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Mississippi Council on Human Relations, Delta Min- WUDO(AM) Lewisburg, Pa.- Commission In contest istry, Community Coalition for Better Broadcasting, granted application of Louis J. Maierhofer for joint in- Greenwood Communications Committee, North terim authority to operate facilities of former station Mississippi Coalition for Better Broadcasting, Con- WUDO. License for WUDO expired August 1, 1975 Designated for hearing cerned Citizens for Better Communications and Con- and no renewal application was filed. Maierhofer and cerned Citizens for Fair Media of Columbia. Petition Union Broadcasting Co. have filed mutually exclusive WLIR(FM) Garden City, N.Y., renewal proceed- charged 73 of 76 stations with discrimination in em- applications to restore service on regular basis. While ing: Stereo Broadcasters, and A.M.S. Radio Inc., ployment of blacks; 12 were charged with concentra- Maierhofer asked for interim authority to operate sta- seeking same facilities (Docs. 20590, 20833) - tion of control of media in Mississippi; three were tions, he said he would be interested in joint interim Commission designated for hearing. Action June I. charged with other FCC violations. Commission said authority if Union wanted to take part in joint venture Procedural rulings complaints against twelve stations charging regional with him. Action June I. control were vague and unsupported and would be dis- WLCY -TV Largo, Fla., change WHAR(AM) Clarksburg, W.Va.- Commission in- facilities pro- missed. Stations charged included: WMPA(AM) ceeding: WLCY -TV Inc. (Doc. 19627)- AU Byron formed Harrison Corp., licensee, that it violated fair- Aberdeen WAMY(AM) Amory, WHII(AM) Bay ness doctrine in failing to cover adequately controver- E. Harrison set hearing for June 28. Action June 2. Springs, WLOX(AM) and WVMI(AM)- WQID(FM) sial issue of strip mining. It directed licensee to report WETT(AM) Ocean City, Md., license renewal Biloxi, Booneville, WBIP(AM) WJRL(AM) Calhoun within 20 days on how it intends to meet its fairness proceeding, Public Service Enterprises (Doc. City, and WROX(AM) Clarksdale, WACR(AM) obligations. Action was in response to complaint by 20674)-ALI Chester P. Naumowicz Jr. scheduled and WCBI(AM) WMBC(AM) Columbus, Media Access Project on behalf of Representative Pat- hearing for Sept. 27. Action lune 7. WADI(FM) and WCMA(AM) and WKCU -AM -FM sy Mink (D- Hawaii), Environmental Policy Center, WWLD -TV Jackson, Mich., assignment of CP Corinth, WMAG(AM) -WQST(FM) Forest, and O.D. Hagedorn, citizen of Clarksburg. Action WDDT(AM) and and proceeding: Jackson Television Corp. to Television WGVM(AM) -WDMS(FM) June 8. WJPR Associates Inc. (Doc. 20673) -ALJ Lenore G. Ehrig (AM) Greenville, WNAG(AM) and WRIL (FM) Grenada, WGCM(AM) and WROA set hearing for July 26. Action June 2. -AM- FM Gulfport, WFOR(JCM)- WHER(FM) and WHAM(AM)- WHFM(FM) Rochester, N.Y., WHSY(AM) and WXXX(AM) Hattiesburg, WCPC- renewal proceeding: Rust Communications Group AM-FM Houston, WJDX(AM) -WZZQ(FM) and (Doc. 20477) -ALJ Reuben Lozner scheduled hear- WJQS(AM) and WJXN(AM) and WLIN(FM) and Allocations ing for August 23 in Rochester. Action June 4. WRBC(AM) and WSLI(AM)- WJFR(FM) and WWUN(AM) Jackson, WAML(AM) and Petitions WLAU(AM) and WNSL(AM) Laurel, WLSM -AM- FM Louisville, WSJC -AM -FM Magee, WAPF(AM) Charles V. Martin and John A. Popejoy, Los Complaint and WHNY(AM) McComb, WDAL -AM -FM and Angeles -Seek assignment of ch. 221A (FM) to Ven- WMOX(AM) and WOKK(AM)- WALT(FM) Meri- tura, Calif. (RM- 2707). Ann. June 8. dian, WMIS(AM) and WNAT(AM)- WQNZ(FM) Maurice J. DaVolt, Denver -Seeks assignment of Commission denied complaint by Congressman Natchez, WNAU -AM -FM New Albany, WPMP(AM) ch. 221A (FM) to Castle Rock, Colo. and modify au- Donald W. Riegle (D- Mich.) that WKZO -TV Pascagoula -Moss Point, WHOC(AM) Philadelphia, thorization of KGRE(FM) Greeley, Colo. to specify Kalamazoo, Mich., had violated reasonable access pro- WRJW(AM)- W.101 (FM) Picayune. WSEL -AM -FM operation on ch. 223 in lieu of presently assigned ch. vision of Communications Act. Riegle, legally Pontotoc, WKPO(AM) Prentiss, WCSA(AM) Ripley, 222 (RM- 2708). Ann. June 8. qualified candidate for nomination for U.S. Senator, WKOR(AM) Starkville, WELO -AM -FM Tupelo and contended W KZO -TV violated Act by refusing to allow WJNS -FM Yazoo City. Unlicensed stations are Wise Media, Decatur, Tex. -Seeks assignment of him to purchase five -minute political programs during WONA -FM Winona and WBIP -FM Booneville. Ac- ch. 244A (FM) to Decatur (RM- 2706). Ann. June 8. prime and early fringe time. WKZO -TV said that since tion June 9. its programing is scheduled in half -hour blocks during WIFE -FM Indianapolis; KOIL -AM -FM Omaha; Actions prime and early fringe time, it would be very disruptive and KISN(AM) Vancouver, Wash.- Commission or- to broadcast five- minute programs during these times. dered Star Stations, parent corporation of licensees, to Fresno, Calif- Broadcast Bureau denied proposal by Capital It pointed out, however, that it had offered to sell cease operating stations at 12:01 a.m., local time, Sep- Cities Communications to substitute televi- Riegle thirty -minute programs during early fringe and tember 2, 1976. On January 31, 1975, commission sion ch. 34 for ch. 30 at Fresno. Capital Cities, licensee prime time, five- minute programs at other times, as denied renewal applications for staions, including of KFSN -TV Fresno, had requested modification of its license to ch. 34 well as various spot announcements. Action June 10. WIFE(AM), on grounds that serious misconduct had because of interference problems occurred in operation of stations, that Star's chief caused by KBAK -TV, operating on adjacent ch. 29 at Bakersfield, stockholder, Don Burden, was intimately involved in Calif. Capital Cities, however, recently in- dicated change misconduct, and that Star Stations must be held in channel was no longer necessary and responsible. It also authorized continued operation of requested withdrawal of its proposal (Doc. 19703). Ac- Fine tion 4. stations until 30 days after final disposition of appeal. June Subsequent appeal affirmed decision. Action June 2. Mariposa, Calif - Broadcast Bureau has substituted Grenada, Bureau WNAC(AM) Miss.- Broadcast a WNYR(AM)- WEZO(FM) Rochester, N.Y. -Com- ch. 242 (96.3 mhz) for ch. 284 (104.7 mhz) at notified licensee of apparent liability of S1,250 fo mission granted applications of Malrite of New York Mariposa. Substitution had been request of Mariposa failure to calibrate remote antenna anmeter agains for renewal of licenses of stations. Commission had Broadcasting which had previously filed application for base antenna meter one time per week. Action May 27 granted stations short -term renewals to end June I, ch. 284 that was dismissed because of short- spacing 1976 because Malrite's affirmative action plan did not with KSRN(FM) Reno. (Doc. 20726). Action June 2. result in hiring of any fulltime minority employes for l.a Belle and Naples, Fla.- Broadcast Bureau five consecutive years. Malrite was to ordered submit assigned ch. 221A (92.1 mhz) to La Belle as its first detailed Other actions statement of affirmative action undertaken to FM assignment. It also substituted ch. 249A (97.7 encourage and women minority applicants between fil- mhz) for ch. 221A at Naples. Action was proposed ing of 1975 employment report and filing of 1976 short - February 4 in response to petition by Thomas A. Smith Pleading by Mississippi citizens groups has been ac- term renewal application. Commission said on basis of (Doc. 20705). Action June 7. cepted by commission as informal objection to license new affirmative action program since short -term renewals to 74 stations in that state. Two more stations, renewal was granted, it found minority employment ' Muncie, Ind. -Commission assigned FM ch. 221A yet unlicensed, are included in complaint. Pleading profile to be "within the zone of reasonableness" Sta- (92.1 mhz) to Muncie, for use on educational reserved was submitted by Mississippi state branch of National tions are renewed for remainder of regular period -to basis. In separate but related action, FCC proposed assigning Association for the Advancement of Colored People. June 1, 1978. Action June 8. FM ch. 285A (104.9 mhz) to Muncie as second FM commercial assignment. Assignment of ch. r 221 A for educational use was proposed in response to Please send SUBSCRIBER petition by Ball State University, licensee of SERVICE WBST(FM) Muncie. In that notice, FCC denied proposal by Muncie Broadcasting Corporation (MBC) for 3 years $60 assignment of channel for commercial use. Although Broadcastingo 2 years $45 MBC, in comments to notice, continued to argue in The newsweekly of broadcasting and allied arts favor of using ch. 22IA commercially, it urged that if 1 year $25 this were not to be done, action on that channel should Canada Add $4 Per Year be deferred until disposition its Foreign Add $6 Per Year of pending proposal to assign Ch. 285A to Muncie. In latter proposal, MBC Name Position 1976 Cable pointed out, this channel could be made available for Sourcebook $10.00 use in Muncie if number of channel changes were Company (If payment with effected (Docs. 20129, 20834). Action June I. order: $8.50) Business Address Ida Grove, Iowa Broadcast Bureau assigned ch. 1976 Yearbook $23.00 - 224A (92.7 mhz) to Ida Grove as that (1 Home Address (If payment with community's first FM assignment, and deleted same channel from order: $20.00) Carroll, Iowa. Action was proposed in rulemaking City State Payment Zip enclosed notice adopted last February 4, in response to petition Bill me by Midwest Industries (Doc. 20710). Action June 4. BROADCASTING, 1735 DeSales Street, N.W,, Washington, D.C. 20036 Ogallala, Neb.- Broadcast Bureau has assigned FM J ch. 224A to Ogallala as that community's second FM ADDRESS CHANCE: Print new address eeeve aid attack label from a recent issue, or priet old address assignment. Assignment was requested by Ogallala ibelodiRg tip code. Please allow two weeks far processing. Broadcasting Co., licensee of Ogallala's full -time AM station KOGA (Doc. 20070). Action June 2.

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