Variety (September 1952)

16 HCTIMES 'Wednesday^ September 10,\^952 Exiiibs Seek TV Licenses Continued from page 3 *ijd may require a choice where Other qualifications are equal* In the past, the Commission has favored non-newspaper applicants against newspaper applicants (other qualifications being equal) ' as broadcast licensees in the interest of fostering diversification of the media of mass communications. In one instance, an applicant with both newspaper and theatre inter- est was turned down in a competi- tive hearing for a radio frequency on the grounds that it was prefer- able to have an aoplicant without such identifications, Touffh Policy Questions Some tough policy questions will have to be decided by the FCC in forthcoming hearings Involving theatre applications. One of these is whether, other qualifications being equal, a radio station appli- cant should be favored over a the- atre applicant. It can be expected that theatre applicants will argue that there is greater “conflict of interest’’ in having a radio and TV station under the same owner- ship than in having a video station and a theatre. Where the radio applicant also has newspaper interests it will doubtless be contended that he is doubly undesirable from* a media monopoly standpoint as a TV licensee. Approjeimately 35 theatre chains or individuals are involved in the applications thus far filed, which embrace 26 .states and the territory of Hawaii. The highest number of applications are for New York and Illinois, with five each. The applications follows: ALABAMA Mobile — Giddens & Rester (WKRG), for VHP 5. Kenneth Gid- dens and Travis Rester, principals, have theatre interests. ARKANSAS Little Rock—Great Plains Tele- vision Properties, for UHF channel 23. Company is 50% owned by Schefter & Burger; Little Rock Telecasters, for UHF 17. Company is 45% owne^ by E. H, Rowley, prexy of Rowley United Inc. (the- atres in Ark., Okla. and Tex.), and 5% owned by Kenyon 'Brown, Texas theatre operator. COLORADO Denver—Denver Television ('o., for VHR channel 7. Company is S4% owned* by John M. Wolfberg, Denver chain operator; Aladdin Radio and Television Co. (KLZ), for VHF 7. Substantial interests in company are held by Harry E. Huffman and Frank H. Ricketsev, theatremen. Ricketson is prexy of Fox Inter-Mountain Theatres, Ir.td In addition, Ted Gamble owns 20% of KLZ. CALIFORNIA Stockton—KXOB, Inc., for VHF 13. Company is 15% owned ty Sherrill C. Corwin. FLORIDA Tampa — Orange Television Broadcasting Co., for VHF Ij:, Mitchell Wolfson of Wometco The- atres is minority stockholder. Jacksonville — Florida-Georgi.i Television Co., for VHF 12. Wom - etco owns 10<"o of stock, Mitcheli Wolfson owns 5% and Sidney Mey- er (co-owner with Wolfson of Wometco) owns 5%. Fort Myers—Fort Alyors Broad- ca.sting Co., for VHF 11. Daniel vision Co., for UHF 33. Company is subsidiary of Aljilance Theatres. IOWA Sioux City—=-Great Plains Tele- vision Properties, for UHF 36. Scheftel &: Burger hold 50% in- terest; Siouxland Jelo''’siou Co., for VHF 9. Arthur Sanford holds 55% of stock, KANSAS Wichita — Mid-Conti ncht Tele- vision Co., for VHF Ti. Company is headed by Sherrill C. Cor vin; C. W. C. Co., for UHF 16. Company is owned by Stanley H. Durwood, chain operator in Kansas and Mis- souri. KENTUCKY Henderson — Ohio alley Tide- vision Co. (WSON), fov UHF 50. Malco Theatres ’ and subsidiary company hold 81% in erest. Paducah—Columbia 4^mus. ('o., for VHF 6. Company o,)erates ch.ain of theatres in Kentucky, LOUISIANA New Orleans—^WSlVtB, Inc., (fer UHF 20. Company is 50% owr.ed by Paramount Gulf Tieatres. MICHIGAN Battle Cicck—W. Iv. Butteraeld Theatres, for UHF 64. Flint—W. S. Butl^rfivfd Thea- tres, forttUHi* 16. MINNESC A Duluth — Lakelan .i Telecastei'>. for VHF 6. Company Is owned by j Rolando F. Gran; Great Plains Tel- evision Properties, ^or UHF 38. Company is 50% owned by Scheftel & Burger. MISSOURI St. Louis—St. Lo iis Anius. Co., for VHF 11. Company is Fanchon & Marco subsidiary. NEBRASKA Hastings—Strand Amus. Co., for VHF 5. Company operates theatre in Florida and Neltraska. NORTH CAEOIJNA Asheville—Comm unity Television Co., for VH5. Ci*mpany is con- trolled by Carl Haniford, local the- atre operator. OHIO Mansfield — I'erguson Theatres, for UHF 36. NEW JI':RSEy Asbury Parh - AUiantic Video Corp., for UP-r 58 mcinal stock- holder is Walter Rt?aao, ' ., prexy of Walter Reade T'heairei .?hain ■ NEW’ YORK Albany — PativKm Broaucasting' Co., for UHF 23. Company is 55% owned fey Sebhie Chnin Theatres. ' Cobper City Broadcast- ing Corp., for VHF 7, the stock and Kenyon Brown the remaining 20%. WASHINGTON Seattle—Mount Ranier Radio and TV Broadcasting Corp., for VHF 7. Ted Gamble holds 43% of the stock. Sherrill C. Corwin holds 11% and Ralph E. Stolkin 22%, WISCONSIN Madison—Bartell Broadcasters, Inc., for JHF 33. Stock is owned by Gerald and Melvin Bartell, and David and Lee Beznor, all of whom have theatre interests. Green Bay — Vally Telecasting Co., for VHF 6. Roland F. Gran has stock ill company. Milwaukee — Milwaukee Area Telecasting Corp., for VHF 12. Roland F. Gran is 50% owner Loron E. Thurwachtef, theatre op- erator, holds 10%. HAWAII Honolulu f— Hawaii Broadcasting System, for VHF 9. Consolidated Amus. Co., Ltd., holds 56% of .stock; Royal* Television Co, for VHF 2. Company is owned by Herman and l.ouis Rosen, Ralph Davis and Helen Speck, all officials in Royal Amus., Ltd. In addition, United Paramount Theatres has applied, via purchase.] for the five TV stations owned bj ABC. Amusement Stock Quotations For the Week Ending Tnesday (3^) Fight Telacasi Conitnued ; TV Innovations iQuoiiiJiiotis firrnished by Dreyfus otherwise b.e dependent on news- • papers for re.iults. ! Theatres which have nixed the ’ bout to date have a two-way. squawk. One is the charge being | asked by JBC itself and the other i Dc/^seardemanded "bv^TNT^as^^^ (3) clients Shore and Perry Como having the ch'>n^e for Rs services Ld tlm lines ' .selective in tl.eir marketr,; field practically lo thenL'elves, with Tel & Tel.. • Deal r-T—_ —■ Continued from paftf 1 asked by IBC is sourc*i of objection from some cir- lure. But even the •j ming from sub.sotiuent re runs can jected into the new season’s lineuiJ, ’make telefilms a profitable ven- At ,'he moment they’re building up St” trend June Valli for po.^sible TV stardom a hangover via her addition to the “Hit Par- sonalities. eprisc season.” the blame a.scendancy l,i500 to 2.000 pay $1.2,5. $1,250,000 for 30 rnimites on a ^ whopping firumcial bonanza that sell over 2,000 pay fi2-\veek basis. NBC goc^ into ’r)2-’;»3 i hecame an almost ovei niglu reality, enjoying a nighttime .^ItO ^talU". the accompanying siig- ihp theatres elaim thev with CHS not iiiV lieh.iid ‘ latter .“thi.s must be what with CB-S not tar lieh.nd ‘latter •.,eh ! - still saddled with the Tue.s- day night Milton Heile Saturday oppo'^ite 4 * that .sell and those $1.35. While the theatres claim they are thus being penalized becaui»e of ‘■’i/e, the oi’ier side of ihe piv' j.** sa:d lo bo that r/ii.N is e.vr'v':. ’ the same as mest standard .slid;a>,. -v scale film deal? It allows liouse^. '■ U.i. which sell fewer seats to get off the J ' hook cn their overhead beloce in- j tically abandoning ^ crGa&i»ig the proportion of take to ! trying to ('onvori li»' ifiC. As for tlie increase in TNT' —which is added to the IBC ' o' i'y p.m. i nc li'crativ:.', ^ "s cut ='--1 >■•■'1* ‘bv* aftcrru„-Hc ii'jiV.- iKate \ a'* onl\ rc-.l,' iw I cited above—it points out that it fir.sy^Ci.d click to date. conuoRed ay .Kndet thtaLre.? Inc. {must undertake to lea.se two fu‘‘ u -lopes on Ar- —Chautauqua Broad- jiotworks, one in the east and onej'--«' ^-"‘^dtrey mafe .some ec(- geslion that ’’thi.s must be what they want, .so why look el.sewhere.’' ^Vhaie\(*^ the roason.’s TV i.s ushcr- Jti't in tin* nt w .'•eas* n proci.^cly where l::c other iefi off —with more ‘ Ssme conli. iiinp through ^ .. -(K'lober ro.ster of ■' eicro;. ' ^casting Corp., fo: UHF .58. Garyiju the west. Easteiln theatres are j ceii'ar;^ and « :o':e uul c i operator, hoiu^'being forced to pariicipate in thisJ <^3ytime tej^visioii, fj'c - . [)/;crease because without the west-I^*®p. ha-'^un? uotii n-v ■ •. si .ooic iNiagara i?aUfl--CaLrtr»iCl Theatre ern houses TNT figures it couldn't if.’ii> 'c'-vd'; *•;; in a ' i lino up sfufficient coin for IBC to' *'*^^^ daytinn; ieievision into a ‘ N r.’/MUlOj fro:-:.'. work t.) .'xjiiialely an- oul ^' c vO.OOO.OCd inqxHinded. '.va<; omplo>cct ^ 0 IIK mooth.s J*. ’.he p:*anrjnent rep Carp, holds 50'’/?; » 7okvo. haV '’’d.s di“pa:*ture wa.s •I» •1 Whjch» has apF3ll«*d Schenectady — Fab/aiA Theatres, for UHF 35. ' OREGON Portland-.Mount Hood Radio and Television Broadcasting Corp., for VHF 6. Ted Gamble, prexy of Gamble Eniei’prises, which oper- ates theatre.^ in Ohio. Indiana and Pennsylvania hold.s 43.5% of tlie company’s .<?tock. Sherrill C. Cor- win holds il% OKLAHOMA Oklahoma Cit; — Video Inde- pendent Theatres, for VHF 9. NEW MEXICO Rherby. part owner of Ca.stle Out-^ door Theatre Co., Cleveland, has jX, C^e-' minoritv interest ‘ <5wncr of a y 1 f-‘<^rnting four theatres in d- 1 . ^* mu 4 4 .' Aibuquertiue a.nd has theatre in Columbus—Marlin Theatro.s of tere.sts in S.iiita Fe and De VHF 1' VANIA Rivoli Realty Co. 'or 56. Walter M. Thomas, guaranteee the fight to any Cheatre. Engineers employed by TNT are now experimenting to nnd the best method of making a film off the line in Chi for relay. It is thought probable that tlie Paramo jnt or General Precision systems will be used. In any case, two pix will be made so that if there is any break- down in one, the other will serve as insurance. The Walcott-Marciano battle from Philly Sept. 23 will be the first coast-to-coast big-screen event. It will go to houses in Los Angeles. San Francisco, Seattle, Denver and Kansas City. Western circuit viousiy stopped at Omahp^ cessfuf opera'-i any li re/'.VrrW . ;p their program- of lack of availi Cc’orgia, Inc., for UHF 28. ILLINOIS Springfield—Groat Plains Tele vision Properties, for UHFjj,^'**'^ Scheftel & ^ while M, *n;rne. i worked ‘A \u.-> i:wtn com liiobl.-m. He\n ^ . expected (o be there only five e ming .sleeves fo* * the ’52" ’53^ .sea-! 'veek.s on pre.sont pro* rein.s a.:. son, they’ve maiugcd to keep them . lo go back later to (. ke un ^ an airtight secret! I pcimancnt post there. Programwise., the here-wc-go-1 Ceu.sor.ship plan proposed I.”' ' again overtones arc pronounced in I Jap.s—and objected to i)vl>'’ ' all the facets of program sehed-i MPEA—is unique ules. CBS, having di.scovercd a j ting up ^ o- » gold mine in the situation comedy , ling aef r:-’:. <»>. r'.m'ries, formula with “I Jjove Locy,’’ ‘‘My i’.I'.e »•; •> o» the Friend Irma,” “?.lama.” ‘Life iu’-i’.oorv u;ip(;i'*\ni* pix With Luigi,” etc., and io o':» ; i to form a 1 oar^l that ess making cons'i/'^ *, 1 . • v'vr.jPi .sf.ixcn i*n.'oUTiiig j' i'odiuM. NBC-TV’.s Nic'^ m lop 1() j MPEA position is Ihr. it does is fj#!" ij'.oic of I .'lot want to- he fji tl.:— Oi‘**Hion <u ..ne.s. ncw.s Theatqjji^P ,iuJd ^,x stock ' theatre \«peratof, holds .stock in the :• ..4iy company, Tran.s f compaj::-. r' ' < .uttt Properties, Ine.; i TENNESSEE fcV mAY-TV Inc., for VHF 2. Sher- j Chatfano'cga—Southern T e 1 e- rill C. Corwin holds 10% of slock, vision ^'o., for VHF 12. Mose.'- Harrisburg — Turner Farrar Lebowit', prexy of Independent A?.'!!., for 'UHF 22. Company is 7’heauvs, holds 37.5% interest in ual'sidiary of Tiirncr-Farrar Thc.a- the comp:mv. Joel W. Solomon. Ires. Illinois chain. ■’'(.ci'eL’i' y-treasiirer of Independent! Rockford* — Greater Rockford ; holds Television, Inc., for VHF 13. Ro- land F. Gran heads company; Win- TEXAS Bern. 104 .ut;—Lufkin Amus, Co.. nebago Television Corp, for UHF j for 4 39. Company is headed by Harry { Lufifwek—L 1 h d se y Television Balaban, prexy of H. & F. Balaban 'Co., foi VHF 5. Company is 80% Corp., theatre operators in Illinois' owned b; Lindsey Theatres, Inc. and Michigan. I Lufkin—1 or*:-t Capita! Proad- va.tiO Price In Chi Chicago, Sept 9. Balaban & Katz is putting $3.60 price tag on admission.s to the tel©- ca.st of Joe Walcott-Roc.ky Marciano fight, which will ho big-screened at three Chi B&K theatres. Essaness’ Crown will also carry ’oout, with main-floor ducats pegged at $4.80. Previous B&K top Cor fight tele- casts was $2.40. But with Theatre Network Television charging $1.35 per seat for heavyw'oight go, with line charges extra, B&K execs feel they must hike prices to come out on top. Circuit’s Tivoli. Uptown and Marbro will beam the like- wi.'se the Parnmouni in Hammond, i ind. Price.*? z.e not yet set at lat- ter ho’use. tne .s.nmr uns sta.sQn, NBC coniinues in the “.‘jpeotacu- lar conscious” vein, with repri.se of ; “Colgate Comedy Hour," the Sat-. urday night “All Star Revue” (uV fering repeat of tne same face;- save for scrp.« sporadic Tallullv’, Bankhead, George Jr.^tsel guve* • shats), the 'Shew of Shows” d:: play, etc. There’s little evidence cl . any diminution in the overabund-U ance of panel-quiz shows, which inundate all the network sched ules, all trying lo duplicate 1*^-: , port r«*‘ * m.. “What’s My Line” click. - . Rcligioso Revival? Now that Bi.shop Fulto-’ approving or disappuniup the films i»f Vfance, Fngianrt pm/ (.ther d dui’-p't w.ml them ' •• ;H(i • It.s pix. i >c*'i t V4',m( to be iu i?M‘ tl : U -ng In Kions 01} tk' .'JiKOTvi f'’ A/at if O' i?c<vr rnm? n' ms nee it. Mr: ,s Di.*-; s. O' an • :;e. I ‘rs 'I'ioie.*; ivsults JroT.i ie<crt ■ by L.'< Jap.s which cut Ine sjx- ^ - ^:!ecn monlh S. allotmcni fi-'>m o* is solidly entrenched In ;.’ie Tue.s- ■ 7^ !> jjjy snordhs day night '^"voepst.al''•• o] .msite ! ^..ot 1.5 pe^'mits ?md riie 1 Berle. this season nay find an old-* jme 0 .^. fiishioned revival religiou^-‘--!ant-j .L \vant to make tlu ww a: ed .shows on 3' OiiMont has ai- k . (-p mt INDIANA Evansville — Premie^* Televl'^icr. Co., for UHF 62. C’ompar.y is 90% . ; casting Cl'.. fo; VHF 9. E. L. K’u'hh. troxy o' Lu/.‘Idn Ainus. Cu,, holds '6% irAlrre.*;! .'n company, owned by Grand-Car’f 0:1 Udm., Wiebitn Falla—Rowley - B r 0 w n ‘Which is owT.ed by Pine family. B^nadca^ting Co for VHF 6. The Fort Fort iVayne 1 Rewley .beatre family own 80% of ready copped second major 000-finance,’' :( film prog’.'m- sponsov*:-!} Missr.’/r wi^h ! il shape,s up as a ly. with a « Ihr-’ e b .f V ^'.ported (luring the fi. tnonths of this year. On s of hal.f hour r-- .the majors would ret s/riind his 7.<i T f I.iie ’iand the indies 18 of t if P* ‘tern ■.'■'.Mi'cli-1 mils. •‘V, operation ; MPEA f‘ompani‘>.s .'irgUt •' e (.‘(•unvil of i base period w'e.*; an aim »i nl f r.e the L.S.A. land thus it i.s unfair »*» Ject m for I due .?rot 4 faith's nia,u>r thrust 1 the Jap.s to u.-e if Ttiev 'Vni 11^^' ’C-< Ut.M'S ( * Seattle Debut Seattle, Sept. 9 Walcott-Marciano battle debuts hig-screen theatre television hcr»' at Hamrick’s Orpheum, sealL-iL 'u mitilj the Bi.shop Sheen influ- 2,599. House is probably soalmj ] oner in TV.) fight $2 to $4, exclusive of Tc.x j On t^e vocal front, it’s still Dinah they need many m(»’e re ii*A Maas will endeavor to out much more favoraWe <.rri«gcmen*.