NAB reports (1936)

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WJAY — Cleveland Radio Broadcasting Corp., Cleveland, Ohio — Granted C. P. to move transmitter to Pleasant Valley Road, Village of Seven Hills, Ohio, adjacent to present site of WHK; install vertical radiator and new equipment. KOBH — Black Hills Broadcast Co. (Robert Lee Dean), Rapid City, S. Dak. — Granted modification of C. P. for change in type of equipment. WDWS — Champaign News Gazette Inc., Champaign, Ill. — Granted modification of C. P. for approval of transmitter and studio sites, equipment and antenna, amended to correct trans¬ mitter site for 600 feet south of Kirby Ave., Champaign, Ill. KRMD — Radio Station KRMD, Inc., Shreveport, La. — Granted C. P. for changes in equipment, install vertical radiator and increase day power from 100 watts to 250 watts, 1310 kc. KMO — KMO. Inc., Tacoma, Wash. — Granted C. P. to install ver¬ tical radiator, exact site to be determined with Commission’s approval, increase power from 250 watts to 1 KW. WTMV — Miss. Valley Broadcasting Co., Inc., E. St. Louis, Ill. — Granted amended C. P. for installation of new equipment, increase day power to 250 watts, 1500 kc., unlimited. WKBN — WKBN, Broadcasting Corp., Youngstown, Ohio — Granted C. P. to move transmitter site locally from Y. M. C. A. Building to 3120 Sunset Boulevard, and install vertical radiator. WOI — Iowa State College of Agriculture & Mechanic Arts, Ames. Ia. — Granted special authority to rebroadcast over WOI the emergency programs of station KGHO licensed for emergency police service in Des Moines, Ia. KFJR — Ashley C. Dixon, KFJR, Inc., Portland, Ore. — Granted voluntary assignment of license to KALE, Inc. (1300 kc., 500 watts night, 500 watts day, S. H.). WJIM — Harold F. Gross, M. B. Keeler and L. A. Versluis, d/b as Capital City Broadcasting Co., Lansing, Mich. — Granted voluntary assignment of license to Harold F. Gross (1210 kc., 100 watts night, 250 watts day, unlimited). NEW — Ben S. McGlashan (Portable), Los Angeles, Cal. — Granted C. P. for new station (low frequency relay broadcast) ; frequencies 1622, 2058, 2150, 2790 kc., 100 watts. APPLICATIONS DENIED WINS — Hearst Radio, Inc., New York City. — Denied special tem¬ porary authority to operate 8:15 p. m. to 12 midnight, EST, 9-30-36, and from 7:30 to 12 midnight, EST, 10-7-36, to broadcast professional football games of new Professional Football League. WCOP — Massachusetts Broadcasting Corp., Boston, Mass. — Denied special temporary authority to operate from local sunset to 8 p. m., EST, from 10-3-36 to November 1, 1936, inclusive, in order to broadcast civic programs and events of national importance connected with national election. WINS — Hearst Radio, Inc., New York City. — Denied special tem¬ porary authority to operate from local sunset (October, 5:15 p. m.) until 12 midnight, EST, October 21 and 28, 1936, in order to broadcast professional football games, and from local sunset, November 3, 1936 (November, 4:45 p. m.), until 2 a. m., EST, November 4, 1936, in order to broadcast election returns. WPHR — WLBC, Inc., Petersburg, Va. — Denied special authority to operate from local sunset to 7:30 p. m., EST, October 10, 17, 24, 31, and November 7, in order to broadcast football games. APPLICATIONS DISMISSED The following applications, heretofore set for hearing, were dis¬ missed at the request of applicants: NEW— Palmer Broadcasting Syndicate, Inc., Portland, Me. — Ap¬ plied for C. P., 1210 kc., 100 watts, unlimited. WSMK — WSMK, Inc., Dayton, Ohio. — Applied for modification of license, 1380 kc., 250 watts, unlimited. KRKO — Lee E, Mudgett, Everett, Wash. — Applied for voluntary assignment of license, 1370 kc., 50 watts, shares KVL. Detroit National League Football Club, Inc., Detroit, Mich. — Applied for authority to transmit description of certain foot¬ ball games from University of Detroit Stadium, Detroit, Mich., to Station CKLW, Windsor, Ontario, Canada, through the facilities of the Michigan Bell Tel. Co. SET FOR HEARING NEW — Lawrence K. Miller, Pittsfield, Mass. — Application for C. P. for new station to operate on 930 kc., 250 watts daytime, site to be determined. NEW — Knoxville Journal Broadcasting Co., R. R. Spilman, Ira A. Watson, Roy N. Lotspeich, R. H. Claggett, Knoxville, Tenn. — Application for C. P. for new station to operate on 1200 kc., 100 watts night, 250 watts day, unlimited time, site to be determined. WILM — Delaware Broadcasting Co., Wilmington, Del. — Applica¬ tion for C. P. to install vertical antenna, move studio and transmitter approximately 9 miles to Chester, Pa., site to be approved. (Present assignment: 1420 kc., 100 watts, SWAZL.) WMMN — A. M. Rowe, Inc., Fairmont, W. Va. — Application for C. P. to install new equipment, increase night power from 500 watts to 1 KW and day power from 1 KW to 5 KW. (Present assignment: 890 kc., 500 watts night, 1 KW day, unlimited.) WGAR — WGAR Broadcasting Co., Cleveland, Ohio. — Application for C. P. to install new transmitter and increase power from 500 watts night, 1 KW day, unlimited time, to 5 KW. (To be heard before the Broadcast Division.) NEW — Rev. Edward Warren Cromey, Rector, Church Wardens & Vestrymen of St. Michael’s P. E. Church, Brooklyn, N. Y. — Application for C. P. for new station to operate on 1130 kc., 1 KW daytime only, site to be approved. Desires facilities of WOV. Amended to change antenna. To be heard No¬ vember 16, 1936. WOV — International Broadcasting Corp., New York City. — Ap¬ plication to transfer control from John Giustina B. and Mariannina G. Iraci, to Arde Bulova, 766 shares of com¬ mon stock. Present assignment: 1130 kc., 1 KW, daytime. To be heard November 16, 1936. NEW — Daily News Corp., St. Paul, Minn. — Application for C. P. (amended 8-31-36) for new station to operate on 580 kc., 1 KW, daytime only. Transmitter site to be determined with Commission’s approval. NEW — Walter H. McGenty, Rice Lake, Wis. — Application for C. P. (amended 8-8-36) for new station to operate on 1210 kc., 250 watts, daytime only. Exact site of transmitter to be determined with Commission’s approval. NEW — WRBC, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. — Application for C. P. (amended 8-13-36) for new station to operate on 950 kc., 1 KW, unlimited time, using directional antenna for day and nighttime operation. NEW — The Trenton Times, Trenton, N. J. — Application for C. P. for main transmitter of 3 new synchronized special broad¬ cast stations; 1570 kc., 250 watts, unlimited, site to be de¬ termined subject to Commission’s approval. NEW — The Trenton Times, Trenton, N. J. — Application for C. P. for one booster transmitter of 3 new synchronized special broadcast stations, to be located near Burlington, N. J.; 1570 kc., 250 watts, unlimited, transmitter site to be deter¬ mined subject to Commission approval. NEW — The Trenton Times, Trenton, N. J. — Application for C. P. for one booster transmitter of 3 new synchronized special broadcast stations, to be located near Princeton, N. J.; 1570 kc., 250 watts, unlimited, transmitter site to be deter¬ mined subject to Commission approval. WNBC — State Broadcasting Corp. (Wm. J. Sanders), New Britain, Conn. — Application for C. P. amended to make changes in equipment; install directional antenna for day and night operation; increase power from 250 watts daytime to 250 watts night, 1 KW day; increase hours of operation from daytime to unlimited. WHAT — Independence Broadcasting Co., Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. — Application for C. P. (amended 9-12-36) for approval of new transmitter site; authority to make equipment changes; install directional antenna system; change frequency from 1310 kc. to 1220 kc.; increase power from 100 watts to 1 KW ; change time of operation from sharing with WTEL to unlimited. (Now operates on 1310 kc., 100 watts night and day, S-WTEL.) KOOS — Pacific Radio Corp., Marshfield, Ore. — Application for modification of C. P. to change equipment and time of operation from 250 watts daytime to 250 watts unlimited; extend commencement date to 60 days after grant and com¬ pletion date to 6 months thereafter. (Original C. P. author¬ ized change in transmitter site, installation of new antenna, change in frequency to 1390 kc.) 1683