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Cleveland. . . . Jim Coryell has joined the sales staff al vVQAM, Miami. . , . George llobkiik is now program <lirectoi i"i K-AC1 . I!i\ erside, Calif. .. . It«»l> l.lo\«l has been named production manager Foi KNX-CPRN, Los \ngeles. . . knit Burkhaii has joined \\u\\l. Miami, a program director. . . . Robert C Burris has been a|>pointed general managei <>l KSAN, San Francisco. TV STATIONS I h< Corinthian Broadcasting Corp. has been Bet up to manage the J. II. Wbitne) A Co. t\ and radio stations. These include: KOTV, Tulsa; KG1 I TV, Galveston; WISH & \\ Ml l\. Indianapolis; an. I \\ \\l. & \\ WI.-IA. Fort Worth. Directors and officers of Corinthian include three partners of J. II. \\ hitne) 8 Co.: Walter Y Tha\er. chairman <>f the hoard: ('. \\ rede I'elei >me\ er. president; and Robert F. Bryan, secretary -treasurer. Corinthian's basic purpose, Petersmeyer said, will he to provide an ex ( han-e of ideas anion" its stations. Day-to-da) operation will remain under the direction of the local managers. Petersmeyer will have a small stalT of no more than seven people in New ^tork whose function will he to stimulate idea rather than dictate policy from the home office. \ president, Petersmeyer, who has been directing the alTairs of KOTV, Inc.. from lulsa, will now make his headquarters in New i oik. General managers of the Corinthian Stations will serve on the policy committee of which Petersmeyer will be chairman. Other ke\ appointments at Corinthian are: George G. Jacobs, director of engineering; Charles II. Smith, director of research: and Johnston F. Northrop, assistant to the president. Tv applications: Between 22 and 27 April one construction permit was granted, three applications for new stations were filed and one new station took to the air. Construction permit went to W HDH. Inc. for Channel i. Boston, permit allows 65.2 kw visual. Applications were made h\ : Cv Blumenthal. Arlington, Va. for Channel 2. Terre Haute. Ind.. 100 kw visual, with tower 990 feet above average ter rain, plant 1483,622 cost -i. 'mi. i; Marvin Ki ( I i tela .i~i iii-. New ^ "ik. N "> foi t hannel 7, Si < loud Mum.. 1.8 kw \ isual, h iih towei I l<> feel abov< i i.i rain, plant |90, 1 26, yeai Ij opei ating i osl $1 17,500; and Mali o atres, Memphis, l"i < hannel I1 1, < !ol umbus, 0., 23.] ku visual, with towei 208 feel above averagi terrain, plant 1131 ,597, j earl} opei ating cosl I 000. New station on the ail h as WSOl TV, Charlotte, N. C, < hannel 9, affiliated with NBC TV, also some \l'>< I \ -how 9. W MlO. ( 1 1 1 < ago, in i onna t ion h ith \m thwestei n I niversit) is pet il tng on a six-week symposium !"i coloi t\ starting _' I June-. . . . Plane for merging \\ <.K. Corp. I WCI! \\l & TV, Buffalo) into Transcontinenl I < lie vision Corp. I W Rl M l'\ . Rochester, Y i. and ")<)'r owner ol Shenandoah Vallej Broadcasting) have been approved l>\ stockholders ol both firms. \\ WL-TV, New Orleans, will lake to the air on I Vugusl as an inter< ••nun ied primai \ affiliate ol CBS l\. . . . K \IW I \ . I roduced in with nine ol the . luthern ' fornia univ< i Shad days ii \\ < I \ . Pulse ratii Ii a sinj l< station i I OCUS Oil pel -on.ilitii : I ,< in g . Bowe i the new produi lion al Wll* I \. Hartford, < onn. . (.< orge Rice ill take •(•• directoi and ^ ale Roe tional spot sales Foi Ki .< > I \ San I Robert <>. Pax son has been appointed sales mar ••I K I IN. Omaha Reorganization ol the management of Southland Industries (\\n\i fl WOAI-TV, Mn \n t mi i<> ) wink out this wayi HiiLih llallf. |i .. new < bainnan of the board ; lame \|. ( Raines, ; and general mana i \ . vice president and tn Charles L. [effers, vice president; Howard IJ. I!i am h, se< retar) . ITi< it's KSAN in San Francisco PROVEN MOST POPULAR WITH NE6R0 LISTENERS A YEAR AFTER YEAR* >•«««•« Is Your Best Buy... Because 1m Goes Where 280,000 KSAN SAN HtANOSCO \ \ Where fc\ Negro /Market Listeners specific proof of all KSAN claims to fame, contact Stars National, Tracy Moore, or WRITE, WIRE, PHONE KSAN 1111 MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, MA 1-8171 SPONSOR 4 M \Y l().-)7 69