NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1941)

May 16 KMx^ — May Broadcasting Company, Shenandoah, Iowa — Renewal of license. !)30 ke., 1 KVV night, 5 KW day, unlimited time. May 28 KRBC — Reporter Broadcasting Company, Abilene, Texas. — C. P., 94(1 Uc., 1 KW, unlimited, 11.4 night and day. Present as¬ signment: 1420 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time. May 29 WRDW — .Augusta Broadcasting Company, Augusta, Georgia. — C. P., 1450 kc., 500 watts night, 1 KW day, unlimited time. Present assignment: 1500 kc., 250 watts, unlimited time. June 2 NEW — Symons Broadcasting Company, Ellensburg, Wash. — C. P., 11 10 kc., 1 KW, unlimited time. Consolidated Hearing WPAY — Chester A. Thompson (Transferor) and The Brush-Moore Newspapers, Inc. (Transferee), Portsmouth, Ohio. — Transfer of control of corp., 1870 kc., 100 watts, unlimited time. WPAY — Vee Bee Corporation, Portsmouth, Ohio. — Renewal of license, 1870 kc., 100 watts, unlimited time. June 4 KERO — Voice of Longview, Longview, Texas. — Modification of C. P., 1840 kc., 5 KW, unlimited time, DA night. Present assignment: 1840 kc., 1 KW, unlimited time, DA night. June 12 WQBC — Delta Broadcasting Company, Inc., Vicksburg, Miss. — Modification of C. P., 1860 kc., 500 watts night, 1 KW day, unlimited time. Present assignment: 1860 kc., 1 KW day¬ time. June 16 Television Broadcast W2XD — General Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y. — P'or license to cover C. P., 162000-168000 kc., 40 watts, emis¬ sion A-5, Sec. 4.4(a). W2XI — General Electric Company, New Scotland, N. Y. — For renewal of license, 162000-168000 kc., 10 watts, emission A-5, Sec. 4.4(a) . W2XB — General Electric Company, New Scotland, N. Y. — For renewal of license, 60000-86000 kc., A. 3 KW, V. 10 KW, Sec. 4.4. June 18 WBRE — Louis G. Baltimore, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. — C. P. to erect a synchronous station, 1810 kc., 100 watts, unlimited time. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACTION NEW STATIONS GRANTED Inter-City Advertising Co., Charlotte, N. C. — Granted construction permit for new standard broadcast station to operate on 610 kc., 1 KW unlimited, subject to approval of directional antenna design (B3-P-2878). Ruben E. Aronheim, Fitchburg, Mass. — Granted construction per¬ mit for new standard broadcast station to operate on 1840 kc., 250 watts night and day, unlimited time; exact site and antenna system to be determined with Commission’s approval (Bl-P-3061). NEW FM STATIONS St. Louis University, St. Louis, Mo. — Granted construction permit for new high frequency (FM) broadcast station to operate 358 — April 18, 1941 on 45100 kc. ; coverage of 13,000 sq. mi.; with more than 1,500,000 population (B4-PH-37). APPLICATIONS GRANTED KTRH — KTRH Broadcasting Co., Houston, Tex. — Granted con¬ struction permit to change frequency from 1290 kc. (1820 kc. under NARBA) to 740 kc., increase power from 1 KW night, 5 KW day, to 50 KW, move transmitter site, install new transmitter, and directional antenna for day and night use, subject to engineering approval (B3-P-3011). KXYZ — Harris County Broadcast Co., Houston, Tex. — Granted construction permit to move transmitter to Deepwater, Tex., use KTRH transmitter, increase power from 1 KW day and night to 5 KW day and night, change frequency from 1470 kc. (NARBA) to 1820 kc. (N.4RBA), install directional antenna for night use; antenna system to comply with Commission’s requirements (B3-P-3016). KAND — Navarro Broadcasting Assn., Corsicana, Tex. — Granted construction permit to increase power from 100 watts unlim¬ ited to 250 watts night and day, and make changes in equip¬ ment ; station operates on 1840 kc. (B3-P-3121). W9XZY — The Pulitzer Publishing Co., St. Louis, Mo. — Granted renewal of license of facsimile broadcast station W9XZY for the period March 1, 1941 to March 1, 1942; granted upon an experimental basis only and upon the express condition that it is subject to change or cancellation by the Commis¬ sion at anv time, without advance notice or hearing (B4FRB-5). WARD — United States Broadcasting Corp. (assignor). Unified Broadcasting Corp. of Brooklyn (assignee), Brooklyn, N. Y. — Granted consent to the assignment of license of Station WARD from United States Broadcasting Corp. to LTnified Broadcasting Corp. of Brooklyn, to effect a consolidation of four Brooklyn stations (WARD, WLTH, WVFW, and WBBC), now sharing time, into operation of a single station (WARD) (Bl-AL-302). WARD — Unified Broadcasting Corp. of Brooklyn, Brooklyn, N. Y. — Granted modification of license to increase hours of opera¬ tion from sharing with WLTH, WVFW, WBBC, to unlim¬ ited, and change studio location to 554 Atlantic Ave., Brook¬ lyn, N. Y. (requests facilities of WBBC, WVFW and WLTH) (Bl-ML-1054). DESIGNATED FOR HEARING WMBR — Florida Broadcasting Co., Jacksonville, Fla. — Application for construction permit to change frequency from 1496 kc. to 1069 kc., increase power from 250 watts to 10 KW night and day, install new transmitter, install directional antenna for day and night use and move transmitter (B3P-3036). WDAE — Tampa Times Co., Tampa, Fla. — Application for con¬ struction permit to change frequency from 1259 kc. to 749 kc., increase power from S KW unlimited (using direc¬ tional antenna) to 10 KW ; move transmitter site from Tampa, Fla., to Thonotosassa, Fla.; install new transmitting equipment and install directional antenna for night use (B3-P-2841). KVOA — Arizona Broadcasting Co., Inc., Tucson, Ariz. — Application for construction permit to change frequency from 1299 kc. to 590 kc. and install directional antenna for day and night use (B5-P-2906). KVFD — Northwest Broadcasting Co., Fort Dodge, Iowa. — Appli¬ cation for modification of license to increase hours of opera¬ tion from specified to unlimited. (Requests facilities of KFGQ.) Joint hearing with KFGQ (B4-ML-1052) . MISCELLANEOUS WTMC — Ocala Broadcasting Co., Inc., Ocala, Fla., and WDLP — Panama City Broadcasting Co., Inc., Panama City Fla. — Granted motions filed by Harry W. Reinstine, Jacksonville, Fla., to permit his appearance on behalf of Ocala Broadcast¬ ing Co., Inc., Ocala, Fla., and Panama City Broadcasting Co., Inc., Panama City, Fla., in re hearing on revocation of licenses of Stations WTMC and WDLP; granted petitions of John H. Perry, Palm Beach, Fla., to intervene in above causes; granted motions filed by Ocala Broadcasting Co., Inc., Panama City Ffroadcasting Co., Inc., and John H. Perry, for postponement of hearings on revocation of licenses