Television digest with AM-FM reports (Jan 1951-Jan 1952)

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wHh Electronics Reports WYATT BltlLDING P WASHINGTON 5. D. C. • TELEPHONE STERLING 1755 TV Factbook Ko. 13 Addenda 13-Y January 1952 Addenda to TELEVISION FACTBOOK NOo 13 ADDITIONS & CHANGES (December 29 to January 1952) Basic listings of all operating stations, CPs and applications as of July 15, 1951 can be kept up-to-date by making additions and changes in pages here indicated. Applications Filed for New Stations (Add to Applications Pending) Total filed to date; 476 (449 vhf, 27 uhf) .gomery, Ala.. First National Bank of Montgomery and Margaret Covington Milv;ee, Execu i tors of the Estate of G. W. Covington Jr. 7 Deceased, (WCOV-CBS), Box 511. Charinel No. 12, 53.9 kw visual power, 26.95 kw aural, 381 ft. Proposed studio-transmitter site. Narrow Lane Ed., 3 miles S.E. of Montgomery. Estimated cost of plant, $291,500. Estimated yearly operating cost, $288,000. Equipment, RCA. Principals: First National Bank of Montc^omerv, co-eYPcutor: Margaret Covington Milwee, co-execuj tor, l/7; Oscar Covington, l/7; Clara R. Covington, l/7; Ethel Coving i ton, 1/7; Hazel C. Davies, l/7; Earl B. Covington l/7; Peggy Milw’ee I Carlton, 1/7. Estate of G. TR Covington Jr. is also licensee of WG'-VD, I Gadsden, & WG’VC, Selma, Ala. V7ashington counsel, Welch, Mott & Mor gan. Consulting engineer, W. J. Holey, Atlanta. (Add to page 32, TV Factbook No. 13o) dgh, N. C Capitol Braodcasting Co. Inc. (?JRAL-MBS), 130 S. Salisbury St. ChanneT No. 5, 100 kw visual power, 61.34 kw aural, 492 ft. Proposed studio^ transmitter site, Bart St. ^at rear of Federal Memorial Park. Estimated cost of plant, $347,721. Estimated yearly operating cost, i $183,931. Equipment, Dul»iont (RCA). Principals: A. J. Fletcher, presi I dent, 91^; Ray Reeve, v. p., 2.5^; L. H. Bryan, secy., .5^; W. H. Witherspoon, asst, secy., ,5p; Fred Fletcher, manager, 5%; R. 0. Howard, .5^. Vifashington counsel, Frank U. Fletcher. Consulting engineers, Brown, Duncan & Porter, Raleigh. (Add to page 40, TV Factbook No. 13.) :>oria, Tex Alkek-Belcher Television Co. , (IGJAL), Victoria Bank & Trust Bldg. UHF Channel No, 19, 20.6 kw visual power, 10,3 kw aural, 338 ft. Proposed studio-transmitter site, 2400 block of U. S. Highway 59. Estimated cost of plant, $149,300. Estimated yearly operating cost, $70,000^ Equipment, RCA. Principals: Albert B. Alkek, 50^; Truman lelcher, 50^. Mr. Alkek is oil and gas distributor, hardware distributor, operates trucking service and local bus line. Mr. Belcher is auto distributor. Counsel, Johnson, Bohannon, Prescott & Abney, Dallas, Consulting engineer, Guy C. Hutcheson, Arlington, Tex. (Add to page 45, TV Factbook No. 13.) i^imore, Md Change Granted in TV Station Operatinj (Make necessary additions and changes WBAL-TV, Hearst Radio Inc. Change name to Hearst Corp. (change on page 14).