Television digest with electronic reports (Jan-Dec 1953)
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GENERAL ELECTRIC shipped 7 transmitters this week, 3 of them 12-kw Sept. 25 to WROW-TV, Albany, N. Y. (Ch. 41); WKJG-TV, Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Ch. 33); KBIF-TV, Fresno, Cal. (Ch. 53). Latter is one of 3 uhf grants to John Poole, who will push its completion now ahead of his CPs in Los Angeles and Sacramento. Two 1-kw transmitters went Sept. 25 also to KTVE, Longview, Tex. (Ch. 32) and KTAG-TV, Lake Charles, La. (Ch. 25).
GE also shipped 100-watt units Sept. 22 to KCOK-TV, Tulare, Cal. (Ch. 27) and Sept. 24 to KQTV, Ft. Dodge, la. (Ch. 21); former will get 12-kw amplifier about Oct. 10, latter gets 1-kw sometime in Oct. Only vhf shipment by GE this week was 35-kw amplifier to KOIN-TV, Portland, Ore. (Ch. 6), which already has its 5-kw.
Frank P. Barnes, GE broadcast sales mgr., announced Sept. 24 that GE’s 12-kw uhf transmitter amplifier will be made available to stations now operating with lowerpower transmitters of other makes, with deliveries promised about 90 days after order. Ten stations now use the 12-kw driven by 100-watt GE exciter units: WHUM-TV, Reading, Pa. (Ch. 61) and WEEU-TV, Reading (Ch. 33); WWLP, Springfield, Mass. (Ch. 61); WHYN-TV, Holyoke, Mass. (Ch. 55); WKAB-TV, Mobile, Ala. (Ch. 48); WGBITV, Scranton, Pa. (Ch. 22); WEEK-TV, Peoria, 111. (Ch. 43); WENS, Pittsburgh (Ch. 16); WVEC-TV, HamptonNorfolk (Ch. 15); WILK-TV, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. (Ch. 34). * * * *
RCA shipped to KLZ-TV, Denver (Ch. 7) this week initial units of new air-cooled 50-kw transmitter, most powerful it has yet made; shipment included complete 10-kw high-band driver and 50-kw power supply with custom-built 12-bay antenna. Final portions of transmitter, the 50-kw amplifier stages which will enable station to boost video to 316-kw, are to be shipped next Jan. Station is due to begin operating commercially Nov. 1, may test before then. Also scheduled for shipment by RCA this week were uhf transmitters to WAYS-TV, Charlotte, N. C. (Ch. 36) and KCEB, Tulsa (Ch. 23).
Federal this week shipped complete microwave system, including audio, video and two 10-ft. dishes, to KFEL-TV, (Ch. 2) for private interconnection with KDZA-TV, Pueblo (Ch. 3) which Gene O’Fallon interests recently purchased for $350,000 (Vol. 9:31); they’re 104 air miles apart, will have one-hop relay.
DuMont’s only report this week was order for 5-kw transmitter for KWWL-TV, Waterloo, la. (Ch. 7), to be followed by 50-kw later; first unit is due for delivery within 2 weeks, and station will rush completion.
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In our continuing survey of upcoming new stations, these were reports received this week:
KFYR-TV, Bismarck, N. D. (Ch. 5), with TV antenna due to surmount 700-ft. radio tower, has deferred target from Oct. 1 to Nov. 15, reports exec. v.p. F. E. Fitzsimonds. RCA equipment has been ordered. Rep presumably will be Blair, who represents AM.
KDRO-TV, Sedalia, Mo. (Ch. 6), has broken ground for elaborate new 93x37-ft. TV building, has GE 5-kw transmitter on hand, will go on air by first of year, reports owner Milton J. Hinlein. It should be ready for tests by Dec. Herb Brandes, radio mgr., will also head TV. Forjoe will be rep.
WTRF-TV, Wheeling, W. Va. (Ch. 7), plans Oct. 15 tests with RCA equipment, goes commercial Oct. 24 or 31 as basic NBC affiliate, has secondary agreements with ABC & CBS, reports v.p. & gen. mgr. Robert W. Ferguson. It will be interconnected from the start. AM affiliate is WTRF, 48% owned by Albert V. & Gordon C. Dix, publishers of nearby Bellaire (O.) Leader, who will hold
29.9% of WTRF-TV. News Publishing Co., 34% owner, also is TV applicant for Clarksburg and publishes Wheeling Intelligencer & News-Register and other W. Va. newspapers. H. Needham Smith is sales mgr.; Howard L. Daubenmeyer, chief engineer; Judy Lawton, program director; Wm. Ney, film editor. Hour rate will be $400. Hollingbery will be rep.
KWIK-TV, Pocatello (Ch. 10), is now aiming for debut around Dec. 1 using composite equipment, according to gen. mgr. Charles Crabtree. KID-TV, Idaho Falls (Ch. 3) also has Dec. 1 target (Vol. 9:37), expects 100-kw ERP from transmitter on East Twin Butte to give Grade A signal in Pocatello, 32 mi. away. Another Pocatello grantee, KISJ (Ch. 6) reported fall target (Vol. 9:10), but equipment hasn’t been delivered. KID-TV will be CBS-TV affiliate; KWIK-TV, ABC-TV. Hollingbery will be rep for KWIK-TV.
KLFY-TV, Lafayette, La. (Ch. 10), last week’s sharetime grantee (with KVOL-TV), hasn’t ordered equipment yet, but plans to get on the air in early spring 1954, reports pres. Paul H. DeClouet. Rep not yet chosen.
WINK-TV, Ft. Myers, Fla. (Ch. 11), under construction after many delays, now plans Dec. start with RCA equipment, reports gen. mgr. A. J. Bauer. Owner is United Garage & Service Corp., Yellow Cab operators of Cleveland. (Daniel Sherby, pres.). Weed will be rep.
KACY, Festus, Mo. (Ch. 14), in St. Louis area, has filed and had accepted by FCC this week change in stockholders— indicating project, delayed since grant last Dec., may now go forward. Equipment order has been placed with GE but delivery held up, though site for 644-ft. tower and studio building at Kimmswick, Mo., 12% mi. south of St. Louis, has been selected. Carl G. Mclntire, ex-KSD, 16.4% stockholder, is acting pres, until officers are chosen. New stockholders: Philip L. SincofF, dress mfr., 17.5%; Jack G. Garrison, ex-KSD-TV, 15%; Clarence H. Kilker, physician, 8.7%; Ernest H. Schultz Jr., insurance broker, 7%; John E. Simon, stockbroker, 7%; Julian Sincoff, real estate, 7%; N. J. Thomson, banker, 4.2%; Donald E. Kilker, physician, 2.1%; Esther C. Thomson, 1.7%; W. Donald Dubail, attorney, 1.1%; Charles R. Judge, lawyer, 1.1%; Charles A. Molden, physician, and Robert S. Kilker, attorney, less than 1% each.
WVJS-TV, Owensboro, Ky. (Ch. 14), granted Aug. 19, has dropped that CP, having applied for Ch. 9 at Hatfield, Ind., inasmuch as that channel has been authorized by FCC (see TV Addenda 17-K). Meanwhile, construction plans are in abeyance, according to v.p. & gen. mgr. Malcolm Greep.
WBLN, Bloomington, HI. (Ch. 15), now plans Oct. 25 tests with GE equipment, goes commercial Nov. 1, according to owner Cecil W. Roberts, who owns group of Mo. & Kan. radio stations. Jerrell Henry is gen. mgr., William T. Whitlock, commercial mgr. Hour rate will be $200. Rep will be McGillvra.
KPIK, Los Angeles (Ch. 22), has its GE equipment for installation on Mt. Wilson but won’t start until late 1953 or early 1954, reports Wallace Hutchinson, TV promotion mgr. for the John Poole stations (he also has uhf grants in Sacramento & Fresno) . Rate card hasn’t been drawn up yet, nor rep chosen. Staff will comprise Mr. Poole as gen. mgr.; Robt. McAndrews, commercial mgr.; Cliff Gill, operations mgr.; Thornton Chew, chief engineer; Dan Russell, film buyer.
WKJG-TV, Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Ch. 33), has GE 12-kw equipment, has test target date of Nov. 1, reports gen. mgr. Edward G. Thoms. It will have primary affiliation with NBC. supplementary with DuMont, expects to carry CBS & ABC, he adds. Raymer will be rep.
WTOV-TV, Norfolk, Va. (Ch. 27), affiliated this week with both ABC & DuMont and, with RCA equipment due