Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1957)
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New and Upcoming Stations: kwrb-tv, Riverton,
Wyo. (Ch. 10) opened up new market when it started Dec. 14 as CBS-TV affiliate, bringing on-air total to 520 (90 uhf). It plans off-air network pickup from KTWO-TV, Casper, Wyo. (Ch. 2), 105-mi. away, when that station moves to higher power at new site, scheduled for Jan. Other outlets due soon are KVII, Amarillo, Tex. (Ch. 7) and WMBD-TV, Peoria, 111. (Ch. 31).
KWRB-TV has 5-kw GE transmitter, 12-bay antenna, atop Mt. Ridge, Boysen Peak. Studio in Thermopolis is connected via microwave, as will be studios to be built later in Riverton & Worland. Owner-mgr. is Joseph P. Ernst, operator of radio KWRL, Riverton; KRTR, Thermopolis; KWOR, Worland. Base hour is $150. Rep is Meeker.
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In our continuing survey of upcoming stations, these are latest reports from principals:
WLOF-TV, Orlando, Fla. (Ch. 9) has 80% of GE equipment on hand, hopes to begin test patterns about J an. 9, programming 2 weeks later, reports v.p.-gen. mgr. Donn R. Colee. It will use 651-ft. Stainless tower. Principal owners are Joseph L. Brechner and John W. Kluge. Rates not yet set. Rep will be Young TV.
WJCT, Jacksonville, Fla. (Ch. 7, educational) has
Radio Station Sales Approved by FCC: WDIA, Memphis, Tenn. by John R. Pepper & E. R. Ferguson for $1,000,000 to owners of WOP A, Oak Park, 111. (Vol. 13:44) . . . WOBS, Jacksonville, Fla. by Robert W. Rounsaville for $500,000 to owners of WSTN, St. Augustine (Vol. 13:34) . . . WMRY, New Orleans, La. by Lester Kamin and associates for $250,000 to Robert W. Rounsaville (Vol. 13:34) . . . KITO, San Bernardino, Cal. by Frank Oxarart, Albert Zugsmith and John D. Feldmann for $200,000 to owners of KWKW, Pasadena, Cal. (Vol. 13:46)
. . . KRCT, Pasadena, Tex. by W. D. Christmas for $175,000 to v.p.-gen. mgr. John H. Touchstone and Leroy J. Gloger (Vol. 13:46) . . . WTAN, Clearwater, Fla. by Mary
B. & William G. Wells for $155,000 to H. Dennison Parker (Vol. 13:44) . . . WWIL, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. by Missouri Bcstg. Corp. for $130,000 to Florida Air-Power Inc. (Vol. 13:36) . . . WEAR, Pensacola, Fla. by Gulfport Bcstg. Corp. for $112,500 to Florida Radio & Bcstg. Co. (Vol. 13:43) . . . WMMB, Melbourne, Fla. by Mrs. Erna Bessler for $102,500 to Harlan Murrelle and associates (Vol. 13:43) . . . WVLN, Olney, 111. by Olney Bcstg. Co. for $95,000 to owners of WSOY, Decatur, 111. . . . WHUC, Hudson, N. Y. by Robert P. Strakos and John F. Kearney for $82,500 to Colgreene Bcstg. Co. (Vol. 13:47) . . . KTOO, Henderson, Nev. by KTOO Inc. for $78,945 to Advertising Dynamics Corp. . . . WGKV, Charleston, W. Va. by Jacob & Walter Evans for $77,500 to Joseph L. Brechner (Vol. 13:46) . . . KTNM, Tucumcari, N. M. 55% by David R. Worley, Lloyd Hawkins & Bruce Zorns for $63,000 to Howard L. Maudlin (Vol. 13:33) . . . WIKB, Iron River, Mich, by WIKB Inc. for $53,000 to Edwin Phelps and son (Vol. 13:44) . . . WMGE, Madison, Ga. by W. C. Woodall Jr. and associates for $30,000 to Howard
C. Gilreath and F. K. Graham (Vol. 13:46).
Sale of KGEO-TV, Enid-Oklahoma City (Ch. 5) by Streets Electronics Inc. (P. R. Banta, pres.) for $2,500,000 (Vol. 13:41,45) was approved by FCC. Buyers are L. E. Caster, ex-pres. of WREX-TV, Rockford, 111. (Ch. 13), who acquires 75%, and Ashley L. Robison, owner of radio KOVO, Provo, Utah and 15% stockholder of WREX-TV, who gets 25%. Banta is to buy back 10% of KGEO-TV from .Caster.
changed target to Feb. 1, reports Heywood Dowling, pres, of grantee Educational Television Inc. GE 5-kw transmitter donated by WMBR-TV is expected to be hooked up in month to Alford antenna on WFGA-TV tower at 843-ft. level. It will use WMBR-TV studios, but transmitter and film equipment will be located in WFGA-TV transmitter house.
WBPZ-TV, Lock Haven, Pa. (Ch. 32) is wiring 1-kw RCA transmitter, plans test patterns about Jan. 1, reports WBPZ gen. mgr. Harris Lipez. It will be first local TV outlet in area which has been getting service from community antenna systems. It plans Jan. 15 start as ABCTV affiliate, picking programs off air from WILK-TV, 80 mi. away. Antenna was scheduled for installation Dec. 16 on Stainless 100-ft. tower on Sugar Lusk Mt. Radio staffers assuming TV duties are Richard Yoke, sales mgr.; Dave King, program mgr.; Albert Stratmoen, chief engineer. Base hour will be $100. Rep not chosen.
New joint 1110-ft. tower was inaugurated Dec. 15 by Philadelphia’s WFIL-TV (Ch. 6) & WRCV-TV (Ch. 3) with 30-min. dedicatory color program carried by both stations.
Translator starts: K78AF, La Barge-Big Piney, Wyo. began Dec. 7 repeating KSL-TV, Salt Lake City.
Reports of Radio Station Sales: KDON, Salinas, Cal. by Clark Fee and Glen Stadler for $260,000 to Richard Bott, asst. gen. mgr. of KSAN-TV, San Francisco (Hamilton, Stubblefield, Twining & Assoc.) . . . WOTW, Nashua, N. H. by Arthur A. Newcomb for $155,000 to Theodore Feinstein, owner of 3 other New England stations . . . KSUB, Cedar City, Utah, 34.27% by Durham Morris, W. Arthur Jones, Lannell N. Lunt and Lorin C. Miles for $65,415 to Beehive Telecasting Corp., grantee for Ch. 11 in Provo and present 23.72% owner; Beehive will own 58% of station after transaction . . . KTOO, Henderson, Nev. by Tom Magowan and Fred Jones for $63,600 to group of Hollywood TV-radio announcers . . . KOFE, Pullman, Wash, by J. Ronald Bayton & Maynard F. Hicks for $60,000 to KOFE Inc. (Herbert E. Everitt, pres.) . . . KASI, Ames, la. by Ames Bcstg. Corp. for $57,000 to William Evans, free-lance radio producer & writer . . . WJOT, Lake City, S. C. by Lake Bcstg. Corp. for $49,731 to Charles W. & John A. Dowdy.
Transfer of KCOP, Los Angeles (Ch. 13) to Bing Crosby-Kenyon Brown group for $4,000,000 from Copley Press was approved by FCC this week — Commission satisfied with purchaser’s program plans, which it had questioned after complaints were filed by NAFBRAT (Vol. 13:34,37). Viewers’ group had charged that station’s schedule was poor in presentation of controversial issues, overcommercialized, etc.; purchaser had said it planned no substantial change, later submitted statement meeting Commission approval.
Kansas City Star, now selling its TV-radio stations for $7,600,000 cash to National Theatres Inc. in compliance with consent decree arising from anti-trust conviction (Vol. 13:48), faces new damage suits filed Dec. 13 in Federal district court in Kansas City by publishers of several newspapers and shopping papers. Alleging monopolistic practices, publisher of Independence (Kan.) Daily News asks treble damages of $3,000,000 and $150,000 attorney fees; owners of North Kansas City News and weekly Industrial Press demand $2,550,000 damages and $50,000 fees; publishers of Johnson County Herald seek $1,500,000 & $50,000.