NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1946)

Liverance for new station at Gaffney, S. C., to operate on 1170 kc., 250 watts, daytime only (B3-P-5264, Docket 8028) with application of Mid-Carolina Broad¬ casting Co. for new station at Salisbury, N. C., seek¬ ing same frequency with 1 KW power, daytime only. ( B3-P-5322, Docket 8029) Enid Broadcasting Co., Enid, Okla. — Designated for hearing application for new station to operate on 1490 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time. (B3-P-5489, Docket 8030) Rose Capital Broadcasting Co., Tyler, Texas, and Blackstone Broadcasting Co.. Inc., Tyler, Texas. — Desig¬ nated for hearing in consolidated proceeding applica¬ tions for new stations to operate on 940 kc., 250 wTatts, daytime only. (B3-P-4975, Docket 8031; B3-P5316. Docket 8032) G. Stanley Brewer, d/b as Weber County Service Co., Ogden, Utah, and Oral J. Wilkinson, Murray, Utah. — Desig¬ nated for hearing in consolidated proceeding applica¬ tion of Weber County Service Co. for new station at Ogden, Utah, to operate on 1240 kc„ 250 watts, un¬ limited ( B5-P-5462, Docket S034) with application of Oral J. Wilkinson for new station at Murray, Utah, to operate on 1230 kc„ 250 watts, unlimited time (B5P-5392, Docket 8033) ; further ordered that KOVO, Provo, and KVNU, Logan, Utah, be made parties to proceeding. Mahoning Valley Broadcasting Corp., Youngstown, Ohio.— Designated for hearing application for new station to operate on 1240 kc„ 250 watts, unlimited time. (B5-P5057: Docket 7709) Arkansas Valley Broadcasting Co., Ft. Smith, Ark. — Desig¬ nated for hearing application for new station to oper¬ ate on 1270 kc., 1 KW. DA, unlimited time (B3-P-4200; Docket 7157) : further ordered that KTFI. Twin Falls, Idaho, and KGCU, Mandan, N. D., be made parties to the proceeding. Central Michigan Radio Corp., Lansing, Mich., and Farmers’ Chemical Co., Kalamazoo, Mich. — Designated for hearing in consolidated proceeding applications for new stations to operate on 1320 ke„ 1 KW. unlimited time, DA night, at respective locations. (B2-P-4920, Docket 7979: B2-P-5111, Docket 7980) McKinney Air Enterprises, Inc., McKinney, Texas, and Gainesville Broadcasting Co., Inc., Gainesville, Texas. — Designated for hearing in consolidated proceeding applications for new stations to operate on 1580 kc., 250 watts ; daytime onlv, at respective locations. ( B3-P-5210, Docket 8017; B3-P-5416, Docket 8018) Kitsap G. I. Broadcasters, Inc., Bremerton, Wash., and F. L. Thornhill, d/b as East Side Broadcasting Co., Kirk¬ land, Wash. — Designated for hearing in consolidated proceeding application of Kitsap G. T. Broadcasters, Inc., for new station at Bremerton, Wash., to operate on 850 kc„ 1 KW, daytime only (B5-P-5327, Docket 8019) with application of East Side Broadcasting Co. for new station at Kirkland, Wash., to operate on 860 kc., 250 watts, daytime only. (B5-P-5363; Docket 8020) The Mount Vernon Broadcasting Co., Mt. Vernon, Ohio, and Mound Broadcasting Corp., Newark, Ohio. — Desig¬ nated for hearing in consolidated proceeding applica¬ tions for new stations to operate on 1340 kc„ 250 watts, unlimited time, at respective locations. (B2-P5329, Docket 8021; B2-P-5486, Docket 8022) WCOE, Inc., Nashville. Tenn., and Frank Mitchell Farris, Jr., Nashville, Tenn. — Designated for hearing in con¬ solidated proceeding applications of WCOE, Inc., for new station to operate on 1410 kc„ 5 KW. unlimited time. DA (B3-P-5477, Docket 8023) with application of Frank Mitchell Farris, Jr., seeking same facilities except 1 KW power. (B3-P-4043, Docket 7765) KTFI Radio Broadcasting Corp., Twin Falls, Idaho, and Radio Television Corp., Medford. Oreg. — Designated for hearing in consolidated proceeding applications of KTFI to change facilities from 1270 kc„ 1 KW, 5 KW-LS, unlimited, to 1270 kc„ 5 KW unlimited time, DA night (B5-P-5458, Docket 8024), with appli¬ cation of Radio Television Corp. for new station at Medford, Oreg., to operate on 1270 kc„ 5 KW. unlim¬ ited time, DA night. (B5-P-4716, Docket 7753) Associated Broadcasters, Inc., Wadena, Minn. — Designated for hearing application for CP for new station to operate on 920 kc., 1 KW, DA-N, unlimited time, in consolidated proceeding with applications of Rochester Broadcasting Co., Rochester, Minn. (Docket 7876) and Lee-Smith Broadcasting Co., Faribault, Minn. (Docket 7875). Coastal Broadcasting Co., Lakeland, Fla. — Designated for hearing application for CP for new station to operate on 1400 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time. (B3-P-5256) MISCELLANEOUS ACTIONS Radio Peoria, Inc., Peoria, III. — Denied petition requesting that its application for a new station (B4-P-4177) to operate on 970 kc., 1 KW, DA, unlimited time, be re¬ considered and granted without hearing. The Com¬ mission, on its own motion, ordered that is order of May 24, 1946, be amended by deletion of issues 1 and 2. WTCN — Minn. Broadcasting Corp.. Minneapolis, Minn. — Adopted an order dismissing petition for rehearing directed against the Commission’s decision and order of July 31, 1946, denying petitioner’s application ( B4P-2439 ) , and granting WHB’s application (B4-P2873) ; ordered that the motion of WTCN to dismiss without prejudice the said application, was dismissed : and the motion of WTCN for waiver of Sec. 1.363 of the Rules, was granted. KOMA — KOMA, Inc., Oklahoma City, Okla. — Granted con¬ sent to transfer control of station KOMA, from John Toole Griffin and his sister, Marjorie Griffin Leake, executors, to said parties in their individual capacity arising out of retirement of all the outstanding pre¬ ferred voting stock. WRFS — Piedmont Service Corp., Alexander City. Ala. — Granted modification of CP which authorized a new station, for approval of antenna, change type of trans¬ mitter, and for approval of transmitter location at Alexander City, and to specify studio location as 12 Main St; conditions. (B3-MP-2282) W9XJN — Joseph F. Novy, Riverside, Ill. — Granted license to cover CP which authorized a new developmental broadcast station, on an experimental basis only ; con¬ ditions. 1B4-LEX-46' WMBC — Miss. Broadcasting Co., Inc., Macon, Miss. — Granted modification of CP which authorized a new station, for extension of completion date to 2-22-47. ( B3-MP-2322) WGWR — Aslieboro Broadcasting Co.. Asheboro, N. C. — Granted modification of CP which authorized a new station, for approval of antenna, to change Woe of transmitter, for apnroval of transmitter location at approximately V2 mile north of Asheboro, N. C., and to specify studio location as 303 E. Salisbury St. ; conditions. ( B3-MP-2269 ) WHPE — The High Point Enterprise, Inc., High Point, N. C. — Granted modification of CP which authorized a new station, for approval of antenna, to change type of transmitter, approval of transmitter location at 1 mile SW of city limits of High Point ; conditions. ( B3-MP-2224) WFOX — Wise. Broadcasting System. Tnc., Milwaukee, Wis. — Granted license to cover CP which authorized a new station on 860 kc., 250 watts, daytime : subject to condition that permittee agrees to take any steps necessary to avoid objectional interference caused by the proximity of the towers of WFOX and WEMP ; conditions. (B4-L-2055) WJJM — James J. Murray, Lewisbur" rrenn. — Granted modi¬ fication of CP which authorized a new station, to change antenna location apnroximately 400 feet, change transmitter and extend completion date to 2-10-47, and make changes in antenna and ground system. (B3-MP-2284) WCIL — Southern 111. Broadcasting Partnership, Carbondale. Ill. — Granted modification of CP which author¬ ized a new station, to change tvpe of transmitter. (B4-MP-2302) KVKM — Monahanna Broadcasters. Monahanna. Texas — Granted modification of CP which authorized a new station, for approval of antenna, to change type of , (Continued on next page) DECEMBER 30, 1946-1029