NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1937)

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Hearing Calendar The following broadcast hearings are scheduled at the Commission for the week beginning Monday, March 29: Monday, March 29 HEARING BEFORE AN EXAMINER (Broadcast) NEW — Robert Raymond McCulla, Oak Park, Ill. — C. P., 1500 kc., 100 watts, daytime. FURTHER HEARING BEFORE AN EXAMINER NEW — West Texas Broadcasting Co., Wichita Falls, Texas. — C. P., 1380 kc., 1 KW, unlimited time. NEW — Wichita Broadcasting Co., Wichita Falls, Texas. — C. P. 620 kc., 2S0 watts, 1 KW, LS, unlimited time. NEW — Faith Broadcasting Co., Inc., Wichita Falls, Texas. — C. P., 1380 kc., 1 KW, 5 KW, LS, unlimited time. KFPL — C. C. Baxter, Dublin, Texas. — Voluntary assignment of license, 1310 kc., 100 watts, 100 watts LS (C. P. 100 watts, 250 watts LS), unlimited time. KFPL — WFTX, Incorporated, Wichita Falls, Texas. — C. P., 1500 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS, unlimited time. Present assignment: 1310 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS, unlimited time. Wednesday, March 31 HEARING BEFORE AN EXAMINER (Broadcast) NEW — Wm. W. Ottaway, Port Huron, Mich. — C. P., 1370 kc., 250 watts. WCAZ — Superior Broadcasting Service, Inc., Carthage, Ill. — C. P., 1070 kc., 250 watts, daytime. Present assignment: 1070 kc., 100 watts, daytime. NEW — Frazier Reams, Mansfield, Ohio. — C. P., 1370 kc., 100 watts, daytime. Thursday, April 1 ORAL ARGUMENT BEFORE THE BROADCAST DIVISION KGGC — Ex. Rep. No. 1-104: The Golden Gate Broadcasting Co. (Robert J. Craig), San Francisco, Calif. — Modification of license, 1420 kc., 100 watts, unlimited time. Present assign¬ ment: 1420 kc., 100 watts, specified hours. NEW — Ex. Rep. No. 1-324: John S. Allen and G. W. Covington, Jr., Montgomery, Ala. — C. P., 1210 kc., 100 watts, daytime. NEW — Ex. Rep. No. 1-334: Clarence C. Dill, Washington, D. C. — C. P., 1390 kc., 1 KW, unlimited time. FURTHER HEARING BEFORE AN EXAMINER (Broadcast) NEW — Pacific Acceptance Corp., San Diego, Calif. — C. P., 1200 kc., 100 watts, daytime. Friday, April 2 HEARING BEFORE AN EXAMINER (Broadcast) WABY — Adirondack Broadcasting Co., Inc., Albany, N. Y. — Modi¬ fication of C. P., 1370 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS, unlimited time. Present assignment: 1370’ kc., 100 watts, unlimited time. WSCC — WSOC, Inc., Charlotte, N. C. — C. P., 600 kc., 250 watts, 1 KW LS, unlimited time. Present assignment: 1210 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS, unlimited time. NEW — -Charles Porter and Edward T. Eversole, Festus, Mo.— C. P., 1420 kc., 100 watts, daytime. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED First Zone WDEV — Charles B. Adams, Executor estate of Mary M. Whitehill 550 and Administrator of estate of Harry C. Whitehill, Waterbury, Vt. — Construction permit to install new equipment and increase power from 500 watts to 1 KW. Amended to change name from Mary M. Whitehill, Executrix of estate of Harry C. Whitehill to Charles B. Adams, Executor estate of Mary M. Whitehill and Administrator of estate of Harry C. Whitehill. WBRB — Monmouth Broadcasting Co., Red Bank, N. J.— License 1210 to cover construction permit (Bl-P-1514) for changes in equipment. WFBL — Onondaga Radio Broadcasting Corp., Syracuse, N. Y. — 1360 Modification of license to change power from 1 KW night, 5 KW day to 5 KW day and night. W3XL — National Broadcasting Co., Inc., Bound Brook, N. J.— Modification of license to add the frequencies 31100, 31600, 34600, 35600, 37600, 38600, 40600, 41000, 86000-400000, 401000, kc., and above, and add Al and A2 emission. Second Zone NEW — The Ohio Broadcasting Co., Salem, Ohio. — Construction 780 permit for a new station to be operated on 1420 kc., 100 watts, daytime. Amended to change requested frequency from 1420 kc. to 780 kc., power from 100 watts to 250 watts, change type of transmitting equipment and make changes in proposed antenna system. NEW — The Ohio Broadcasting Co., Marion, Ohio. — Construction 1200 permit for a new station to be operated on 880 kc., 250 watts, daytime. Amended to change requested frequency from 880 kc. to 1200 kc., power from 250 watts to 100 watts, make changes in transmitting equipment and antenna. NEW — The Ohio Broadcasting Co., Steubenville, Ohio. — Construc1420 tion permit for a new station to be operated on 780 kc., 250 watts, daytime. Amended to change requested frequency from 780 kc. to 1420 kc., power from 250 watts to 100 watts, change type of transmitting equipment and make changes in proposed antenna system. WRTD — The Times Dispatch Publishing Co., Inc., Richmond, Va. 1500 — Modification of construction permit (B2-P-728) for a new station, requesting approval of vertical antenna, transmitter site at Belle Isle, Richmond, Va., and studio site at 107 S. Seventh Street, Richmond, Va. Amended to make changes in transmitting equipment. NEW — WAVE, Inc., Louisville, Ky. — Construction permit for a new relay broadcast station to be operated on 1622, 2058, 2150, 2790 kc., 50 watts. Third Zone KTBS — Tri-State Broadcasting System, Inc., Shreveport, La. — 620 Modification of license to change frequency from 1450 kc. to 620 kc., power from 1 KW to 500 watts night, 1 KW daytime. WFLA-WSUN — Clearwater Chamber of Commerce, Clearwater, 620 Fla. — Modification of license requesting that the license of WFLA-WSUN be severed in order to form two stations under the call letters WFLA and WSUN, to operate specified hours. WFLA — -unlimited Monday, Wednesday and Friday ; share, WSUN, Sunday. WSUN — unlimited Tuesday, Thurs¬ day and Saturday; share, WFLA, Sunday. WFLA studio at Auditorium Music Hall, Clearwater, Fla. WSUN studio at Recreation Pier, St. Petersburg, Fla. WBHP — Wilton Harvey Pollard, Huntsville, Ala. — Modification of 1200 construction permit (B3-P-840) as modified for a new sta¬ tion, requesting changes in equipment. NEW — G. Kenneth Miller, Tulsa, Okla.— Construction permit for 1310 a new station to be operated on 1310 kc., 100 watts, un¬ limited time. Amended to make changes in equipment, change in power from 100 watts day and night to 250 watts day and hours of operation from unlimited time to daytime only. NEW — A. Annas, K. C. Elliott, C. L. Green and C. D. Newton, 1370 d/b as Hickory Broadcasting Co., Hickory, N. C. — Construc¬ tion permit for a new station to be operated on 1370 kc., 100 watts, daytime. KTOK — Oklahoma Broadcasting Co. (formerly KGFG), Oklahoma 1370 City, Okla. — License to cover construction permit (B3-P1463) as modified for equipment changes and move of trans¬ mitter and studio locally. KTEM — Bell Broadcasting Co., Temple, Texas.— Construction per1370 mit to make changes in equipment and change power and hours of operation from 100 watts daytime to 100 watts night, 250 watts day, unlimited time. Amended to change hours of operation from unlimited to daytime. 2006