258) ; 47 KW ; antenna 500 feet.
( B3-PH-496 )
WAVE, Inc., Louisville, Ky. — Class B ; channel 99.9 me.
(No. 260) ; 28 KW ; antenna 840 feet. (B2-MPH-153)* R. B. Page and R. B. Page, Jr., d/b as Wilmington StarNews Co., Wilmington, N. C. — Class B ; channel 92.5 me. ( No. 223 ) ; 37 KW ; antenna 300 feet. ( B3FH-456 )
Leaf Chronicle Co., Clarkesville, Tenn. — Class P. ; channel 98.7 me. (No. 254) ; 3.1 KW ; antenna 300 feet. (B3PH-557)
Jack M. and Louis R. Draughton, d/b as WSIX Broadcast¬ ing Station, Nashville, Tenn. — Class B ; channel 93.3 me. (No. 227) ; 65 KW ; antenna 705 feet. (B3-PH-474) Southern Broadcasting Corp., San Antonio. Texas — Class P> ; channel 100.9 me. (No. 265) ; 200 KW; antenna 415 feet. ( B3-PH-1041 )
KCMC Inc., Texarkana, Texas — Class B ; channel 92.5 me.
(No. 223); 40 KW; 420 feet. (B3-PH-397)
A II Belo Corp., Dallas, Texas — Class B ; channel 94.3 me.
(No. 232) ; 43 KW ; 490 feet. (B3-MPH-156) *
WSMB, Inc., New Orleans, La. — Class B ; channel 93.5 me.
(No. 228); 158 KW; 510 feet. ( B3-MPII-157 ) * Intermountain Broadcasting Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah — Class B; channel 98.5 me. (No. 253); 900 watts; antenna minus 450 feet. (B5-PH-227)*
Cornbelt Broadcasting Corp.. Lincoln, Nebr. — Class P. ; channel 97.3 me. (No. 247) ; 58 KW ; antenna 655 feet. (B4-PH-351 ) *
James E. Lambeth, et al, d/b as Radio Station WMFR, High Point, N. C. — Class B; channel 97.7 me. (No. 249) ; 3.5 KW ; antenna 340 feet. (B3-PII-359) *
Winchester Sun Co., Inc., Winchester, Ky.— Class A; chan¬ nel 104.3 me. (No. 282) : 770 watts; antenna 210 feet. (B2-PH-549(*
Express Publishing Co.. San Antonio, Texas— Class B : chan¬ nel 101.5 me. (No. 268) ; 330 KW ; antenna 680 feet. (B3-PH-871) *
Palm Beach Broadcasting Corp., Palm Beach, Fla. — Class B; channel 97.9 me. (No. 250); 22 KW; antenna 23,> feet. (B3-PH-878) *
Daily News Publishing Co., Beloit, Wise.— Class B ; chan¬ nel 93.9 me. (No. 230) ; 8.7 KW; antenna 350 feet. (B4-PPI-1010) *
NEW COMMERCIAL TELEVISION APPLICATION GRANTED
Broadcasting Corp. of America, Riverside. Calif. — Granted CP for a new station; (Channel No. 1) 44-50 me.; visual power 1 KW ; aural 1 KW ; antenna 5132 feet.
( B5-PCT-30 )
NEW RELAY APPLICATION GRANTED
Harris County Broadcast Co., Portable-Mobile, area of Houston. Texas— Granted CP for a new relay broad¬ cast station; conditions. (B3-PRE-475)
LICENSE RENEWAL
KIRO — Queen City Broadcasting Co., Seattle, Wash. — Granted renewal of license for period ending No¬ vember 1, 1949. (B5-R-6S)
LICENSE EXTENSIONS
Granted further extension of following station licenses upon a temporary basis to March 1, 1947. pending determina¬ tion upon applications for renewal of license:
KFJZ Ft Worth, Texas (pending study of possible viola¬ tion of Section 310(b) of the Act); KOB, Albuquerque, New Mexico (pending final action in Dockets 6584 and 6585) ; KTRB, Modesto, Calif, (pending consideration of in¬ formation requested under Sec. 308 (b)) ; WAIT, Chicago,
* In lieu of previous details.
DECEMBER 30, 1946 — 1028
Ill. (pending study of possible violation of Section 310(b) ) ; WBAP, Ft. Worth. Texas (renewal application in hearing) ; WEEU, Reading, Pa. (awaiting information requested under Section 308(b) ) ; WEW, St. Louis, Mo. (pending engineering study) ; WFAA. Dallas, Texas (renewal application in hearing) ; WJAG. Norfolk, Nebr. (pending consideration of information requested under SeC. 308(b) ) ; WSOO, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich, (pending consideration of information re¬ quested under Sec. 308 ( b ) ) ; KFI, Los Angeles, Calif.
( pending consideration of information furnished under Sec. 308(b)).
W2XWE — WOKO. Inc., Albany, N. Y. — Granted extension upon temporary basis to March 1. 1947, for continued operation of facsimile station, pending determination upon application for renewal of license. ( Pending action on mandate of U. S. Supreme Court re renewal application of Station WOKO.)
W5XIC — A. II. Belo Corp., Dallas, Texas — Granted exten¬ sion upon temporary basis to March 1, 1947, for con¬ tinued operation of developmental broadcast station, pending determination upon application for renewal of license. (Pending action on renewal application of Station WFAA.)
WKBW — Buffalo Broadcasting Corp., Buffalo, N. Y. — On Commission’s own motion, ordered that the temporary license for continued operation of station WKBW be extended to March 30, 1947. (Docket 6324)
WGR — WGR Broadcasting Corp., Buffalo, N. Y. — On Com¬ mission’s own motion, ordered that the temporary license for continued operation of station WGR be extended to March 30, 1947. (Docket 6325)
DESIGNATED FOR HEARING
Snowy Range Broadcasting Co., Laramie, Wyo. ; Voice of Wyoming, Inc., Laramie, Wyo. — Set aside action of December 17 in granting application (B5-P-5001) for a new station to operate on 1340 ltc., 250 watts, un¬ limited time, and designated said application for hear¬ ing in a consolidated proceeding with application of Voice of Wyo., Inc., for the same facilities.
Nonpareil Broadcasting Co., Council Bluffs, Iowa. — Desig¬ nated for hearing application (B4-P-5153) for a new station to operate on 1560 kc., 1 KW, daytime only, in a consolidated proceeding with applications involv¬ ing nighttime operation on frequency 1560 kc. (Docket Nos. 8000 et al. ) ; and further ordered that the Com¬ mission’s order of December 5, 1946, designating said unlimited time applications for hearing, be amended to include application of Nonpareil Broadcasting Co., and that so much of par. 3 of said order of December 5 as reads “section 307(d) of the Communications Act, as amended,” be amended to read “section 307 (b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.”
The Capital Broadcasting Co., Annapolis, Md. — Designated for hearing (Comr. Jett voting to grant) application for a new station to operate on 1430 kc., 500 watts, unlimited time, with DA for night use only. (Bl-P4318)
Louis F. Leurig & F. F. McNaughton, d/b as Seminole Broad¬ casting Co., Wewoka, Okla. — Designated for hearing application for new station to operate on 1490 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time (B3-P-5270, Docket 8025) ; further ordered that KBIX, Muskogee, Okla., be made party to proceeding.
Lamar A. Newcomb, Falls Church, Va., and Rock Creek Broadcasting Corp., Washington, D. C. — Designated for hearing in consolidated proceeding applications of Lamar A. Newcomb for new station at Falls Church, Va.. to operate on 840 kc., 250 watts, daytime only ( B2-P-5436, Docket 8026) with application of Rock Creek Broadcasting Corp. for new station at Wash¬ ington, D. C., seeking same frequency with 10 KW power, daytime only, employing DA. (B2-P-54S2. Docket 8027)
Robert E. Liverance, Gaffney, S. C., and Mid-Carolina Broad¬ casting Co., Salisbury, N. C.— Designated for hearing in consolidated proceeding application of Robert E.
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