NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1940)

2. Studio equipment used and any developments made during the license period. 3. Progress made in the advancement of television broad¬ casting as a service to the public. 4. Financial data on cost of operation during the license period. 5. Power employed, field intensity measurements and visual and aural observations to determine the service area of the station. FCC RULE AMENDMENTS Following is a list of all amendments to the Rules and Regulations since the printing of the P’CC’s rules in pamphlet form. Amendment No. Subject 1. Amending Part 1. — Rules of Practice and Pro¬ cedure (Sec. 1.142 Copies) 2. Amending Part 3. — Rules Governing Standard Broadcast Station (Sec. 3.93 Mechattical Rec¬ ords) 3. Amending Part 7. — Rules Governing Coastal and Marine Relay Services (Sec. 7.58 Coastal Service) 4. Amending Part 10. — Rules Governing Emergency Radio Services. (Sec. 10.47 Forestry Stations) 5. Amending Part 10.— Rules Governing Emergency Radio Services. (Sec. 10.252 Modulation) 6. .Amending Appendix B of Part 2. — General Rules and Regulations. 7. Amending Part 8. — Rules Governing Ship Serv¬ ice. (Sec. 8.81 Ship Service) FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION DOCKET The following hearings and oral arguments are sched¬ uled before the Commission in broadcast cases for the week beginning Monday, March 4. They are subject to change. Tuesday, March 5 WBHP — Wilton Harvey Pollard. Huntsville, Ala. — Renewal of license, 12(10 kf.. 100 watts, unlimited time. Tuesday, March 5 Hearing to be held before Commissioner George Henry Payne, at .\ustin, Texas KTBC — State Capitol Broadcasting Association, Inc., Austin, Tex. — In re; Revocation of station license of KTBC. Wednesday, March 6 KXL — KXI> Broadcasters, Portland, Oregon. — C. P., 740 kr., 10 KW, 10 KW LS. limited time (0.4 — day and night). Pres¬ ent assignment: 1420 kc., 250 watts, shares with KBPS. KTRB — Thomas R. McTammanv & William H. Bates, Jr., Modesto, Calif.— C. P., 740 kr., 1 KW, 1 KW LS, limited to WSB, .Mlanta, Ga. Present assignment: 740 kc., 250 watts, day¬ time. Thursday, March 7 Oral .Xrgument before the Commission Report No. B-75: NEW — William C. Barnes & Jonas Weiland, tr/as Martinsville Broadcasting Co., Martinsville, Va. — C. P., 1420 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS, unlimited time. NEW' — J. R. Walker, S. S. Walker & C. F. Walker, co-partners, tr as Patrick Henry Broadcasting Co., Martinsville, Va. — C. P.. 1420 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS, unlimited time. March 1, 1940 Thursday, March 7 Hearing to be held before Commissioner George Henry Payne, in the County Probate and Commissioners Court Rooms, Dallas, Tex. KNET — John Calvin Welch, William M. Keller & Bonner Frizzell, d b as Palestine Broadcasting Assn., Palestine, Texas. — In re: Revocation of station license of KNET. FUTURE HEARINGS During the week the Commission has announced the following tentative dates for broadcast hearings. They are subject to change. March 19 WNYC — City of New York, Municipal Broadcasting System, New York, N. Y. — Modification of license, 810 kc., 1 KW, speci¬ fied hours (6 a. m. to 11 p. m., EST), (DA-daytime) . Present assignment: 810 kc., 1 KW daytime — WCCO, direc¬ tional antenna. March 26 NEW — William F. Huffman, Wisconsin Rapids, Wise. — C. P., 1310 kc., 100 watts, 250 watts LS, unlimited time. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACTION APPLICATIONS GRANTED J. Winfield Crew, Jr., Roanoke Rapids, N. C. — Granted construc¬ tion permit for new broadcast station to operate on 1200 kc., power 250 watts, unlimited time. WJBW — Charles C. Carlson, New Orleans, La. — Granted construc¬ tion permit to make changes in equipment and increase power from 100 watts to 250 watts; frequency 1200 kc., unlimited time. WSKB — McComb Broadcasting Corp., McComb, Miss. — Granted construction permit to make changes in equipment and in¬ crease power from 100 watts to 250 watts; frequency 1200 kc.. unlimited time. WSVA — Shenandoah Valley Broadcasting Corp., Harrisonburg, Va. — Granted construction permit to install new transmitter, increase power from 500 watts to 1 KW, move transmitter .site from 5 miles south of corporate limits, east of Valley Pike, to a site to be determined, and install vertical radiator; frequency 550 kc. WOR — Bamberger Broadcasting Service, Inc., Carteret. N. H. — Granted extension of special experimental authority to operate Standard Broadcast Station WOR as a facsimile broadcast station between 1 a. m. to 6 a. m., EST, to ,4ugust 1, 1940; station operates on 710 kc., 50 kc., unlimited time, using directional antenna. WGPC — Albany Broadcasting Co., Inc., Albany, Ga. — Granted construction permit to move studio and transmitter site, increase power from 100 watts to 250 watts, and in.stall new transmitter and antenna; station operates with 1420 kc., unlimited time. DESIGNATED FOR HEARING KGUM — E. F. Peffer, Stockton, Calif. — Application for modifica¬ tion of license to change frequency from 1100 kc. to 1530 kc., and increase time of operation from daytime only to unlimited; station operates with 1 KW power. RENEWAL OF LICENSES WTAL — Florida Capitol Broadcasters Inc., Tallahassee, Fla. — Granted renewal of license on temporary basis only until .August 1, 1940 pending action on application for renewal of license. The following stations were granted renewal of licenses for the period ending August 1, 1940: 4072