NAB reports (Jan-Dec 1941)

FUTURE HEARINGS Durinfi the past week the Commission has announced the fol¬ lowing future hearings in broadcast cases. They are subject to change. August 22 VVD.4S — WDAS Broadcasting Station, Inc., Philadelphia, Pa. — C. P., 12fi(l Uc., 1 KW night, .S KW day, DA-night, un¬ limited. Prc.sent assignment: 1400 lie., 2S0 watts, unlimited. August 28 NEW — West -Allis Broadcasting Company, West -Allis, Wis. — C. P,, 1480 Uc.. 250 watts, dax'time. September 12 WTEL — Foulkrod Radio Engineering Co., Philadelphia, Pa. — C. P., 1500 Uc.. 250 watts, unlimited time. Present assign¬ ment : 1840 Uc., 100 watts, S-WH.AT. September 17 KERO — Voice of Longview, Longview, Texas. — Modification of C, P., 1870 Uc., 5 KW, unlimited time, DA-night, Present assignment: 1870 Uc., 1 KW, unlimited time, DA-night. FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ACTION APPLICATIONS GRANTED WJIM, Inc.. Lansing, Mich. — Granted construction permit for new high frequency (EM) broadcast station to operate on 47700 Uc. with a service area of 3800 square miles (B2-PH-86). KTUC — Tucson Broadcasting Co., Tucson, Ariz. — Granted con¬ sent to transfer of control of Tucson Broadcasting Co. (Station KTUC), from John Merino and Carleton W. Morris to Glenn Snyder, George R. Cook, Burridge D. Butler anrl Ralph W. Bilby ; Carleton Morris is to sell his entire holdings (30 shares or 10%) to Butler for a cash consideration of $1,333 and the assumption by Butler of the obligation of Morris to the corporation in the amount of $2,000; Merino is to sell one share to Butler and 49 shares to Bilby, Butler and Bilby are to assume stock subscription obligations of Morris and Merino to the li¬ censee corporation aggregating $7,000; station operates on 14(1(1 Uc., 250 watts, unlimited time (B5-TC-269). KM.AC — W. W. McAllister & Howard W. Davis, d/b as Walmac Co., San Antonio, Tex. — Granted modification of license to change frequency from 140(1 Uc. to 124(1 Uc. and increase hours of operation from shares KONO to unlimited time; 250 watts night and day (B-3-ML-1072). KLCN — Fred C. Grimwood, Blytheville, Ark. — Granted con¬ struction permit to install new transmitter and antenna, increase power from 100 watts daytime to 1 KW daytime and move transmitter locally; 1820 Uc. (B3-P-3037). RENEWAL OF LICENSES The Commission granted the following applications for renewal 5 of broadcast station licenses: KABR, Aberdeen, S. D.; KDFN, Casper, Wyo.; KERN, Bakers¬ field, Calif.; KFAC, Los Angeles, Calif.; KFH, Wichita, Kans.; KGIR, Butte, Mont.; KGNC, Amarillo, Tex.; KGNF, North Platte, Nebr.; KGNO, Dodge City, Kans.; KIDO, Boise, Idaho; KINY, Juneau, Alaska; KLO, Ogden, Utah; W.A.AB and auxiliary, Boston, Mass.; KGHF, Pueblo, Colo.; KIEM, Eureka, Calif.; KQ\k Pittsburgh. Pa.; KRIS, Corpus Christi, Tex.; KRNT. Des Moines, Iowa; WMBD, Peoria, III.; KSCJ and auxiliary, Sioux City, Iowa; KSLM, Salem, Ore.; KWK, St. Louis, Mo.; WBYN, Brooklyn, N. A'.; W-AWZ, Zarephath, N. J.; WBRY, Waterbury, t'onn.; WDRC, Hartford, Conn.; WEVD and auxiliary. New York, N. Y.; WP'E-A, Manchester, N. IL; WP'NC, P’ayetteville, N. C.; WHIS, Bluefield, W. \kr.; WKBH, LaCrosse, Wise.; WMBG and 632 — July 25, 1941 auxiliary, Richmond, Va.; WMPS, Memphis, Tenn.; WNBC, New Britain, Conn.; KTSM, El Paso, Tex.; WOKO and auxiliary, Albany, N. Y.; WQBC, Vicksburg, Miss.; WS.AN, Allentown, Pa.; WSFA, Montgomery, -Ala.; WSPD, Toledo, Ohio; WTJS, Jackson, Tenn.; WGES, Chicago, Ilk; WHBL, Sheboygan, Wise.; KUJ, Walla VValla, Wash.; KSO, Des Moines, Iowa; KPMC, Bakersfield, Calif.; KMO, Tacoma, Wash.; KMED, Medford, Ore.; KXYZ, Houston, Tex,; KLRA, Little Rock, Ark.; WALA, Mobile, Ala,; W-ADC, Tallmadge, Ohio; WAGA, .Atlanta, Ga.; WAKR, Akron, Ohio ; WBIG, Greensboro, N. Car. The Commission granted extension of the following station licenses, upon a temporary basis only, pending determination upon application for renewal of license, to not later than September 1, 1941: KCMO, Kansas City, Mo.; KGB, San Diego, Calif.; KTBS and auxiliary, Shreveport, La.; KTUL, Tulsa, Okla.; WBCM, Bay City, Mich.; WBNS, Bay City, Mich.; WBNX, New York City; W(fBA, Allentown, Pa.; WCSC, Charleston, S. C.; WFBC, Green¬ ville, S. C.; WFBL, Syracuse, N. A^.; WGAR and auxiliary, Cleveland, Ohio; WHEC, Rochester, N, A^.; WHK, Cleveland, Ohio; WHP, Harrisburg, Pa.; WING, Dayton, Ohio; WK.AT, Miami Beach, Fla.; WPAB, Ponce, P. R.; WS.AI, Cincinnati, Ohio; WTSP, St. Petersburg, Fla. The Commission granted extension of the following station licenses, upon a temporary basis only, pending determination upon application for renewal of license, to not later than October 1, 1941: WROK, Rockford, Ill.; WSMB, New Orleans, La.; WT.AQ, Green Bay, Wise.; KFRO, Longview, Tex.; KID, Idaho Falls, Idaho; KLPM, Minot, N. Dak. The Commission granted further extension upon a temporary basis only, pending determination upon applications for renewal of licenses, to not later than September 1, 1941, of the following television station licenses: W3XE, Philadelphia, Pa.; W3XP, portable (area of Phila¬ delphia) . The Commission granted further extension upon a temporary basis only pending determination upon applications for renewal of licenses, to not later than September 1, 1941, of the following high frequency broadcast station licenses: W2XVP, New York, N. Y.; W9XL-A, Denver, Colo.; W4XA, Nashville, Tenn.; WSXAU, Oklahoma City, Okla. DESIGNATED FOR HEARING WOWO — Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc., Ft. Wayne, Ind. — Application for construction permit to make changes in equipment, install directional antenna for day and night use, increase hours of operation from simultaneous day and shares night w'ith WWVA to unlimited time, anti increase power from 10 KW night and dav to 50 KVA' night and day; 11!)0 kf. (B4-P-2635). Designated for joint hearing the following four applications: Air Waves, Inc., Baton Rouge, La. — -Application for construc¬ tion permit for new station to operate on 14(M) kc., 250 watts night and day, unlimited time, exact site to be determined subject to Commission’s approval (B3-P-3203). Henry Norman Saurage, Baton Rouge, La. — -Application for con¬ struction permit for new station requesting same facilities as above; exact site and antenna system to be determined subject to Commission approval (B3-P-3192). Louisiana Communications, Inc., Baton Rouge, La. — Application for construction permit for new station requesting same facilities as above (B3-P-3242). William J. Bray, James L. Ewing, T. B. Lanford and John C. McCormack, d/b as The Capitol Broadcasting Co., Port Allen, La. — -Application for construction permit for new' station requesting same facilities as above (B3-P-3191). South Florida Broadcasting, Inc., Miami, Fla. — Application for construction permit for new station to operate on I4;)() kc.. 250 watts, unlimited time (B3-P-2942). To be heard jointly with : Pan -American Broadcasting System, Inc., Hollywood, Fla. — -Appli¬ cation for new station requesting same facilities as above (B3-P-2768).