Variety (Mar 1936)

W*d«es(ky, March 18, 1936 ELLIOT f ROOSEVELT S $35.000COM WISH Grants and AppHbatjtons Lee Armer Retires From Broadcasting-—Hearst In- vestigation Recommends Purchase of Rest of Texas Regional* Hearst Radio, Inc., Is expected to buy the other three stations in what was the Southwest Broadcasting System (Texas) as soon as an okay has been obtained from William Randolph Hearst. Additional trio of outlets are KTAT, Ft Worth, WACO, Waoo, and KOMA, Okla- homa City. Crew composed of an engineer, lawyer and accountant which Hearst Radio; .had making a survey of the Texas situation re- turned to New York Monday (16) and the findings were such as to recommend purchase of the balance of the SBS holdings. Takeover price ■figures around $400,000 on the three- some. . Elliott Roosevelt, son of the Fres-. ident, stands to collect $36,000 tor his services in disposing of the "five stations, which include KNOW, Austin and KTSA, San Antonio, for 1 William P. Day, a y. p. and partner in the Lambert & Feasley agency. ■Day is reported to have swung the deal as regards his buying the five stations from A. P. Barrett, Texas Many Halls Detroit, March 17. While Russ Hall, who doubles on the cello and sax in WWJ's studio ork, is recuplng in a. .local .hospital, Hay Hall 4s sub- bing on the cello and Dick Hall on the sax. . None Is related, capitalist, -with the aid of Phillips petroleum money. It is understood that Elliott Roosevelt's connection with Hearst -will cease as soon as sill 0m A 500 % POWER DIAL 1010-NEW YORK 5000 as.) Daytime 5,000 watte. Nigh* l,Oo3Tatts. NOW MOST POWfRFUi INDEPENDENT STATION IN N. Y. AREA WHN offers a five hun* dred per cent increase in power at NO increase in rates! At last-com- plete and thorough cov- erage of the richest market in the world at a minimum cost! DIAL 1010 National Representatives E. KATZ SPECIAL ADVERTISING AGENCY NEW YORK - CHICAGO • DETROIT - PHILADELPHIA ■ KANSAS CITY • ATLANTA DALLAS • SAN FRANCISCO the proposition has been brought to a. ; completion, and that is when the required permission for the transfer of licenses has been obtained from the Federal Communications Com mission. Another slated to profit by I cations granted included ?36,000 from the Hearst buy Js Lee | now operating on 940 kc with 1 Armer, whilom president of the Southwest Network and an A, P. Barrett designee. Armer has been in New York the past week. Through a third party Day was approached about making KTAT available lor purchase by Amon Carter .for the latter'* newspaper in Houston. It was also reported that the Daily Oklahomlan 'had put in a bid for KOMA which was consider- ably over the .Hearst figure. But the position taken by Day in either >deal was that -the sale would have to be made -in bloc \or not at all, Amon Carter .has an .application in with the FCC asking for permis- sion .to transfer KGKO from Wich- ita Falls to Houston. With KTAT his, Carter could have KTAT moved to the Hatter town and solve his problem without further 'delay. While testifying on the KGKO ap- plication bef ore the T'CC Carter de- clared that NBC had offered "him a place on the red (WEAF) link at ?40,00D minimum a year providing ftii i wr | iiii p ifhw piii ii^^ ^ from "W. B. Other appli, Va., station, Washington, March 17. Aspirations of two Penhsylvanians to construct transmitters last week were dashed by the Broadcast Division of the Federal Communications Commission, Application for New Castle, Pa., and request for a 260- watt station at Pottsvllle were denied "by cpmmish, which sustained Examiner M. H. Dalberg In his recommendation for turndowns, William S. Thellman had asked for New Castle looal, which was to have been operated on 1420 kc, days. Assignment of 680 with 250 watts, daytime operation, was sought by E. L. Clifford for* Pottsvllle -station. Commieh also nixed a hew transmitter for Mansfield, Ohio, upholding Examiner R, L. Walker. -George E. Carter, Homer. G. Wolfe and Clara I Knight were the would-be operators, asking lor 1370 kc with 50 watts' nights, 100 watts days. Juice jump for KID, Idaho Falls, Idaho, went through, and station will increase its power .from 260 watts nights, TjQO watts days,, to WO watts nights, 1 kw days. Day power also was okayed for WJAS, Pitts- burgh, Pa. Now operating -on 1290 kc, with 1 kw nights, 2% days, .sta-. tion will boost day power to .6 kw. Examiner Walker was upheld in part, in the Idaho case, and completely in that of WJAS. License, of. KWBG, Hutchison, Kahs., was transferred Greenwald to the Nation's Center Broadcasting company. day jump • for WDBJ, Roanoke, kw unlimited* to 6 kw. The following applications were set for hearing: Donald A. W!ke and H. E, Studeb&ker, Baker, Ore., new station to be operated on 1370 kc with 100 watts nights, 250 watts days; KLO, Ogden, Utah, increase power from 600 watts unlimited to 1 kw niights, 6 kw days; KWBG, Hutchinson, Kans., frequency change from 1420 to 1120 kc and power jump from 100 watts to 1 kw; WJBO, Baton Rouge, La., increase power from 100 to fi'OO watts, night and 'flay, and change from unlimited 'hours to ■specified, requesting facilities of WGr'CM, Mississippi City, Miss.; WJAC, Johnstown, Pa. ( day power increase £rom 100 to 250 watts; WRDW, Augusta, XSay frequency- change from 1600 to 1240' k<i and jump power-from 100 watts unlimited to 250 watts nights,-'BOO watts days; Foreign Hands 'Corp., Honolulu, T.H., new station to be operated on 600 kc-with 1 kw unlimited; ithe Brockway company, Watertown, N. "Y., new station to be operated on 1270 kc with |250 watts days; Black Hawk Broadcasting CO., Waterloo; la., new station to "he operated on 1370 kc with 10.0 watts; Farmers and Bankers Life insurance Company, Wichita, Kane., new station to be ^operated on 1210 kc with 100 watts; Winona Radio Service, Winona, Minn., new station to be operated on 1200 kc with 100 Watts; 33arl Weir, St. Petersburg, Fla., new station to be operated On 1370 kc with 100 watts; Frank M. Dunham, Fort Dodge,' Ta n new station to be operated on 1510 >kc with 100 watts;. Theodore E. Johnson, "Houston, Tex., new station to be operated on 1210 kc with 100 watts; consent to the transfer of control of the Honolulu Broadcasting company, KGMB, to' the Paoific Theatres and Supply 'Co. in Houston soon. Washington, March 17. Long-pending Hearst effort to in vade Texas radio field came Jnto the open here last w^ek coincident with indications the publisher's steady efforts to expand broadcasting ac- tivities will encounter stronger op- position, Political opposition to the Hearst radio expansion was whispered In the loffing, with : iRepublloans grumb ling over the tie-up between the publisher and the President!-s off spring, and Democrats squawking rthat Hearst is playing with the Re- publicans. Within the Commish (there were signs of pronounced dis like for the Hearst growth, acoom plished by reports that a show- down on the .-general matter of .newspaper ownership is imminent. San Antonio, March 17. Broadcast trade hereabouts Is buzzing over impending consumma tion of purchase of two :Soutiliwest Network stations, KTSA, San Art tonio, and KNOW, Austin, and taking options on three others by William ^Randolph Heanst. Latter's price for the first two -stations' al- ready taken over is reported at $225,-000. Recently incorporated when pur chase rumors began was KTSA Broadcasting Co. Incorporators were Elliott Rtosevelt, W. M. Mcintosh, publisher of .Hearst r s San Antonia Light and Entile J. Cough, head of Hearst Radio, Inc., New York. R, F. McCauley Of New"York was al- lotted 498 of the 500 shares of the oompany's stock, with _ one share each assigned to Clinton Brown, Jr., and W. L. Matthews, local attor- neys. Adam in Philly Philadelphia, March. 17.. Splurge on radio is being made by Adams Clothes. Already taking nightly 10-minute news shot oyer WFIL, firm last week John Han- cocked contract for 13-week run of nightly sports session by Stoney McLinn over WIP, with option for additional 26 weeks. Feigenbaum agency set deal. Monroe, Louisiana, Makes Bid New Orleans, March 17. . A new radio station for Monroe, La., Is sought by Dr. F. p. Cerniglla.' He asks the Federal Communica- tions in Washington for permission to establish a new 100-watt broad- caster to. Scrap between leading citizens of San 'Luis' "OTSfspo, caiir., over privilege of building town's first transmitter, was won by Mrs. Christina M: Jacobson, businesswoman and owner of the Valley Electric company, which has ^grown under her management trom a small store having a frontage of 16 feet, to occupy an entire building and four garages, ac« oording to the report of Examiner George H. Hill. Mrs. Jacobson's application was contested by the E. E. Long Piano company, both applicants asking- n assignment of 1200 kc. The piano company desired to. operate with 100 watts, unlimited, while Mrs. Jacob- son requested days only, with 260 watts. Due to an overquota condition, in state a,nd..zjone night'lme facilities, examiner's decision went to Mrs. Jacobson, although both applicants were qualified legally and financially and a need for services in the area to he served. KOA is the only station with the power to sell the vast area which constitutes the Rocky Mountain region. Its prestige and its record of results have established it as' a "must" for spot advertisers. DENVER 50,000 WATTS One of NBC's Managed and Operated Stations be operated oh unlimited I.-