Radio daily (July-Sept 1937)

Thursday, September 9, 1937 RADIO DAILY 7 HEARINGS SCHEDULED Oct. 12: W. C. Irvin, Amarillo, Tex. CP for new station. 1500 kc, 100 watts, 250 watts LS., unlimited. Four Lakes Broadcasting Co., Madison, Wis. CP for new station. 830 kc, 100 watts, daytime. Nat'l Life & Accident Insurance Co., Inc., Nashville. CP for new station. 1370 kc, 100 watts, 250 watts LS., unlimited. KFDM, Beaumont, Tex. Vol. assignment of license to the Beaumont Broadcasting Co. 560 kc, 250 watts, 500 watts LS., unlimited. Oct. 14: United Broadcasting Co., Tulsa. CP for new station. 1550 kc, 1 KW., unlimited. WAAB, Boston. Mod. of license to increase power to 1 KW. 1410 kc, unlimited. Decatur Newspapers, Inc., Decatur, 111. CP for new station. 1550 kc, 1 KW., unlimited. Tri-City Broadcasting Co., Inc., Schenectady. CP for new station. 950 kc, 1 KW., unlimited. Oct. 18: Voice of Detroit, Inc., Detroit. CP for new station. 1120 kc, 500 watts, 1 KW. LS., unlimited. WWPO, Inc., Pittsburgh. CP for new station. 1120 kc, 250 watts, unlimited. Times Printing Co., Chattanooga. CP for new station. 1120 kc, 500 watts, 1 KW. LS., unlimited. Oct. 19: Sam Houston Broadcasting Ass'n, Huntsville, Tex. CP for new station. 1500 kc, 100 watts, daytime. Pacific Radio Corp., Grant's Pass, Ore. CP for new station. 1320 kc, 500 watts, daytime. Oct. 20: O. O. Burke, Dickinson, Tex. CP for new station. 1500 kc, 100 watts, unlimited. Nov. 2: KTSA, San Antonio. Vol. assignment of license to Hearst Radio, Inc. 550 kc, 1 KW., 5 KW. LS., unlimited. WACO, San Antonio. Vol. assignment of license to Hearst Radio, Inc. 1420 kc, 100 watts, unlimited. KNOW, Austin, Tex. Vol. assignment of license to Hearst Radio, Inc. 1500 kc, 100 watts, unlimited. Dec. 20: Radiotel Corp., San Diego. CP for new station. 920 kc, 1 KW., unlimited. APPLICATIONS RECEIVED Mittelle Franklin Noble, Anniston, Ala. CP for new station. 1420 kc, 100 watts, daytime. Miami Broadcasting Co., Miami. CP for new relay station. 31100, 34600, 37600, 40600 kc, 15 watts. SET FOR HEARING Cadillac Broadcasting Corp., Detroit. CP for new station. 1140 kc, 500 watts, daytime. Santo Sottile, Charleston, S. C. CP for new station. 1200 kc, 100 watts, 250 watts LS., unlimited. Louis P. Thornton, Baker, Ore. CP for new station. 1500 kc, 100 watts, 250 watts LS., unlimited. Kanawha Valley Broadcasting Co., Charleston, W. Va. CP for new station. 1500 kc, 100 watts, unlimited. Valley Publishing Co., Harlingen, Tex. CP for new station. 1200 kc, 100 watts, 250 watts LS., unlimited. J. T. Griffen, Fort Smith, Ark. CP for new station. 880 kc, 1 KW., daytime. Broward Broadcasting Co., Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. CP for new station. 1370 kc, 100 watts, 250 watts LS., unlimited. W. A. Barnette, Greenwood, S. C. CP for new station. 1370 kc, 250 watts, daytime. Colonial Broadcasters, Inc., Savannah. CP for new station. 1310 kc, 100 watts, unlimited. Tom Olsen, Port Angeles, Wash. CP for new station. 1500 kc, 250 watts, daytime. Piatt & Piatt, Inc., Poughkeepsie. CP for new station. 1000 kc, 1 KW., limited. Kentucky Broadcasting Corp., Louisville. CP for new station. 1210 kc, 100 watts, 250 watts LS., unlimited. James F. Hurley, Jr., Salisbury, N. C. CP for new station. 1500 kc, 100 watts, daytime. KARK, Little Rock, Ark. Vol. transfer of control of Ark. Radio & Equipment Co., licensee of KARK, from John Frazer to Radio Inc. 890 kc, 500 watts, 1 KW. LS., unlimited. WNAX, Yankton, S. D. Auth. to transfer control of corp. to South Dakota Broad PHILADELPHIA WFIL staff has moved into its new quarters on the top floor of the Widener Building. Completion of the studios is moving ahead, with dedicatory exercises planned for October. Joe Gottlieb of the program department and Paul Fraley of the production department are building a permanent little theater group at WCAU. Professionals already signed include J. Barney Sherry and Arthur De Angelis. Jack Stewart, WFIL sales manager, is spending four days each week at the station's New York office. Lawrence Witte, radio columnist whose "Static" pillar is syndicated for 112 weekly newspapers along the Eastern coast, comes to KYW tomorrow for a weekly air gossip stanza, "Mike Notes." Sam Serota takes over direction of WFIL/s "Old Salt" program this week, succeeding Allen Franklin, resigned. Dr. Leon Levy, WCAU president, returns to his desk and duties after a holiday week-end cruise in Atlantic waters on his yacht. Calvin Jackson, WCAU's newest announcer, comes to radio from orchestra fields, formerly the drummer man in Harvey Marburger's band. Norma Francis, songstress, is the newest addition to the KYW talent staff, being featured on a weekly "Stuff and Such" stanza that includes the singing of Francis Carroll, Bon Bon and Jan Savitt's studio crew. The Taylor Grants, WCAU sports announcer, are blessed eventing. James Tisdale, WIP staff engineer, is back at the ohms and amperes after a half -month sojourn in Cuba. John Facenda, WIP night supervisor and chief announcer, and Dorothy Munger, have set Sept. 11 for their wedding date. Not to be outdone by her troubadoring brother, Scott McGregor, who has been one of the melodic satellites on WIP for the past several months, his lovely-to-look-at sister, Doris McGregor, has just joined the singing corps at WIP. Arthur Q. Bryan, erstwhile WIP announcer and script writer, has resigned from KFWB, Hollywood, and will devote his full time to film writing. Joe Garrett, former WIP announcer, has resigned as production manager at WNEW and leaves for the west coast the first of October to continue his radio career there. A program of organ music played by Arthur Hinett and songs of long ago sung by Bob Mack, popular baritone, will be aired weekly on KYW beginning today. Sophie Goldsmith will again adapt the Howard Pyle Wonder Clock children stories for radio presentation this season on WIP. Ken Miller, WIP announcer, is producing the "Umbrella Court" question and answer program starting a regular run this week* casting Corp. 570 kc, 1 KW., 5 KW. LS., unlimited. EXAMINER'S RECOMMENDATIONS Abraham Plotkin, Chicago. CP for new station. 1570 kc, 1 KW., unlimited, be dismissed. Philadelphia Radio Broadcasting Co., Philadelphia. CP for new station. 1570 kc, 1 KW., unlimited, be denied. . . . Radio's own daily newspaper modestly presents a series of 200 unsolicited testimonials as to what Radioland thinks of RADIO DAILY. WMT Cedar Rapids, Iowa "... \ want to take this opportunity to congratulate you on your publication. Personally I think it is very interesting and I know that everyone in this organization reads it very thoroughly/' E. F. Montgomery National Sales Manager. ZINN & MEYER, INC. New York City " . . . 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