Variety (Nov 1938)

M VASlETr RADIO Wednesday, November 23, 1938 MORE VIEWING WITH ALARM ON WPTF CASE Charlotte; N. C, Nov. 22. Junior Chamber of Commerce of Raleigh has joined the senior Cham- ber in protesting the exercise of an option held by NBC on WPTF, Ral- eigh, now owned and operated by the Durham .Life Insurance Co. A resolution drawn by Sarti Ruark, Wm C. Lassiter and Vass Shepherd has been forwai'ded to Chairman Frank McNinch, of FCC, asking a public hearing on the proposed transfer of the local broadcasting Bta'tion. Ruark was named to represent the Junior Chamber on the local committee seeking to pireveht<-the- transfer. WNYC BaUys Expo A. weekly report on the progress of the N. Y, World Fair, augmented with a description of the work al- ready completed will be broadcast by WNYC, N. Y., starting Nov. 30. Pro- gram will be tagged the 'World Fair Preview of the World of Tomorrow.' Airing will be done by Richard Pack and Anthony Marvin, special events commentators, from a mobile unit. Pair will, describe murals and other decorative touches from 3-3:15 p. m. each Wednesday. F. C. C's WASHINGTON DOCKET ♦ " ♦♦♦ M M f M ♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦♦ M ♦♦»• M « M t ♦» M ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ > »♦♦»♦♦♦»♦♦♦»»»»♦»♦»♦♦♦»♦♦» Washington, Nov. 22. (Rules shakc-up, abolition of the examining division and concentration of Commissioners OH the current so-called, radio monopoly in- vestigation last Aveek reduced the FCC docket to a trickle of minor decisions and a couple of pre-purge examiners' reports. No indication as to when, and in what form, official state- ments on Commish biz will be forthcoming in the future. Expected that routine affairs will continue to be disorganized for several weeks, with a probable sudden release of much data which is now caught iii the log-j^m.) MINOR DECISIONS Edward B. Murrow, European di- rector for CBS, booked to speak (16) at Albany, N. V. LOUIS ARMSTRONG And His Unit with soNirr WOODS asd BODGE WirUAHS • OKPHEUH, MiaiPHIB Nov. 2i to 2S IncloBive • Monacement JOE GLASER, Inc. RKO Bldr.f Badlo-CIty. Kew York W0AL meani SuSineU Alabnnm; BlrmlnEbam News Co., Blrmlnghomi granted au- thority to withdraw without prejudice new station application for GOO Uc with "1 kw. CttUfornla; KODM, E. F. -^efTer, Stockton, denied special authority to operate from sunset to 8:16 p.m., PST, through those months In .which the frost hazard Is a pertinent matter for the purpose of broadcastlnr frost warnings from 8 to 8:16 p.m. Georgia:' Coastal Broadcasting Co., Brunswick, granted authority to withdraw without prejudice application for a now station to be operated on 1420 kc with 100 \yatta nights, 260 watts days. IlUnolBi WMRO, Martin R. O'Brien, Aurora, granted change In equipment and Installailon of vertical radiator; WILL, University of Illinois, Urbana, granted Installation of new transmitter. Massachusetts: WIXOJ, Yankee Network. Boston, granted special temporary authority to tost the high frequency broad- cast equipment of WIXOJ on frequency 43000. kc, with power not to exceed 100 watts, for a -period not to exceed 30 days, for 'tuning and adjustment of antenna elements which are now being' assembled for ei'ectlon atop 400-foot mast. New Jersey: Bamberger Broadcasting Service, Inc., New- ark, granted new relay station to be operated on 1G22, 2068, 2160 anC 2790 kc with 30 watts. New Tork: Clair L. Farrand, New York, granted authority to withdraw without prejudice' application for 143600 ko with 1 kw. North Carolina: WGTM, Inc., Wilson, granted new relay broadcast station to be operated on 1606, 2022, 2102 and 2768 kc with 26 watts, Pennsylvania; WLEU, Leo J. Omcllan, Erie, granted vol- untary assignment of license to WLEU Broadcasting Corp. Texas: KIUN, Jack W. Hawkins and Barney H. Hubbs, Pecos, granted change In frequency from 1420 to 1370 kc; KRLH, Clarence Sharbauer, Midland, granted installation of new transmitter,' SET FOR HEARING Alabama: WALA, Mo'blle, Jump night Juice from 600 watts to Ikw, install vertical radiator and move transmitter site locally. California: A. W. Austin. Santa Monica, new station to be operated on IIGO kc with 100 watts nights, 260 watts days. Colorado: KGIW, 'Leonard E. Wilson, Alamosa, voluntary assignment of license to E. Ii, Allen. Kentucky: B(>\yling Green Broadcasting Co., Bowling Green, new station to be operated on 1310 kc with 100 watts nights, 260 Watts days. Minnesota: WMIN, St. Paul, increase night power from 100 to, 260 watts. Now YorU: St. Lawrence Bropdcasting Corp., Ogdensburg, new station' to be operated on 1310 kc with 100 watts nights, 260 watts days, Pennsylvania: WKOIC, Sunburj'-, change time of operation from sharing with WBAX, Wilkes-Barre, to unlimited. , TennesseO: WLAC, Nashville, increase power from 5 to 60 kc, using directional antenna system for night operation only. (Comndissloners Case and Sykes voted to. grant.) Texas: KTAT, Fort Worth,' move transmitter and studio location from Forth Worth to Wicliita, install new equipment, vertical antenna arid boost day power from 1 to 6 kw; ICCMO, Tcxarkana, .install now equipment and vertical radiator, change frequency from 1420 to 1340 kc, boost power from 100 watts nights, 250 watts days and move transmllter locally. NEW APPLICATIONS California; Don Lee Broadcasting System. I^s Angeles, ^ew relay broadcast station to be-operated on 1C4C, 20!10, 2190 and 2830 kc with . 8 _ watts; Don Lee Broadcasting System, San Francisco, neW 'television stiation to be operated on 42000- C6000 kc with 250 watts. Connecticut: WDItC,. Hartford, new experhnontal broadcast station to be operated on 8GO0O to 400000, 401000 and abg.ve k'c, -with 100 watts. Florida: Tampd ' Times Co., Tampa. atatlon to be operated on 1G22, 2068, 2150' and 2790 ko With 40 watts. IIUiioIh: Martin R, O'Brien, Aurora, two now relay broad- cast stations to be operated on IGOC, 2022, 2103 end 2768 icc, with 60 wtitls, and on 31100, S4C00, 37G00 and 40000 ko with 6 ■watts; W9XBS, National Broadcasting Co., Inc., Chlcagro, power boost from 100 to 125 watts. Indiana: WGIIC, New Albany, authority to transfer control of corporation from Charles Lcq Harris to the Northslde Broadcasting Corp. Iowa: KFNF, Shcnandoali, two new rolny broadcast sta- tions, on' 1C22, 2058, 2160 and 2700 kc with 60 watts, A-a emission. MlniiCHota; WOXUP, St. Paul, change present frequonoy id960 to 2C1G0 kc. New York: WBBC, Brooklyn, authority to transfer control' of corporation from Potcr J, Testan, deceased, to Peter Testan, executor, 291 shares common stock; Niagara Falls Gazette Publishing Co., Niagara Falls, new station to be operated days onl.v ort 12G0 Uc with 1 kw. Ohio: Crosley Radio Corp., llconsyo of WLW and WSAI, Cincinnati, switcli. ii"o»n-.> sub.'^ldIftr^t.. to-.; parent- -corporation, - changing name of licensee from Crosley Radlb Corporation to The Crosley Corporation. '' • Oklahoma: ICVSO, Ardhiore, authority to transfer control of corporation from John F. Kasloy to Albert Riesen, Jr., Maurlne Easley Riesen, John K. Rloseii and Betty Maurine' Riesen, ICG shares common stock to each. Texas: KNOW, Austin, voluntary assignment of license to Frontier Broadcasting Co., Inc. Virginia: WTAR, Norfolk, Increase power from 1 kw to 1 kw nights, C kw days, and Install new transmitter. Wisconsin; .Journal Company, Milwaukee, new television broadcast station to bo operated on 42000-5UOOO kc with 1 kw,' vlsuol and aural. EXAMINERS' REPORTS IHInpis: Involved reshuffling transaction to consolldate- lioldlngs of Drovers Journal Publishing Co., licensee, WAAF, Chicago, with other subslds of" tho Corn Belt Publishers, Inc., a holding company, frowned upon by ESamlner R. H. Hyde as 'tending to Increase the financial burden upon station "VVAAF without pi'ovid'.ng any improvement in service.' Capital stocU of tho corporation is owned by Corn Belt Publishers, Inc., which In turn, Is'Gl'i controlled by Wnrd A. NefT, president of licensee, with associates and employees of the licensee and' three other Corn Bolt subslds holding the remainder. All of the participating companies are active In the printing and market news publishing business of either Drovers "Journal, Journal-Stockman Co., Qmaha; Drovers Telegram Company, Kansas ClfJ". Katis., and Reporter Pub- lishing Co., National Stbckyar.ds, Chicago. Establishment of 'a community of Interest" for stockholders In the several related businesses given as principal reason for ti'ansfer of WAAF to shareholders, with deal replacing their indirect Incerest (through Corn. Bolt Publishers) with a direct stock ownership. Proposal includes a plan for recapitali- zation ot Droveis Journal Co. to have a capital structure of 200,000 shares of common stock without par value but with stated capital of $200,000—so that tho company should have authority to Issue a series of 7% capital notes, maturing In 60 years, of the face value of $400,000. Assets of Corn Belt Publishers, Inc., '>vould bo transferred to licensee, on exchange by stockholders of tlie preferred and common stock of Cofn Belt Publishers for stock and capital notes of Drovers Journal. Balance sheexs submitted by applicants were criticized by Hyde as showing combined" as.>(ot3 available, rather than stockholdings in subsidiaries. Examiner pointed out that main earner of the group is Drovers Journal, with WAAF as Its chief source of protit. Total not revenue of the com- pany, for the year ending Inst November 30, w.as ?(I6,400, before Fcderol Income tnx, with '$51,777 derived from the $128,789 gross revenues of WAAF. Issuance of $400,000 in capital notes, In connection with acquisition of the three subsld.s, would 'Increase tho book value of the- assets of the licensee more than Its liabilities would be Increased,' examinei' explained, but 'addition of the subsidiaries to the licensee would not augment its earning capacity in the same proportion that its liabilities would be Increased.' Testimony showed that dividends on Corn Belt Publishers preferred stock, wlilcli would be replaced by 'capital notes' of the licensee, are now in arrears, Irwin added. Clarence C. Dill and G. W. Gum appeared for applicants, Ithode Island: Daytime staMon.t for l-'rovldcnce should be turned down because okaying th»^ appllcntlon of Peter J. Caldaroha would not be in accordance with the fair and equitable distribution of radio facilities, former examiner Melvin H. Dalberg reported to tile Commission before his ren:ovaI, two weeks ago. While other Providence transmitters and stations In the area would not be adversely aifocted by operation-of the pro- posed station on 1270 kc with 250 watts. Dalberg held that need for additional service of a purely local character had not been established. Caldarone, steamship and real estate flnancer, and a di- rector of the Morris Plan. Clompany and the American Auto- mobile Association in Providence, was found quallfled in all other respects to construct and operate the transmitter. Based his plea on need for foreign language programs for the largo -Polish, Italian and French population residing within the area ja,nd the need for lower rates for local advertisers. With existing transmitters, WEAN, WPRO nnd WJAB, asking $200 per hour, $120 per lialf hour, $S0 per quarter hour and $40 for five minutes, Caldarone would have undercut charges with $38 per hour, $24 per half hour and $1C per quarter hour. Elmer W. Pratt on behalf of the applicant. WMCA'S AMERICANISM SHOW UNSPONSORED WMCA, N. Y., will Invade the for. eign language program field in re- verse with a 26-week sustaining series of combo entertainment-edi- torialissing. Idea is station owner's , Donald Mamm's who want to spread Americanism a la newspapers. Starts some time in December. Programs will devote half hour to music, singing, comedy, etc.y of vari- ous nationalities around New York, All dialog will be in English includ- ing speakers of national groups and Americans to stress the melting pot idea. Will remain strictly unspon- sored to permit station's sayso over ^controversial , themifes. of tolerence, America for Americans, etc. Vox ^op in Z Tonffues Buffalo, Nov. 22. New man in the street show here is worked in two languages. It's tagged a Polish Vox Pop., but if., the quizzee doesn't speak Polish, an^ nouncers give him the questions in English. Broadcasts are remoted over WEBR from the heart of the Poligh- American section three mornings a week " with Joe Dombrowski and Stanley Lysiak at the milce. Spon- sor is Foley's Honey & Tar. Domino's Local Sports Worcester, Nov, 22. WTAG started new sportscast Monday of purely local and Central Massachusetts events. Hollis Wright at the mike. Program is spotted three nights weekly for 15 minutes each. Domino ciggies sponsoring. CHEZ PAREE, CHICAGO Mfft.r LOU CLAYXON TUMS VOCAL VARIETIES 'WLW and NBC Red ' Tuet-Thurs., 7:15 P.M. EST AVALON CIGAREHES WLW and N.BC Red Saturday, 7 to 7:30 P.M. EST EVERY OTHER WEEK OPENING AT BILTMORE HOTEL NEW YORK TOMORROW MIGHT THURSDAY PHIL SPITALNY AND HIS ALL GUIL ORCHESTRA NEWSPAPERMEN SPIEL ON WNEW QUARTER HRS. Leo Dolan, city editor of Interna- tional News Service, W. W. Chaplin, world traveler, correspondent and commentator, and Walter Kiernan, INS columnist, will start alternating as radio columnists on WNEW, N. Y., Nov. 20, Programs will air Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday for 15 mins. Trio is down to air views and news for a tryout period of four or five weeks. James Kilgallen, father of Dorothy ICilgallen, 1^. Y. Journal- American Broadway -.columnist, .and an international correspondent, may join the three already mentioned. - G..E. Razors Sponsor. Charlie Griitim Program St. .Louis, Noy. 22, Charlie Grimm, who was signed by CBS for a gabber stint over WBBM after being ousted as manager of the Chicago Cubs last summer. Is on three-a-week program over KMOX. Devoted to oil-season baseball gossip and Interviews with, native fans. Cy Casper, p.a. of the Browns, ap- pears on the program with Grimm. General Electric Razors is sponsor- ing. 'Ernl« Smith has resumed with WBIG, Greensboro, N, C„ as pro- gram director. Was formerly pro- duction head of WCSC, Charleston, S. C. tmowmis' By JANE WEST now radio's most popular family brings you more Laughter Jears and |-|eart-throbs Presenlod by Ivory Soap - 99 '' " : pure LISTEN "^^^OE DAILY ■il<# IE.I^ NBC Red Network, 12i 15 to 12:30 P.M. EST IKI ■ WABC— 2:15to 2:3aP.M. EST ■■^ • • COAST TO COAST IMr. COMPTON AUYERTISINQ. AGITNCT MGT., ED WOLF^RKO BLDG., NEW YORK CITY NOW*-REGAt, CHICAGO WEEK Dec. 2, NEUNAN, KANiSAS CITY