Variety (Jul 1937)

44 VARIETY RADIO Wednesday, July 28, 1937 CAPT. HAWKS'WOULD-BE DANBURY, CT., STATION Danbury, Conn,, July 27. Capt. Frank Hawks ^eady to set up broadcasting plant here provided local commercial interests give sup- port and FCC gives permit. Speed flier, dweller at nearby Redding, has been mulling exhciler in Hat City for some time. Only station in thickly-populated Faii^r field "county how is WICC, Bridge- port, Application of Charles Green- blatt of Waterbury for a lOO-watter in Bridgeport has been pending in Washington. Understanding is that Hawks has eye on the CBS shingle WICC let go when it joined NBC Blue last Janu- ary. 9* Special Edition for WAIM Spartanburg, S. C, July 27. WAIM, station of the Anderson (S. C.) Independent and Daily Mail, signed with Columbia as system's South Carolina outlet, Wilton Hall, publisher of two dailies, announced deal with special editions of 10| pages each, featuring WAIM as only CBS station in the state. Greenville (S. C.) News and Pied- mont with NBC connection Is only other newspaper layout in state with a radio station. Large new equip- ment additions also have been an- nounced for station. ARTIST'S MANAGl Bureau, Inc. Pr«sent8: JIT WHITeMflN and His Orchestra If Red—^Wednesdays ^ 12-12:30 P.M. EDST ^ Blue—Saturdays V 12-12:30 P.M. EDSt ARTIST'S MANAGEMENT Also Represents! Jimmy Brierly Jean Ellis King's Men Bob Lawrence Johnny Mercer Harry Rosenthal Vivienne Segal ARTIST'S MANAGl Bureau, Inc. 17 E. 45 St., NEW YORK Tel. MU. 2-1888 !IT and His Orchestra 2ND YEAR Viennese Boof HOTEL ST. REGIS titw roRK MGT. M.C.A NEW APPLICATIONS Washington. July 27. Arkansas: KTHS, Hot Springs Chamber of Com- merce, Hot Springs, extension of special experimental authorisation to change frequency from 1040 to 1060 kc, hours of operation from sljaring with }SJXLT>, Dal- las, Tex., to simultaneous' with WBAL, Baltimore, from'6 a.m. to local, sunset daily, suspend until 8 p.m. and unlimited from then until midnight;' KUOA^ KUOA, Inc., Siloam Springs, day power boost from 2Vz to 5 kw. * • Connecticut: WTIC, Hartford, extension of special experimental authorization to change, frequency from 1060 to 1040 kc and hours of operation from sharing with WBAL, Baltimore, to simultaneous with KRLD, Dallas. Kansas: KVGB, Ernest Edward Ruehlen, Great Bend, iauthority to install new automatic frequency control; KFBI, Farmers and Bankers Broadcasting Corp., Abi- lene, install new transmitter and vertical antenna and move transmitter. , Maryland: WBAL, Baltimore,, extension of special experimental authorization to change hours of opera- tion from sharing with WTIC, Hartford, to siniul- taneous operation on 1060 kc with KTHS, Hot Springs, Ark., .from local sunset to 9 p.m. on 1060 kc, will syn- chronize with WJZ, New York, on 760 kc from 9 p.m. with kw piower, using directional antenna. Massachusetts: WMAS, Springfield, install new trans- mitter, erect vertical iantenna and move transmitter. New York: National Broadcasting Co., Inc., New York, extension of authority to transmit programs to stations CFCF- and CRCT, and the Canadian Broad- casting Corp.; Columbia Broadcasting • System, Inc., New York, extension of authority to transmit programs to CFRB and CKAC, and stations of the Canadian, Broadcasting .Corp.; WESG, Cornell University, Elmira, extension of special experimental authorization, to op- erate on 850 kc, .daylight to sunset at New Orleans, La. Pennsylvania: WKOK, Sunbury, authority to trans- fer control of corporation from the Sunbury Item, Inc., to George W. Beck, Basse A. Beck and Harry H. Haddon, 73 shares common. South Dakota: WNAX, Yankton, authority to trans- fer control of corporiation from Charles H.' Gurney to South Dakota Broadcafsting Corp., 1,500 shares Class A. Common and 500 shares Class B. Common stock. Texas: Amarillo Broadcasting Corp., Amarillo, new station to be operated on 1500 kc with 100 watts; KRLD, KRLD Radio Corp., Dallas, extension of special experimental authorization to operate simultaneously with WTIC; Northwestern Broadcasting Co., Vernon, new station to be operated on 1500 kc with 100 watts; KGVL, Hunt Broadcasting Association, Greenville, new station, changes in automatic frequency^ control equipment and move transmitter. Washington: Tom Olsen, Port Angeles, new station to be operated on 1500 kc with 250 watts, days only; Shirley D. Parker, Yakima, new station to be operated on 1310 kc with 100 watts nights, 250 watts days. West Virginia: WBLK, Clarksburg, authority to in- stall new automatic frequency control eqiiipment. Wisconsin: WEAU, Eau Claire, authority to transfer control of corporation from Morgan Murphy to Eliza-. beth B. Murphy, 60 shares common stock. EXAMINERS' REPORTS California: Application of Robert E. Clements, Hunt- ington Park, for pei-mit to construct a 250-watt day? time transmitter on 1160 kc was tagged for the ash can by Examiner H. Hyde, Clements/ former colleague of Dr. Francis E. Townsend, old-age pension leader, sent the Commish a telegram on the day the heating, was called, pointing out hearing was imnecessary. Re- spondents at the hearing moved that the request be dismissed with prejudice, and Hyde concurred. West Coast International broadcasting station for General-Electric Company was indicated in a favor- able rejport from Examiner George H. Hill. Based on lack of adequate short wave facilities for handling programs from the U. S. to the Far East, G. E. Com- pany requested Commish to let them er^ct a $50,000 transmitter, to be operated on 9,53Q and 15,330 kc, using 20 kw. Reception in China and other parts of the Orient, from the company's two New York short wave stations, W2XAD and W2XAF, Schenectady, has been very disappointing, applicants claimed, and trans- Paciftc broadcast would solve problem. Declaring proposed programs of research and ex perimentation indicated 'reasonable promise of sub stantial contributions to the development of interna^ tional broadcast service,' Examiner Hill reconunended Commish granting of the application. Philip J. Hennessey, Ji:„ and Henry Ladner appeared • in behalf of the applicant, , Florida: Green light was flashed by Examiner R, H, Hyde for a frequency change from 1300 to 610 kc for WIOD-WMBF, Isle of Dreams Broadcasting Corp,, Miami. Pointing out that no objectionable interfer- ence would occur to any existing transmitters and that change would greatly improve Miami station's service, Hyde recommended granting of the application. Station was represented by H. L. Lohnes. Indiana: Change of frequency from 1310 to 1290 kc and juice jump from 100 watts nights, 250 watts days, to 500 watts nights, 1 kw days, for WBOW, Banks of Wabash, Inc., Terre Haute, was recommended to the Commish by Examiner Melvin H. Dalberg. In a joint report turning down the application of Glenn E, Webster for a daytime station to be operated on the same frequency with 250 watts, at Decatur, 111., Dalberg found need for additional service existed in the Terre Haute area, Illinois applicant, however, was found lacking in cash. Although-a flock of pending applications for the same frequency would limit the service of WBOW if granted, Dalberg noted in his conclusions that chances of WJAS, Pittsburgh, for a juice jump to 5 kw were slim. If, however, the station would receive a boost, it would lirhit WBOW to its 12 millivolt per contour at night, examiner admitted. A second pending re- quest for a power boost, that of WEBC, Superior, Wis., woiUd limit the Terre Haute transmitter to its 11 milli- volt per contour, according to testimony given at the hearing. Henry B. Walker appeared on behalf-of WBOW, with James H. Hanley and Thomas J. O'Brien appear- ing for^Webster. Michigan: Juice jump for WBCM, Bay City, looked likely when Examiner Robert L. Irwin found a need for additional daytime service in the area and gave it a clean bill of health on programs, flnances and op- eration, James E. Davidson, to whom transmitter is licensed, asked for a boost from 500 watts to 1 kw," retaining the present frequency of 1410 kc. ' , Protest to granting of the application was made by Harold F. Gross and Edmund C. Shields, who are waiting for a court decision before constructing their own transmitter at Saginaw. Gross and Shields were granted permission to build a daytime station on 950 kc with 500 watts, early this spring, but case has been tied up by the Saginaw Broadcasting Company, which received a turndown for a Saginaw station from the Commish. Horace L. Lohnes and Fred W. Albertson repre- sented WBCM, while Arthur W. Scharfeld and Philip G. Loucks championed the prptestants. Ohio: Unusual type of broadcast service was ap- proved by Examiner John P, Bramhall, in recom- mending to the Commish that the Food Terminal Broadcasting Company's request for a station at Cleve- land should be granted. Distributors of food products, the concern asked for a daytime smallie to be operated on 1500 kc. Service would consist mostly of an ex- tensive broadcasting of market conditions to provide farmers and consumers with up-to-the-minute infor- mation. Applicants explained at the hearings that much trouble has been caused by 'gluts,' or an over- supply, on the market. This could be overcome, it was pointed out, if consumers could learn exactly which item was flooding the market. Airing of infor- mation of this sort would enable buyers to take advan- tage of the opportunity to purchase large quantities of fruit and vegetables at low prices and also would, re- duce the losses of farmers and growers who frequently bring their products to market only to learn that there is an oversupply. Terminal Broadcasting retained Arthur W. Sharfeld and Philip G. Loucks as counsel. TOURIST INTERVIEWING BECOMES INDUSIHY Detroit, July 27. 'Tourist' Interviews, inaugurated coupla months ago by CKLW from Canadian end of Ambassador bridge across Detroit river, have proved so popular that a second program of identical nature is now being aired by station. New one originates at Canadian terminal of Detroit-Windsor tunnel and is handled by announcers- John Gordon and Val Clare. First tourist show, aired on Tuesday evenings continues from bridge terminal with Joe Gentile and Les Marcus. Option Clem McCarthy Chicago, July 27, Schwimmer & Scott agency hera has optioned the services of sports announcer Clem McCarthy for the football season. Understood planning a series for pre-football game sessions by McCarthy on a national spot basis. *Wmiams* Foreign Rights Sought by Lord & Thomas Chicago, July 27. Lord & Thomas agency is after foreign rights to 'Adventures of Ace Williams,' transcribed kid serial de- veloped by W. E. Long Co. Michaelson & Sternberg, N, Y. ex- porters, doing the arranging. By JANE WEST now radio's most popular family brings you more [aughter Jears ^nd |-|eart-throbs Presented by Ivory Soap ■ 99" loo ° o pure LISTEN "^^'^^ ^^'^^ NBC Bluo Network, Men. to FrI. 11 a.m. DST NBC Red Network, Mop. to Fri. 3:45 p.m. DST COAST TO COAST IN • « Dir., COAIPTOM ADVKRTISINO" A<JKNCt MGT., ED WOLF—RKO BLDG., NEW YORK CITY CBS' FRISCO POWER UNKINKING BALLYED San Francisco, July" 27. . New S.OOO-vvatt transmitter for KSFO' is scheduled tentatively for dedication on Aug. 15. Car cards and space in the dailies will be used by Manager Phil^Lasky to ballyhoo the event and the expected improved reception of KSFO in this territory. During construction of the trans- mitter at Islais Greek in China Basin the station has aired a number of special broadcasts from the site. Power boost from 1,000 to 5,000 watts Is expected to eliminate squawks about poor reception which has been a sore spot since CBS took over the station several months, ago. PRIVATE JOKE Somebody Thinks It's Funny to Hoax Early Shift Practical joker had Stephen Price, free lance announcer, report at 8 a.m. to take over the duties on Mark Hawley's WOR Transradio session. Moment later Jeff Sparks, the regular assignee, showed up. Telephone call to the home of Harry Carlsen, announcer super- visor of WOR, disclosed the hoax. 32,000—Count *Em—Notes On WLW Sustaining Fave Cincinnati, July 27. A near record for a sustaining program mail tiig on WLW resulted from the station's recent offer of a free picture of Tommy Riggs and his mythical, juve Betty character. Total response from all parts of the country exceeded 32,000 request let- ters, boasts Frank M. Smith, sales manager of Grosley's super-watter. Gratis offer was announced on four broadcasts. Radio Ed on NBC Payroll San Francisco, July 27, Radio Editor Darrell Donnell of the San Francisco Examiner be- comes a newscaster for NBC's coast Blue network next Monday, Aug. 2, airing quarter-hour broadcasts at 7 p.m. EST five nights a week. Donnell will use International News Service dispatches. Will con- tinue on the Examiner radio desk. EASY ACES BROADCASTING 6th YEAR FOR BLACKETT - SAMPLE HUMMER T, INC. A N A C I N HARRY SALTER CONDUCTING LUCKY STRIKE "HIT PARADE" EVERY WEDNESDAY N.B.C. Red at 10 P.M., EDST JAC QUES FRAY ^ MARIO BR/VOGIOTTI II III fi ni^ 11 III II NBC NETWORK D'ARTEGA AND HIS ORCHESTRA JELLO 7:00-7:30—-NBC